AOPA Summit's Mystery Headset Challenge

AOPA Summit’s Mystery Headset Challenge

Editorial Staff

Friday, October 11, 2013 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A booth named "Giant of Quiet" at AOPA Summit offers pilots the opportunity to compare top noise-cancelling headsets from major brands like Lightspeed, Sennheiser, Bose, and David Clark.
The comparison involves testing the headsets against a noise generator to evaluate their performance.
Participants who purchase one of the tested headset brands after the challenge receive a $25 coupon from Giant of Quiet.
The identity of "Giant of Quiet" is kept secret, though it's associated with a major headset maker, to ensure unbiased consumer research.

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If youre interested in comparing the top-performing noise-cancelling headsets, AOPA Summit is the place to be. A mysterious booth called Giant of Quiet offers all of the major brands for a trial against a noise generator and you can compare five of the top models from Lightspeed, Sennheiser, Bose and David Clark. If you buy any of the brands tested after youve taken the headset challenge, Giant of Quiet will pitch a $25 coupon your way.

So who are these guys? Well allow as how the booth is associated with a major headset maker and theyll tell you if asked. But in the interests in unbiased consumer research, well keep the secret. Give the headsets a spin at Summit and, were told, look for Giant of Quiet at other airshows in the future and find more details in todays AVweb coverage of AOPA Summit.