Lightspeed Recommendations Wanted

In examining the Lightspeed lineup, it seems to be a classic case of "for
only $30 more you get this"; pretty soon you're up to some serious money.

So, which of their ANR units provides the most bang for the buck?

Which models would you recommend for flights of less than two hours behind a
two-stroke engine?

Thanks...

"Lakeview Bill" wrote

Which models would you recommend for flights of less than two hours behind
a
two-stroke engine?

The model securely in it's box, back in the house, with it's owner.

Sorry, I couldn't help it.
--
Jim in NC

Friends don't let friends fly 2 strokes. Only kind'a kidding, of course.

I have 2 30's (bought for $350) and have had 20's. Good headset. See -Wow
thread for more. For the money, I feel the 30's are superior. OTOH, you
may get a great deal from LS for some who wanted to upgrade to 40+'s. AOPA
is coming up. Can you pole the vendors for show specials and ask someone to
pick them up for you?

FWIW I also have to Bode 10x's in the front. Great product but at One AMU
per, pricey. For your extra $650, you don't have to worry about the battery
but they also have to stay w/ the plane.

YOM, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.

"Lakeview Bill" wrote in message
.. .
In examining the Lightspeed lineup, it seems to be a classic case of "for
only $30 more you get this"; pretty soon you're up to some serious money.

So, which of their ANR units provides the most bang for the buck?

Which models would you recommend for flights of less than two hours behind
a
two-stroke engine?

Thanks...

I seriously considered the Bose headsets. In fact at OSH
this year I did a side by side comparison of the Bose, Lightspeeds,
and I think the Flight Coms. The vendor I purchased them from (Gulf Coast
Avionics) had all ANR headsets on a rack and had a plug in where they had a
noise generator.

I found that the Bose and Lightspeeds 30-3Gs were pretty close in sound and
fit for my liking. The Bose were lighter and did not have the cell phone
interface or the MPS/CD player interface as did the LightSpeeds. I wanted the
cell phone interface so I could have the ability to call from on the ground.
The Bose did not offer such capability, and I couldn't justify the cost. Also,
the Lightspeeds were discounted by about 5% so I went with the Lightspeeds.

I have had a few problems with my Lightspeeds since purchased new, which kind
of bothers me, but other than that I am completely satisfied with the way the
fit and perform.

Kevin Kubiak - PP-ASEL

Victor J. Osborne, Jr. wrote:


FWIW I also have to Bode 10x's in the front. Great product but at One AMU
per, pricey. For your extra $650, you don't have to worry about the battery
but they also have to stay w/ the plane.

YOM, {|;-)

I found that the Bose and Lightspeeds 30-3Gs were pretty close in sound
and
fit for my liking. The Bose were lighter and did not have the cell phone
interface or the MPS/CD player interface as did the LightSpeeds. I
wanted the cell phone interface so I could have the ability to call from
on the ground.

This is a rarely mentioned asset of the Lightspeed headsets. When I bought
Twenty 3Gs, I thought "Pah! What will I ever use *that* for?"

Well, it turns out that I use it a lot. The ability to plug your cell phone
into your headset, giving you crystal-clear sound even with the engine roar,
is really nice.

Now if only it worked in the air...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

When I was ait Pacific Coast Avionics buying my headsets
(http://www.pca.aero), I asked about what difference I could expect
between the Twenty-3G and the Thirty-3G. For a C-152/172, they couldn't
give me any info. I called lightspeed and talked to one of their
techies. He was straight up with my and saved me about $100-120 by
telling me that the Thirty-3G would be better if you are flying a
noisier airplane (like a C-210 Centurion, etc) and that the smaller
planes, like the 150/152/172/182 would be fine with just a Twenty-3G.
That was his personal opinion. Having now used the Twenty-3G, I am
thinking it would have been nice to bought the more expensive one, just
because. Note, I have NO complaints about my Twenty-3G and, as
others have said, I LOVE the Lightspeed customer service. It's nice
that I drive by their corp HQ every day. grin Btw, Pacific Coast
Avionics was pretty good to me as well and their prices are decent. I
drive by them, too. Ahh, thank God for living in Oregon (even if
our legislators are cracked up on meth and we have nutzoids trying to
cripple our state government).

Chris G.

Jay Honeck wrote:
I found that the Bose and Lightspeeds 30-3Gs were pretty close in sound
and
fit for my liking. The Bose were lighter and did not have the cell phone
interface or the MPS/CD player interface as did the LightSpeeds. I
wanted the cell phone interface so I could have the ability to call from
on the ground.


This is a rarely mentioned asset of the Lightspeed headsets. When I bought
Twenty 3Gs, I thought "Pah! What will I ever use *that* for?"

Well, it turns out that I use it a lot. The ability to plug your cell phone
into your headset, giving you crystal-clear sound even with the engine roar,
is really nice.

Now if only it worked in the air...

"Jay Honeck" wrote

This is a rarely mentioned asset of the Lightspeed headsets. When I
bought
Twenty 3Gs, I thought "Pah! What will I ever use *that* for?"

Well, it turns out that I use it a lot. The ability to plug your cell
phone
into your headset, giving you crystal-clear sound even with the engine
roar,
is really nice.

Now if only it worked in the air...

I haven't figured out why some cell phone companies have not set aside a few
of their frequencies, (PCS, of course aren't regulated) aim a few widely
spaced antennae upwards, and market it as a airphone uplink.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

I haven't figured out why some cell phone companies have not set aside a few
of their frequencies, (PCS, of course aren't regulated) aim a few widely
spaced antennae upwards, and market it as a airphone uplink.

First off, PCS *is* regulated. They'd have to get a license to transmit over
those frequencies from ground to air.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

Which models would you recommend for flights of less than two hours behind
a
two-stroke engine?

Your wife let's you fly with models??!!! dang... mine doesn't... so I had to
settle for the 20XL's.
Jim

Which models would you recommend for flights of less than two hours behind
a two-stroke engine?

Your wife let's you fly with models??!!! dang... mine doesn't... so I had to
settle for the 20XL's.

My wife would probably let me fly with models, she would probably object
if I wanted to play with them, though.