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Old 02-12-2017, 05:03 AM
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Every year at Oshkosh, Bose sells their headsets with 11 or 12 payments, no interest.

After the first set, my wife let me know she expected her own set if we were going to continue flying together. With her encouragement, when the 20s came out, I bought two more sets on the same plan.

I purchased one each year for four years running and set the payments to auto so I didn't have to think about them. I know it still cost the same, but the pain is less when it is spread out.
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Old 02-12-2017, 08:37 AM
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Default uflymike hasn't been mentioned

My day job is looking out the windshield of a corporate jet. Over the last almost 40 years (oh my I'm getting old) I have come across just about every headset made. I started with a David Clark H10-40 and still have it.

However, when outfitting our current aircraft I went with the Bose A20. I have used every Bose model beginning with the original. The original was very comfortable but bulky. The second was better. The X I didn't like. There was something with the headband that didn't agree with me. I always got a hot spot from that one.

The A20 is by far and away the best Bose aviation specific model. Ours are wired to ships power so batteries aren't an issue. We wear them for the whole flight in order to keep the noise down for the pax in the back and enhance communications, especially when in a foreign land. In the past week that included (2) 10 hour legs without any discomfort. Many 14 hour days without complaint. Granted, unlike an RV, this is in an air-conditioned cockpit. A hot day, warm cockpit might be a different story. An in-ear setup might be better in that situation but I would be hard pressed to give up an over-ear if the leg distances were oven an hour or so.

Another option that hasn't been mentioned that is almost as good as the A20 is a Bose QC25 with a uflymike headset.
https://uflymike.com/pages/what-is-harmony
I used the previous model before Harmony with a QC15 for quite a few years prior to the A20. Even more comfortable than an A20 because it's lighter with the added benefit of having a great headset if commuting. The single AAA battery lasts for a long time. Easily enough for a Europe round trip from the west coast. I have a Harmony on order to try so I can't speak specifically about the new model but the previous mike worked fine and the headset is the driver for comfort anyway.

"When" I have an RV8, I will have 2 of these QC25 / uflymike setups dedicated to it.
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Old 02-12-2017, 10:41 AM
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Here's some thoughts

I have Bose A20's in my RV - they work great and are very light and comfortable to wear. The batteries last ages BUT if the go flat the "passive" is a lot less than say H10 13.4s and you will want to be shutting down ASAP before you go deaf.

I also have an S1 Pitts. The Bose are useless in it - the very high noise levels just overpower the ANR and the Passive is not nearly enough.

I've fitted an aftermarket ANR kit to some DC H10 13.4's and they are great in the Pitts.

As the saying goes "horses for courses"
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Old 02-12-2017, 08:52 PM
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I have a set of both the flightcom Denali and the Telex Stratus 30. The Denalis are more comfortable but the Stratus is a little quieter. Last year at Oshkosh I bought Clarity Alofts for both me and my wife. We both love them! For $500 they are the way to go. My wife really likes them because they don't mess up her hair or pinch her ear rings.
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Old 02-13-2017, 05:38 PM
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I found DC H20-10s to be very good. I have both the noise cancelling and the standard headset. With the gel seals they are very comfortable to wear and the head band does not clamp like the other DCs. I found them both second hand for under USD 200 each.

I have also tried the earlier Bose models, but I found that the DCs were better in the aircraft I fly. They are also easy to repair if you have issues.
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