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So I am a little older than most of my peers in my flight program and have some hearing loss from over a decade of military work.
I really would like to get an ANR headset with Bluetooth, but don’t want to spend over $700. I have a friend offering up his moderately used A20’s (no BT) with LEMO $650, another friend (helicopter pilot) offering his brand new Zulu 3’s for $600, (that requires a helo to Lemo adapter) or I can buy a brand new set of Sierras for $700.
Which way would you guys go and why?
I've been shopping for a plane. One model for sale, I asked for logs, was checking out what I could find out about the owner online. What I found out was that the guy was likely an audiologist. When talking about the plane, I asked about A20 vs the Bose model that goes in ear, is lighter weight, might give me more head room. He stated he would never fly without the ANR and that he flies with A20.
Why after some hearing loss is your budget limited? Is it not the kind of thing where hearing protection is priceless and the best product available is worth the price? This is coming from someone that uses lots of loud equipment that had a few months of tinnitus thinking I was going cray cray. Testing showed 4k hearing notch loss.