Maybe I need to get over my first-impression that I got from the
Lightspeed threads we have had here from a few years back... I got
scared from the stories of folks having to send their Lightspeeds back
many times because they were made cheaply and broke easily... People
always raved about LS's customer service but I thought that they sure
did have to use that customer service a lot.

I haven't been flying that long (5+ years) so my headset experience
isn't extensive but the one time I did have to send my DC 10XL's back
for a ANR module that went bad, my experience with DC's customer service
was very good...

I know that the Bose headsets are very expensive, but the few times I
have used mine I am very impressed. I agree that the passive NR isn't as
good as my DC's but so what... I will never use just the passive part (I
always have batteries iin my flight bag)... The ANR on the Bose is
superior to my DC's IMHO. And the comfort is better too...

Jon

Thomas Borchert wrote:

Mike,


I
thought my Lightspeed 30-3g's were quieter and as comfortable. The low
profile was what made me keep and give them a fair chance.



I agree. I was quite disappointed when I compared an LS Thirty 3G
directly with the Bose at the Bose sound test station at a trade show. I
expected, well, a 400-$-wow effect. Didn't get it. They were about the
same in ANR quietness. The lower profile of the Bose is neat, no doubt.
However, the passive NR is very low.

In all, for my wallet, they're not 400 $ better than the Lightspeeds.
But each to his own.