what headset to buy

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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Lightspeed's 20XLc is a good "middle groudn" headset.

It is a very personal thing and there is a range of right answers, but I
sure do like my Lightspeed 20XL. It is amazing how much more I understand
compared to my old cheapie set. The ANR works so good that I don't turn it on
until after runup, because I want to hear everything the engine is doing. The
acustic works so good, I forget to turn on the ANR half the time.

Vaughn

List the properties of a headset:

weight
comfort
durability
guarantee (will company stand behind them and repair them?)
style
headroom
clarity
noise reduction
cost
etc.

Then compare features that are most important to you.
For me, clarity and nose reduction was most important, so I chose ANR
Lightspeed.

You're at your checkride and you're just NOW thinking about headsets??? And
you're *new* here???? Where are you training?...
Try out a few sets and get whatever makes atc understandable to you and
takes the marbles out of their mouths.
My acid test was NY approach. I understood them better with the Bose, Telex
and Lightspeed. If your hearing is off (as it might be if this is your
first headset), the Lightspeeds have a tone control to boost 2K Hz speech
frequencies.



wrote in message
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Hi folks - I'm new to the group - I have my ppl checkride in a couple
of weeks, and when I have it done I'll probably do mostly short
sightseeing and medium cross-country flights.

I'd love some advice on what headset to buy. Everybody always says
"it's a personal thing" but that obviously doesn't really give me much
indication of what I should consider.

I'm not looking to pay top dollar but I'm willing to spend the money to
get something good and comfortable - I don't just want an entry-level
headset that I'll want to replace before long.

What do you recommend? What are the main features I should be looking
for? Which manufacturers have the best reputations? Any specific model
recommendations?

Thanks, I appreciate it,

Tom

"Dice" wrote in message
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You're at your checkride and you're just NOW thinking about headsets???
And
you're *new* here???? Where are you training?...
Try out a few sets and get whatever makes atc understandable to you and
takes the marbles out of their mouths.
My acid test was NY approach. I understood them better with the Bose,
Telex
and Lightspeed. If your hearing is off (as it might be if this is your
first headset), the Lightspeeds have a tone control to boost 2K Hz
speech
frequencies.

I hand NEVER heard that feature before. I think that will make my mind up!

Do all of the models have that?
--
Jim in NC

Well, top dollar will get you a top performer - the Bose. They are good
or perhaps the best if AMUs aren't a concern.

Realistically, as a new PPL, non-owner, the sightseeing and short cross
countries do not require the best. There are a lot of very good units
that work very well in terms of noise performance and comfort. The
advice about trying a few and buying what seems to work well for you is
great advice. It's hard to go wrong if you do that.

If you own an aircraft, especially a slow one, do long cross countries,
listen to music when not IFR, and otherwise live a flying lifestyle,
spending more AMUs for the Bose may make sense.

Sincerely,
Owner of 6 headsets from 3 manufacturers for our 2+ all-the-
shoes-she-needs Maule

wrote:
Hi folks - I'm new to the group - I have my ppl checkride in a couple
of weeks, and when I have it done I'll probably do mostly short
sightseeing and medium cross-country flights.

I'd love some advice on what headset to buy. Everybody always says
"it's a personal thing" but that obviously doesn't really give me much
indication of what I should consider.

I'm not looking to pay top dollar but I'm willing to spend the money to
get something good and comfortable - I don't just want an entry-level
headset that I'll want to replace before long.

What do you recommend? What are the main features I should be looking
for? Which manufacturers have the best reputations? Any specific model
recommendations?

Thanks, I appreciate it,

Tom

I totally agree with you. At .082 AMU's a month for 11 months (after an
initial .102 AMU payment)the Bose are probably the cheapest thing going.
;-) At least that is how I am looking at it. I am no expert at
headsets but I have owned top-of-the-line David Clarks 20-10XL's and
Pilot Aviaonics 1776 ANR. The Bose are by far the most comfortable, best
operating headset I have owned.

Jon Kraus
'79 Mooney 201
4443H @ UMP

Maule Driver wrote:
Well, top dollar will get you a top performer - the Bose. They are good
or perhaps the best if AMUs aren't a concern.

Realistically, as a new PPL, non-owner, the sightseeing and short cross
countries do not require the best. There are a lot of very good units
that work very well in terms of noise performance and comfort. The
advice about trying a few and buying what seems to work well for you is
great advice. It's hard to go wrong if you do that.

If you own an aircraft, especially a slow one, do long cross countries,
listen to music when not IFR, and otherwise live a flying lifestyle,
spending more AMUs for the Bose may make sense.

Sincerely,
Owner of 6 headsets from 3 manufacturers for our 2+ all-the-
shoes-she-needs Maule

wrote:

Hi folks - I'm new to the group - I have my ppl checkride in a couple
of weeks, and when I have it done I'll probably do mostly short
sightseeing and medium cross-country flights.

I'd love some advice on what headset to buy. Everybody always says
"it's a personal thing" but that obviously doesn't really give me much
indication of what I should consider.

I'm not looking to pay top dollar but I'm willing to spend the money to
get something good and comfortable - I don't just want an entry-level
headset that I'll want to replace before long.

What do you recommend? What are the main features I should be looking
for? Which manufacturers have the best reputations? Any specific model
recommendations?

Thanks, I appreciate it,

Tom

I second the others' opinions that you should try many of them on.
Also, go find a copy of the current edition of Aviation Consumer. It
just arrived in my mailbox yesterday and has a review of several
"lightweight" headsets. My next headset will be one of those style
based on personal experiences of some local pilots.

A couple other things to try a

1) Try the headset while you have your favorite flying hat on!
2) Try the headset (for a longer time, if possible) while you wear your
sunglasses. Sunglasses interfere with many of the seals on conventional
headsets. The "lightweight" headsets don't have that problem.

Chris

wrote:
Hi folks - I'm new to the group - I have my ppl checkride in a couple
of weeks, and when I have it done I'll probably do mostly short
sightseeing and medium cross-country flights.

I'd love some advice on what headset to buy. Everybody always says
"it's a personal thing" but that obviously doesn't really give me much
indication of what I should consider.

I'm not looking to pay top dollar but I'm willing to spend the money to
get something good and comfortable - I don't just want an entry-level
headset that I'll want to replace before long.

What do you recommend? What are the main features I should be looking
for? Which manufacturers have the best reputations? Any specific model
recommendations?

Thanks, I appreciate it,

Tom

On 26 Jul 2006 13:59:19 -0700, wrote:

Hi folks - I'm new to the group - I have my ppl checkride in a couple
of weeks, and when I have it done I'll probably do mostly short
sightseeing and medium cross-country flights.

I'd love some advice on what headset to buy. Everybody always says
"it's a personal thing" but that obviously doesn't really give me much
indication of what I should consider.

I'm not looking to pay top dollar but I'm willing to spend the money to
get something good and comfortable - I don't just want an entry-level
headset that I'll want to replace before long.

What do you recommend? What are the main features I should be looking
for? Which manufacturers have the best reputations? Any specific model
recommendations?

Thanks, I appreciate it,

Tom

I asked a similar question about a month ago.
fter looking for a good passive headset I discovered there are
inexpensive active headsets. Following advice in this group I have
opted for the following, but yet to purchase:

MG Golden Eagle. It's clean...in other words there aren't many knobs
and nuts that you can lose and make the headset unusable. In a
perfect world you should be able to get 38 db of noise reduction in
the ANR mode and it is very light weight. It operates on 2 AA
batteries and has cell phone/music interface...all for $239.95. It is
made by Lightspeed and has Marv Golden logo on it.

David

wrote:
I asked a similar question about a month ago.
fter looking for a good passive headset I discovered there are
inexpensive active headsets. Following advice in this group I have
opted for the following, but yet to purchase:

MG Golden Eagle. It's clean...in other words there aren't many knobs
and nuts that you can lose and make the headset unusable. In a
perfect world you should be able to get 38 db of noise reduction in
the ANR mode and it is very light weight. It operates on 2 AA
batteries and has cell phone/music interface...all for $239.95. It is
made by Lightspeed and has Marv Golden logo on it.



As I've probably made clear in the past, I'm a fan of Marv Golden. They seem to
be quite competitive on price and yet service is first rate. When I order stuff
from them it always seems to show up before i really expected it.

And no, I don't have any connection to the company. I wipe butts for a living.
:-(

More truthfully, I assign others to do the butt wiping for me.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:

More truthfully, I assign others to do the butt wiping for me.



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