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Old 18th December 2005 | 11:36
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IO540
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From: EuroGA.org
One can say only so much on headsets, but it does amaze me how many very similar headsets there are in the pilot shops.

I did once try a large number of them against an aircraft noise source and found most of the £200-£300 ones very similar in performance, differing in comfort but most fairly awful, the Bose X (£800 then) and the David Clark 13-30 (about £500) way ahead but with the DC having much higher pressure than the Bose.

For a renter (i.e. no aircraft power option) there is no solution to the ANR power issue other than a headset which uses off the shelf (AA or AAA or PP3) batteries, and carry a spare. So an ANR headset with a built-in non-removable rechargeable battery is IMHO useless unless one charges it before each flight.
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