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View Poll Results: Which headset do you prefer?
Clarity Aloft 67 37.64%
QT Halo 85 47.75%
Neither 26 14.61%
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Old 07-27-2015, 08:26 PM
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It seems that everyone loves their Halo/CA headsets. Not much has been said about the noise rejection of the microphones. Any reports on mic performance?

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Old 07-27-2015, 10:33 PM
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I flew out to Oshkosh and back in a buddy's RV-7A. I have Halos, he has CA. Both sounded great, neither one ever broke squelch on the intercom except when we spoke. I really don't think you could go wrong with either one.
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Old 07-28-2015, 04:54 AM
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Several years ago, I bought my wife a set of Halo's at SnF. She tried both the Halos and the CA and liked the Halos better. After flying with the Halo's for a while and getting used to them, she found that she would have a perfect seal on one leg of the flight and then could not get a good seal on the return leg with the foam ear plugs that come with it.

So since I use molded ear plugs for the work (Helicopter flying), I decided to have molded set made for her so she could connect to the Halo headsets to them. After that she has not had any complaints. We just did a cross country flight to NC from FL and she did not have any issues or discomfort with the molded ear pieces. I know that the manufactory for Halos said it would not make a good seal but she finds no difference and thinks the molded ones sound better with holding out the noise.

Here is the link to the company I used here in the Orlando area since I already use them for work.

http://www.precisionweb.com/earmolds.html
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Old 07-28-2015, 06:34 AM
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I decided to purchase both and let my wife try them ..... as I was getting them for her. I don't particularly mind headsets around my ears, but she does (probably a "hair thing.") Anyway, after trying both, there was no doubt in her mind she liked the QT's....price was not a consideration. Comfort and functionality was the key measure. We sent the Clarity's back.

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Old 07-28-2015, 01:38 PM
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I have the CA:Pro headset and very much like it. I can't stand having things over my ears.. (I thought I was weird on that point until this thread..)

The CA's work great! I have zero complaints, but as others have said they are a bit more pricey.

I have called and talked to them because I thought mine weren't working correctly (turned out to be the plane ... had a short) and they were extremely responsive and very polite.

Honestly that alone has earned my business.

I haven't tried the QT's.. I just didn't like the tube vs speakers approach. Just my personal preference.

The CA's are extremely light and high fidelity.
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Old 07-28-2015, 09:32 PM
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Just ordered 2 Clarity Aloft Classics. Should arrive Thursday.

I tried both the CA's and the Halo's at Oshkosh and went with CA. Seemed the fit and in ear speaker were better for my hearing. Price difference is negligible.

Also, I have no interest in the Bluetooth stuff. A friend would use his mobile via BT to his Clark headset and it bugged the **** out of me to hear his half of the conversation through the intercom.
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Old 08-07-2015, 08:40 PM
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Used my Halos for the first time today. Really impressed at how good they sound and how quite they are.

They made me very aware of how much I used my hearing to adjust the power settings in the pattern while landing.

They are very light weight and as others said, you have to remember to take em off before getting out of the plane.

Such an improvement over my DC's.
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Old 08-07-2015, 08:46 PM
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Microphones guys!

I know the headsets are great. But how do the mics reject cockpit noise? I have a noisy airplane and would love to use these reportedly great headsets.

Thanks a bunch,
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Microphones guys!

I know the headsets are great. But how do the mics reject cockpit noise? I have a noisy airplane and would love to use these reportedly great headsets.
Total non issue as far as I have been able to tell. I don't have a lot of hours on them but have used mine in a 172, two RV-7s and a 12. None of them are exactly quiet. Noise cancelling is excellent, no random squelch breaks. I have a set for my wife as well; the mics sound better than the equally-spendy headsets we use on the Harley and quite a bit clearer than the mics on the David Clarks we used to have.
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Old 08-08-2015, 12:20 AM
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Microphones guys!

I know the headsets are great. But how do the mics reject cockpit noise? I have a noisy airplane and would love to use these reportedly great headsets.

Thanks a bunch,
Mitch
My RV-8 is substantially louder inside the cockpit then the C172 I trained in. The first time I flew the RV-8 with my David Clarks it was difficult for me to discern what was being said as the mic picked up a lot of the cockpit noise.

The mic on the Halo's work remarkably well in rejecting the noise. Especially when compared to my DC's.
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