REFLECTOR:Thanks Dennis Martin for your help with the Lightspeed's

[dalexan48]

Hi all,

Here is a performance report of sorts regarding the Lightspeed 20 3G's that
I and several others purchased recently from Lightspeed with the help of
Dennis Martin representing the Velocity Owners Group.

I got three of the 20 3G's. They came within three days and were boxed very
well. All had the suitable number of batteries and were ready to go. Tried a
set on in the living room. Switching the units on and off yielded pretty
startling results just sitting in house. We have a circulation fan running
most of the time in the evening moving hot air to other areas of the house.
With the ANR functioning, couldn't hear the fan! Can't wait to fly!

Unfortunately, Mother Nature has 86'ed the Saturday breakfast flight for the
last six weeks, but this last Saturday was brilliant blue here in northern
California, so a bunch of pilots suffering from cabin fever took to the
skies.

We mounted up my friends' 200hp Beech Musketeer. Actually, we didn't even
have to get much beyond starting the engine before the ANR made itself known
by what WASN'T heard: the engine. For the most part, the only thing we heard
was the hiss of the portable intercom. Sure, the was some engine noise in
the background, but the reduction in noise as stunning. Switching between
on-off was quite eye opening. With the headsets switched off, the drone and
rumble of the engine could be considered deafening when compared to the ANR
function. And this was with the headphones still in place functioning as a
normal set would.

Radio calls were crisp and conversation in the cockpit was clear. But the
most telling thing happened on our first landing at Tracy, Ca. On short
final when the engine power was reduced to idle, the engine noise was GONE!
The pilot actually had to reference the tach to make sure the engine hadn't
stalled! I was in the right seat and I pretty much had the same impression.

On the return trip, I passed the headphones off to another pilot (C182).
When we returned to Paradise, his thoughts were in line with my friends,
"Gotta get a set of these!"

Each leg of the flight was a little over an hour and during the time, the
headsets remained comfortable to wear. Once adjusted, they feel like they
are floating on your head. If I were to offer any contrary opinion it would
be that the ear cups are a little stiff when first placed over the ears. But
please bear in mind that the morning temp was about 40 degs. The ear cups
quickly warmed up within about 2 minutes and sealed my ears well even with
my glasses frame.

Long ago, I had a set of David Clark 10-80's with gel seals and there is no
comparison. And at 1/2 price of Bose, it would very hard to justify any
expense over the price of the 20 3G's. I would like to hear from the
Velocity owners who bought the 30 3G's to see what another $100 buys you
with those.

Thanks Lightspeed. Thanks Dennis. Job well done!!!

Dale Alexander
Velocity 173 Stealth Gullwing