![]() The Ear Cups are excellent, even with the slightly thicker than usual arms on my glasses they're fairly comfortable after even a 6hrs flight, one of the first things you'll probably notice is the slight curve of them now to hug your face a bit better and it definitely seems to be an improvement. I'll start with the build Quality, much like the Zulu2s the headsets themselves are sturdy, the mic boom seems to be greatly improved over the PFXs which I had trouble getting into a good position, this one is a bit stiffer and easy to place where you want it. Sorry for the late review, been a bloody busy couple of days but have used the new Zulu3s for about 30hrs now and felt it would be time to put up a short review as promised!! I also can't fault their customer service. My wife likes the Lightspeeds because they don't have a lot of clamping pressure. The Bose phones are a tighter fit - which helps with noise seal - but are deeper and seem to be a better shape (certainly for my ears). (Rechargeable battery life is about the same.)Īfter 12 months, the Lightspeeds needed new ear pads, the mic boom lost its ability to stay in place (it can't even be reversed for when you're sitting in the right-hand seat), and my ears always hurt after wearing them for extended periods - despite all that room, my ears always seemed to find the hard bits inside the cup to press against. They also seem to be more reliable with Bluetooth connections and have a better low-battery warning system. IMO, Bose A20as are better made, with better ANR, better alround sound and are simply more comfortable to wear for extended periods. I thought I'd save a few dollars and buy a pair of Zulu 2s over the Bose A20s - ostensibly because the Bose phones didn't have Bluetooth at the time - but after 12 months I came to my senses and bought a set of A20s anyway. Lightspeed said they were more than happy to carry the warranty (5 years) over to me. I picked mine up for $800 within only 3 months worth of use on it. Invest in a decent charging station and some high quality batteries and you will break even at the 400-500 hour mark. But given the predictable 25 hours of use, it isn't an issue. ![]() Emailed lightspeed and they said they are safe to use, just wont get the low battery warning. I don't have the issue with batteries being costly. I get around 25 hours from a set of batteries, with the usual bluetooth and music streaming while flying. 8 hour days don't leave me with a headache and the kevlar cable is second to none. Noise cancelling is amazing! Gap in the seal can be annoying at times, but all ANR sets seem to experience this. I don't find the control box too cumbersome, as I am not holding it and it sits nicely in one of the map pockets. had it for over 500 hours in loud pistons. I'm pleased to note the new Zulu 3 has the same cable! I'm thinking very seriously about "down"-grading to the Z3 in the near future. I've not seen equivalent or better on any other headset. ![]() And before people pounce on me re battery-life & bluetooth use -nope, I RARELY activate bluetooth because of the impact on already piss-poor battery life.Īnother very strong point of the PFX is the cable used. The clarity of calls and music (bluetooth) has to be experienced to be believed. The odd noises (some Very loud, especially as the batteries weaken) are distracting, annoying, uncomfortable and IMO unacceptable from a "premium" product such as this.įar from being all bad though, when working well, the ANR performance is superb. But even with batteries I have purchased in AUS and carried here, the life is poor. Battery life on the PFX is horrendous -but that's partially due to the very poor quality of the batteries available here in Indonesian Papua. If I still had that, it's what I'd be using. ![]() The headset is in daily use, 4-6hrs a day. Like previous posters, I upgraded from Zulu 2 to PFX 18 months or so ago. ![]()
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