Quiet Technology Halo Headset

[java]

Originally Posted by vlittle

Jase, the microphone boom extends! It telescopes in/out of the main headset.

Have a look.

Vern

Do you mean the wire hook over the ear opposite the mike boom? Yes, that extends, but the mike boom itself doesn't extend (on mine, anyway). I thought maybe I could extend the opposite side, and re-bend the "ear-hook" points to get some more boom length, but the wire ear hook on the mike boom side doesn't appear to be adjustable (think it's plastic in that area).

[RV7Factory]

I took a look at my Halo last night and I couldn't figure it out, so I emailed Phil at QT and here is what he had to say...

"Pull on the wire extending from the headset REALLY HARD! This shifts the boom around to the other side of the head.

It will extend as needed. Bend the headband again to re-shape the head."

I don't know if I am going to try it, as I am not sure I completely understand what he says to do and I'm afraid I'll end up breaking it. Do so at your own risk. If someone does try this, please report your experiences here.

EDIT: Warning, do not try to pull the boom out of the headband, it will not extend. Instead, adjust the earpiece and rebend the headband to adjust the position of the mic boom.

[videobobk]

I've done this several times (whenever I get the big head) and it isn't all that difficult. There is simply a wire inside the main tube that goes behind your head. It is the ear piece on the side opposite the microphone. It shouldn't take that hard of a pull; mine takes maybe 2-3 pounds of force. If it is more difficult, see if you have a kink in the tube and straighten it a bit.

Bob Kelly

[JohnR]

I adjusted mine when I got it and then rebent the mike side. It was easy and works fine. The more I use them the more I like them.

[RV7Factory]

Originally Posted by videobobk

I've done this several times (whenever I get the big head) and it isn't all that difficult. There is simply a wire inside the main tube that goes behind your head. It is the ear piece on the side opposite the microphone. It shouldn't take that hard of a pull; mine takes maybe 2-3 pounds of force. If it is more difficult, see if you have a kink in the tube and straighten it a bit.

I think there is some confusion here... most of us know the earpiece side slides in and out, but I was commenting on Vern's earlier post where he said the mic boom slides in and out. It was the extension/retraction of the mic boom that I was questioning and why I sent an email to QT.

However, now that I reread Phil's email, perhaps he is in not saying the the mic boom extends, but that you can make the headband larger by pulling out the earpiece and reshaping the headband, effectively increasing the length of the boom. I was specific in my earlier email, but I asked him to clarify his response.

[vlittle]

Originally Posted by java

Do you mean the wire hook over the ear opposite the mike boom? Yes, that extends, but the mike boom itself doesn't extend (on mine, anyway). I thought maybe I could extend the opposite side, and re-bend the "ear-hook" points to get some more boom length, but the wire ear hook on the mike boom side doesn't appear to be adjustable (think it's plastic in that area).

That's probably what I mean. I don't have my Halo's with me (back at the factory for service). I know they are adjustable.

V

[RV7Factory]

OK, Phil clarified his earlier response somewhat (he still didn't answer my pointed question). Don't try to pull your boom out of the headset, it will not extend. Instead, as has been stated, pull the earpiece wire out to make the headband larger and reshape the headband as needed to adjust the location of the headband.

[Bob Axsom]

I bought one of these for my wife for $350 because we travel in our RV and on long trips she finds her old David Clark green dome quite uncomfortable. So last weekend we flew to Abilene for the Big Country Air Fest and especially the air race.

Use Comments:

- She likes the light weight she said it is almost as though there is nothing there

- The aircraft sound is the same as when she used to but the little foam plus in her ears

- The aircraft sound is not blocked out as well as it is with the David Clark

- As we flew along I heard a sound that made me think I had an air leak in the cockpit. I ckecked the canopy latch and the vents and everything else I could think of then I put my hand infront of her mic and the sound went away. The mic picks up the sound and sends it through the intercom. Perhaps this can be squelched.

Bob Axsom

[Radomir]

Bob, I'm battling this with my Halos... no solution yet.. Phil talked about getting some new mics (supposedly he hasn't gotten 'em yet)... and giving that a try.. It got better after I put a resistor in the C1 position.. but not fixed for sure..

It's not air (vents etc..)...


Technically, you can squelch it.. but it'll probably be so high that you won't be able to talk on the intercom either..

Originally Posted by Bob Axsom

- As we flew along I heard a sound that made me think I had an air leak in the cockpit. I ckecked the canopy latch and the vents and everything else I could think of then I put my hand infront of her mic and the sound went away. The mic picks up the sound and sends it through the intercom. Perhaps this can be squelched.

Bob Axsom

[Bob Brown]

Bob and Radomir, what are you using for intercoms? I just set the squelch on my Garmin 340 and the Halo's are absolutely quiet. If the mic is oriented properly, I can break squelch with normal conversation (and at that point, i do pick up some cockpit noise, as with all my previous headsets <Lightspeed,Bose, DC>). I'm just wondering you think this noise is due to an intercom issue or if its really caused by a faulty mic or poor mic design, or a QC issue. We have two Halo's, I've flown with both, but neither has any noise at all when the squelch is set. After a couple hundred hours of flight time, I do think these are at least as quiet as my Bose X sets, which are sitting on the shelf.