"rps" wrote in news:1151085977.784241.5860
@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com:

ET wrote:
Get the "HALO" from http://www.quiettechnologies.com/ $340 bucks & the
best one out there. Tried it at Osh last year, my dad bought one & has
flown about 60 hours with it so far. I'm thinking REAL serious about
putting my 30 3g's on ebay and getting one... VERY comfortable, quieter
than my lightspeeds, no sweaty ears, etc.

Having recently acquired a 30-3G, I'm disappointed to hear that there's
something lighter, more comfortable, quieter and cheaper. In fact, I
find it difficult to believe that a non-ANR set that looks as light
flimsy as the HALO appears on the web site can do a better job. Is
there a study (by the manufacturer or anyone else) to substantiate your
claim? I'd probably be willing to put up with some additional noise
for the additional comfort, but there's no comparison in terms of noise
between my 30-3G and my prior non-ANR Peltor.


Well, the guy is an audiologyst, and has some data.. wouldnt call it a
"study" though... He has a 30 day guarantee (as does clarity aloft, not
sure about the lightspeed in ear units) & he's at Oshkosh, and was just at
the SWRFI at Hondo with demo units.

Just go up in your plane once with some decent quality foam ear plugs once
(about $3.00 at wal-mart in the tool or gun section, squeeze the foam
really small, then stick it in your ear as far as you can and let it slowly
expand) and tell me how quiet it is...

it's the same thing, except with hearing aid quality tiny little speakers.
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