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Matt Dralle
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 Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:45 pm Post subject: Warning - New Bose Line Power Cables Only 3' Long! |
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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_headsets/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 should be plenty". Here's quote from the Bose web page above: "Three-foot wiring harness 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 additional $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 even 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 Sennheiser S1 if I had to do it over again. Additionally, the Sennheiser's Bluetooth supports 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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jonlaury
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:54 am Post subject: Re: Warning - New Bose Line Power Cables Only 3' Long! |
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Matt,
I gather from your purchase of Boses and your recommendation to look at Sennheisers, that you found Light Speed's Zulus not to your liking. Care to comment?
I need headsets and with the trade-in that LS will give me for my 25 yr old DC's, Zulu is attractive.
Anybody else?
Thanks
John
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gerry.vandyk(at)shaw.ca
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:46 am Post subject: Warning - New Bose Line Power Cables Only 3' Long! |
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John, I checked out all the main players at Oshkosh, the first one I put on
was the Beyerdynamic HS-800 so that one stuck out to me. They also offer
discounts for old headsets and are every bit as comfortable as the Zulu,
Bose and Sennheiser models.
http://north-america.beyerdynamic.com/shop/hah/headphones-and-headsets/gener
al-aviation-pilots.html
Perhaps one may be better than the others among the top-line makes, but
you'd be splitting hairs between them in my opinion.
Gerry
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user9253
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:15 am Post subject: Re: Warning - New Bose Line Power Cables Only 3' Long! |
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I needed new headsets and looked at the Zulu trade-up program. I figured that if Zulu was offering $400 for competitor's headsets, they must be good ones. Sometimes it is more a matter of personal preference. I bought the Telex Stratus 50 and like them for a very noisy environment.
Joe
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jonlaury
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Warning - New Bose Line Power Cables Only 3' Long! |
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After spending w-a-a-y too much time reading all the reveiws, opinions, and rants about A20's vs Zulu 2's, this is what's clear:
A20's have better ANR, music sound quality,
Zulu 2's have better blue tooth
So I'm leaning toward the BeyerDynamic HS800 Digital because:
They're newer and I'm enamored of the new.
$100 kickback for my 25 yr old DC
Panel mounts don't need ANY batteries
Less than Bose and a wash with Zulu
Joe Gores didn't make any sarcastic remarks about them.javascript:emoticon(' ')
Now I just need to find someone who actually bought a pair.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Warning - New Bose Line Power Cables Only 3' Long! |
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| Quote: | | Joe Gores didn't make any sarcastic remarks about them. |
That is because I have not heard of that brand. ('')
They do use batteries though. Their website says mignon batteries. Someone said that is French for AA batteries. It seems that most, if not all, ANR headsets require power, either batteries or ships power.
The Telex Stratus 50 has the same features for less money at Aircraft Spruce.
Joe
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