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| Subject: | Re: Warning - New Bose Line Power Cables Only 3' Long! |
I have Zulu what is your opinion about them? Thus far they have been wonder
ful But I'd never compared with anything else... my David Clarks appear muc
h more durable zulus are very quiet
-----Original Message-----
From: dralle@matronics.com
om>; kitfox-list <kitfox-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Sat, Aug 13, 2011 4:16 pm
Subject: Kitfox-List: Warning - New Bose Line Power Cables Only 3' Long!
Just a heads up to those installing or planning on installing Bose X or A20
Active NR headsets using the inline power jacks. Specifically these units:
http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/headphones/aviation_heads
ets/accessories/headset_installkit_acc.jsp
They now come with only 3 feet of cable! Three years ago they came with 6
feet
of cable and I thought at the time that 6 feet seemed a little short. Now
3
feet? What idiot penny pincher in Bose marketing decided "three feet shoul
d be
plenty". Here's quote from the Bose web page above: "Three-foot wiring ha
rness
with six pin female connector allows for *placement in locations throughout
aircraft*." WTF? On what planet will a 3-foot hardness reach "locations
throughout the aircraft". That's just plain stupid.
If these were third rate, el-cheapo headsets, I'd write it off to penny
pinching, but for a >$1000 product that you then have to spend an additiona
l $32
for an installation cable, cheaping out on the cable length is just simply
unacceptable.
I have the jacks mounted in the center of the RV-8, and the cables don't ev
en
reach to the righthand control console. What does Bose expect people to do
;
splice the wire? That's ridiculous! What would somebody installing in the
back
seats of a 4 or 6 place airplane do?
Of course I wrote a scathing email to Bose Support just now. I'm sure they
will
write back with "for most of our customers, three feet is sufficient".
Given this direction within Bose, I'd definitely consider the new Sennheise
r S1
if I had to do it over again. Additionally, the Sennheiser's Bluetooth sup
ports
the A2DP, AVRCP STEREO profiles. The Bose A20's Bluetooth does NOT support
stereo. It must have been the same marketing moron that dictated 3' cables
that
decided not to include stereo Bluetooth profiles. Unbelievable.
Matt
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