I fly for Southwest. Our 73s are very loud in my opinion. I have used the Sennheiser 25 since day 1 (almost 3 years now). The noise cancelling is not nearly as good as my Bose noise cancelling headphones (for music), but it's pretty good. I find I have to partially uncover my left ear about 10% of the time if I've got a low-talking captain. I would recommend using some type of headset if you want to preserve your hearing over the long haul.
One of our guys had a great idea -- I heard about it too late. He bought a pair of the Bose noise cancelling headphones and he just wears them over his company-issued earpiece. For about $300 bucks, he gets better noise cancelling, more comfort, plus a set of headphones he can use while commuting and while at the hotel for listening to music, watching DVDs, etc.
Rechargeable batteries make the battery cost minimal either way.
The only thing I don't like about my headset is the size/weight. Like Seinfeld, I am a minimalist, and it causes me much angst to have that huge headset taking up so much real estate in my flight bag.
Any further questions, just holler
One of our guys had a great idea -- I heard about it too late. He bought a pair of the Bose noise cancelling headphones and he just wears them over his company-issued earpiece. For about $300 bucks, he gets better noise cancelling, more comfort, plus a set of headphones he can use while commuting and while at the hotel for listening to music, watching DVDs, etc.
Rechargeable batteries make the battery cost minimal either way.
The only thing I don't like about my headset is the size/weight. Like Seinfeld, I am a minimalist, and it causes me much angst to have that huge headset taking up so much real estate in my flight bag.
Any further questions, just holler