Currently using some Bose Xs, and it was the best $1500 I ever spent.
Got some Peltor Cirrus 8007s for "backup" and are what I give to my pax when we go for a cruise.
Long before either of them I was using some Altronics C9070s that "fell off the back of a truck" around 1990, so to speak.
There is a lose wire in 'em somewhere these days, so the earphones are intermittent but otherwise they are still kicking along just fine and have been "modded" with DC gel earpads.
Originally Posted by
Bendo
My DC 10-13S stereo headset is now 11 years and about 4,000 hours old. Mike has ben replaced once after it was chucked in - the bloke I lent it to then tried to use a match to dig the chunks out of the little holes
Don't lend your DC's.
I always make sure to point out to my pax that if they are going to chuck, bump the mike out of the way first, or move the mike completely out of the way and only put it down if you want to talk.