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Among audio professionals, anything "Bose" is derided for offering half
the sound at twice the price. I'd get a nice Lightspeed set or something with a separate audio input for music and spend the rest on some jewelry for her XMAS gift. Among aviation professionals, anyone owning Lightspeed always praise their customer service - it's just a pity that nearly everyone seems to need so much of it. |
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"WildBlueYonder76" wrote in message oups.com... Depending on how much you want to spend, Bose is prob one of the best on the market. My Sigtronics S-58 (purchased from Sporty's) is generally lightweight, and quite comfortable. Decent noise reduction. Last comprehensive survey I saw put Bose on top, again. (albeit by a small margin). There is little doubt that when it comes to performance - in all areas - they're unrivaled - but there is no denying they are expensive, so the perceived "value for money" tends to offset the superior performance in the ratings. In my opinion, aviation is expensive - so why not spend a bit more on something that'll help get the maximum enjoyment out of it? |
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Ask "the wife" if she'd like to try a few different ones at the local
pilot shop. See what she prefers. You could also consider inviting her to earn her ticket. |
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With the Boise, I tend to get a hot spot on top of my head after several
hours of wearing them. This was an issue with the very early models - I believe that they have a free upgrage kit available, if you're interested. |
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You could also consider inviting her to earn her ticket. Hmmm - that should effectively halve the available budget for flight time, and kill all chance of some peace and quiet with the boys! |
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That's an amazing piece of (il)logic that just topedoed just about every
expensive product ever made. Personally, when I screw up and make a dumb investment I'm not too proud to admit it - having said that I bought a Bose - I love it - I bought another - love that one too - and am after 2 more because I want my passengers to have the best. The other possibility you need to consider is that the reason they cost so much is that they are actually better than the others. eg. Seen many others using a titanium headband to reduce weight? I'm told they sell something like 600 a month - so I guess a few others must like them too - despite the price. |
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Cockpit,
The other possibility you need to consider is that the reason they cost so much is that they are actually better than the others. Sure. I just wanted to point out that these kinds of customer satisfaction surveys have their pitfalls. And of course, the price vs. value proposition is different for different people. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Some might find the following Bose -v- Lightspeed comparison of interest ...
http://www.avweb.com/news/reviews/181960-1.html |
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Cockpit Colin wrote:
...Seen many others using a titanium headband to reduce weight? Minor Nit: Actually, it's cast magnesium, not titanium - magnesium is even lighter still. -- Marc J. Zeitlin http://marc.zeitlin.home.comcast.net/ http://www.cozybuilders.org/ Copyright (c) 2004 |
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Cockpit,
Some might find the following Bose -v- Lightspeed comparison of interest ... keeping in mind, though, that LightSPEED has gone through 2 more generations of their products since then with significant changes, e.g. to the ANR. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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