"buttman" wrote in message
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karl gruber wrote:
The major problem with the Lightspeeds is they can't be used in the
co-pilot
position.

Can you explain this a little more?


That's a bit of an exaggeration. The issue (problem?) with lightspeeds is
that they are not reversable. The mic and cords are always on the left. What
this means is that if you're sitting on the right side of the airplane and
the plug-ins are on your right side, you'll have to figure out how to deal
with the wires.

Alternately, a similar issue exists if you're sitting on the left side and
the aircraft has center mounted intercom jacks.

I agree that it is a pain in the butt, man. ;-) I've discussed it with the
Lightspeed folks at a couple of shows and they say their headsets are
designed for optimum performance and they would need new molds to make
headsets with wires and the mic on the right side. This is because their
earcups are not symmetric from front to back. They have decided not to
produce a right mic/wire headset. I understand their rationale, but
disagree.

KB