Best Airbus Headsets
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Fair point rubik101, and the ANR side of things is not really the issue for me (and if you knew me you wouldn't use the word trendy 
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Having flown the Airbus for 2 years I have an idea what I am after. The 2 main reasons that I would prefer my own personal headset is 1) hygiene and 2) sound clarity. Although my company provides antiseptic wipes, it is not possible in my view to thoroughly clean the headset prior to each flight, and the microphone in particular harbours germs that I don't really want just a few millimeteres from my mouth. As far as sound quality goes, I find that my Sennheiser 1410KA that I have now has to have a much higher volume than the HMEC25 when I used that because of the clarity of the reception. I am conscious of protecting my hearing and it concerns me having a high volume to compensate for clarity.
Thanks again for the replies
).Having flown the Airbus for 2 years I have an idea what I am after. The 2 main reasons that I would prefer my own personal headset is 1) hygiene and 2) sound clarity. Although my company provides antiseptic wipes, it is not possible in my view to thoroughly clean the headset prior to each flight, and the microphone in particular harbours germs that I don't really want just a few millimeteres from my mouth. As far as sound quality goes, I find that my Sennheiser 1410KA that I have now has to have a much higher volume than the HMEC25 when I used that because of the clarity of the reception. I am conscious of protecting my hearing and it concerns me having a high volume to compensate for clarity.
Thanks again for the replies
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Hello B&B,
Thanks for starting this thread. I am searching for a new headset.
I currently fly 7-8 hours per day in A-320 series a/c (2-5 sectors). I have used the same Sennheiser HMEC 45-KAS for abut 12 years on on this equipment and the 330,737,757,767.
Now that I am up to high levels of flying again, I notice hearing decrements after a few days of flying.
Please let me know what headset you narrow your search to. I will buy in the next few weeks.
In response to previous questions:
--Personal headsets reduce colds due to less "sharing" of headset. My friend bought a cheap one like the airline provides, and saw his winter colds drop to near zero.
--The Airbus is quieter than most aircraft, but after enough time it becomes an issue.
--The Sennheiser HMEC 45-KAS worked good for instructing. Good cross-cockpit hearing and mike on either side. I sent back the closed cup version because of sweaty ears and unacceptable cross-cockpit hearing.
--I will pursue the recommendations of others on this thread.
R
Thanks for starting this thread. I am searching for a new headset.
I currently fly 7-8 hours per day in A-320 series a/c (2-5 sectors). I have used the same Sennheiser HMEC 45-KAS for abut 12 years on on this equipment and the 330,737,757,767.
Now that I am up to high levels of flying again, I notice hearing decrements after a few days of flying.
Please let me know what headset you narrow your search to. I will buy in the next few weeks.
In response to previous questions:
--Personal headsets reduce colds due to less "sharing" of headset. My friend bought a cheap one like the airline provides, and saw his winter colds drop to near zero.
--The Airbus is quieter than most aircraft, but after enough time it becomes an issue.
--The Sennheiser HMEC 45-KAS worked good for instructing. Good cross-cockpit hearing and mike on either side. I sent back the closed cup version because of sweaty ears and unacceptable cross-cockpit hearing.
--I will pursue the recommendations of others on this thread.
R
The bus is certainly queiter that the Boing(sp). But having done research of the subject trying to get ANR headsets supplied, it has been proven that it is not the ambient noise which causes hearing loss. It is the raised radio volume, to hear clearly over the ambient noise. Therfore, even with the bus noise levels, an ANR headset makes a huge difference. With my Sennheiser ANR headset, I have the RMP on min vol, as opposed to mid volume with company Sennheiser headsets. Much less tiring day!
It is funny tho when FO spots my radio turned down, and tries to be 'helpfull Harry' by turning it up for me.......
It is funny tho when FO spots my radio turned down, and tries to be 'helpfull Harry' by turning it up for me.......
