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From: Dave.Touretzky%CMU-CS-A@sri-unix.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Headset inquiry - (nf)
Message-ID: <2919@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 8-Jul-83 18:49:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul  8 18:49:00 1983
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I recently bought a Telex EBM-1410 Heardefender headset with electret mike.
It's comfortable and gives good noise attenuation.  David Clark headsets
seem less comfortable by comparison; probably this is due to my wearing
glasses, which the headset presses against.  I also own a Telex E-950
headset, which is lighter and a little more comfortable than the EBM-1410,
but provides less noise protection.  (The reason for two headsets is that
they both plug into the Sigtronics portable intercom I use for
instructing.)

No matter which brand you choose, I recommend buying it from a mail order
house called the International Flight Institute.  They advertise in the back
of Flying Magazine; they have an 800 number and accept credit cards.  The
prices are *much* lower than Sporty's, which sells at list price, and even
lower than a larger mail order house, Aircraft Components, which sells
below list.  They charged about $125 for the E-950 and about $150 for the
EBM-1410.  Similar models with dynamic instead of electret microphones are
cheaper.  A Telex PT-300 (replacing the PT-200 model) push to talk switch is
available for $26.  IFI gave pleasant and knowledgeable service, fast
shipping, and the equipment worked perfectly when it arrived.

-- Dave Touretzky