Ron,

Thanks, the battery cover issue was from a PIREP I found somewhere on the
net. Not a big issue with me. My original 20XLs were very error prone. I
haven't had a problem with the 25XLs (not used much), however if the 303Gs
are much better I think it's $200 well spent.

I've had enough positive feedback (and more importantly, no negative
feedback) to suggest it's the way to go.

BTW, they are selling 303Gs here in OZ for AUD$1,000 - I doubt whether I
could afford to buy a set from a local dealer.

Cheers,
kevin

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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Kevin Black wrote:

What are peoples experiences with the 303G - positive and negative? Do
you think the upgrade is worthwhile, at US$200 I think it is, but hey -
no one got rich on my financial decisions. I read one PIREP on the 303G
and the big downer was the battery box cover falling off. Apparantly
Lightspeed have a $10 cover to stop this happening (I would have though
it would be a freebee if it corrects a known fault).


Margy's 20K's broke and while Lightspeed did send me the part for free
(they offered to fix it for me, but told me it would be faster and easier
if I did it myself, it wasn't hard), I bought her a Thirty 3g
anyhow (we kept the repaired 20K's for the back seat). After using
hers for a while I went out and got a pair for myself (my 25XL's are
now also back seat headphones).

They're a great improvement over the already nifty 25XL's. I've not
had any problem with the battery cover. The only problem I have is
that the convenient place for me to clip the battery box is a place
where I tend to bump it with my leg and so I'll typically disable the
ANC in flight. This really isn't a design issue.

The only thing I noticed is I had a dead ear once after some extended
inactivity, but exercising the volume control seems to have repaired
it. I don't know if it was a dirty pot or just that the battery
was on the verge of dying (which it did a couple of flights later).
It hasn't reappeared.