Anything new in headsets?

[nrpetersen]

I use a DC H10-40 headset modified with a Headsets inc kit - which is an analog based ANR system. Has anyone compared analog vs digital based ANR headsets? I would think the analog scheme would be better matched to the objectionable random noise in our aircraft. The analog one certainly does well for propeller sourced cyclic noise < say 200 Hz.

 

[asicer]

Has anyone compared analog vs digital based ANR headsets? I would think the analog scheme would be better matched to the objectionable random noise in our aircraft.

That may have been true at one time. Today, not so much.

 

[Bill]

How often do the tips need to be replaced on the in ear jobs and how expensive are they? I buy Howard Leight Max ear plugs by the 500pr box for motorcycle riding, they work really well for attenuating helmet/wind noise.

They’re also the shiznit if you’re stuck in a loud hotel, etc.

 

[Larry in TN]

How often do the tips need to be replaced on the in ear jobs and how expensive are they?

Not very often. I fly around 75 block hours per month and go several months on a pair. They can be washed with soap and water. The CA foam tips clean up well with the sani-com wet-wipes that the airline provides. The Halo tips are exactly like the yellow foam ear plugs and I washed them at a sink with just hand soap and warm water.

The Halo tips are $1.50 per pair. The CA tips cost more, about $4.00 per pair (they come in a set of 6-pair).

Both the Halo and CA come with a trial period during which you can return the headset if you don't like it.

 

[avi8tor]

How often do the tips need to be replaced on the in ear jobs and how expensive are they?

I went to an audiologist and had custom ear pieces made for my Clarity Aloft headset, they wash easily and don’t have to be replaced. I think I paid 75 for the molds and both ear pieces.Been flying with the CA’s for over 7 years and will never go back to over the ear style.