Headset Comparison!! Bose vs Lightspeed Zulu vs David Clark DC One X
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- Here I take a look at 3 popular aviation headsets. I realize that I have an older Bose headset, but I have lots of time with the A-20. Let me know what you think!
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always good to see another quinnjim video. wish you had time to make more flying ones. Hope all is well with the family. God speed.
Great review! Most others are biased towards a certain brand. You’ve certainly kept an open mind. Thank you.
I use the DC One X. Like them a lot. I use them in GA. When the ANR is off its very noticeable. They are very comfortable. I considered LightSpeed Zulus because my CFI loved them.
You’re spot-on. I flew with the A20 once. It’s a head-clamp. Brains in a vice. Bought a DC-One-X. No regrets. I also have three old-school H-10-13XL’s and all three are still going strong!
Just in case you didn’t know, that Bose headset you showcase in the video is a Bose X (first gen) not an A20. I’m no Bose fanboy, but my X went 13 years with no hiccups when I was flying the EMB 145 and that was a noisy place to work. Just swap out the pads when they get flat and that’s the only maintenance I’ve ever done. I now use the A20 in the 737 and it has 6 years of flawless service. The Bluetooth feature is fantastic for use with the company iPad when I need to call dispatch. The only place neither of them work well is in my Pitts - just too noisy and not enough passive noise reduction with those smaller earcups. Your other choices are solid but I think your experience with Bose is an outlier. FWIW
Good to know. We do have A-20’s in the airplane, but I guess I did grab an older set for the video. I was just flying with a guy yesterday with modern A-20’s and we had to listen to his static all the way from Jamaica to ORD. I know that there is always personal preference and many people love Bose. Thanks for the feedback!
He is comparing the headsets with a 25 year old first generation Bose. I can tell you from experience, the A20s are bullet proof. I wanted to like the Zulu light speeds, but the had the same problem as every other headset I have owned. Their boom/mic eventually gets weak and falls away from your mouth. Bose is the only headset I’ve ever owned, that the mic stays in place after hours and hours of use.
I honestly wish another company could make a durable, solid noise cancelling headset, but for now I guess we are stuck with Bose.
@@22Picks No. I was talking about A20's. I just grabbed the wrong pair out of the plane. They are all pretty uncomfortable and need a lot of attention to keep them working right.
Hi---good to see you again. Hope you missed the bad weather.
We had some bad winds. The guy wire on my 40mtr antenna broke.
Bill
Most of the worst missed us. I was landing a 737 in ORD with wind shear alerts in the area. No damage to the house.
@@quinnjim good on all three comments. ---worst, wind shear and house.
I assume Grace and Maddie are doing ok. fly safe. Bill
I wonder what make a more or less effective noise cancelling performance...is it the sealing or the Emitting frequency. I know for sure long hair makes the pad harder to seal so I welcome the harder squeeze. Not comfy after a long flight bit I don't do those with my bladder/ prostate combo anyways 😅
Thanks for the video and the flag looks good on the wall there😊
As a pilot who looks to take to the skies again after a few decades, deciding on a headset is a little tougher when unable to try on for fit and how they sound to my ears. I'm sure the noise cancelling is slightly different for each head shape. I've had the opportunity to try the A20's in a 172, pretty good, but I have nothing to compare them to. Anyway, not sure the extra $200 premium for the Bose makes them $200 better than the Lightspeeds or DC X One's. All that really matter is, I can hear ATC, and they can hear me clearly.
I’ve owned the Bose A20 for 13 years. The audio is crystal clear, the cables are intact, and it is simply functioning like the first day.
You may have built up a tolerance to the head clamps!😀
first of all for the aircraft after the 177 try a Wilga a wild plane in the sim and I've been around I remember the Telex Headphones and David Clark Headphones . So finally a Real review on the Bose Thank You and for music listening Bose thumbs down.
Nice Mustang. I also am a pilot and drive a blue Mustang lol
I'm having a ball with that car. Just picked it up.
What did you do to those poor Bose x?
Isn't there special wiring considerations for the Bose, Or am I mistaken???
You can get a special wiring setup where you don't need batteries, or you can get the kind that takes AA batteries.
I have a Bose A20. It seems different than the one you’ve displayed. I’m thinking of selling mine. Mine is the Bluetooth one.
Keep the American 🇺🇸 Flag! I love it.
It is different. He is showing the 1998 first generation 😂
@@22Picks Yes, it´s the A10/AX. Tech Throwback has a great comparison between A10-A20-A30 if anyone´s interested. Else, great video quinnjim!
My Bose A20 didn’t make it 2 years. Honestly I feel like buying the top of the line light speed zulu headset But when I get to the airlines apparently you cannot use them so the david clark dc one x is going to be my next headset. It is ridiculous how expensive they are and how easy they break. I am very careful with the bose and for this to happen is just awful and I wont buy another aviation headset from them.
My DC-X has lasted over 8 years. No issues at all.
I have used a sensenich headphones now for 3 years ,leaves Bose 30,s for dead . Tried the bose 30 for 2 weeks .no way . too tight on the head . also have a early model DC,s . I thing they are better than the bose 30,s . Have used Light speed in a friends aircraft and they do what you say. But at the end of the day it’s sensenich headphones for me .
It’s not sensenich but sennheiser. should have checked my spelling . have been dealing with both products this week . sorry about the confusion .
@@davidnelson4707 I've heard those are good. Bose is the least comfortable for me (out of all of them).
Ah, thanks for your comment about those headsets. now I will definitely stay away from Bose because it clamps head and breaks easily
No highs, no lows…must be Bose.
Very misleading. The Bose head set X in this review was released in 1998, they are not the A20s 😂. Not a very fair review, considering they are 25 years old and now have 2 new generations, including the newest one that was released at the time of this video. I hate Bose, but you got to do a fair comparison.
I grabbed the wrong pair out of the plane, but rest assured, I was talking about the A20. They feel like head clamps and the guys I fly with that love them usually have to send them in every so often to get the wires worked on.
Keep the American flag!
Will do!
I have been a Zulu fan for years! What you mean Triggered 🙃 UA-cam has many WOKE flags and emojis but lost the American Flag...somehow? 😢 I love flying and MAGA ✈👨✈