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02-10-2017, 09:02 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Davis, CA, USA
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for the airplane or her.
Depending on the seriousness of the relationship...maybe you need to buy the airplane a second headset.
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Originally Posted by flyboy1963
borrow one.
turn it on. Fly.....
turn it off. go Fly.
see how you feel after an hour's flight.
since there are a LOT of users that will say Bose this and Zulu that, I always remind folks of the Flightcomm Denali
http://www.mypilotstore.com/MyPilotStore/sep/9924
Flightcom Denali D50ANR ANR Headset brand new...$350, mine are 12 years old, 100+ hrs, really like the sound, audio, mic etc.
my other set is the in-ear Halo, which I also like, and are popular with the ladies I hear! 
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Yes, borrow and test. Or even buy one test it and return if it's not to your liking.
I have a Flightcom Denali ANR headset and to me it is unacceptable in the RV7. It seems perfectly fine in other aircraft but not the RVs, which, in my limited experience are too loud for it. I would use earplugs and the Denali for it to be acceptable.
I bit the bullet for a Bose A20 after buying/testing a couple others (but not the lightspeeds). The A20 was the only one that really cut through the noise.
For now I will use the Denali with earplugs and let passengers use the A20.
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Jeff Caplins
California
RV7 N76CX
(started: Feb 2002 --> Completed: May 2016)
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02-10-2017, 09:26 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Franklin, TN
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I have deliberately avoid ANR headsets. I use only passive.
In my years of flying, even though I have a full engine monitoring system, I have always felt that the best and earliest indicator of engine issues, or any air frame issue for the matter, are your ears. ANR blocks those early warning signals.
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Scott Martin
N430WP RV-10 - Purchased
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02-10-2017, 09:43 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Montreal
Posts: 1,456
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I took an old standard DC and installed an ANR system. The kit was $175 if I recall. It is almost as good as my seinheiser S-10. Great value. Somebody else might know the name of the outfit that sells it - it is a very obvious name I just can't find it in my rusty memory. The install was no big deal - an evening of work with a soldering iron.
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Scott Black
Old school simple VFR RV 4, O-320, wood prop, MGL iEfis Lite
VAF dues 2020
Instagram @sblack2154
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02-10-2017, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 2,791
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ear plugs communications
still using my ear plugs. cheap, effective, no batteries.
http://anr-headsets.com/Html_folder/CEP.html
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Steve Melton
Cincinnati, OH
RV-9A, Tip-up, Superior O-320, roller lifters, 160HP, WW 200RV, dual impulse slick mags, oil pressure = 65 psi, EGT = 1300F, flight hours = 800+ for all
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My Artwork is freely given and published and cannot be patented.
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02-10-2017, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Montreal
Posts: 1,456
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http://www.headsetsinc.com/anr_kits.html
this is what I used. Very happy with it as a 2nd headset. Recommended by a friend who has a couple of them. $169. Once you go ANR you won't go back to passive. You can turn the switch on and off and see the difference, which is huge.
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Scott Black
Old school simple VFR RV 4, O-320, wood prop, MGL iEfis Lite
VAF dues 2020
Instagram @sblack2154
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02-10-2017, 10:21 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: In New Braunfels, ist das Leben schön!
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Originally Posted by sblack
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Same here. Installed in two DC H10-13s. Wife and I recently did an in-flight comparison with DC ONE-X and actually like the sound a little better with our ANR kit DCs. The ONE-X was definitely more comfortable but she said not for the money.
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Larry New
RV-7A - Built, flying 900+ hrs
RV-10 - Built, flying 2.9 hrs
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02-10-2017, 10:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sblack
http://www.headsetsinc.com/anr_kits.html
this is what I used. Very happy with it as a 2nd headset. Recommended by a friend who has a couple of them. $169. Once you go ANR you won't go back to passive. You can turn the switch on and off and see the difference, which is huge.
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I did this too. It is very effective and I flew with it in my David Clark 10-13.4 for 100 hours before discovering QT's. Then the DCs became my passneger headset. The only problem is that as good as David Clarks are with the ANR conversion, they are still David Clarks and they clamp quite hard. (They aren't nicknamed "Death Clamps" for nothing!) A hot day and hour and a half flight left my daughter a bit head-achey and naseous. Broke down and bought a $500 reconditioned Bose for my passengers this past fall. It's sound surprisingly isn't much, if any, better than the DC/ANR conversion, but it is a lot more comfortable.
Long and short, Bose's that have been reconditioned regularly show up here on VAF for arouund $500. Might be another option for the OP. Like him, I would never pay $1000 for a headset.
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Steve M.
Ellensburg WA
RV-9 Flying, 0-320, Catto
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02-10-2017, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Leesburg, VA
Posts: 551
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Lightspeed Zulu
A public service announcement for the board:
I am currently using a Lightspeed Zulu (original). This headset is now 2 generations old (or 3 if you want to count the cordless) . I have been very happy with the performance of this headset.
The new series 3 has just been released. Lightspeed has a trade up program, offering $300 trade-in for a Zulu. IF you are considering this promotion, please offer your used Zulu for sale here on VAF before you give it to Lightspeed. You might even be able to get $50-100 more selling it in the used market.
At $300 I would consider the original Zulu to be a great bargain.
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Jim
Leesburg, VA (KJYO)
RV4 N444JT (  sold)
RV8 N37PK
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02-10-2017, 11:30 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Ga
Posts: 662
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Zulu and Iphone
My recommendation is to get her a zulu 2 with Bluetooth.
My girls link their phones and listen to music when flying with me. Sometimes they make a phone call, on the ground that is....
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Craig
RV-3 Sold
RV-4 Sold
RV-6a Sold
RV-9 IO-360 CS, Built and Flying
Aerostar 600A, Family Hotrod
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02-10-2017, 11:41 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Cypress, TX
Posts: 526
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Steve Melton, I can't find CEP on the Headsets Inc. website. It appears the site you link to says he sold to Headsets Inc. This product looks interesting to me because I still have trouble deciphering ATC communications. I installed the Headsets Inc. ANR kit in my David Clarks which does help a lot. But often have to ask ATC to repeat.
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