Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!Dave.Touretzky@CMU-CS-A From: Dave.Touretzky%CMU-CS-A@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Headset inquiry - (nf) Message-ID: <2919@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Jul-83 18:49:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2919 Posted: Fri Jul 8 18:49:00 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Jul-83 03:22:42 EDT Lines: 21 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