Once you subscribe you can search all prior issues by subject. I saw a large number of what appeared to be the Aviation X model (obviously with a military interface) on a Discovery Channel documentary a while ago.įinally, my usual plug for Aviation Consumer. The prior owner preferred a Lightspeed and was replacing the Bose with a Lightspeed.īTW a major customer of Bose is the Marine Corps. I recently bought a used Aviation X with Lemo connector. There may be some Aviation X with Lemo connectors on EBay and I just haven’t looked enough. I have seen various Bose Aviation X with conventional jacks. I have looked a few times on EBay, but I have never seen a Bose Aviation X with Lemo connector. There have been a number of used Bose Aviation X headsets with Lemo connectors exchanged on the Marketplace forum so if you don’t need it immediately watch there. Headsets are an individual choice and the best way to choose is to actually get an extended time with each one on your short list to see how they feel. Noise levels are fairly high, particularly in the SR22. You will need to bring a headset to Duluth of some type. Within the ANR selections, it is largely a matter of cost, fit and comfort. However, if you are buying a headset, strongly consider an ANR model. You don’t necessarily have to buy a new headset for your new Cirrus right away, since the conventional jacks are also provided. A custom model Lightspeed sold at some pilot shops and the Cirrus store with SR22 branded on the headset shell.I think this is a complete list (with at least one model from each manufacturer with a Lemo connector): Also has plug in’s for digital music JBL future ownerĪctually, there are quite a number of headsets made with the Lemo connector. Fully cover the ear, and at half the price of Bose. A while ago they had a special offer to convert the old style cords with the new smaller style and I did the conversion as part of that special.ĭon’t forget “LightSPEED” Aviation, for headsets. Bose sells a microphone and cable assembly that screws onto the headset. This adaptor will also work with a handheld for emergency use in the Cirrus.īTW, you can convert a standard Bose to a panel powered. If you want to use your Lemo equipped Bose in another aircraft, you can use an adaptor that has a battery pack that is sold by Avionics West at The adaptor is actually made by Bose, but I have never seen it sold anywhere else than Avionics West. It connects all headset functions including power in a single plug.Īll Cirrus in the last couple of years have the Lemo connector in addition to the standard headset jacks. There are at least 6 different makes of headsets with this connector available. The Lemo connector is a now-standard connector for ANR headsets. With the Bose, when the battery goes out, the noise level increases substantially. It had a habit of the battery going out at the most inopertune times. I originally had the standard (portable) Bose headset. The battery box is larger than the little volume control on the panel powered headset. You will just have to keep feeding it batteries. There is very little benefit in buying the standard Bose headsets.
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