Posted: 4/18/2015 7:04:56 PM EDT
| Any recommendations on a new headset? I do want an ANR headset. I'm leaning toward the Bose model but interested if anybody has a brand they like better or had a bad experience with the Bose. Also, any benefit to a Bluetooth model? Thanks. |
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I tried on all the ANRs from the major maufactures at Oshkosh last year. If you ever get s chance to do that, i highly recommend doing it that way.
Based on my experience, the Lightspeed PFX was by far the best ANR I tried on. Tied for second were the Bose and the Lightspeed Zulu2s. I ended up going with the Zulu2's over the Bose becsuse of Lightspeed's reputation for being very responsive to their customers, and they also have a great CFI discount and trade up discount. The PFX was out of my price range and since it was new, they didn't have their trade up program established for it yet. I'd recommend either of those Lightspeeds but give them and the Bose a shot before you buy if you can. It's all personal preference. FWIW, all of the Lightspeed Zulu2s and PFX headsets have Bluetooth by default. It's not an upgrade that costs money. |
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There is a pair for sale in EE right now.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_7_139/1395140_BOSE_A20_Aviation_Headset_w__Bluetooth.html There is also an ADS-B receiver [wink] |
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I fly every day, and my current headset is a Lightspeed Zulu (not the Zulu 2).
Had (2) Bose X's for a short period of time, and really liked them. But I flipped them to make a couple bucks. Wish I had them back. Personally, I think the Bose did a better job of cutting out the noise than the Zulu's. |