Bose X - $995 and holding...

Good luck. I just retired my trashed Peltors for Bose. Haven't
exercised them but here's my reasoning; I've been trying to decide
between going the Lightspeed route or the Bose route.... and just bit
the Bose bullet. We spend relatively long periods of time in a somewhat
noisy, slow airplane. Short of a new aircraft, what upgrades will make
our travel more pleasurable?

As it became clear that our ANR Peltors were miserable in passive mode,
and the Garmin supplied XM Sat radio was a real joy even on IFR flights,
it dawned on me that our physical comfort was a real big deal. After
hearing all the raves about the Bose, we bit.

I thought the Peltor's were nicely engineered. The Bose looks much
nicer and they talk a good game.

We'll let you know how they perform.


wrote:
I've flown with the Bose X in my pal's Navajo (he has two up front and
two Sennheisers in back) and love it. The thing weighs nothing and the
sound quality is fantastic (esp with the CD player piped in). My bitch
is they're twice as much as the next cheapest ANR headset and by now
I'd figured the price would have come down a tad. I assume Bose is
selling every headset they make so they're probably not too motivated
to sell them for less to a yutz like me. Is there any way to make my
DC13.4 any more comfy? Is that aftermarket ANR mod (can't recall the
make) worth the dough?

Wooly

Can you provide any additional information on the "Garmin supplied XM Sat
radio".

Is this the GPSMAP 386, or from the GEL 69A, or some other unit?




"Maule Driver" wrote in message
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Good luck. I just retired my trashed Peltors for Bose. Haven't
exercised them but here's my reasoning; I've been trying to decide
between going the Lightspeed route or the Bose route.... and just bit
the Bose bullet. We spend relatively long periods of time in a somewhat
noisy, slow airplane. Short of a new aircraft, what upgrades will make
our travel more pleasurable?

As it became clear that our ANR Peltors were miserable in passive mode,
and the Garmin supplied XM Sat radio was a real joy even on IFR flights,
it dawned on me that our physical comfort was a real big deal. After
hearing all the raves about the Bose, we bit.

I thought the Peltor's were nicely engineered. The Bose looks much
nicer and they talk a good game.

We'll let you know how they perform.


wrote:
I've flown with the Bose X in my pal's Navajo (he has two up front and
two Sennheisers in back) and love it. The thing weighs nothing and the
sound quality is fantastic (esp with the CD player piped in). My bitch
is they're twice as much as the next cheapest ANR headset and by now
I'd figured the price would have come down a tad. I assume Bose is
selling every headset they make so they're probably not too motivated
to sell them for less to a yutz like me. Is there any way to make my
DC13.4 any more comfy? Is that aftermarket ANR mod (can't recall the
make) worth the dough?

Wooly

Sorry, clicked too fast, should be GDL 69A...



"Lakeview Bill" wrote in message
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Can you provide any additional information on the "Garmin supplied XM Sat
radio".

Is this the GPSMAP 386, or from the GEL 69A, or some other unit?




"Maule Driver" wrote in message
om...
Good luck. I just retired my trashed Peltors for Bose. Haven't
exercised them but here's my reasoning; I've been trying to decide
between going the Lightspeed route or the Bose route.... and just bit
the Bose bullet. We spend relatively long periods of time in a somewhat
noisy, slow airplane. Short of a new aircraft, what upgrades will make
our travel more pleasurable?

As it became clear that our ANR Peltors were miserable in passive mode,
and the Garmin supplied XM Sat radio was a real joy even on IFR flights,
it dawned on me that our physical comfort was a real big deal. After
hearing all the raves about the Bose, we bit.

I thought the Peltor's were nicely engineered. The Bose looks much
nicer and they talk a good game.

We'll let you know how they perform.


wrote:
I've flown with the Bose X in my pal's Navajo (he has two up front and
two Sennheisers in back) and love it. The thing weighs nothing and the
sound quality is fantastic (esp with the CD player piped in). My bitch
is they're twice as much as the next cheapest ANR headset and by now
I'd figured the price would have come down a tad. I assume Bose is
selling every headset they make so they're probably not too motivated
to sell them for less to a yutz like me. Is there any way to make my
DC13.4 any more comfy? Is that aftermarket ANR mod (can't recall the
make) worth the dough?

Wooly

The GPSMAP 396. With the Sat weather (worth it's weight in gold to this
southeast US pilot) you can get XM radio for an extra $6.99/month.
Commercial free music or talk. My Garmin audio panel has the auto mute
function which really makes listening to radio while flying CC a natural
act - IFR or VFR flight following.

Lakeview Bill wrote:
Can you provide any additional information on the "Garmin supplied XM Sat
radio".

Is this the GPSMAP 386, or from the GEL 69A, or some other unit?

Maule Driver wrote:

As it became clear that our ANR Peltors were miserable in passive
mode...

We'll let you know how they perform.

Be sure to include an opinion on the passive performance of the Bose.

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John T wrote:

Be sure to include an opinion on the passive performance of the Bose.

In my experience of about 500 hours with the Bose, the passive performance
of the headset is just barely marginal, and certainly not ear protection
with which I would want to fly for any length of time. Fortunately, the
less-than-stellar passive performance serves as an excellent reminder to a)
turn on the ANR immediately at engine start-up, and b) always carry at
reachable length several extra AA batteries.

--
Peter

In my experience of about 500 hours with the Bose, the passive performance
of the headset is just barely marginal, and certainly not ear protection
with which I would want to fly for any length of time. Fortunately, the
less-than-stellar passive performance serves as an excellent reminder to a)
turn on the ANR immediately at engine start-up, and b) always carry at
reachable length several extra AA batteries.

In my experience with the David Clark HS10-13X ANR headset, the passive
noise reduction is excellent, and more than once I have forgotten to
turn on the ANR, and didn't notice until halfway through the flight.
(and turning the ANR on made another big difference)

Jose
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Jose wrote:

In my experience with the David Clark HS10-13X ANR headset, the passive
noise reduction is excellent, and more than once I have forgotten to
turn on the ANR, and didn't notice until halfway through the flight.
(and turning the ANR on made another big difference)

Aren't DC's known for their passive noise reduction?

In any event, I agree with Newps: The only time you will fly without the
Bose ANR activated is when you fail to have a replacement set of batteries
nearby. Otherwise you will always use ANR.

--
Peter

Aren't DC's known for their passive noise reduction?

That, and their sturdy construction. It's why I got them.

Jose
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John T wrote:

Maule Driver wrote:

As it became clear that our ANR Peltors were miserable in passive
mode...

We'll let you know how they perform.


Be sure to include an opinion on the passive performance of the Bose.

Why? I have had ANR headsets for 5+ years now. Never used them with
the ANR off.