Chris,

What's the best for just a student pilot.


What's that supposed to mean? Are you supposed to suffer more from
noise or be less comfortable than a "real" pilot? I couldn't disagree
more with the notion that "as just a student pilot" you can get by with
a 100 $ headset. Your learning experience is supposed to be fun! A good
headset goes a very, very long way towards that goal.

The whole thing is determined by available funds. If money is not
really a problem, I'd definitely go for an active headset. Lowest entry
point at around 300 dollars is probably one of the pilot-shop branded
Lightspeed QFR XCc. Next is the Lightspeed 20 XLc. Lightspeed's Zulu
and the Bose are at the top.

Good passives: well, I think the David Clark clonse are simply
unbearable in terms of clamping pressure, but many people seem to be
able to live with it. Lightspeed, Sennheiser and beyerdynamic make nice
passives, IMHO.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)