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 Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:13 pm Post subject: New Bose |
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For those flying with the new Bose who have used the old ones, how much better are the new ones?
David Leikam
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Tim Olson
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:50 pm Post subject: New Bose |
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Dave, if you've flown with the old and find them completely comfortable and quiet, the A20's will just be a step up in both but I can't say it's a huge step up or anything. It's a noticeable difference in quiet, but truthfully the old X's were plenty quiet. You should really just fly with both or at least the one you want to buy first, because fit and comfort is of utmost importance. The biggest difference for me personally is that the A20 ear cups are a bit larger, so my ears flop in comfortably easier. If you use the X's and find no fit issue at all, then you probably would like either. If you plan to get 4, you could do a mix for front and back seats and you're unlikely to have people complain.
You're basically asking "hey, you porsche and Ferrari owners out there...how much better is a top of the line Ferrari over a top of the line Porsche?". Either one will make most drivers happy.
I like them both....but I like the A20's just a little more.
One other positive is that it's much easier and cheaper to adapt a Lemo plug a20 to standard jacks with an adapter....so if that interests you, I'd go A20. The biggest downside is that my X's I could leave powered on all the time and they'd stay on. The A20's I have to hit the power button to turn on every flight.
The only other major/minor difference is if you plan to use the Bluetooth or music input.....but most people will do that on their audio panel (the music at least) anyway.
I'm halfway through my latest trip write up and I mentioned the a20's since this was the first long trip with them. You'll see that in a couple days when I can finish typing.
Tim
On Apr 13, 2011, at 11:10 PM, David Leikam <daveleikam(at)wi.rr.com> wrote:
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For those flying with the new Bose who have used the old ones, how much better are the new ones?
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Strasnuts
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: New Bose |
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I bought the A20's for my plane. I used them with Scott and compared them to his x's in his plane. We both could tell quite a difference. Scott has A20's now. I believe the ANR portion gets "broke in" and over a 5-7 years they start fading. Maybe Scott's X's were just as good or close when they were new. On the citation I replaced our old telex ANR 850's for new ones because the material was coming apart. I couldn't believe how different the new 850's sound and how loud they were. I had to turn the intercoms and radios way down from the previous settings.
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daveleikam(at)wi.rr.com
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:44 pm Post subject: New Bose |
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Thx Tim. I'll wait till OSH. I know comfort is the most important. And I did try some on at Sun N' Fun and they felt good, but you never know for sure until you fly with them for an hour or more.
David Leikam
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On Apr 14, 2011, at 12:46 AM, Tim Olson wrote:
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Dave, if you've flown with the old and find them completely comfortable and quiet, the A20's will just be a step up in both but I can't say it's a huge step up or anything. It's a noticeable difference in quiet, but truthfully the old X's were plenty quiet. You should really just fly with both or at least the one you want to buy first, because fit and comfort is of utmost importance. The biggest difference for me personally is that the A20 ear cups are a bit larger, so my ears flop in comfortably easier. If you use the X's and find no fit issue at all, then you probably would like either. If you plan to get 4, you could do a mix for front and back seats and you're unlikely to have people complain.
You're basically asking "hey, you porsche and Ferrari owners out there...how much better is a top of the line Ferrari over a top of the line Porsche?". Either one will make most drivers happy.
I like them both....but I like the A20's just a little more.
One other positive is that it's much easier and cheaper to adapt a Lemo plug a20 to standard jacks with an adapter....so if that interests you, I'd go A20. The biggest downside is that my X's I could leave powered on all the time and they'd stay on. The A20's I have to hit the power button to turn on every flight.
The only other major/minor difference is if you plan to use the Bluetooth or music input.....but most people will do that on their audio panel (the music at least) anyway.
I'm halfway through my latest trip write up and I mentioned the a20's since this was the first long trip with them. You'll see that in a couple days when I can finish typing.
Tim
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