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mbick(at)carolina.rr.com
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 3:52 am Post subject: ZULU Headsets

I just bought a set of Lightspeed  ZULU’s to try in my plane and after about  3 weeks I found the noise canceling is pretty good, the comfort is excellent,  but the microphone is not very good at all. At full throttle I can barely hear  myself  as I call left crosswind.  Now fair being fair I tried a set of Bose headsets to see if the problem might  have been the system itself and all was fine with the Bose. The Bose  were better at eliminating noise through the Mic with their standard Mic  Muff than the Zulu’s were with full leather jacketed Mic Muff and with one of  the opening taped shut. The Bose were also a tiny  bit better at noise canceling and  the BOSE had a worn out set of ear muffs.  I tried e-mailing and calling Lightspeed  several times to see if there was something I could do about the Mic but so far  no response.  Again to be fair they  are good in most any other environment my buddy Ron tried them in his plane and  said they were “the bomb”, but I have an extremely noisy plane. Has anyone else  experienced the same and a dip switch helped with that? I have it set to mono  right now and default settings.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =  "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> 

  

Thanks 

Mike 

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cjensen(at)dts9000.com
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 4:09 am Post subject: ZULU Headsets

Mike,

  

 I  believe the problem is with your adjustment of the mike, not the mike.  My  Zulu is very quiet in all regimes and use of the mike has no effect at  all.  If I recall, there is a gain adjustment in the mike that needs  to be lowered.  If that doesn't work, contact Zulu as what you are  experiencing is not common at all and is either an adjustment or faulty  mike.

 

Chuck Jensen 

 

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sbuc(at)hiwaay.net
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:47 am Post subject: ZULU Headsets

mbick wrote:

The Bose were better at

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		   eliminating noise through the Mic with their standard Mic Muff than the

 Zulu's were with full leather jacketed Mic Muff and with one of the opening

 taped shut. 


	


BOTH openings MUST be open for a noise-canceling mic to work properly. 

I'm not familiar with the Zulu, but the mic on my Lightspeed is 

directional, meaning the correct opening must be pointed at the pilot in 

order for the noise-canceling to work.



Make sure neither of the openings is covered, the mic is pointed the 

correct way, and as has already been mentioned, it might be good to 

experiment with different gain settings on the mic.



Sam Buchanan

n343fd(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 2:04 pm Post subject: ZULU Headsets

Mike



I have the ZULU and love it. Try calling the company and talking to them I bet it is something simple. I will soon be buying another ZULU for my wife as she keeps taking mine.

 

Mike Divan

N64GH - RV6,flying 

SLOW 7 Builder 

EAA - 577486

FREEDOM IS NOT FREE - THANK THE AMERICAN SOLDIER FOR YOURS!



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rgf(at)dcn.davis.ca.us
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:01 pm Post subject: ZULU Headsets

I upgraded to Zulu from the Lightspeed 3G  model.  I thought the 3G was pretty good, but the Zulu is in another class  altogether. Relatively light, excellent sound, comfortable.  Never tried  the Bose but I gotta think the Zulu is pretty close to  it.

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Mark Phillips in TN

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Columbia, TN

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject: ZULU Headsets

In a message dated 05/30/2008 6:54:12 AM Central Daylight Time, mbick(at)carolina.rr.com writes:

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		  Has anyone else experienced the same and a dip switch helped with that? I have it set to mono right now and default settings. 	


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 I purchased Zulu at S&F (Moving up from XC Cross-country) and was very happy with all aspects of performance.  Then had opportunity to compare Bose X vs. Zulu on long cross-country recently, and found them pretty comparable- both 10 on comfort, but seemed the Zulu somewhat better on audio quality (expecially with XM radio) and possibly a slight edge on ANR.  Unfortunately, Zulu recently quit ANRing.  Batts fine, connections fine, but no joy.  I could occasionally tilt them to a specific angle and the ANR would return, then a slight head motion would stop ANR.  Pretty annoying.  Sent Lightspeed a service request three days ago- no response yet...

  

 Mark



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cjensen(at)dts9000.com
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 5:28 am Post subject: ZULU Headsets

Mark,

  

 Sorry to hear about the malfunction.   It was probably made on a Monday morning when the assembly line worker was  still overhung from his rice saki.

 

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Mark Phillips in TN

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 431
Location: Columbia, TN

Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 5:04 pm Post subject: ZULU Headsets

In a message dated 05/31/2008 8:30:39 AM Central Daylight Time, cjensen(at)dts9000.com writes:

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		  Sorry to hear about the malfunction.  It was probably made on a Monday morning when the assembly line worker was still overhung from his rice saki. 	


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 Distinct possibility- LS has pretty good reputation for customer support- a fellow RVer today mentioned I should check inside batt box for 800# to call- will be dialing Monday a.m. & see what transpires...

  

 Mark do not archive

  



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bluesidedown

Joined: 30 May 2008
Posts: 9
Location: Charlotte

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:13 am Post subject: Re: ZULU Headsets

Thanks for the suggestions; I did turn the gain and sidetone down on the radio and it helped but the headsets are not as good as the set of Bose I used especially the MIC. At full power they warbled (if that is the best way to describe the condition when the ANR won't keep up) and the Mic is not what I would expect. Not to say they are bad at all for no other headset besides the Zulu's and Bose has worked at all in this plane.  As for the suggestion to contact Lightspeed I did try to contact them three times. I left a message on the service line and I sent two e-mails via their web site. So far nothing and that is why wrote this to begin with to let others know. You spend that much for a headset and can't get any customer support?? Anyway they are going back or if someone waiting for a pair wants them I will sell them for cost and they work great in a little less noisy cockpit. Like I said before my buddy said they where “the bomb” in his Titan. E-mail me (at)mbick(at)carolina.rr.com if you are interested. 



Mike

sbuc(at)hiwaay.net
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:05 am Post subject: ZULU Headsets

bluesidedown wrote:

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 Thanks for the suggestions; I did turn the gain and sidetone down on

 the radio and it helped but the headsets are not as good as the set

 of Bose I used especially the MIC. At full power they warbled (if

 that is the best way to describe the condition when the ANR won't

 keep up) and the Mic is not what I would expect. Not to say they are

 bad at all for no other headset besides the Zulu's and Bose has

 worked at all in this plane.  As for the suggestion to contact

 Lightspeed I did try to contact them three times. I left a message on

 the service line and I sent two e-mails via their web site. So far

 nothing and that is why wrote this to begin with to let others know.

 You spend that much for a headset and can't get any customer

 support?? Anyway they are going back or if someone waiting for a pair

 wants them I will sell them for cost and they work great in a little

 less noisy cockpit. Like I said before my buddy said they where

 “the bomb” in his Titan. E-mail me (at)mbick(at)carolina! .rr.com if

 you are interested.

 

 Mike


	




I don't want to belabor this issue but Lightspeed has a stellar 

reputation for customer support. Many, many times (and twice over twelve 

years for me) they have rebuilt headsets out of warranty at no charge. I 

have never had any problems contacting them and their service has always 

been prompt and efficient.



I don't know why you are having problems with the Zulu or customer 

service, but from my dealings with Lightspeed, and the reports of 

numerous customers on this list from their earliest days with the 15K (I 

still have one) your service difficulty is the rare exception.



Sam Buchanan

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