Got my A20 today. Minor moment of (simulated) panic when the UPS tracking page showed 'delivered' and it was nowhere to be seen... so far I like it... can't wait to fly with it.
I think the clamping force is actually a little higher than my headset X, which is surprising... but I just spent about half an hour on the phone via bluetooth and I have to say .. so far, so good! ^.^
~Fox
But you can get near equivillent performance with a Headsets, Inc ANR kit installed in an old DC 10-40. I put one in a 30 year old 10-40, and it works just as well as the Zulu and the Bose.
I dont fly enough to justify $1,000 headsets
I have always hated that excuse. 1 flight a month or 30, your hearing protection and comfort should be the highest priority.
Not sure about the Zulu, but I've got the Bose X... It's got 500 hours on it, if even that much, and has already been sent in to Bose for service twice.. Now I've got a problem with the microphone jack on it, and just got off the phone with Bose... It would be $195 for them to fix it. I'm not sure how lightspeed quality is, or how their service is, but better service really could pay off.
I have 500hrs on my A20 and it's still as good as day one (knock on wood!)... that being said, it lives in it's own case, not in a flight case or rollaboard being beaten around day in and day out.
Ouch! Nothing makes you cringe more than hearing that your warranty expired. I'd try calling them again and explain your situation, you never know, you might get the random call center person who can do it for free.I've got mine in the Bose case too... No idea why it's so weak. Just the other day I noticed the tip on the plug was bent... Then I became depressed because my warranty expired last month.
Ouch! Nothing makes you cringe more than hearing that your warranty expired. I'd try calling them again and explain your situation, you never know, you might get the random call center person who can do it for free.
Also, I think I came off as accusing you of abusing it, which is not at all what I meant it to sound like. Sorry!