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07-29-2012, 04:08 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: George West, TX
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Originally Posted by 9GT
The quality of noise reduction is much better using my GT Halo's that when using my Zulu's. And the comfort level?,,,,,you forget you have anything on your head.
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I've heard that comment before from some of my trusted amigos who had Bose headsets for themselves and their wives. They switched...headsets that is  . I certainly respect their opinion and am giving it some consideration. However, I already have the Bose and will keep them going.
If I were starting out fresh looking for something new, I sure would consider the Halo's as a first effort.
Cheers,
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George West, TX (8T6)
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08-02-2012, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Seattle
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Don't give up on your Peltor headset, just order the ANR module kit from Headsets Inc, install it in your headset and keep on flying.
http://www.headsetsinc.com/ANR_kits.html
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08-02-2012, 09:22 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: George West, TX
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Good choice
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Originally Posted by SHIPCHIEF
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I have a bud who did this very thing about a month ago. He flys a -6A & is delighted with the Peltor's improved performance & his $$ savings. The Peltor is an excellent passive headset w/good comfort.
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Deal Fair
RV-4 (N34CB)
George West, TX (8T6)
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08-25-2012, 05:10 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: West Palm Beach Florida
Posts: 10
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ANR Option
to chime in with my 2 cents worth, I do a lot of acro and use Clarity Aloft for its weight. My plane is loud inside to say the least and yet the CA approach of foam ear inserts works perfectly. This may be usefull in your application. Perhaps you could find someone local that would let you give them a try. The ear pieces are inexpensive and easily replaced so there is no issue of sticking someone else's ear pieces in your ears (I keep a running supply for passengers  )
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08-25-2012, 05:52 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Saint Simons Island , GA
Posts: 1,523
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Originally Posted by RV-4
Hi Guys
I just came back from Oshkosh where I had my Bose X checked at the Bose tent by one of theirs Technicians because the ANR was cutting OFF and ON at times like when the batteries are getting weak and he couldn't find nothing wrong with it.
He told me that the ANR was most likely being overloaded in my RV-4 and that I would be better OFF with the new A-20(Good saleman )
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Bruno
rv4@videotron.ca
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Hey Bruno, I can get my X noise cancellation to go on and off just by moving my iPhone around by the on/off module. If I leave my phone in a pocket near the controller and don't put the phone in airplane mode I usually get a LOUD reminder thru my headset.
Same results with my wife's headset so it's not just a quirk of my headset.
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RV 8, N8JL, 3,000+ hours on my 8.
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Saint Simons Island, GA. KSSI
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08-25-2012, 07:07 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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I found that with age related hearing deterioration (the typical loss of middle high frequencies) I was starting to increasingly ask ATC for a repeat of transmissions. I was seriously contemplating giving up IFR but I thought I'd first try spending some money to upgrade my headset.
My first change was to instal an ANR upgrade from Headsets Inc into my David Clarke passive headset. That was a major improvement in overall noise attenuation but strangely enough it did not really improve comprehension of transmissions. In fact it may have made it worse.
I then lashed out and bought a Bose ANR headset. It was much better but I was still struggling a bit with them. I also found that the passive noise reduction of the Bose was so poor that if my battery went flat in flight they were just terrible.
I then decided to move outside the box and try the Lightspeed Mach 1 in-ear headset (passive reduction). I went the whole hog and opted for Sensaphonic moulded ear plugs. They were great when they worked...but I just could not maintain a proper continuous ear seal with them. I note that Lightspeed discontinued them in 2011.
Finally I opted for a Lightspeed Zulu headset and they have proven to be the best choice (for me) so far and have enabled me to continue flying IFR for the time being.
Anyway, that was my (expensive) headset journey (so far). 
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08-25-2012, 08:51 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
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Originally Posted by SHIPCHIEF
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FWIW, I installed this kit in my Alpha flight helmet, and to my untrained ear i'd say the resulting noise cancellation is at least as good as my Lightspeed Zulu.
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08-25-2012, 09:43 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 298
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My .02 on Zulu and Halo
I have both a Zulu and Halo. While I find both to be good as far as noise reduction, I've gotten more complaints from ATC about my transmissions on the Halo. On one flight I switched mid-flight and the controller said "that is MUCH better!" Now I only use the Halo when flying someone other than my wife so they don't have to put something in their ears. She likes the Halos.
As mentioned before, for the ANR, carry extra batteries. The one time my Zulu batteries died, I didn't have spares or the Halo with me, and I could barely hear ATC and was therefore not able to use flight following.
Bluetooth on the Zulu is pretty sweet for listening to music in cruise, especially in a sector without much traffic/ATC transmissions. I can still hear subtle changes in engine sound even with music, but I don't crank it up either.
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RV7A QB kit -- sold and now flying in S. Africa
RV7 purchased flying
"A pilot just bides his time until his plane can take him away again, into the air"
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08-25-2012, 11:27 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: SF East Bay
Posts: 852
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Originally Posted by Captain Avgas
I also found that the passive noise reduction of the Bose was so poor that if my battery went flat in flight they were just terrible.
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This, in a nutshell, is my biggest complaint on the current generation of ANR headsets. They are designing them small and light for great comfort but if the ANR goes off for whatever reason you may as well not be wearing anything.
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08-25-2012, 11:59 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Harrisburg, Pa
Posts: 759
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Originally Posted by lolachampcar
to chime in with my 2 cents worth, I do a lot of acro and use Clarity Aloft for its weight. My plane is loud inside to say the least and yet the CA approach of foam ear inserts works perfectly. This may be usefull in your application. Perhaps you could find someone local that would let you give them a try. The ear pieces are inexpensive and easily replaced so there is no issue of sticking someone else's ear pieces in your ears (I keep a running supply for passengers  )
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Recently purchased a Clarity Aloft - have the latest Bose ANR. Uncle Sam sent me on another surprise vacation before I could try out the Clarity Aloft, but I have been flying for over a decade with the exact same earpieces in military helos. Granted, we wear a flight helmet over the earpieces, so it is REALLY quiet, but for hearing and understanding radio transmissions (and definitely for comfort) your can't beat the in-ear foam set-up
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