The recaro(just the start?) was(or is still?) done with babytrend, and you use to be able to buy it with speakers, as in to listen to music. Maybe that is the 'headset' that she meant?
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/babyant_1923_25660949
http://www.babytrend.com/carseats/Recarocarseat.htm (notice the display is of the recaro up to date but in the demo pics it is the older one with no wings on the head).
Personally, I think the speakers are a new feature for the latest model and weren't available for the first version. I found 3 other ebays that were selling the separate headrests and they just look like earmuffs too -- no speakers or hookups mentioned.
But I got this blurb from the second link:
"In recent European car seat crash test performed by a major motor sports magazine, the Recaro Start was the only seat that received a total recommended use rating for both age categories."
I want to know -- Who tested and where can I see the results????
Re: the 'both age categories' -- was the younger category using the impact cushion or not?
Reason I ask is I located the AA crash testing summary online yesterday for 2004 for the Recaro Start " "use of the impact cushion for children 9-18kg makes it safer"
(I did think it was humorous that "heavy seat" was a plus AND a negative factor in their ratings
)
Since the impact cushion is not available for purchase in the US, in fact, those at Recaro USA have no idea what I'm talking about even when I direct them to the mirror UK, French, & German sites.
Recaro USA has already basically told me that US testing is more stringent than EU. I want documentation that they are selling a product that is not being used for smaller & younger weights as the original European design & testing advises. EVERY UK & German site I visited and comments on usage all said the same that the 'Impact cushion was highly recomended or necessary for children under 41lbs' by Recaro. But so far, other than the AA document, I didn't find any actual test results.
Any ideas about the wierdness?