I thought the same thing when I was flying singles and even in the Bandit (twin turbo prop), but when I moved into the 310 and 402 my mind was changed. Those things are so un-godly loud you need ANR, and if I was going to spend some $$$ might as well do it right and get the best. I bought a set of Bose X's last year and I love them! They have good noise reduction, but on top of that they are the most comfortable headset out there. I often fly between 8-12hrs a day and the Bose never bother me abit, it's almost like your not wearing headsets. They are expensive, but they're worth it, plus they offer financing. I got 2 years 0% intrest when I bought mine through a Bose store, Plus I got a free Bose CD player and headphones.


This isn't true though, it says right in the warranty information they don't pay shipping. I just recently had to send mine out for repair and I had to pay for the shipping to Bose. I had a problem with the ANR intermittently cutting out, I sent it in and they fixed it and I got it back within a week. But on top of fixing that problem they also replaced both yokes due to cosmetic defect's, replaced the head pad, and both ear seals! That was nice! My only other problem is at very low noise levels, like during taxi, there's a very faint electronic whelping I can hear. You have to be paying attention to hear it, but it's there.