Personal choice. I had the DC20-10s, liked them (better than the 13.4s
which I tried before buying) and would have upgraded to the ANR version, but
DC doesn't have an upgrade path (other than to sell the headset you have and
buy a new one) so bought the Lightspeed 25XLs largely because of price. Am
curently upgrading these to the Lightspeed 303Gs - very very comfortable,
great ANR. Have heard good reports about the DRE ENR 6000 for $279 at
Avionics West (they have a review). I'm also not flying helicopters or jets
just C150, C172, PA28, but I don't believe it's overdone.

FWIWand IMHO, there is absolutely no comparison between ANR and passive. In
my case, once flown with ANR I would never willingly go back to passive
there really is that much difference.

Of course YMMV and Your ears, your $$$s
Kevin

"Rip" wrote in message
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Alfa Bravo wrote:
Hi,

As a student pilot PPL(A), I'm considering to buy a brand new headset,
though can't decide which one to buy.
Checking all data, I can't discover any remarkable diff between both
models.

- The 10-13.4 model is the old time favorite, it seems.
- The 20-10 model is presented as next generation model.

Is someone able to indicate the big diff between both models ?

Thanks,

Barry
Go for the 10-13.4 with an Oregon Aero "Hush Kit". Better noise
attenuation than the noise cancelling units, cheaper, sturdier, no
batteries to worry about. I've tried them all, including the Bose $1000
units, and wouldn't trade my 10-13.4 for anything. Just my $0.20 worth.

Rip