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     1. 09:32 PM - LightSpeed Mach1 WITH custom ear pieces  (James Courtney)
 
 
 
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Time: 09:32:15 PM PST US
From: "James Courtney" <jamey@jamescourtney.net>
Subject: TeamGrumman-List: LightSpeed Mach1 WITH custom ear pieces

--> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: "James Courtney" <jamey@jamescourtney.net>

For those shopping for a headset or just curious:

I got my customized ear pieces for my LightSpeed Mach 1 headset last week.
I've made 3-4 short flights with them and I've found them to be pretty
comfortable and every bit the equal of over-the-ear ANR headsets in terms of
quietness.  The custom molds make the microphone boom stay put much more
effectively and I don't have to readjust during flight.  I'll be interested
to see how the comfort is on longer flights but I expect it to be as good or
better than my David Clarks and comparable to other over-the-ear products.
It really is a night and day difference from the foam pieces that come with
the headset.  The only negative I see was the price which was $120 or so +
tax from LightSpeed for production of the earpieces by Sensaphonics.  In
addition to this the audiologist dinged me another $100 for creating the
molds.  I thought this was included in the $120 but stand corrected.  C'est
la vie.  This aside it seems a very satisfactory product and competitive
with the nicer ANR over-ear sets out there.  No interference with sunglasses
now too.

Best regards,

Jamey
BE36 N7218R @ KSQL