Wednesday, February 08, 2012
by William from Seattle WA USA 
Review: Works as advertised
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Very nice, easy to use.
by Kathy from Rockville IN USA 
Pros: very quite and the blue tooth and music options are great
Review: My new Lightspeed headset is eveything that I had hoped for the sound is perfect and they are very comfortable.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
very good
by henry from marietta GA USA 
Pros: sound
Cons: mic boom does not swivel
Review: Great headset , OK in comfort, a little to sensitive with on the mic sometimes, the mic boom does not swivel.  L seat OK, R seat has to deal with the cable across the chest and under arm.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Simply the BEST
by Christian from Basel BS Switzerland 
Review: I have been using a Bose for year and I must say that the ZULU is indeed the best all around Headset.
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Saturday, January 07, 2012
by Doug from Fort Smith AR USA 
Review:
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Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Does the job it says it will very erll
by A Customer from PARAMOUNT CA USA 
Pros: Quality, price, comfort
Cons: Supplied case could be improved to take up less room in flight case
Review: Overall excellent headset and compared very well to its rivals. Very good comfort, good quality. Bluetooth works very well however I find the noise reduction facility for when a radio transmission is received rather fiddly and do far not managed to get it going properly(albeit I've only tried it once so far!) control box can get in the way a little at times in the cockpit but a minor issue. Although headset folds into a small unit it can only fit in the case one way do that facility it rather pointless without designing a smaller case which would be very usefull indeed.

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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Great product...
by John A. from Trinidad CO USA 
Cons: The microphone cover falls off.... Need to work on that!
Review: Outstanding noise reduction with super audio input.
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Monday, November 07, 2011
Best headset ever
by Mark from Temecula CA USA 
Pros: Comfort, noise reduction
Cons: none yet
Review: I have owned a number of headsets. This is the best one ever. My last headset was a Lightspeed 3G. I have found the the comfort of this headset is truly a major step forward. The ear cups rotate as you move your head to keep their alignment. I have used the bluetooth feature and have found it useful. It quotes every time you get communication through the radio.

The noise reduction is outstanding. Battery usage is very similar provided Bluetooth is not being used.
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Monday, October 03, 2011
best performance ever
by Doron from Givat Shmuel Israel 
Pros: light, quit, convenient
Review: Light and convenient yet does the job perfectly alright - true silencer.
I have the ZULU 1 for quite some time. Just purchased a 2nd headset - ZULU 2. Can't say I feel any difference but both do gr8 job.
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
if you dont like to suck, buy these
by devin from windsor CA USA 
Pros: the best your money can buy
Cons: they dont taste like apples
Review: OK, so I typically live by a few simple rules. One of those rules is when buying electronics or tools, buy the absolute best thing you can afford. If that means saving up for a couple months to get the best, it ALWAYS works to your benefit.

In my case, I did my research, tried the first generation Zulus and then decided that my money was going to the best I could afford... the NEW Zulu's. Easily the smartest purchase I have made this decade.

Many of the other reviews discuss in depth the differences between the Bose A20 and the Lightspeed's. The only thing I would add is... just like an Apple person should own an iPhone, not an Android, a Bose person should get the Bose.

That being said, the Zulu's are the most comfortable, clear, accurate, reliable, comfortable, comfortable headset I have ever worn. The warranty is great, the quality is unmatched (even in the Bose), and they look sharp.

Some people don't like that you cannot rotate the mic for right/left positioning. I say, I don't like that oranges dont taste like apples, or that I can't use a Ferrari as a boat, or fly a plane to the sun, or... you get my point. If not, I will be more clear. Some things are just not that important in life. Give me quality before you give me gadgety.
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Monday, August 01, 2011
Absolutely the Best ANR Headset I've Ever Seen
by Tonytoga from Houston, Texas 
Pros: Absolutely the Quietest Headset I've Ever Worn
Cons: Cabling is a bit light weight
Review:

Note: This is the first five star rating I've given any product in a very long time.

Since becoming a private pilot 12 years ago, I've been pretty sensitive to cockpit noise. I didn't damage my hearing with loud music or machines through the years and I wasn't about to do it in a single engine airplane. So I bought the best, the Bose X ANR headphones. But, while clearly better at noise reduction than the rest (I tried several other brands) at the time, I was never completely satisfied with them. They felt awkward on my head, heavier then they should have. The clam shell design didn't fit quite right and while they were the best at the time, as far as I was concerned, they weren't the final state of the art. I always felt someone could do better, (maybe even Bose, but they never did). It was sort of like waiting for the Ford Excursion to come along while driving a GMC Suburban. Suburban was good.....Excursion is a lot better.

I was delighted when also ran maker Lightspeed upped its game and introduced the Zulu's in 2009. It was with high hope that I bought a pair and tried them out. BINGO! The Zulu's were so comfortable I forgot I had them on. Audio quality was demonstrably better than Bose (in my opinion)....and the features (including bluetooth technology) were well ahead of the never improved upon Bose X series. And, the Zulu's were a couple of hundred dollars less expensive to boot. In every comparison but one (see below), the Zulu headset was between a bit better and blow 'em away better than the Bose. The result was that one of my two pair of Bose units went to the co-pilot's seat and the other replaced an old David Clark pair for pax in the back of the plane. I happily made Zulu my personal headset.

Flash forward to 2011 and the new Zulu.2. My co-pilot Bose had lost the right side earpiece audio and I had just sent it to Bose for a $185.00 (an outrageous price) re-manufacture when the cabling on my Zulu developed an intermittent short in the mic cable at the control unit. Off it went to Lightspeed to be fixed so now I'm down to one pair of Bose. I was concerned the Zulu repair would take a couple of weeks and, spoiled to the Zulu, I looked for options. I discovered the Zulu.2's where shipping so I decided to add a new Zulu.2 to my flight deck. It was sold as having studio quality mic sound and even better noise canceling so how could I go wrong?

Having had the new Zulu.2's for a couple of weeks, now, here are my personal opinions:

Compared to the original Zulu (which beat Bose handily), the mic quality of the Z.2 is not noticeably better, at least not inside my hearing. But look out for the noise canceling! That's where everything changed.....again. These phones are spooky quiet(!) to the point of dramatically changing the engine audio signature from inside the pilot's seat. I actually had to reacquaint myself with the sound signature of the engine with these headphones on. If I can't hear the engine running, is it running? It is truly amazing how quiet these phones are in the ANR mode. And with the wraparound sound feature....ATC (or anything else you're hearing with them) is literally inside your head. The sound doesn't seem to be coming from the phones, it seems to just occur inside your head, not an external sound. Comparing the three: the Bose X, the original Zulu and the new Zulu.2, the Zulu.2 is easily the clear cut winner. I couldn't ask for better.

A decade ago, Bose reinvented the game when they built a wonderful headset with the Series X. But then they sat on an unchallenged lead for years. Their customer service is rude and demanding (getting them to accept my bad pair for repair required me doing a series of tests to prove to them my diagnosis of the problem was correct before they would accept them for a retrofit that cost nearly 20% of the retail price of a new set) and by comparison to the Zulu's, the X's are overpriced by about 25% from the jump. Sorry, even at this level, game over in my opinion.

I love to see smug leaders knocked off their perches and that's exactly what Lightspeed has done to Bose with the Zulu/Zulu.2. When you Google "best selling ANR headset" now, the response is: "Lightspeed Zulu." It's just a better product.

The ONLY complaint I have with the Zulu is that the cabling is lighter weight compared to that of the Bose. As a result, it often wraps around itself (which doesn't happen with the Bose) and obviously does not hold up as well under daily use. The mic short in my two year old pair was a direct result of the light weight cabling becoming tangled with itself through daily use (I commute 50 miles daily to my office in my Saratoga, so they get used just about every day).

The good news here is that Lightspeed was very friendly and easily arranged an RA for a fix of the problem. They turned the unit around in less than three days and paid for overnight shipping back to me. They even threw in a new pair of ear pads at no extra cost. Couldn't have been happier with their customer service. The Bose guys where jerks by comparison (Lightspeed: laid back dudes versus smug "it's your problem yankees" at Bose)....just my experience in having the opportunity to compare Bose customer service with Lightspeed at the same time.

Incidentally, even with the audio improvements, the original Zulu is a superb choice, especially in light of the fact that with the new Zulu.2 on the market, I see that the original Zulu's are now selling in lots of places for $740.00, a $160.00 (27%) discount from its original price. If price is a very important consideration, spring for the original Zulu (the Zulu.2 has assumed the $900 price point of the originals). The original Zulu is a wonderful headset....and a real bargain at the price.

In fact, with a pair of out-of-the-factory re-manufactured BOSE headsets, I thought I might throw them on e-Bay and get enough for them to make buying another set of original Zulu's a super bargain. No dice. Bids on the Bose units on e-Bay were all around $450 bucks for even re-manufactured units (thus, the market works). Oh well...I just threw the "new" BOSE unit in the back with the other pair. So now my passengers have BOSE quality at their disposal. The repaired original Zulu's are now reserved for the co-pilot side up front. The Z.2's (you saw use of that term here first) are mine.

And for those who might think it....no, I don't work for Lightspeed.

I wouldn't give up my Garmin 496 for just any old pretender and now I feel the same way about my Zulu.2's.

Monday, July 18, 2011
maybe not so good for a smaller head
by Douglas from Virginia Beach VA USA 
Pros: the noise cancellation is excellent
Cons: the cups let in noise even if I turn my head just a little bit
Review: Meets expectations.

Strange as it sounds it might be better if it actually squeezed the head a little bit more to keep the cups from breaking the seal with even slight head turns.
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Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Excelent Sound quality and noise suppresion
by Ted from Norwalk IA USA 
Pros: Sound quality and noise suppresion excellent
Cons: A bit heavy.
Review: I really enjoy the clear sound and noise suppression.
I found the headset sliding around when it was hot while sweating.
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Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Love It
by Joel from Marietta GA USA 
Review: It's expensive, but I love it. This is the first headset that I've bought in almost 20 years. It's far more comfortable than what I had been using. I no longer get headaches on long flights. The noise reduction and sound quality are excellent.
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Lightspeed Zulu
by Dennis from San Angelo TX USA 
Review: Great comfort and quiet headset. Bluetooth works great. Overall I'm very impressed!
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Friday, June 03, 2011
Nice, but I liked A20 better
by A Customer from CA 
Pros: Comfortable, cheaper than Bose
Cons: If your head is kinda small, this might be not work well.
Review: Good headset, nothing to complain about really. The ear cups seem to run a bit warm.

The noise cancelling is just a tad short of Bose A20. A20 is very very quiet.

However, audio quality, stereo in particular, seemed better than the Bose A20.  More importantly, it didn't fit me well -- too big for my head I suppose. Bose fit me better and doesn't wobble around.
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