scooter2525
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I mustache you a question....So I can hear the nerd do the Sean Connery impression during a busy period at ORD in pure stereolicious fidelity.
Sent from my TRS-80
I mustache you a question....So I can hear the nerd do the Sean Connery impression during a busy period at ORD in pure stereolicious fidelity.
Sent from my TRS-80
I didn't know about their early stuff. Thing is those little functions are things I've used a ton. I broke my lightspeed (stepped on it) and borrowed a a15 from a friend for a couple of weeks. Not having bluetooth or an ability to play music drove me nuts. The music part a lot, but not being able to call FSS over the phone through my headset with the engines running in my loud ass airplane is a PITA.Looks like something Optimus Prime would wear, doesn't it? This is the first Bose ANR set that came out in 1995... I don't think they've ever been "behind" the curve, in fact, I believe they were actually "ahead" of the curve at that point. If you didn't know, Bose actually entered the headphone market, via their aviation headsets. The first "Quiet Comfort" headphone model came out over 11 years after their first aviation headset. Lightspeed came along to fill a price point below what the Bose product line hoping to steal market shane, which worked for them with their offshore produced products. There is also Telex, which has always been making decent headsets, definitely functional, but not attractive or necessarily practical in the around-the-ear market (look up the Stratus D50... talk about smashing your head on the windows), but their 750/850 line are worn by thousands and thousands of crews around the world.
I know I sound like I'm parading Bose around like I'm some sort of Apple-warrior type fanboy, but it's a shame that people bash companies/products over the stigma of their name, rather than coming to their own conclusions. Your obvious hatred of Bose, for whatever reason, but you can't deny that they make a great headset, as evidenced by the numerous positive reviews in this thread, the other "Zulu vs. A20" thread and the countless reviews on the various pilot supply retail websites. While Bose may have been slow to adapt to the cool little functions that LightSpeed was able to quickly incorporate, that is no reason to discount it is a inferior product without testing or owning one yourself.
I guess my biggest problem with bose, is it fits like crap on my head. I don't have massive ears, but it doesn't really fit OVER my ears, mostly on top of them, and that's how I've seen about every pilot wear them. This means you're getting about none of the passive protection.
I guess my biggest problem with bose, is it fits like crap on my head. I don't have massive ears, but it doesn't really fit OVER my ears, mostly on top of them, and that's how I've seen about every pilot wear them. This means you're getting about none of the passive protection.
I guess my biggest problem with bose, is it fits like crap on my head. I don't have massive ears, but it doesn't really fit OVER my ears, mostly on top of them, and that's how I've seen about every pilot wear them. This means you're getting about none of the passive protection.
I guess my biggest problem with bose, is it fits like crap on my head. I don't have massive ears, but it doesn't really fit OVER my ears, mostly on top of them, and that's how I've seen about every pilot wear them. This means you're getting about none of the passive protection.
Not true. These aren't a tank and they're way more comfortable than the Telex:Telex 850. The only ANR headset that isn't a tank on your head.
If the ear cushions get compressed in storage, you just need to open them up a little bit as you put them on and they'll usually fit over the ears without much of a problemNow massive is a strong word.... I'd go with something softer, gentler... Elephantine perhaps...
I've flown nearly my entire flying career with a helmet and mask (both with ancient-tech electronics, and requiring double ear protection.
I would kill for this.On a complete and entirely unrelated tangent, I sure wish someone would incorporate some of that ancient tech into motorcycle helmets. I haven't yet figured out why motorcycle helmet manufacturers add so much kitsch, but nobody's thought to put ANY work into PNR/ANR or helmet audio.
Ahwell. Hearing is for the young, I guess.
~Fox
I would kill for this.
On a complete and entirely unrelated tangent, I sure wish someone would incorporate some of that ancient tech into motorcycle helmets. I haven't yet figured out why motorcycle helmet manufacturers add so much kitsch, but nobody's thought to put ANY work into PNR/ANR or helmet audio.
Ahwell. Hearing is for the young, I guess.
~Fox
The real issue with Lightspeed headsets is they cost most aircraft a knot or 2 and over time that really adds up.