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I don't know either. Perhaps an intermittent QC problem, but one thing I'm sure of is that Jay
and I are no flukes when it comes to these kinds of issues. On the other hand, I don't really care anymore... I've gone over to the Bose X and I am never coming back to Lightspeed. -Ryan Ron Natalie wrote: "Ryan Ferguson" wrote in message ... Until you go through the irritating process that Jay and I both have experienced, you won't know how CAREFULLY we've both treated our headsets. Towards the end I literally handled my 25XLs as though they were a carton of eggs. I just don't understand this. I have never been overly kind with mine. They get tossed on the floor after a flight. My 25XL's and Margy's 20K's get swapped on each leg. The ones on the left side dangle from the pael, and he one on the right side get lost in a see of goofy wires caused by the addition of the PTT on that side of the plane. I cram them into a flight bag and take them to NASCAR races and have yet to damage either one. |
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"Ron Natalie" wrote:
Towards the end I literally handled my 25XLs as though they were a carton of eggs. I just don't understand this. I have never been overly kind with mine. I've had the same experience with my 25XL as Jay and Ryan. It's been demoted to copilot duty. -- Dan C172RG at BFM |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote:
My FlightComs weren't ANRs. The 5DX is just a "regular" headphone that -- no matter how good -- can't compare to even a bad ANR set. ANR is the greatest thing since GPS, IMO. Remember how we used to see a lot of posts saying ANR sets weren't worth it - or that they were actually inferior to passive sets? Are there still holdouts? -- Dan C172RG at BFM |
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ANR is the greatest thing since GPS, IMO. Remember how we used to see
a lot of posts saying ANR sets weren't worth it - or that they were actually inferior to passive sets? Are there still holdouts? Agree 100%. ANR has surely changed our flight experience as much as GPS. I clearly remember coming home from long cross country flights, and literally going straight to bed. I was thoroughly exhausted, and just needed to lay down and close my eyes. Part of that was the stress of being a student pilot -- but I know now that a lot of it was due to the incredible racket inside the cockpit of a small plane. I had a pair of headphones that had LITERALLY cost me seven dollars (my CFI had dug it out of the trash, and repaired it), and the ambient noise on each flight was just killing me. Nowadays we knock off 4 hour legs without batting an eye, and then spend all day touring our destination, completely fresh and ready to go. Part of that is due to experience, but a major part is due to the wonders of ANR headphones. They are truly a miracle of the modern era. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:57:08 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote: ANR is the greatest thing since GPS, IMO. Remember how we used to see a lot of posts saying ANR sets weren't worth it - or that they were actually inferior to passive sets? Are there still holdouts? Agree 100%. ANR has surely changed our flight experience as much as GPS. I clearly remember coming home from long cross country flights, and literally going straight to bed. I was thoroughly exhausted, and just needed to lay down and close my eyes. Part of that was the stress of being a student pilot -- but I know now that a lot of it was due to the incredible racket inside the cockpit of a small plane. I had a pair of headphones that had LITERALLY cost me seven dollars (my CFI had dug it out of the trash, and repaired it), and the ambient noise on each flight was just killing me. Nowadays we knock off 4 hour legs without batting an eye, and then spend all day touring our destination, completely fresh and ready to go. Part of that is due to experience, but a major part is due to the wonders of ANR headphones. They are truly a miracle of the modern era. Ah, next you may discover 02 at above 6000 ft. |
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"Justin Case" wrote:
Ah, next you may discover 02 at above 6000 ft. Ya know, that's exactly what I was thinking going to Houston Sunday at 8,000 ft. After a couple of hours I was feeling a bit groggy and wondering if a sniff might be just the thing to perk me up. My daughter was nodding and my grandson was getting cranky. It's time for a bottle and some cannulas, I think. -- Dan C172RG at BFM |
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I don't care for ANR sets. Every one that I have tried gives me a
feeling of pressure, sort of like a blocked ear. I don't know why, it shouldn't, but I find it very uncomfortable. Dan Luke wrote: ANR is the greatest thing since GPS, IMO. Remember how we used to see a lot of posts saying ANR sets weren't worth it - or that they were actually inferior to passive sets? Are there still holdouts? -- Dan C172RG at BFM -- --Ray Andraka, P.E. President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc. 401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950 http://www.andraka.com "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, 1759 |
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"wildcat" wrote:
I don't care for ANR sets. Every one that I have tried gives me a feeling of pressure, sort of like a blocked ear. I don't know why, it shouldn't, but I find it very uncomfortable. The extra 20+ db of low freq. noise doesn't give you a "feeling of pressure?" I'm with you Ray... I don't like ANR one bit. The sound is not natural at all and sounds "processed" to my ear. I'm sticking with good passive noise reduction. I'm really not arguing with you, guys; to each his own. But when I hit the ANR switch on my Telex (which has excellent passive performance) it turns thunder into a whisper; I swear I almost hear the angels singing. Amazing... -- Dan C172RG at BFM |
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 20:54:03 -0500, "Dan Luke"
wrote: "Justin Case" wrote: Ah, next you may discover 02 at above 6000 ft. Ya know, that's exactly what I was thinking going to Houston Sunday at 8,000 ft. After a couple of hours I was feeling a bit groggy and wondering if a sniff might be just the thing to perk me up. My daughter was nodding and my grandson was getting cranky. It's time for a bottle and some cannulas, I think. I use Sky Ox and the cannulas are great. Very low settings make the O2 last a long time at lower altitudes. I saw a neat device at their OSH booth this year, a cannula that velcro'd onto the headset. Really attractive and interesting. I may try one. |
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The extra 20dB noise doesn't feel unnatural. The blocked ear feeling does. I
find myself trying to clear a block that isn't there, which is extremely distracting. Dan Luke wrote: I don't care for ANR sets. Every one that I have tried gives me a feeling of pressure, sort of like a blocked ear. I don't know why, it shouldn't, but I find it very uncomfortable. The extra 20+ db of low freq. noise doesn't give you a "feeling of pressure?" -- --Ray Andraka, P.E. President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc. 401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950 http://www.andraka.com "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, 1759 |
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