Why doesn't Bose have MP3/cellphone hookup in their headsets?

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Basic feature?

Hey, Jay! Do you provide "room service" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) at
your
hotel?

Why, yes we do. Steak, chops, seafood, eggs benedict -- you name it.

Why?

Becuase the people that have Bose headsets (and want to listen to music
or
gab on the cell phone) probably have SOTA audio panels, not those retro
AP
boxes.

I have both XM radio and a CD player in my panel. I still use the
headphone jack in my Lightspeed headsets for my cell phone, all the
time. It's an incredibly basic feature, and for anyone to assert
otherwise is simply trying to justify spending $1000 on a $200
headset.

I guess their stupid marketing people have missed something on their way to
selling all those headsets to stupid wealthy people.

Yes, quite lame of them to target the upper crust rather than the spam can
drivers. Yet, they laugh all the way to the bank.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Basic feature?

Hey, Jay! Do you provide "room service" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) at
your
hotel?

Why, yes we do. Steak, chops, seafood, eggs benedict -- you name it.

Why?

So why not the "extended" room service?

"Morgans" wrote in message
...

"B A R R Y" wrote

I use one of these when I want to use the phone, which isn't often. My
wife usually uses it to hear her Ipod, as she's a nervous flier:

http://www.sportys.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?Product_ID=7145&DID=19

Shame, that you spend 1 AMU on a top of the line headset, then have to
spend .1 AMU to use a cell phone (or music) with it.

No, not a shame, ridiculous.

Bose should be ashamed of themselves.

Its quite simple. if you want a Bose buy a Bose. If you want something to
plug everything else into buy something else.

I don't see what the problem is. Bose is clear what they offer.

We have one moron buying a headset without checking out whether it would do
what he wanted and we end up with the second most stupid thread for weeks.

The first most stupid thread is on bicycles.

On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:01:03 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:

Shame, that you spend 1 AMU on a top of the line headset, then have to
spend .1 AMU to use a cell phone (or music) with it.

Actually, I paid ~ $900 overall for mine, which also included a 30
day, guilt and game-free test period. During my 30 day test, I got to
use the set lots, in all kinds of conditions. Also during the same
test, I loaned them out, which resulted in a second sale for Bose.

I sold the "freebie come-on" I got with mine for $62 on eBay, and I
calculated the 0% financing opportunity cost and free shipping to be ~
$35-40.

FWIW, the $100 interface gets much more use plugged into my old $400+
headset, for my wife to listen to calming music, than it the two or
three phone calls a year I make with it. Even if my Bose X had an
aux. interface, I'd still need the extra $100 unit for her.

No, not a shame, ridiculous.

I think the reason for a lack of an input is that the Bose X is a
slightly older design, released before the current models with the aux
input. If the input is as big a deal as some make it out to be, sales
would drop off enough for Bose to add the feature. Since they haven't
bothered, I can only imagine that the missing feature hasn't been a
big deal.

My headset replaced a top of the line set from another well-known
headset maker. Many flying hours later, I'd buy the Bose again. I
don't really care who else uses what I use, and hope they buy what
best suits them and fly safe and happy!

Yes, quite lame of them to target the upper crust rather than the spam can
drivers. Yet, they laugh all the way to the bank.

Right. Bose sells more headsets on the consumer market in a week than
they sell Xs to pilots in a year.

THAT is the real reason they cost a grand, and they haven't updated
the design to include modern features. They've run the numbers and
realized that it just isn't worth it.

(BTW: I feel the same when I pay almost $500 for a Lightspeed ANR
headset that I *know* is worth $100. But, hey, at least I've got a
cell phone jack...)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Yes, quite lame of them to target the upper crust rather than the spam
can
drivers. Yet, they laugh all the way to the bank.

Right. Bose sells more headsets on the consumer market in a week than
they sell Xs to pilots in a year.

THAT is the real reason they cost a grand, and they haven't updated
the design to include modern features. They've run the numbers and
realized that it just isn't worth it.

(BTW: I feel the same when I pay almost $500 for a Lightspeed ANR
headset that I *know* is worth $100. But, hey, at least I've got a
cell phone jack...)

Well good for you.

So why not the "extended" room service?

Hey, we're a family hotel!

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I have a Bose X, Lightspeed Thirty 3G, a Clarity Aloft (in ear) and a Telex
Stratus in the 310. All but the Bose have aux input....but the Bose is
"MINE"! I'd buy a second Bose but the wife likes the Lightspeed. For me
the Bose is the best (comfort & what's filtered out), with the Clarity Aloft
my second choice (and it's not even ANR). I borrowed a Bose from a friend
and new it didnt have an aux input.....but bought one anyway. To be honest
I will try a Zulu later and hope I like it better than the Bose.

Mark Manes
N28409
WC5I


I have both XM radio and a CD player in my panel. I still use the
headphone jack in my Lightspeed headsets for my cell phone, all the
time. It's an incredibly basic feature, and for anyone to assert
otherwise is simply trying to justify spending $1000 on a $200
headset.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I will try a Zulu later and hope I like it better than the Bose.

Yep, that's penciled into my plans for SNF '08 or OSH '08. The Zulu
appears to have addressed the issues that people have with the
Lightspeed 3G line (basically a cosmetic thing about the ear-cups
being too big) by essentially copying the sleeker Bose design, while
retaining all the great things Lightspeed always includes.

I can't remember, does the Bose X have a built-in bass & treble
control?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay,

I can't remember, does the Bose X have a built-in bass & treble
control?


No. What would it be for, without a music input.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)