REFLECTOR: Lightweight headsets

[Brett Ferrell]

My SO has the Panthers, and has had to have them refit a couple of times.  Her
problem, though rare, is that she has really mobile ears, she can (and does)
wiggle them quite a bit, particulary when she smiles, so he had to go to a ear
doctor to get the molds set really deeply in her ear canal.  She likes them
pretty well, though.

Brett

Quoting dean fitzbag <dfitzbag at msn.com>:

> I bought the panther sets and threw them out.  Just couldn't hear well
> enough.  I now have the Clarity and am very pleased.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Keith Hallsten<mailto:KeithHallsten at quiknet.com>
>   To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list<mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>
>   Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 10:56 PM
>   Subject: REFLECTOR: Lightweight headsets
>
>
>   Does anyone have experience with the lightweight "in-ear" headsets?  I have
>   been looking at the following:
>
>   Quiet Technologies "AuriComm"
> www.quiettechnologies.com<http://www.quiettechnologies.com/>   $365
>
>   Lightspeed Aviation "L1"
> www.anrheadsets.com/productsL1.asp<http://www.anrheadsets.com/productsL1.asp>
>   $399
>
>   Clarity Aloft   www.clarityaloft.com<http://www.clarityaloft.com/>
> $550
>
>   Panther Electronics "Pilot Pro CATS"
>
>
www.pantherelectronics.com/dual_headset.html<http://www.pantherelectronics.com/dual_headset.html>
>  $625
>
>   All of these claim noise attenuation as good or better than ANR headsets,
>   but much lighter, no sweaty head, and no batteries or power wiring
> required.
>   The downside seems to be that you have to replace the memory-foam tips on
>   the little speakers every couple of months, and they take a bit longer to
>   put on.
>
>   I have pretty well eliminated the Panther on the basis of higher price
>   without apparent additional function to justify more money.  The Clarity
>   Aloft set has a band that goes across the back of your head to stabilize
> the
>   mic and resist any pull on the wires.  The QT AuriComm and LS L1 look to be
>   very similar - I wonder if they come out of the same factory - but the L1
>   has a cell phone interface and a longer warranty.
>
>   Anyone have any additional information or experience with any of these to
>   share?
>
>   Keith Hallsten
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