In a previous article, Magnus said:
I've been looking around a bit for a good headset, any recomendations.
Is ANR worth it or not? Some people say it's bad because you can't hear
the engines so it takes longer to discover engine problems and makes it
harder to sync the props.

That's an old wives tale. Thirty years ago people were saying you
shouldn't wear a headset for the same reasons - if you ask those people
who didn't wear a headset back then if they regret the decision, they will
reply "PARDON ME? I CAN'T HEAR YOU."

I can hear the engine just fine - actually you can hear the small
variations even better because they aren't overwhelmed by the huge
"background" noise. And you can hear the radios WAY WAY WAY better.

I have a Headsets Inc conversion of my favourite Dave Clark 13.4s.
They're pretty good, but I'm once again considering maybe getting some
Lightspeed Q30s or something equally high end.

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