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Thread: [acro] ANR

Message: Re: [acro] ANR

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From: J Gail Hill <kalima at thehillshouse.org>

Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:02:47 UTC


Message:

To add my own noise to the mix, since I lost my Telex 50's in an accident 
and have recently acquired a Pitts S2S, (Oh, way fun, such a JOY!), I 
decided to purchase a reconditioned Lightspeed 20XL ANR headset.  Much 
cheaper, works as well even in a louder environment than my former 
Pitts.  Not as cushy as the Telex, but equally effective.

According to what I hear, this model of Lightspeed is far superior in loud 
cockpits than newer ANR Lightspeed models.  I first heard this from one of 
their engineers, who shall go nameless, and then from another source I 
trust (Steve Wolf).  Works for me.....  Lightspeed:  800-332-2421

At 02:11 PM 11/27/2004, Paul Lopez wrote:
>I recently purchased a pair of Lightspeed Thirty3G ANR headsets. I was 
>interested in Denali ANR's but the dude at GulfCoast in Lakeland strongly 
>recommended the Lightspeeds. They seemed to be quieter in their little set 
>up at the shop.
>My first use was in a rented spam can, but before the flight at home I was 
>setting them up and while adjusting them they squeaked out some nasty feed 
>back in my right ear. (Feed back high pitch noise when a microphone gets 
>too close to the output.) On the flight at power the headsets would make a 
>loud growling noise.
>I tried them in my Pitts which has a 4 into 1 exhaust. Everything was fine 
>through run up. Take off was awful, it would have been more comfortable 
>having someone shoot a AK47 next to me ear.
>So I took them back to Gulfcoast and exchanged them for the same model 
>thinking I had a defective pair. Not the case I flew the Pitts again 
>today, and my ears are still ringing right now. (Any good attorneys out 
>there?) These new Lightspeeds are obviously not built for truly noisy 
>airplanes.
>
>Now I am back to my 20 year old DC's, but still want noise canceling 
>headsets. My friend Randy said I am a cheap bastard and should just by the 
>Boise. I ruled out Telex due to what I read in the exploder about mic 
>problems. Then someone said the mics are an easy fix, but I am not Radio 
>Shack geek and do want to bust out the soldering iron to fix something 
>that should by right out of the box. So what about Denali? I don't know. 
>Or should I stick with the DC's? "What" is currently the second most used 
>word in my vocabulary anyway!
>
>Paul Lopez
>Pitts S1T
>What did you say? huh?
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