Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Headsets On Parade
Newer colors, better performance and more upgrade options lead the headset pack
| Manufacturer | Model | Weight (oz) | Peak Reduction (dB) |
Cell Phone/MP3 Jack | MSRP | Comments |
| ANR | ||||||
| Avcomm avcomm.com |
AC-950 AFL | 13.6 | 24 | No | $600 | Integrated flitelite LED lighting; flex-boom, M67 condenser mic |
| Alura aluraheadsets.com |
SSB | 19.0 | 24 passive; 23 additional active | No | $299 |
Analog ANR circuit; deep ear cups; gel seals; flex-boom, 9V battery |
| Aircraft Spruce aircraftspruce.com |
Skycom | 15.3 | 24 passive; 16-19 active | Yes | $235 | Auto shutoff; black chrome hardware; flex-boom |
| Beyerdynamic beyerdynamic-usa.com |
HS-800 | 14 | Not Available | Yes | $800 | German made; adaptive ANR; 5-30,000 Hz frequency response |
| Bose bose.com |
A-20 | 12 | Not Available | Yes | $1095 | FAA TSO'd; Bluetooth enabled; electret condenser mic, various cable configs |
| David Clark davidclark.com |
X11 | 12.2 | 17-22 | Yes | $865 | Recut gel ear-seal shape; 25-hour battery life; stereo |
| DRE drecommunications.com |
6001-T | 16.5 | 18-20 at 200 Hz | No | $475 | Matte tan color available; gel ear seals; 20-hour battery life |
| Flightcom flightcom.com |
Denali | 13.4 | 19-21 | No | $599 | "Sure Power" system; graphite blue; 30-day "fly 'em and try 'em" program |
| Headsets Inc. headsetsinc.com |
EM-1 | 21.0 | 18 at 20-800 Hz | No | $399 | Comfort head pad; silicone ear seals; auto shutoff |
| Lightspeed lightspeedaviation.com |
Zulu.2 | 13.9 | Not Available | Yes | $900 | Dual aperture-disc mic; front-and-center stereo sound; full Bluetooth |
| Marv Golden marvgolden.com |
Golden Eagle ANR | 12.0 | 24-26 passive; 10-12 additional active | Yes | $240 | Dual volume; leatherette ear seals; batteries included |
| Pilot USA pilot-usa.com |
1779-T | 13.0 | 25 passive; 20-22 additional active | Yes | $465 | Self-contained charger; auto-shutoff; sheepskin head pad |
| Rugged Air ruggedradios.com |
RA-950 | 19.0 | 24 passive; 11.5 additional active | No | $499 | Heavy duty hardware, extra-deep ear cups, dual volume, gel ear seals |
| Sigtronics sigtronics.com |
S-AR | 17.0 | 19 | No | $499 | Electret mic; 9v-battery powered; flex-boom, ultradeep gel ear seals; U.S. made |
| Sennheiser sennheiserusa.com |
S1 | 14.5 | Varies with environmen | Yes/Bluetooth | $1095 | Revolutionary, real-time adaptive ANR circuitry; boostable treble, foldable ear cups, Bluetooth |
| Sennheiser | HMEC-461 | 14.4 | Up to 40 passive + active | Yes | $860 | 10-year warranty; "Noise-Gard" technology; auto fade for music, mono-stereo switch; AA-battery powered |
| Softcomm softcommheadsets.com |
C-300 | 21.7 | 17 active; 24 | Yes | $449 | No batteries required; stereo/mono switch |
| Telex telex.com |
Stratus 50 | 18.0 | 50 | Yes | $720 | Patented digital signal processing, auto shutoff |
| Telex | Stratus 30XT | 18.0 | Up to 30 | Yes | $549 | Special tension knob for head Band; extra-thick ear seals; full-swivel flex-boom |
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