David Clark X11, any pireps?

[Jack Allison[_1_]]

Any pireps out there for the DC X11 headset? Anyone seeing prices below
$800? As much as I hate the idea of 1 AMU for a pair of Bose, $800 for
the X11, IMHO, isn't all that much of a difference...especially when you
consider the Bose 12 month payment option.

I tried a pair of Lightspeed 30-3Gs a week ago and they were very nice.
Quieter than my older DC ANR headset.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Jon Kraus]

Jack,

I have the DC 20 10XL (the flagship model prior to the X11) and Bose
Aviation X. No question, in my opinion, the Bose is a better headset.
And at .082 AMU a month for a year it is well worth it.

Headsets are a very personal issue for pilots and some of the more
spirited threads involve opinions on them. If you could borrow a set of
Aviation X's to try out then that might be a good way to see if you like
them.

In the X11's defense they appear to be a great headset too. I do like my
20 10XL's, I just like my Bose better.

Jon Kraus

Jack Allison wrote:
> Any pireps out there for the DC X11 headset? Anyone seeing prices below
> $800? As much as I hate the idea of 1 AMU for a pair of Bose, $800 for
> the X11, IMHO, isn't all that much of a difference...especially when you
> consider the Bose 12 month payment option.
>
> I tried a pair of Lightspeed 30-3Gs a week ago and they were very nice.
> Quieter than my older DC ANR headset.
>
>

[Jim Burns[_1_]]

Jack,
Not to take away from your question about the DC X11 but if you liked the
30-3Gs, but not enough to shell out the big bucks, you may consider a
factory reconditioned 20XL for $300 or add the cell phone/music option for
another $75. If there is a sweet spot in the ANR deal, I think this is it.
I jumped on it for Tami a couple years ago and then added the cell phone box
later. http://www.anrheadsets.com/productsR20xl.asp
Jim


"Jack Allison" > wrote in message
. ..
> Any pireps out there for the DC X11 headset? Anyone seeing prices below
> $800? As much as I hate the idea of 1 AMU for a pair of Bose, $800 for
> the X11, IMHO, isn't all that much of a difference...especially when you
> consider the Bose 12 month payment option.
>
> I tried a pair of Lightspeed 30-3Gs a week ago and they were very nice.
> Quieter than my older DC ANR headset.
>
>
> --
> Jack Allison
> PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
>
> "To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
> a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
> - Rod Machado
>
> (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Jack Allison[_1_]]

Jim Burns wrote:
> Jack,
> Not to take away from your question about the DC X11 but if you liked the
> 30-3Gs, but not enough to shell out the big bucks, you may consider a
> factory reconditioned 20XL for $300 or add the cell phone/music option for
> another $75.

Hmmm, this just might be a decent compromise Jim. I'm watching a few
Bose & Lightspeed headsets on eBay to see the final selling price. I
wound up buying my current DC ANR pair on eBay but it took some time.
That's ok though, I'm not really in a big hurry.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Jack Allison[_1_]]

Jon Kraus wrote:
> Jack,
>
> I have the DC 20 10XL (the flagship model prior to the X11) and Bose
> Aviation X. No question, in my opinion, the Bose is a better headset.
> And at .082 AMU a month for a year it is well worth it.

I have to agree that Bose has found a creative (and easy) way to own a 1
AMU headeset. Still...that's about 11-12 hours of flying time for me.
I know they're a good unit but, for me, they're more than I think I want
to spend on a headset.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Grumman-581[_1_]]

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:57:37 -0700, Jack Allison
> wrote:
> I have to agree that Bose has found a creative (and easy) way to own a 1
> AMU headeset. Still...that's about 11-12 hours of flying time for me.
> I know they're a good unit but, for me, they're more than I think I want
> to spend on a headset.

I tried one of the Bose ANR headsets on awhile back... Very
comfortable... Considerably more comfortable than my SoftComm... The
$1K dent in my wallet would not have been comfortable though... As
such, I passed on them... For long flights (i.e. 6+ hours), I could
see them being a bit more enticing, but quite frankly, I just don't do
that many of those length flights each year...

[Jim Burns[_1_]]

Do an advanced search, check the completed auctions box and you can see what
past autions have brought.
Jim

"Jack Allison" > wrote in message
...
> Jim Burns wrote:
> > Jack,
> > Not to take away from your question about the DC X11 but if you liked
the
> > 30-3Gs, but not enough to shell out the big bucks, you may consider a
> > factory reconditioned 20XL for $300 or add the cell phone/music option
for
> > another $75.
>
> Hmmm, this just might be a decent compromise Jim. I'm watching a few
> Bose & Lightspeed headsets on eBay to see the final selling price. I
> wound up buying my current DC ANR pair on eBay but it took some time.
> That's ok though, I'm not really in a big hurry.
>
>
> --
> Jack Allison
> PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
>
> "To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
> a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
> - Rod Machado
>
> (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Jack Allison[_1_]]

Jim Burns wrote:
> Do an advanced search, check the completed auctions box and you can see what
> past autions have brought.

Ah...thanks for the eBay tip Jim.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)