Afew years ago, the Pro-X-series aviation headset was a necessary shot in the arm for a mostly silent David Clark, a company facing fierce competition in a saturated market dominated by Bose and Lightspeed. With a street price under $700, the Pro-X appealed to remaining company loyalists who didn’t want to spend over a grand on a modern noise-cancelling headset.
Just in time for the fresh flying season, David Clark throws another noise-cancelling headset into the competitive market, the One-X. At first blush, the new model looks a lot like the previously released Pro-X, but it has major design differences that contribute to better performance, while affecting comfort. It also has a higher price. Let’s take a look.