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Old 08-25-2012, 01:27 PM
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Default zulu or sierra?

I'm either dropping 600 on a sierra, or anothor 140 on a zulu (on sale now at sportys for 740.....EEKS...either one is butt load of money, but I gotta have it quiet....and comfortable. Please, anyone with 1st hand experience in either, or have already done the proving, please reply. If the thread is already here, show me the way. I've searched and didn't really come up with nothing like I'm after. Thank you, DM
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Old 08-25-2012, 01:32 PM
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I've got a Zulu and wish I had another for the passenger.... A friend got hers because she liked mine.

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Old 08-25-2012, 01:40 PM
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Zulu.

Your hearing is worth saving. Spend as much money as you can and get the best (most quiet) headset you can.

The question is more Zulu or Bose. I had a Bose and like the Zulu better. Both are excellent headsets.
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Old 08-25-2012, 01:41 PM
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I've tried both and think the Zulu is worth the extra money over the Sierra. It's quieter and just sounds better.
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Old 08-25-2012, 01:42 PM
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I have a Sierra headset and like it, but I've never tried a Zulu. Maybe David and I could swap for a flight test, since he's just down the road from me. It was never clear to me what you really get for the extra money with the Zulu, other than 3 fewer ounces. I think it is supposed to be better fidelity, but as I said, I have never tried one.
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Old 08-25-2012, 01:49 PM
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Another Zulu vote. Great headset and the bluetooth for music is nice feature as well.
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Old 08-25-2012, 01:55 PM
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I have one of each. In my mind the differences are subtle.
The zulu is slightly lighter, with a thin metal band instead of plastic in the adjustment part.
The Zulu has bluetooth built in for cell phone and/or music. Sierra takes a 1/8 " plug for music. I don't recall if the Sierra will interface to a cell phone.
Given a choice I take the Zulu, it feels slightly more comfortable to me and I think the audio may be slightly clearer, not sure on this. When flying with my wife I give it to her, she's more sensitive to weight than I am (She hates Dave Clark's due to the weight).
The Sierra is good enough that I'm not going to go out and dump it for a second Zulu, but, if I were starting over, I'd go the extra $140 (at the time I bought it was more like an extra $300) for a Zulu.

PS to LightSpeed: As a CFI I move my headset from plane to plane. My RV is wired for stereo, a lot of the other planes I fly in are mono. Changing the little switch from stereo to mono is such a pain that I bought a mono to stereo adaptor which I take with me when in another plane. It would be nice if there was an external switch which was easy to use, would save me from digging thru my flight bag looking for the adaptor plug.
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Old 08-25-2012, 02:03 PM
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looks like i'll splurge for a zulu and be done with it...just like a splurged for a 9A.
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Old 08-25-2012, 02:10 PM
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Default zulu.2 ?

Is there a newer version of this headset? I've found it a one place for 740, and it just states Zulu. Most other places are 800....
Lightspeed website states Zulu.2
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Old 08-25-2012, 02:13 PM
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ok, i'm thinking i better get my ducks in a row here. there are different models of this. one for 740 is an original model. good grief nothing can be easy...
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