Lightspeed Excellent Service

One issue -- a popping sound as I'm taxiing and during takeoff. Don't
hear it again, but every flight so far, popping.

There's also a whine once in a while which I think is the final approach
of the ILS but it's been happening in other locations.

The only popping noise I hear is when I've got the canopy open, the wind
from the propblast tends to push the headphones off their seal a little bit
which causes a sort of a bleet from the ANR circuitry.

As for the whine, any chance your alternator/battery is a little weak at
low RPM's. With everything on in our plane, the we picked up of a
whine at extremely low power settings (it's in the intercom actually,
not the heasets themselves).

In article _q%Kb.776936$Fm2.753550@attbi_s04, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

I've not heard this popping sound, Blanche. I hope it's not your engine!

However, this does illustrate an issue I've always found funny, which is:
People who say they "Don't want ANR headsets because they want to really
*hear* the engine..."

What a load of malarkey, eh? You can hear the engine -- and anything else
going on in the plane -- 10,000 times better using ANR headsets, than
without them.

trust me, an open dooron a cherokee isn't easier to hear with
an ANR headset. First clue I had was a cooollllldddd breeze.

--
Bob Noel

Bob Noel wrote in message ...

trust me, an open dooron a cherokee isn't easier to hear with
an ANR headset. First clue I had was a cooollllldddd breeze.

I had the opposite problem. While climbing to cruising altitude,
one of my exhaust tubes broke at the flange on the cylinder. I
noticed that the engine sound had increased substantially, but
initially figured that the battery on my ANR headset had died. It
took a few moments for me to realize that I wasn't wearing my ANR
headset that morning.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

"John Galban" wrote in message m...
Bob Noel wrote in message ...

trust me, an open dooron a cherokee isn't easier to hear with
an ANR headset. First clue I had was a cooollllldddd breeze.

I had the opposite problem. While climbing to cruising altitude,
one of my exhaust tubes broke at the flange on the cylinder.

I had an exhaust pipe break. I could hear a clanking. I took off the
headsets so I could hear it better, and then I couldn't hear it over the
rest of the engine noise. Putting them back on I could hear the clank
again.

SFM wrote:
"Newps" wrote in message
news:laqKb.745705$HS4.5806601@attbi_s01...
After buying the

Lightspeeds I really can't see how DC foists that crap on people. Plus
my current Lightspeeds cost less than the DC's, weigh less and are much
more comfortable.


You also forgot to add "and much less reliable"

No, I didn't.

"Newps" wrote in message
news:RSjLb.920$nt4.612@attbi_s51...


SFM wrote:
"Newps" wrote in message
news:laqKb.745705$HS4.5806601@attbi_s01...
After buying the

Lightspeeds I really can't see how DC foists that crap on people. Plus
my current Lightspeeds cost less than the DC's, weigh less and are much
more comfortable.


You also forgot to add "and much less reliable"

No, I didn't.


Then how do you explain the constant 'lightspeed service' thread but not a
'my DC's broke thread'?

SFM wrote:

"Newps" wrote in message
news:RSjLb.920$nt4.612@attbi_s51...


SFM wrote:

"Newps" wrote in message
news:laqKb.745705$HS4.5806601@attbi_s01...
After buying the


Lightspeeds I really can't see how DC foists that crap on people. Plus
my current Lightspeeds cost less than the DC's, weigh less and are much
more comfortable.


You also forgot to add "and much less reliable"

No, I didn't.



Then how do you explain the constant 'lightspeed service' thread but not a
'my DC's broke thread'?

Perhaps because DC isn't selling headsets anymore. Lightspeed can't
seem to make 'em fast enough. They come out with new products on a
regular basis. DC's last new product was taking the 13.4 and putting
the ANR technology in it. Great, just what we need, a quiet vise.

"Newps" wrote in message
news:2eDLb.6855$Rc4.27241@attbi_s54...


SFM wrote:

"Newps" wrote in message
news:RSjLb.920$nt4.612@attbi_s51...


SFM wrote:

"Newps" wrote in message
news:laqKb.745705$HS4.5806601@attbi_s01...
After buying the


Lightspeeds I really can't see how DC foists that crap on people.
Plus
my current Lightspeeds cost less than the DC's, weigh less and are
much
more comfortable.


You also forgot to add "and much less reliable"

No, I didn't.



Then how do you explain the constant 'lightspeed service' thread but not
a
'my DC's broke thread'?

Perhaps because DC isn't selling headsets anymore. Lightspeed can't
seem to make 'em fast enough. They come out with new products on a
regular basis. DC's last new product was taking the 13.4 and putting
the ANR technology in it. Great, just what we need, a quiet vise.

I suspect DC outsells Lightspeed by a wide margin and they don't need to
produce a new product every 6 months as does Lightspeed and Bose because
they got it right the first time. If you have an outstanding passive
headset why not add ANR. Makes sense to me. DC's service is as good if not
better then Lightspeed but you don't hear much about it because if is so
seldom needed despite the huge number of DC's in use every day.

In article 2eDLb.6855$Rc4.27241@attbi_s54, Newps
wrote:

Perhaps because DC isn't selling headsets anymore. Lightspeed can't
seem to make 'em fast enough. They come out with new products on a
regular basis. DC's last new product was taking the 13.4 and putting
the ANR technology in it.

Giggle, giggle!!!
Let's see... Lightspeed sells you a product for $500.
Within the first year, you have to call them three or four times and
install "free" replacement parts.
Then, they come out with a "new" model.
During your second year of ownership, you again call them for
replacement parts. This time, they tell you, "For just $300 more, you
can obtain our new headset for the upgrade price.
This pattern repeats itself.
It's the MicroSoft money machine business model!
If you choose the upgrade path only once, they already have you for the
price of three DC headsets.

Dave,

I suspect DC outsells Lightspeed by a wide margin

Well, LS claims to be the best selling aviation headset. If that weren't
true, I guess DC would have sued.


produce a new product every 6 months as does Lightspeed and Bose because
they got it right the first time.

Obviously, opinions on that differ. The number of people actually liking
their DC is not that high, even here.

If you have an outstanding passive
headset

Excuse me while I laugh my a** off - and take an aspirin.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)