Would you pay $1,000 for a headset???

[UnAnswerd]

Maybe I'm the only poor bastard on this forum, but I think paying 1K for a headset is a little over the top. Opinions???

 

[Vandal]

Your hearing is worth a lot more than 1k...if you spend enough time in a loud airplane they are more than worth it.

 

[Kream926]

yes

are you considering bose? i bought some lightspeeds (20G) last year for around 400 and i couldnt be happier. very light, comfy for long trips and ANR is awsome!!!! i highly recommend lighspeeds

 

[Goose Egg]

I own both a Bose and a LightSpeed. The LightSpeed is slightly more comfortable but the noise cancelling in the Bose greatly superior. But then again, I got the Bose for free. I'm not sure if I'd spend $1k on them. Fortunately I won't have to worry about buying another headset until I do the lightspeed and the Bose in, and that should be a while.

-Goose

 

[UnAnswerd]

I bought a cheap-ass headset from the flight school for around $130. It's not very comfortable, but I don't see any problem as far as clarity. I also find it pretty quiet, although the Cherokee isn't a particularly loud airplane. Regradless, I Just couldn't justify spending that kind of money on a headset.......

 

[Stifler's Mom]

It's the walking around the ramp that is killing my hearing. I do wear ear plugs, but I notice my wife is always telling me to turn the tv down.

 

[LearLove]

Your hearing is worth a lot more than 1k...if you spend enough time in a loud airplane they are more than worth it.

Funny, someone who comments like this really doesn't understand the relationship between sound and how it causes damage to the ear. You don't need to spend that kind of money. Without going into depth, what you need is something that blocks the spectrum of harmonics that are conductive to ear damage. A basic Clark 10-30 will do the trick. Now as for blocking frequencies that relate to fatigue and such thats another topic. But your hearing can be protected just as well with a $200 headset as it could with a $1000 one.

 

[C601]

Of course..... You only have 1 pair of ears ...


I have 3 products from bose, including the QuiteComforts 2 Head phones..and there amazing on how much outside sound they filer out.

Some people hate BOSE, yes expensive but, if i did not think there products where not worth the money, there is no way i would waste it.

 

[bssthound]

I'd give ebay a try. I've had good luck purchasing some rather pricey items. The caveat is you have to research the seller's feedback. If the seller has any negative feedback read each and every one. Is the negative feedback from some idiot who misspells every other word and constructs sentences like a turd-heaving chimp?? How does the seller respond to any negative feedback? Does he lash out with insults or does he calmly explain his side of the story? If you do your homework and carefully research every headset you're seriously interested in you can walk away with a heckuva good deal. Yes, it's time consuming but in the long term your hearing is worth it. Once it deteriorates it's not going to come back. Take your time and keep a line in the water; you'll find a good deal on a good headset.

Good luck!!

 

[BD King]

HUH? Whadda say?

 

[BD King]

Actually to be serious, I use 750's for their comfort and place one of those squissy ear plugs in the right ear for additional protection. Let me tell ya, never, never, never, fly a P-51 without a headset. Huh?

www.bdkingpress.com

 

[English]

When I upgraded to Saab captain, my boyfriend at the time bought me a set of the $1000 bose headsets. It was worth every penny of his money. But would I buy them myself? Probably not.

I did buy the QC2s as well as the outdoor landscape speakers. Bose makes good stuff. The aviation headsets are a little pricey.

 

[flighter]

Hell no!!!!

 

[FlyFlyFly]

Best $1,000 I ever spent was on a Bose X Aviation Headset. Still look new after 3,000 hrs and 5 years of use, great product support for the one time I had a problem (sent a loaner, fixed it free and sent me a $200+ quiet comfort headset for free). I can wear them for 10 hours and not feel like I have a vise on my head. I figure they have cost me about $0.17 per hour of use with no down time since I could sell them tomorrow for $500.

I would never use another headset except in a very quiet jet cockpit, where I would consider telex.

 

[wheelsup]

I was considering the bose but decided instead on the lightspeed 25xl's (refurbished). Honestly, the bose are much better but for 3x the cost (I spent $360 including shipping) it wasn't worth it to me. If I take a full-tim job flying a piston twin or turboprop I might just spring for them though. I fly in piston singles and twins and my old DC's are quiter in the single but in the twin the ANR wins hands down.

Keep in mind the ANR doesn't cancel out the "white noise" or wind noise - just the low end stuff coming mostly from the props and piston engines.

~wheelsup

 

[FracCapt]

When flying GA airplanes/helicopters, I wear a DC headset and earplugs underneath. My hearing is sensitive enough that I can't wear JUST a headset....and I want it to stay that way! I have Bose X headsets, and I wouldn't spend $1k on them.....I just don't think they do enough more to protect my hearing than my 10yr old DC's and earplugs do.

 

[wheelsup]

When flying GA airplanes/helicopters, I wear a DC headset and earplugs underneath. .

I used to do that too - in singles it worked great but I found the low-end noise still came in through in the baron.

~wheelsup

 

[Goose Egg]

Keep in mind the ANR doesn't cancel out the "white noise" or wind noise - just the low end stuff coming mostly from the props and piston engines.

My Bose takes out wind noise, but my LightSpeed doesn't. You ought to hear the difference.

-Goose

 

[doh]

I pm'ed you. Get the telex 580, no batteries and anr!

 

[DrewBlows]

I bought the Bose, and couldn't be happier with them. They do a great job of canceling noise but they really shine when you have to where a headset for an extended period of time. I bought them when flight instructing and continue to where them in the 328JET (very quiet compared to other RJ's). They are really light, they don't clamp your head, and you won't get the "sweaty ear" in the summer time. I highly recommend them for a professional pilot, but don't bother if you don't plan on flying a lot (unless of course you have money to burn).