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I've owned my 15XLs for close to three years now, and haven't had a single
problem. I'll qualify that statement by saying that I *carefully* unplug them and replace them in their carrying bag after each use, and I usually don't leave them in the airplane in the winter, even though it is in a hangar. Also have a pair of the QFR Solos for pax, and have no complaints about them either. Steve DeMoss N16071 KHVC "Cockpit Colin" wrote in message ... All joking aside, the single thread that seems to consistently bind all models of lightspeed is their unreliability. From what I've read (from people who have allegedly owned them) I wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole. "Thomas Borchert" wrote in message ... Cockpit, I've read of people who've sent them back a dozen times or more Well, I'd wager you've read about exactly ONE person who's done that. And he's gotten one for free now. You also find one person here who hates his (ex-)Cirrus. This is Usenet... -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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If it is your glasses any chance you can get a pair with a thinner earpiece My glasses have just about the thinnest earpiece I can get. If i don't wear glasses and seat the headphones properly they are dead quiet. Until the crash. g If I poke around the earpiece, I can get them to warble by letting air in. So I don't think it's a defect, just an inherent property of requiring a good seal. Maybe other brands are more eyeglasses tolerant, but the DCs are built like a tank, and I've used their (passive) hearing protectors for many years, which is why I chose DCs to begin with. Jose -- (for Email, make the obvious changes in my address) |
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Paul wrote: Which David Clarke models offer ANR? http://www.avionicswest.com/davidenr.html George Patterson This marriage is off to a shaky start. The groom just asked the band to play "Your cheatin' heart", and the bride just requested "Don't come home a'drinkin' with lovin' on your mind". |
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Steve Firth wrote: A recent review that I read (cant recall where, sorry) gave the Bose a low mark for noise reduction and suggested Sennheisser as the best performing. I have both. Prefer (and wear) the Bose. George Patterson This marriage is off to a shaky start. The groom just asked the band to play "Your cheatin' heart", and the bride just requested "Don't come home a'drinkin' with lovin' on your mind". |
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James Robinson wrote: Our company investigated supplying ENR headsets in a high noise area, but decided not to, since there was no demonstrated value. In short, ENR only works on lower frequencies, and those frequencies typically don't affect hearing as much as higher frequencies. ANR can be designed to work on any frequency. I suggest your company might want to check out the Bose ANR headphones (nonaviation). They seem to block out all frequencies. Great hearing protectors in a noisy environment. George Patterson This marriage is off to a shaky start. The groom just asked the band to play "Your cheatin' heart", and the bride just requested "Don't come home a'drinkin' with lovin' on your mind". |
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote:
ANR can be designed to work on any frequency. I suggest your company might want to check out the Bose ANR headphones (nonaviation). They seem to block out all frequencies. Great hearing protectors in a noisy environment. We were told by the manufacturer that they wouldn't make them for higher frequencies, since there was risk of increasing noise levels at certain frequencies. As the wavelengths get shorter, there are problems with resonances within the earcups. As far as headsets for noisy environments, the earcups themselves attenuate higher frequency noises. The idea of ENR is to provide attenuation at the low frequencies the passive earcups won't handle. |
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I have 3 sets. 2 sets of 13.4s. They are great, one for my wife the
other a backup for me or for a pax. MY main set is a 20-10. they are just a tad heavier, but quieter. You can buy more expensive ANR, or modify them yourself with an ANR kit that'll save you around 200-250 bucks. I've used bose "X" series, they are nice but not worth the extra 500 bucks. On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 00:21:43 +0000 (UTC), "Paul" wrote: Hi I am a student pilot hoping to take my checkride within the next month (PPL/A). I am after a David Clarke Headset but am not sure which one to buy. Does anyone know of a good website that has independent reviews on all the Dave Clarke models, the only reviews I can find are either on the David Clarke website or on pilot supply websites but none of these seem to be independent or detailed enough to make my decision. I am not really interested in the detailed specifications, I am after reviews from pilots who have used them (comfort, features, weight etc..) ideally comparing the pro's and con's between the different models. Thanks Don Paquette PP-ASEL N9723X |
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"Steve DeMoss" wrote in message
. net... I've owned my 15XLs for close to three years now, and haven't had a single problem. I'll qualify that statement by saying that I *carefully* unplug them and replace them in their carrying bag after each use, and I usually don't leave them in the airplane in the winter, even though it is in a hangar. Also have a pair of the QFR Solos for pax, and have no complaints about them either. Conversely, my DC's that I've had for six years have been dropped, banged around, shoved in my flight bag, left in the car in 105F summers and -15F winters. They've been bashed around on the floor of a banner plane for two seasons, scuffed, scratched and all in all abused in just about every way. They've been snowed on, rained on, had avgas spilled on, dropped in the mud and on concrete. I've wrapped the cord around the headset, and pulled out the plugs by the cord. Not all the time, but more than once. They still work like the day I got them. The only problem I've had was losing my mic muff two years ago. -- Mike |
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My only issue with (DC) ENR is that I get a low frequency warble, probably
due to a poor seal around the earpiece of my glasses. I've struck this a lot with the newer revisions of the H10-13x - to be honest, I think it's a design flaw. I had an earlier model that was absolutely rock solid in every respect - but one of the later models was sent back for repair 3 times before being replaced by a new pair - and guess what - the new pair had the same tendency - not always but "never far away" (with a good seal too). In the end I switched to Bose. |
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Man, you find all kinds of people on this thread... I've had a DC 13.4 for lessee, about nine years now. Still works, no problems, comfortable for the most part, even on long five to six hour legs. I don't smash it up as much as Mike does, but do stuff it in my flight bag, wrap the cords around it, and- one of my ways of keeping entertained while instructing- play "yoke toss" with it once in a while. While my student is preflighting, they often leave the door open on the Pipers we fly. I'll stroll over to the right side, and standing just behind the trailing edge, toss my headset through the open door, with the intention of hooking it on the right yoke. Most of the time it misses and either lands on the seat or (more often) crashes to the floor. But you should see the reactions when I do get it on the yoke. "Woah!" Just like at a carnival... g I have seen plenty of students with DC H10-30s, which are a little cheaper. Some have had problems with these. Minor annoyances are the screws on the boom mike loosening, causing the mike to swing freely downward. Can be easily tightened with a small screwdriver, but how often do you have one of these at the start of a flight? Also, I've found I like the mike on the H10-13.4's better, it provides noticibly clearer transmissions. In regards to the ANR issue...Well, an ANR headset is on my list of "get eventually" things, but not a big priority yet. I've had a chance to try a number of ANR's out there, but I'll admit I haven't studied them that closely. Main reason I've waited was that about two years ago I met a Peltor headset technician in the exhibitor area at Oshkosh. I was in the market for an ANR, and she actually discouraged me from getting one. Her explanation was that ANR's work best for people with generally quiet aircraft that have a dull low noise level that causes fatigue. She indicated that ANR headsets attenuate low frequency noise well, which is what causes that fatigue over time; but for the types of noisy general aviation aircraft that I teach in, it would be a better value to have a good passive headset, which works better on the high frequency noise that causes hearing damage. Just having an ANR that "sounds really quiet" wasn't necessarily an indication of good overall hearing protection. Hey Mike, I don't suppose you dunked your headset in the inter-coastal waterway too, huh? -Eric "Mike O'Malley" wrote in message ... Conversely, my DC's that I've had for six years have been dropped, banged around, shoved in my flight bag, left in the car in 105F summers and -15F winters. They've been bashed around on the floor of a banner plane for two seasons, scuffed, scratched and all in all abused in just about every way. They've been snowed on, rained on, had avgas spilled on, dropped in the mud and on concrete. I've wrapped the cord around the headset, and pulled out the plugs by the cord. Not all the time, but more than once. They still work like the day I got them. The only problem I've had was losing my mic muff two years ago. |
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