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    Has anyone tried the new Zulu PFX headset in the Carbon Cub? Feedback in comparison to Zulu 2's.

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    I just ordered one yesterday. I've been using Bose A20's since 2011 #165. i'll let you know how they work out.
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    I had a set of Zulus to test and review. I can not recommend them.

    I am reviewing the Carbon AKGs from Harman. So far, superior sound clarity. Much lighter that the Zulus and lighter equates more comfort.

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    Were they Zulu PFX? I am using Zulu.2's now and they work fine. Jon

    Quote Originally Posted by Fresno View Post
    I had a set of Zulus to test and review. I can not recommend them.

    I am reviewing the Carbon AKGs from Harman. So far, superior sound clarity. Much lighter that the Zulus and lighter equates more comfort.

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    I was confused about those lettered headsets. Mine is AKG not PFX, and I much prefer it to the Bose. I have both in my bird and my wife makes me where the Bose when she is with me; and solo I opt for AKG.

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    I have the Zulu 2's and Bose X in the back. I really like them. I am curious as well about the PFX. Should they truly perform better than the Zulu 2's, I will buy a set and retire my Zulu 2's to the back seat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cityrancher View Post
    I have the Zulu 2's and Bose X in the back. I really like them. I am curious as well about the PFX. Should they truly perform better than the Zulu 2's, I will buy a set and retire my Zulu 2's to the back seat.
    Regarding the PFX I have had then now for 3 months and frankly the jury is out. I am a BIG fan of the Zulus 2 and have two sets of Zulu 2s having replaced my Bose A20s with them. That said I ( and I assume others ou there) am at an age where my treble hearing loss is accelerating. The fact tat you can adjust the treble and base on the PFX head sets is what really attracted me to try them. At this time there are some bugs to work out as they seems to keep trying to do a reset so the osund level of dampening keeps changing which is hugely annoying especially in full power loud environment. When they DO settle down they are definately quieter than the Zulu 2 but not hugely so. Lightspeed has been very suppotive and sent me the software upgrades and I loaded that last night but I have not been back in a field test as yet and will report in. If the upgraded software does not fix them than I plan to send them back and stick with My Zulu 2s. Hope that helps. best Gary

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    Quote Originally Posted by glickle View Post
    Regarding the PFX I have had then now for 3 months and frankly the jury is out. I am a BIG fan of the Zulus 2 and have two sets of Zulu 2s having replaced my Bose A20s with them. That said I ( and I assume others ou there) am at an age where my treble hearing loss is accelerating. The fact tat you can adjust the treble and base on the PFX head sets is what really attracted me to try them. At this time there are some bugs to work out as they seems to keep trying to do a reset so the osund level of dampening keeps changing which is hugely annoying especially in full power loud environment. When they DO settle down they are definately quieter than the Zulu 2 but not hugely so. Lightspeed has been very suppotive and sent me the software upgrades and I loaded that last night but I have not been back in a field test as yet and will report in. If the upgraded software does not fix them than I plan to send them back and stick with My Zulu 2s. Hope that helps. best Gary
    That helps Gary! I'll stick with the Zulu 2's for now.

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    I traded my Zulu 2 for the PFX at Oshkosh and was very disappointed until I received a call from the factory saying they needed to do a software update. I sent them to the factory and they were returned a week later. They work great now......better than the Zulu 2 set I had. Apparently there were some bugs in the software and they have been fixed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by glickle View Post
    Regarding the PFX I have had then now for 3 months and frankly the jury is out. I am a BIG fan of the Zulus 2 and have two sets of Zulu 2s having replaced my Bose A20s with them. That said I ( and I assume others ou there) am at an age where my treble hearing loss is accelerating. The fact tat you can adjust the treble and base on the PFX head sets is what really attracted me to try them. At this time there are some bugs to work out as they seems to keep trying to do a reset so the osund level of dampening keeps changing which is hugely annoying especially in full power loud environment. When they DO settle down they are definately quieter than the Zulu 2 but not hugely so. Lightspeed has been very supportive and sent me the software upgrades and I loaded that last night but I have not been back in a field test as yet and will report in. If the upgraded software does not fix them than I plan to send them back and stick with My Zulu 2s. Hope that helps. best Gary
    Here is my follow up after re testing the PFX post updated software: Unfortunately it still seems these headsets are not ready. I have returned my PFX and will get another set of Zulu 2s for now. The updated software helped but they still want to reset at three differing levels of quiet with no real prediction on when or why and have a background noise that is not present in the Zulu 2s. I have worked with the Lightspeed tech Dan who was VERY helpful. Last weekend I spent an hour switching back and forth between the PFX and Zulu 2s and in my opinion the Zulu 2 s still win for now. The ability to custom set the PFX treble is very apealing ( for us hard of hearing folks) and I suspect they will get it right soon. That said I also think its our CC super high noise environment that is a real challenge for any noise cancelation sets. The Zulu 2 ability to set the mike gain for me made them work. The PFX seems to work well , similar to the Bose in other planes I fly which are quieter to begin with. As an aside NONE of the active noise cancelation sets work in an open cockpit Stearman. The wind buffeting just creates havoc on the system. The standard David Clarks still are the best. Hope this report is helpful. Regards Gary

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