I have the Lightspeed 30s and the DC ANR (whatever they
call it). I bought the LS after a year or so with the DC, and
now the only time the DCs get worn is when there are
4 people in the plane.

That said, if reliability is your big thing, quite a few people (including
me) have had to send the LS back for something or other to
be fixed - their service is excellent and quick, but still it takes
a week or two.

John

"Magnus" wrote in message
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Just had a look at sportys, the lightspeed 30-3G seem good, high active
noice reduction. I guess my biggest concern now is if they are
comfortable to wear.

My roommates have david clarks with the gel, which make for a nice fit
I think, but these have less noice reduction and cost more too.

Is the lightspeed comfortable?


On 2004-03-22 12:24:29 -0500, Dale said:

In article ,
Magnus wrote:

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 not true. You can hear things better with ANR. I surprise the
jumpers I haul when I respond to their conversations in the back of the
206. G

You may be surprised at some of the noises you hear when you start
using an ANR headset...things you hadn't noticed before.

On the other hand, it seems to be a very comfortable feature,
especially if you're up instructing all day long and you can turn the
noice reduction off from what I understand.

There is no reason to turn the ANR off...unless you don't want to hear
whats going on. G

My first ANR set was a David Clark converted with the headsets Inc.
kit. Worked well for a couple years then it started to give me some
problems. I purchased a new DC 10-56(Helicopter type ear
cups...slightly deeper) headset. I'm very satisfied with them. I was
flying a B-24 and B-17 for a couple of years. The airplanes were
equipped with Bose ANR headsets. I didn't like the Bose. Noise
attenuation was OK, but the headset itself is cheap and easily broken
and it doesn't fit well and would slip when moving our heads. With the
Bose if the ANR should quit working you might as well not have a
headset on. With the DC you still get good attenuation.