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Rob Morgan |
I just bought a new ANR headset that is the closest thing to the Bose that I
have ever seen or heard. After reading the review of the LightSPEED "20K" ANR
headset on AVweb, I ordered a pair. They arrived today, so I flew with
them this evening.
I regularly fly with a Bose Series I set, so I was able to make a very good
comparison between the two units. Everything Mike Busch said in the review is
true, if not more so. They are lighter than the Bose and I think more
comfortable, if that's possible. You can hardly feel them on your head, yet they
make a tight seal. Low frequency noise attenuation was better than the
Bose — these sets have ANR systems that compare about equally from an
electronic standpoint, but they make a better seal on your head, so they are
even more quiet.
Stereo music from my CD system did not have quite the fidelity as it does on
the Bose, but it was certainly acceptable, and far better than the Telex ANR or
any other headset I have tried. If I hadn't been used to listening to music with
the Bose set, I would have thought the music reproduction on the LightSPEED to
be extremely good. Voice reproduction is excellent.
At a little over 1/3 the cost of the Bose ANR headset, the LightSpeed 20K is
the best value in ANR headsets available, in my opinion. Watch out Bose — you
now have a formidable rival on the market at a "realistic" price.
— Rob Morgan (robmorg@bellatlantic.net)
P.S. This message may sound like I'm selling the things, but I have no motive
here except that I was so impressed with them tonight, I wanted to tell others
about this "find."
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