Bose or Zulu

[Sig600]

I have a couple hundred hours between both th A20's and the old Bose X, but I'm hearing a lot about the LS Zulu 2. Anyone have experience with both? Shopping for two new headsets.

[ScottSchmidt]

Tim O did a direct comparison in the -10 and found he liked the noise canceling capabilities of the Bose A20's better.
http://www.myrv10.com/N104CD/upgrade...228/index.html

I have worn the Zulus a few times in other planes and thought they were great too. If you never did a side by side comparison you would love them. Compared to the old DC's, they are all significantly better.

I own 2-A20's and 2 -X's.

[boom3]

I'd say if you got the cash buy the A-20's but if you want to save some money for something nearly equal buy the Zulu .2's. I opted to save some money. Lightspeed direct gave me $200 for my 10yr old DC's so the Zulu .2's were $650 shipped. They are amazing!

You will love either headset!

[airmel]

We saw the new David Clark DC Pro-X Headset at SnF and were impressed with the light weight and comfort of it (at least at the booth!). Retail is $637 I believe. Just another choice to look at!

[UnPossible]

In my humble opinion, how they fit our your head is way more important than how the noise-cancelling works.

I have a big head, and could not get the Zulu's to adjust large enough to fit me well. As much as I hated to buy the Bose*, they just fit me better.

* before I got into planes, I was into High-end audio.... Bose is a great marketing company that generally tends to make mediocre products at premium prices.

[Don]

Originally Posted by UnPossible

* before I got into planes, I was into High-end audio.... Bose is a great marketing company that generally tends to make mediocre products at premium prices.

Well said.

[Arlen]

I went from Bose X's to Zulu 2's ---> a very nice big step up in comfort.

The other thing I like about Lightspeed is their very excellent Customer Service.

[rleffler]

I think Jason hit the nail on the head....

It really depends on your head.

I was a fan of Lightspeed for many years and had purchased four headsets previously. I found flying with Zulu's in a friends RV, that whenever I turned my head, the seal would break, defeating the ANR.

My family spent a few hours walking back and forth between the booths at OSH one year. I could repeat the seal breaking in the Lightspeed booth, but couldn't in the Bose booth.

I know other folks that found similiar issues, specifically what may be comfortable to them, and came to different conclusions. Even with my family, we were split on decided which ones were better.

Bottom line, is that they are many good headsets out there. Some of the differences are going to be better options with different head shapes. There is only one way to make that determination. Find a friend with a pair and give them a test.

[Low Pass]

Originally Posted by Arlen

I went from Bose X's to Zulu 2's ---> a very nice big step up in comfort.

The other thing I like about Lightspeed is their very excellent Customer Service.

Used both extensively. Bose nice. Lightspeed very nice.

2 cents

[Slowpoke]

My wife was on her way to SnF last year when she had a problem with her Zulu 2, I called Lightspeed and asked for help. Lightspeed contacted one of there venders along my wife's path, all she had to do is land and pick them up. We handed the broken set over to Lightspeed at the show. Top notch customer service!!