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Anybody here use them? Care to share a PIREP?
Age and ignorance has caught up with me. I'm due for my next medical in April and I'm trying to decide between the BTE or ITE model. Oh, that's behind-the-ear or in-the-ear. I'm in a trial period and can choose between them. Both models have a switch position that allows electromagnetic pickup from the headsets to prevent feedback. In either case, they effectively block out more sound in that mode -- like the stall warning indicator. That's no big deal, I haven't been able to hear that for the last couple years anyway with the headset on. The ITE seems more convenient since I don't snag the little plastic tube that loops over the top of the ear and into the ear canal, but it feels like I'm walking around with a banana in each ear most of the time. The BTE, like I said, gets snagged now and then but they aren't affected as much by wind noise when walking in the open. They are only a little more comfortable, but slightly harder to maintain. Which ones do you use? Pros? Cons? The ignorance part in the first paragraph was not knowing about hearing protection when I was on competitive rifle and pistol teams in the USMC -- and working in the 3rd Marine Air Wing. All prior to 1964. Don't ask my age. |
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