"Google Madness" wrote in message
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I'm just learning to fly and right now my instructor loans me his set but
i'd like to have my own.
I'd like to keep the expense to a $350 limit.

You need look no further than Lightspeed. You can buy a 'R'20XL (like I
did) and still have enough left over from your budget to take your significant
other out for a modest meal. By the way, the "R" means "reconditioned" but the
one you get will look (and perhaps be) factory new. My set was a true
revelation compared to my old headset. Suddenly the others in the pattern
stopped talking like they had marbles in their mouth. I thought my new headset
was going to be a minor luxury, but it turned out to be a true safety
enhancment.

If you shop sharp, I think that there are some "private branded" Lightspeed
ANRs out there at good prices, but you need to have a way of knowing what you
are getting and you are likely cutting yourself off from future Lightspeed
factory support. If you buy direct from lightspeed,
http://www.anrheadsets.com/store.asp you can't go wrong.

Vaughn