Which DC Headphone is best choice?

Thomas Borchert wrote:
Jonathan,

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What's not to like about them?

They're expensive, heavy, and require batteries.

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Emily wrote:

What's not to like about them?

They're expensive, heavy, and require batteries.

expensive? - yes.
Heavy? no. at least not too heavy for my comfort
batteries? - no. I put the power module in my cherokee.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

Bob Noel wrote:
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Emily wrote:

What's not to like about them?
They're expensive, heavy, and require batteries.

expensive? - yes.
Heavy? no. at least not too heavy for my comfort
batteries? - no. I put the power module in my cherokee.

Not an option for renters or instructors.

Emily,

They're expensive, heavy, and require batteries.


Look again - at all of the factors you mention.

Expensive? You can get excellent ANR at a price below the passive DCs.
Heavy? Pure BS. The top-end Lightspeed is lighter than the passive DC,
not to mention the featherlight Bose.
Batteries? well, tere is one model powered of the mic power, there are
on-board powered variants, and the battery models run 20 to 50 hours on
2 AAs. Who cares?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

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Thomas Borchert wrote:

Emily,

They're expensive, heavy, and require batteries.


Look again - at all of the factors you mention.

Expensive? You can get excellent ANR at a price below the passive DCs.
Heavy? Pure BS. The top-end Lightspeed is lighter than the passive DC,
not to mention the featherlight Bose.
Batteries? well, tere is one model powered of the mic power, there are
on-board powered variants, and the battery models run 20 to 50 hours on
2 AAs. Who cares?


The top-end Lightspeed, the 30-3G, is around 16 ounces, with some of the
middle-grade Lightspeeds weighing in at around 20 ounces. Quite a bit
more than the DC 10-13.4, at around 13.4 ounces.

Batteries are an inconvenience, but the battery life on most ANR sets
these days seems to be decent. There's always the panel-power option,
though that removes the flexibility to move the headset into another
aircraft.



JKG

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Jonathan Goodish wrote:

There's always the panel-power option,
though that removes the flexibility to move the headset into another
aircraft.

Not always. My DC ANR set has a battery pack as well as the ability to plug into
the panel-mounted power module.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

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Bob Noel wrote:

In article ,
Jonathan Goodish wrote:

There's always the panel-power option,
though that removes the flexibility to move the headset into another
aircraft.

Not always. My DC ANR set has a battery pack as well as the ability to plug
into
the panel-mounted power module.

As does the Headsets, Inc. upgrade kit for the DCs. However, most sets
with panel power don't seem to have this flexibility.



JKG

"Jonathan Goodish" wrote

Batteries are an inconvenience,

So are you, with your continued arguing about nothing.

Plonk! Again!
--
Jim in NC

Read the ANR specs carefully for the frequencies/range that is
attenuated and by how much.
eg... Headsets Inc says 18-21 dB at 250 Hz.

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"Morgans" wrote:

"Jonathan Goodish" wrote

Batteries are an inconvenience,

So are you, with your continued arguing about nothing.

Plonk! Again!


I'm so glad that you were able to step in and provide some constructive
information for everyone.



JKG