smokyray
Well Known Member
I recently bought a used (maybe once) Bose Aviation X headset from Acft Spruce off Ebay at a significant savings. I was interested in how it stood up against my tried and true Lightspeed Cross Country ANR. (my fave so far in 30 years)
At first glance the Bose looks cool with it's unique folding frame, black color and Bose name. The frame is hinged in the middle of the top of your cranium, unlike any others I have seen. It squeezes your cranium about the same as most but seems to stay on a little easier while pulling G's or doing acro.
The earcups have the Bose earseals which are very comfortable but don't handle wire-frame sunglasses as well as my LS. I have gotten hot spots over a long XC day trip. Overall comfort is excellent, but not a quantum leap above my LS. Also, the metal frame is not padded on top so if you bump against your canopy(acro, dogfighting) you will scratch it. A definite need for moleskin or tape on the frame.
The Bose power supply is 2 AA batterys located in a plastic compartment with volume controls and a handy green light next to the activation button on the headset cord. It is simple, straightforward and similar to the LS. The downside for Bose is my LS has a plug in for accessories like my IPOD, Garmin 396 tunes or cellphone right into the power supply, the Bose does not.
As far as ANR goes, the Bose is excellent, absolutely knocking out the low end DB's and having great sound quality. It is not however, stellar and not (in my humble opinion) worth four times what my LS ANR XC is worth.
I personally think the Bose X is overrated/overpriced in most categories. My testing continues...As a side note, I use a Bose QC2 with the Uflymike in my professional flying job. I think it is a better, lighter and cheaper ANR aviation headset than the X! www.uflymike.com
Recommendations: Buy 2 nice headsets for the price of one Bose X. (or buy a Bose QC2 and uflymike).
Respecfully submitted..
Rob Ray
At first glance the Bose looks cool with it's unique folding frame, black color and Bose name. The frame is hinged in the middle of the top of your cranium, unlike any others I have seen. It squeezes your cranium about the same as most but seems to stay on a little easier while pulling G's or doing acro.
The earcups have the Bose earseals which are very comfortable but don't handle wire-frame sunglasses as well as my LS. I have gotten hot spots over a long XC day trip. Overall comfort is excellent, but not a quantum leap above my LS. Also, the metal frame is not padded on top so if you bump against your canopy(acro, dogfighting) you will scratch it. A definite need for moleskin or tape on the frame.
The Bose power supply is 2 AA batterys located in a plastic compartment with volume controls and a handy green light next to the activation button on the headset cord. It is simple, straightforward and similar to the LS. The downside for Bose is my LS has a plug in for accessories like my IPOD, Garmin 396 tunes or cellphone right into the power supply, the Bose does not.
As far as ANR goes, the Bose is excellent, absolutely knocking out the low end DB's and having great sound quality. It is not however, stellar and not (in my humble opinion) worth four times what my LS ANR XC is worth.
I personally think the Bose X is overrated/overpriced in most categories. My testing continues...As a side note, I use a Bose QC2 with the Uflymike in my professional flying job. I think it is a better, lighter and cheaper ANR aviation headset than the X! www.uflymike.com
Recommendations: Buy 2 nice headsets for the price of one Bose X. (or buy a Bose QC2 and uflymike).
Respecfully submitted..
Rob Ray