Headset Wars !!!! - Page 3

49clipper · #21 06-22-2016, 08:33 PM

Bose is the best quality "headset" I have ever owned, but due to headroom in the RV-6 I use the Halo exclusively. Bose is quietest by far, but Halo wins for comfort hands down.

Gisnar · #22 06-22-2016, 09:33 PM

My wife and I both use Bose A20. In general I wear ear plug as well as the headset.
In considering what to buy I asked my friendly Ear, Nose and Throat Doctor. His comment was buy the best protection independent of cost! With hearing aids sometimes costing sometimes over 10k not to mention the hassle factor.... Protect your hearing!

mike newall · #23 06-22-2016, 09:57 PM

Oh My !

Never expected this response !

Thanks so much.

Derek will be seeing this tomorrow and wondering who all these crazy people are.

They are what we are on VAF

Once again, thank Doug - you built it, people came !

mike newall · #24 06-22-2016, 09:58 PM

Still like my Pro-X

tjo · #25 06-22-2016, 10:03 PM

Interesting to me that the last time this basic question was asked the big recommendations were Zulus over Bose, but the Halos were also high on everyone's list. FWIW,

Tim

rightrudder · #26 06-22-2016, 11:17 PM

I'm very pleased with my Faro ANR headset, and the price is right at about $350. Pax get to use the hand-me-down passive model.

olyolson · #27 06-23-2016, 07:08 AM

Everyone has an opinion but I have tried just about all of them and found the AKGs to be the most comfortable. They are lighter, have built in LEDs for night flying, LEMO plug standard, Bluetooth and full ANR.

I loved the clarity & sound from the A-20s but after about 20 minutes it felt like I had a vice on my head with constant hot spots. Others were good for sure but my overall favorite is the AKG headset which I ended up buying and glad I did. After using it for about 100 hours I have no regrets.

Try all of them and decide for yourself but if you don't try the AKGs you are doing yourself a disservice.

Mark Dickens · #28 06-23-2016, 07:18 AM

I'll play...Bose only for me. I've used them from the original model all through the A20. Never heard of them failing and when I'm forced to use something else in another plane, I always wish for my A20s.

jbDC9 · #29 06-23-2016, 07:26 AM

I tried the Halo for a couple of years and liked it well enough, but... putting in the earbuds was finicky and time consuming, plus it seemed like the mike boom was always shifting around and driving me nuts. I did like being able to wear a wider brim hat with it.

So then I tried a friends Lightspeed Zulu; sold! Bought a Zulu 2 and have been very happy with it for the last few years. Easy on/off, great sound quality, very light and comfortable.

Looks like I'm the only one here who tried the Halo but then moved on... I still have them, need a new pair of plug wires as the originals have cracked from being stored in my hangar. I need to get 'em refurbed and maybe give it another try...

rv7charlie · #30 06-23-2016, 08:26 AM

QT Halo.

After years of using Lightspeeds, I bought one (company is local for me) & told my wife to try it. She refused to give it back. so I had to buy another. No batteries, and noise reduction better than the old 2nd/3rd generation Lightspeeds.

We both use the silicone inserts. The noise reduction isn't quite as good as the foam ones, but they are much more comfortable to us than the foam, and much easier to insert in the ear. And for us, much more comfortable than the Lightspeeds (which weren't bad), and *vastly* more comfortable than the old standard 'head vise' David Clarks I learned to fly in.

We don't have any problems with mic position.

Charlie
RV-4