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

[Mike Schmitt]

I'll check in on the thank you's. I have my light speeds and they are
great.
Mike Schmitt

Ps I flew N72M on 12-17-03 for the first time. No runs, no hits and no
errors. A great machine a dream come true.
Thanks to all the folks on the refelector for there imput.

-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Jensen [mailto:cjensen@dts9000.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 8:42 AM
To: 'reflector@tvbf.org'
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Thanks Dennis Martin for your help with the
Lightspeed's


Dale,

There may be (must be) a difference between the 20s and 30s 3G, though
I'm not sure it's particularly noticeable. I have a 30 and a couple of
the older 20s and I think I can tell the difference but I'm not sure
what it is.  Take the $100 and buy 40 gal 100LL.

By the way, if you think the ear cuffs are a little stiff at 40, you
ought to see them at 10F.  But, as you observed, they warm/soften right
up and you don't notice them.  They're soft enough one can wear glasses
under them and the bows won't stab you in the side of the head.  Good
product, good value.

Chuck Jensen

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
Behalf Of dalexan48
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 8:03 PM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Cc: sales@anrheadsets.com
Subject: REFLECTOR:Thanks Dennis Martin for your help with the
Lightspeed's


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

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