Bose A20 V Lightspeed Zulu
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Bose A20 V Lightspeed Zulu
Anyone been able to compare the New Bose A20 headset against Lightspeed Zulus?
Both have Bluetooth and Aux inpurt. Lightspeed has had these features for 3 years, taken a while for Bose to catch up. Looking at appox $1,600 for the Bose and $1,000 for the Lightspeeds.
What can the new Bose offer for the extra $600 price tag?
Both have Bluetooth and Aux inpurt. Lightspeed has had these features for 3 years, taken a while for Bose to catch up. Looking at appox $1,600 for the Bose and $1,000 for the Lightspeeds.
What can the new Bose offer for the extra $600 price tag?
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I have lightspeeds and thinking about purchasing a set of bose A20's, however I wont till I get a chance to put them over my ears. I found the Bose X earcups too small, I have read that the A20 is larger, but does anyone know how they compare to Lightspeeds in size! Bigger is better for me 
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Wild D - they have increased the A20 headset to approx same size as the lightspeed zulu. (you must have big listeners like me ).
Zulu's are better value for $$ is my view. and the gap in the head cushion is great if you wear a cap !
).Zulu's are better value for $$ is my view. and the gap in the head cushion is great if you wear a cap !
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Interesting the first few posts. This is a Holden v Ford argument.
A few things we did at Oshkosh this year included the A20 v Zulu test, and you can be sure we tested carefull as we walked away with 3 x headsets.
Lightspeed went and bought several A20's to compare side by side, literally side by side on their stand. We fealt the audio quality was 50/50, you could argue 49.5Z/50.5A but the rest of the features the Zulu seemed better, and when wearing sunglasses the Zulu also made a difference.
If you purchased either headset you would be really happy, no question.
the Bose girls on the stand were impressive features but even for USD$300 more they did not come with the purchase.
So 3 x Zulu's were purchased.
A few things we did at Oshkosh this year included the A20 v Zulu test, and you can be sure we tested carefull as we walked away with 3 x headsets.
Lightspeed went and bought several A20's to compare side by side, literally side by side on their stand. We fealt the audio quality was 50/50, you could argue 49.5Z/50.5A but the rest of the features the Zulu seemed better, and when wearing sunglasses the Zulu also made a difference.
If you purchased either headset you would be really happy, no question.
the Bose girls on the stand were impressive features but even for USD$300 more they did not come with the purchase.
So 3 x Zulu's were purchased.
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@dik cheney, if you had ever bothered to import a set of these you would find by the time you have them in your hands the 'real cost' is closer to AU$1500, for the sake of $95 you would take the risk on not having Australian Based warranty ? Especially as I have heard Bose had a major issue with the A20 and had to recall quite a large percentage of the first run of the product, they managed to keep it quiet and although now fixed I would not want to be sending my set back to the states. Bose Australia do not like carrying out warranty repairs on US bought sets, I found that out the hard way.
Something to think about !
Something to think about !
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Ahhhh another very sneaky important fact about the Zulu which my good friend..... the king of the Beach......or Beachking pointed out. BT is not always BT.
Zulu's win I have to say folks, two scientific and highly trained minds studied this closely, and with the collective wisdom of some Thinking Spirit (Bundy & Coke) we made our decission. See above
Zulu's win I have to say folks, two scientific and highly trained minds studied this closely, and with the collective wisdom of some Thinking Spirit (Bundy & Coke) we made our decission. See above
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Aviator82, I imported a set of ANR DC's a few years back, saved about $300 in doing so and the exchange rate was not as strong as it is today. I was not stung for any import tax, however I recall the value written on the box was understated by the supplier (probably for my benefit). DC has a 5 international warranty, don't know about Bose, but it's pretty lame if they don't.
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How do you go about getting Zulu's repaired in Aus? Mine gave up the ghost (cutting out) after only 30hrs use(no it wasn't the batteries). I tried the shop I bought them from, they directed me to TriStar (I think, it was a while ago now) and each time I called I was told the person I needed to speak to wasn't there, leave a message.. no response, after 3 or 4 calls I gave up and bought a new DC 13.4 set(not as nice as the zulus, but reliable).
When the Zulus worked they were fantastic, and very comfortable.
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When the Zulus worked they were fantastic, and very comfortable.
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A batch (quite large I think) of Zulus had problems with the wiring. A lot of these appear to have come to Australia. Mine also cut out (probably also around 30 hrs). I too had lots of problems - mainly because I did not buy them from an authorised dealer. I think Tristar is the only such dealer. Anyway, I only got them fixed when I wrote to the head office support address asking to return them for a refund. They then arranged for them to be fixed (through Tristar). It is worth getting them fixed.
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Extra260,
Shoot this Lady an Email at Lightspeed customer service..
[email protected]
They were great when I had a problem with an old set of XL 20 Anr headsets recently. Even though they were 10 years old, they offered to repair them for free or give me a NEW set of Zulus for US$599!
Mustman.. you won't go wrong with either of the Zulus or the Bose A20. They are both fabulous headsets, just that the Zulus do a better job for far less money!!
Shoot this Lady an Email at Lightspeed customer service..
[email protected]
They were great when I had a problem with an old set of XL 20 Anr headsets recently. Even though they were 10 years old, they offered to repair them for free or give me a NEW set of Zulus for US$599!
Mustman.. you won't go wrong with either of the Zulus or the Bose A20. They are both fabulous headsets, just that the Zulus do a better job for far less money!!