Noise Cancelling Headset - David Clark X11 or Bose?
You really shouldn't even mention the two headsets in the same sentence - the Bose is far superior in terms of weight, comfort and noise cancellation.
I have a pair of each headset, I was "conned" into the David Clarks on the lure of the ability to plug in the iPod, phone, etc - but they don't fit well over sunglasses, the ear seals need to be swapped for gel-seals (the ones provided are awful) and even then they don't do as good a job as the Bose. Notwithstanding, I find that the "mechanical bits" inside the earpiece are too close to the ear - they tend to irritate me. I have gone back to my Bose and the DC headset lives in the boot of my car as a spare...
Get a Bose if you are thinking about this class of headset!
I have a pair of each headset, I was "conned" into the David Clarks on the lure of the ability to plug in the iPod, phone, etc - but they don't fit well over sunglasses, the ear seals need to be swapped for gel-seals (the ones provided are awful) and even then they don't do as good a job as the Bose. Notwithstanding, I find that the "mechanical bits" inside the earpiece are too close to the ear - they tend to irritate me. I have gone back to my Bose and the DC headset lives in the boot of my car as a spare...
Get a Bose if you are thinking about this class of headset!
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I purchased my Bose over the phone via Robert Elber of Bose - Sydney, 2 1/2 years ago. I couldn't fault the service, they even delivered to a hotel I was expecting to check into, at the start of a month long charter.
I've had one warranty repair, the brackets that hod the ear muffs, and Bose turned the headset around in one 8 hour work day. I used either alkaline (Duracell) batteries, or rechargable batteries and regularly got 100 hours flight time out of a pair of batteries.
Bose Sydney - 1800 023 367 or 1800 061 046.
I purchased my Bose over the phone via Robert Elber of Bose - Sydney, 2 1/2 years ago. I couldn't fault the service, they even delivered to a hotel I was expecting to check into, at the start of a month long charter.
I've had one warranty repair, the brackets that hod the ear muffs, and Bose turned the headset around in one 8 hour work day. I used either alkaline (Duracell) batteries, or rechargable batteries and regularly got 100 hours flight time out of a pair of batteries.
Bose Sydney - 1800 023 367 or 1800 061 046.
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Can anyone confirm whether or not Bose have a 21 day trial where you can return the headset and get a full refund if your not happy? I saw an ad in Aus Aviation Mag but it was through the national Bose phone number.
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I recommend a new headset called Clarity Aloft, high quality mic and audio, excellent noise canceling performance without ANR, you forget that it's on too. 
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Telex stratus 50 digital
This appears to be a new headset with a claimed 50db noise reduction, the highest available. Reading the blurb, it say's it reduces noise in the 50-90hzt (KHzt?) or engine and prop noise area. It offers both mobile and Ipod inputs is ANR and was on offer for $750.00 US at the airshow. It looks good, very well padded but weighs 510 grams, if that is an issue? It is distributed by AVIALL.
http://www.telex.com/Aircraft/Catego...&CategoryID=14
Does anyone have or know of someone who has a pair and are you able to post an opinion.
http://www.telex.com/Aircraft/Catego...&CategoryID=14
Does anyone have or know of someone who has a pair and are you able to post an opinion.
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No, but I can recommend this, high quality microphone and crystal clear audio, noise cancellation without the ANR, you forget your wearing it, fits around the back of your head 
: http://www.clarityaloft.com/ 
: http://www.clarityaloft.com/
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Cessnaman172, if you haven't bought anything yet I would recommend trying first. I fly the Saab 340 for Loganair in Scotland, and bought both Bose X and DC X11. Ditched both as there is too much wind/aircon noise in the Saab and neither headset has enough passive attenuation. I bought Sennheiser HMEC-450 after extensive research. DC10-13X also worked well.
