Flying Bose's brand new A30 aviation headset
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- čas přidán 27. 03. 2023
- The Bose A20 has been at the top of the premium headset tree for the last 13 years, but now there's the Bose A30. We take a close look, and more importantly, take it flying…
To read our full review, go to flyer.co.uk/review/bose-a30/
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The tap on the ear cup feature is a talk-through feature to be used to speak to ground staff (not connected to your intercom) or to the crew before the intercom is on (ie, before or at engine start).
The matter avoids the habit of not wearing the headset for startup and only donning it after the intercom comes alive.
This is a way for them to use parts from the QC45. That’s it.
It might finally be time to upgrade my vintage Bose X :-)
Interestingly I ve just upgraded to the A30 from the A20. Great looking headset and like all Bose products, great quality. Sound quality is better, but my initial thought on the ANR, is that it’s not quite as good as the A20. Does anyone else think that? I fly an RV8.
Glad I changed to lightspeed from bose recently watching this and reading other comments…
I was going to say I bet it's the cushions that are "worn in" I think the A20's look better but you can call me Old Skool. "A20 is excellent, the A30 are easily comparable if not better" - Should be better. I don't think there's enough to upgrade from an A20 but maybe if you are thinking Bose then A30 will be the ones to buy.
Great video guys. How are you recording your intercom audio ? I have a insta 360 camera and the cable but still struggling to get the audio syncing with the video footage.
audio is recorded on a Zoom H1n - check out this video czcams.com/video/EEH16x2ZXAs/video.html
How is it with wearing glasses / sunglasses, any drop in sound isolation?
No big issues, although I guess that very chunky glasses might change things.
What is that device that looks like it is holding pens on the roof in the plane?
It's a pen holder, I think I got it from Sporty's, but I can't find it on their website right now
Not sure you gents could say things nice enough about them to make A20 people upgrade though, doesn't sound (see what I did there) like there is much in it between them.....
I said it elsewhere and I say it again here: 13 years and all they could come up with was 6 gramm less weight? The new Lightspeed Delta Zulu comes with a carbon monoxide sensor, built-in audio equalization system, an app that allows recording/playback and a lot more. What a disappointment 😢
Yeah this is more of an update than an upgrade and I think a lot of the view people have on them is the name because if they kept them at the same $1,200 price and just called them A21s it would be more honest and would make more sense 😂
CO detector’s a gimmick, all planes at risk already have them. Same for the app stuff to be honest.
What Bose are doing is making an incredibly good, solid headset, for flying. That’s it. And for an awful lot of people that’s what they want.
@@Tom-ih8gr They are not a gimmick. Many of those CO2 detectors are not reliable, especially the ones in the older airplanes that most flight schools like to use. You can never have "too much" safety and again if you are really "Upgrading" the A20 why not introduce some actual useful features instead of just the ability to make your headset's noise cancellation worse and mark it as "Customize the level of Noise Cancellation"
@@CaptainAF07 It is a gimmick. I would never trust a co detector (Not CO2 FYI) that comes on a headset. Most standalone CO detectors would be much more precise and longer lasting when compared to a detector that comes on a headset. Bose did not make the a30 to have "the most features" but they made it to be the best at what it does, and it is the best at what it does. The bose a30 isn't that much better than the bose a20 because of the law of diminishing returns. The bose a20 simply set the bar so high that bose doesn't need to or can't make the a30s that much better. They've streamlined and optimized the headset for the job that it needs to do and they've done a good job at it. The Delta Zulu is a feature rich headset but I've found that most of the features are obsolete or unnecessary. The audio recording feature is obsolete because most planes' avionics systems already come with a much better audio recording feature. The CO detector is not nearly as precise as a standalone CO detector (If you're willing to spend 500 usd+ on a headset you should be willing to spend around 100 usd on a CO detector).
You lot look like you fancy a proper Haggis and beans!!
Gratifying to see the improved lookout chaps! Well done. Nice review too!
13 years and that’s the update? Pretty disappointing
Surely thats because its already a great headset though. Although to me it looks a bit plasticky in video.
@@chriztt1000 it’s not bad, I have A20s and I have DC One-X’s and they are similar. It just seems like other companies are pushing the technology forward and Bose is sleeping on them
I was expecting a useful feature (e.g. carbon monoxide detector) but agree, in 13 years they've developed a new plastic moulding and a quick release for the mic which I can't recall ever feeling the need to swap the mic over, let alone quickly!
It feels really nice tbh, although accept that's subjective
Great review, if only they could cancel the newly planted trees on the airfield ! 😡
Still not sure it’s worth spending £1200 on Bose?
Buy once, cry once. A20s were my first personal headset in 2011, still going strong. Worth every penny over a passive headset and freed up capacity as a student due to no headaches on long sorties.
I'm all for saving money but It definitely is worth it. Bose or Lightspeed. I have the A20 and wouldn't get anything less. You only have one set of hearing ears.
It's definitely worth spending money on a very good headset. A bad headset spoils the experience, a good one allows you to get more from it (from someone who has used some pretty bad headsets in the past).