Question about Lightspeed 3G?

The mic can be rotated to either side.

Not on mine.


--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Kage,

Can the mike be rotated so that it can be on either the right or left side
of one's face?

No.


The one demo unit I looked at was new and the mike boom was already broken,
so it was impossible to tell. It was kind of just dangling, without the
ability to be secure in either location. Are these headsets THAT fragile!


No.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Well, that puts Lightspeed completely out of contention for my quest for an
ANR headset. My flying job involves swapping seats, and I'll be damned if
I'll put a left only mike on while sitting in the right seat.

Karl
Looking at Bose, although the company is best know for advertising, not
engineering!


"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
Kage,

Can the mike be rotated so that it can be on either the right or left
side
of one's face?

No.


The one demo unit I looked at was new and the mike boom was already
broken,
so it was impossible to tell. It was kind of just dangling, without the
ability to be secure in either location. Are these headsets THAT fragile!


No.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

kage wrote:

Well, that puts Lightspeed completely out of contention for my quest for an
ANR headset. My flying job involves swapping seats, and I'll be damned if
I'll put a left only mike on while sitting in the right seat.

Karl
Looking at Bose, although the company is best know for advertising, not
engineering!

Changing sides for the microphone on the Bose requires removing it (it's held on with
tiny screws) and reinstalling it on the other side. I think it would not hold up to
this for long. I also think it wouldn't be long before you dropped and lost a screw
if you do this at places like FBOs.

The Sennheiser microphone swivels completely. I recommend you check them out --
preferably in the air. The ANR is great and they're quite comfortable. The sound
quality did not work well for me, but many other people have reported excellent
results in other threads. That leads me to believe that they are not compatible with
my intercom for some reason.

George Patterson
If a man gets into a fight 3,000 miles away from home, he *had* to have
been looking for it.

GR

Do you have a Bose headset? Can't you just swivel the mike on it's
attachment, turn the headset around and place it on your head? Or are the
headphones not symmetrical, like the Lightspeed?

Karl
I need to get a set in my hands! The David Clarks that I've used most of my
life are great, if you can stand the bleeding!


"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
...


kage wrote:

Well, that puts Lightspeed completely out of contention for my quest for
an
ANR headset. My flying job involves swapping seats, and I'll be damned if
I'll put a left only mike on while sitting in the right seat.

Karl
Looking at Bose, although the company is best know for advertising, not
engineering!

Changing sides for the microphone on the Bose requires removing it (it's
held on with
tiny screws) and reinstalling it on the other side. I think it would not
hold up to
this for long. I also think it wouldn't be long before you dropped and
lost a screw
if you do this at places like FBOs.

The Sennheiser microphone swivels completely. I recommend you check them
out --
preferably in the air. The ANR is great and they're quite comfortable. The
sound
quality did not work well for me, but many other people have reported
excellent
results in other threads. That leads me to believe that they are not
compatible with
my intercom for some reason.

George Patterson
If a man gets into a fight 3,000 miles away from home, he *had* to
have
been looking for it.

kage wrote:

Do you have a Bose headset? Can't you just swivel the mike on it's
attachment, turn the headset around and place it on your head? Or are the
headphones not symmetrical, like the Lightspeed?

I have the Bose X. The microphone boom mounts on the side of your choice and points
forward. It does not swivel. The boom is flexible, so you can bend it around to the
correct position in front of your mouth, but a 180 bend isn't going to work. The
earcups are tilted to fit ears better, so the headset can only be worn one way.
Sounds to me that that is similar to the Lightspeed.

I also have a Bose Series I (which my wife prefers over all others). These can be
picked up fairly cheaply on Ebay. The earcups are directional on that also, and it
also uses a flexible boom mic, but the boom slides into a clip mount that mounts
pretty solidly to one earcup or the other. It appears to me that one could buy a
second clip, mount it to the other earcup, and switch the boom fairly easily, but I
have not tried this. The problem with the series I is that it's designed to run off
ship power. There *are* 12 volt battery packs on the market, but I have not tried
one, so I don't know how long batteries would last with one of these.

George Patterson
If a man gets into a fight 3,000 miles away from home, he *had* to have
been looking for it.

Kage,

What's the issue with having the boom mike on the left side when
you're sitting in the right seat? I'm a CFI(part time) and fly from
both seats(not at the same time.... ; )) and I've never even thought
of this as an issue.

Just curious....


"kage" wrote in message
...
Well, that puts Lightspeed completely out of contention for my quest for
an ANR headset. My flying job involves swapping seats, and I'll be damned
if I'll put a left only mike on while sitting in the right seat.

Karl
Looking at Bose, although the company is best know for advertising, not
engineering!


"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
Kage,

Can the mike be rotated so that it can be on either the right or left
side
of one's face?

No.


The one demo unit I looked at was new and the mike boom was already
broken,
so it was impossible to tell. It was kind of just dangling, without the
ability to be secure in either location. Are these headsets THAT
fragile!


No.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Two reasons, other than tradition!

It is a cord that has to dangle across your chest.

And, more importantly, it inhibits normal conversation and vision between
crew. There is no reason for a left only headset.

David Clark knows this well. Plus you can drive a truck over a DC and they
will still work. I guess comfort comes at a price.

Karl


"Peter MacPherson" wrote in message
news:Qsg9d.85085$He1.79242@attbi_s01...
Kage,

What's the issue with having the boom mike on the left side when
you're sitting in the right seat? I'm a CFI(part time) and fly from
both seats(not at the same time.... ; )) and I've never even thought
of this as an issue.

Just curious....


"kage" wrote in message
...
Well, that puts Lightspeed completely out of contention for my quest for
an ANR headset. My flying job involves swapping seats, and I'll be damned
if I'll put a left only mike on while sitting in the right seat.

Karl
Looking at Bose, although the company is best know for advertising, not
engineering!


"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
Kage,

Can the mike be rotated so that it can be on either the right or left
side
of one's face?

No.


The one demo unit I looked at was new and the mike boom was already
broken,
so it was impossible to tell. It was kind of just dangling, without the
ability to be secure in either location. Are these headsets THAT
fragile!


No.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Makes sense. Thanks.


"kage" wrote in message
...
Two reasons, other than tradition!

It is a cord that has to dangle across your chest.

And, more importantly, it inhibits normal conversation and vision between
crew. There is no reason for a left only headset.

David Clark knows this well. Plus you can drive a truck over a DC and they
will still work. I guess comfort comes at a price.

Karl


"Peter MacPherson" wrote in message
news:Qsg9d.85085$He1.79242@attbi_s01...
Kage,

What's the issue with having the boom mike on the left side when
you're sitting in the right seat? I'm a CFI(part time) and fly from
both seats(not at the same time.... ; )) and I've never even thought
of this as an issue.

Just curious....


"kage" wrote in message
...
Well, that puts Lightspeed completely out of contention for my quest for
an ANR headset. My flying job involves swapping seats, and I'll be
damned if I'll put a left only mike on while sitting in the right seat.

Karl
Looking at Bose, although the company is best know for advertising, not
engineering!


"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
Kage,

Can the mike be rotated so that it can be on either the right or left
side
of one's face?

No.


The one demo unit I looked at was new and the mike boom was already
broken,
so it was impossible to tell. It was kind of just dangling, without
the
ability to be secure in either location. Are these headsets THAT
fragile!


No.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

kage wrote:
Two reasons, other than tradition!

It is a cord that has to dangle across your chest.

Or behind you.


And, more importantly, it inhibits normal conversation and vision between
crew. There is no reason for a left only headset.

My eyes are in my head. Sounds like yours are somewhere in your
shoulder or possibly your left arm if the cord is getting in your way.
And how could it possibly inhibit conersation? Are you getting
strangled by the cord and therefore can't talk?



David Clark knows this well. Plus you can drive a truck over a DC and they
will still work.

No DC can be driven over by a truck and still work.