Time for a new headset for Xmas

I'm in the market for an ANR headset, my mom said she would get it for me
since she has no idea what else to get me. I can only use so many socks and
sweaters that I will never wear anyway. I'm looking for the noise cancelling
stuff but I don't think she'll spring for $995.00 Bose headset! Anyone have
a more affordable ANR headset they would recommend? I have a regular
Sigtronics right now. It works great but after buying a set of the noise
cancelling headphones before my last commercial flight I just can't believe
the difference.

If you can stand to fly with plugs in your ears, check out the Clarity
Aloft NON-ANR headset. They are super lightweight, don't use any
batteries, and I think quieter than any ANR I've tried, including the
30-3G.

On Nov 26, 3:00 pm, Paul kgyy wrote:
If you can stand to fly with plugs in your ears, check out the Clarity
Aloft NON-ANR headset. They are super lightweight, don't use any
batteries, and I think quieter than any ANR I've tried, including the
30-3G.

I second the idea of the Clarity Aloft.... When I first started
wearing it, I found that I would start up the engine, then try to
reach for my headset (which I was already wearing, but didn't
realize...

--Dan

Darkwing" theducksmail"AT wrote:
I'm in the market for an ANR headset, my mom said she would get it for me
since she has no idea what else to get me. I can only use so many socks and
sweaters that I will never wear anyway. I'm looking for the noise cancelling
stuff but I don't think she'll spring for $995.00 Bose headset! Anyone have
a more affordable ANR headset they would recommend? I have a regular
Sigtronics right now. It works great but after buying a set of the noise
cancelling headphones before my last commercial flight I just can't believe
the difference.


What I do when I want a high dollar gift is enlist several members of the family
to kick in for it... even as a comination birthday/Christmas gift if need be.
They kick in the cash with the understanding that their obligation for that
period of time is over... you can't look disapponted on the annoited day.

If there still isn't enough cash, make up the difference yourself. Sell your
present headset if you can.

This can be done. I wanted an electric guitar and amplifier... been wanting one
for 30 years but couldn't justify it. I finally bought what I wanted and had my
father and aunt kick in towards it for my birthday. Their contributions only
covered half of the total cost but it made the remaining cost OK for me to
absorb. Everybody's happy... except the dog when I play. G



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in message
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Darkwing" theducksmail"AT wrote:
I'm in the market for an ANR headset, my mom said she would get it for me
since she has no idea what else to get me. I can only use so many socks
and
sweaters that I will never wear anyway. I'm looking for the noise
cancelling
stuff but I don't think she'll spring for $995.00 Bose headset! Anyone
have
a more affordable ANR headset they would recommend? I have a regular
Sigtronics right now. It works great but after buying a set of the noise
cancelling headphones before my last commercial flight I just can't
believe
the difference.


What I do when I want a high dollar gift is enlist several members of the
family to kick in for it... even as a comination birthday/Christmas gift
if need be. They kick in the cash with the understanding that their
obligation for that period of time is over... you can't look disapponted
on the annoited day.

If there still isn't enough cash, make up the difference yourself. Sell
your present headset if you can.

This can be done. I wanted an electric guitar and amplifier... been
wanting one for 30 years but couldn't justify it. I finally bought what I
wanted and had my father and aunt kick in towards it for my birthday.
Their contributions only covered half of the total cost but it made the
remaining cost OK for me to absorb. Everybody's happy... except the dog
when I play. G



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com


I'm not dead set on the Bose or anything, if there is something in the $500
range that works great in an ANR then I would lean more towards that than a
$1000 headset. Would my mom buy the Bose, probably but I wouldn't do that to
her!

Darkwing" theducksmail"AT wrote:
This can be done. I wanted an electric guitar and amplifier... been
wanting one for 30 years but couldn't justify it. I finally bought what I
wanted and had my father and aunt kick in towards it for my birthday.
Their contributions only covered half of the total cost but it made the
remaining cost OK for me to absorb. Everybody's happy... except the dog
when I play. G

I'm not dead set on the Bose or anything, if there is something in the $500
range that works great in an ANR then I would lean more towards that than a
$1000 headset. Would my mom buy the Bose, probably but I wouldn't do that to
her!


It doesn't matter what the numbers are. I wouldn't ask my family to pay what
that guitar and amp cost either. The point is that by enlisting several of them
you make the process affordable for everyone, plus they don't have to sit there
with the knowledge they got you socks for Christmas... again. They'll know they
got you something you really wanted and use.

And the truth be told, in my case, my family only coughed up half the cost of my
gift. That still brought it down to a range I could justify. Everybody wins.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

Buy these and tell me if they're any good.

http://www.anrheadsets.com/products-Mach1.asp


Darkwing wrote:
"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in message
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Darkwing" theducksmail"AT wrote:
I'm in the market for an ANR headset, my mom said she would get it for me
since she has no idea what else to get me. I can only use so many socks
and
sweaters that I will never wear anyway. I'm looking for the noise
cancelling
stuff but I don't think she'll spring for $995.00 Bose headset! Anyone
have
a more affordable ANR headset they would recommend? I have a regular
Sigtronics right now. It works great but after buying a set of the noise
cancelling headphones before my last commercial flight I just can't
believe
the difference.

What I do when I want a high dollar gift is enlist several members of the
family to kick in for it... even as a comination birthday/Christmas gift
if need be. They kick in the cash with the understanding that their
obligation for that period of time is over... you can't look disapponted
on the annoited day.

If there still isn't enough cash, make up the difference yourself. Sell
your present headset if you can.

This can be done. I wanted an electric guitar and amplifier... been
wanting one for 30 years but couldn't justify it. I finally bought what I
wanted and had my father and aunt kick in towards it for my birthday.
Their contributions only covered half of the total cost but it made the
remaining cost OK for me to absorb. Everybody's happy... except the dog
when I play. G



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com


I'm not dead set on the Bose or anything, if there is something in the $500
range that works great in an ANR then I would lean more towards that than a
$1000 headset. Would my mom buy the Bose, probably but I wouldn't do that to
her!

Darkwing wrote:
I'm in the market for an ANR headset, my mom said she would get it for me
since she has no idea what else to get me. I can only use so many socks and
sweaters that I will never wear anyway. I'm looking for the noise cancelling
stuff but I don't think she'll spring for $995.00 Bose headset! Anyone have
a more affordable ANR headset they would recommend? I have a regular
Sigtronics right now. It works great but after buying a set of the noise
cancelling headphones before my last commercial flight I just can't believe
the difference.

I bought 2 OEM ANR Lightspeeds called Victor 1-Cell
from Tinaspilotshop.com. Fitted with gel muffs,
they were under $300 each shipped. My wife and
I have been using them for training for over
one hundred hours with no problems. At the time
I bought them, Tina agreed to take them back in
trade for a different set if I didn't like them.

I strongly recommend the gel muffs.

http://www.tinaspilotshop.com

"Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com wrote in message
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I'm in the market for an ANR headset,

Anything from Lightspeed.

Vaughn

One company that is not considered much by the GA crowd is Telex. Their
main clients are government related like the military. I have and like the
Stratus 30. With the current $50 rebate they run about $350 including a
music an cell phone interface. The 30 XT has more luxurious pads and
rechargeable batteries and runs about $100 more. The 50 XT is deadly quiet
and runs up around $650, IIRC.

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Best Regards,
Mike

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