The CQ Headset is now available with fully integrated Bluetooth functionality. Our unique Bluetooth headset control is a new in-house design, not a third party product add on or afterthought. I believe it is currently the smallest and lightest Bluetooth headset control available on any aviation headset, allowing a fully featured media playback and telephone call experience with our simplified one-button interface.
The CQ Headset with Bluetooth features a full authority digital signal processor that has been painstakingly tuned specifically for our entire sound delivery system to deliver simply astonishing music quality. Hear the difference for yourself by plugging into the 3.5mm input that is still available and is not processed by the DSP. Another unique feature is our onboard microcontroller based auto-Pause/Mute to react to aircraft audio. When enabled, radio com will trigger a pause of your media playback instead of simply muting the audio so you don't miss a radio call. This was a critical design feature for a certain VIP that enjoys listening to audio books while in cruise and is not available in any other aviation headset that I'm aware of. Don't miss that frequency change radio call, but don't let your audio book just run on while muted, we can pause and resume it instead.
We utilize an internal battery that is recharged via a standard USB-C port and is field replaceable. Internal voice prompts annunciate control state changes and battery levels are reported and displayed on your mobile device.
Our new Bluetooth CQ Headset control uses the same headset to aircraft radio circuitry as the proven CQ1. It has the same base features of the CQ1 such as our adjustable mic gain which is unique to any other in-the-ear headset. This means that battery power is still not used or needed for consistent aircraft radio operations. The complete loss of battery power only affects the non-critical Bluetooth media features. In fact, the LEMO panel powered version of our Bluetooth control does not utilize the internal battery at all when receiving ship power. It is worth noting that microphone functionality for phone calls does require being connected to a normal aircraft providing microphone bias voltage.
We only develop products that we have a use case for. "But my airplane already has a Bluetooth audio panel." Yes, ours does too, but we usually fly with two pilots aboard that have very different media listening tastes. We've found it much simpler to be in complete control of what is in our own ears at all times without having to mess with aircraft buttonology. So, this headset has been flying since the beginning of 2021 and shipping since June. Global chip logistics have been a significant challenge to bringing it to all that have asked for it over the last few years. For all those that have commented or thought, "If only it had Bluetooth", here it is!
The CQ Headset with Bluetooth is now available with either dual GA plugs or LEMO powered connectors. Visit https://cqheadset.com/ for more info.
The CQ Headset with Bluetooth features a full authority digital signal processor that has been painstakingly tuned specifically for our entire sound delivery system to deliver simply astonishing music quality. Hear the difference for yourself by plugging into the 3.5mm input that is still available and is not processed by the DSP. Another unique feature is our onboard microcontroller based auto-Pause/Mute to react to aircraft audio. When enabled, radio com will trigger a pause of your media playback instead of simply muting the audio so you don't miss a radio call. This was a critical design feature for a certain VIP that enjoys listening to audio books while in cruise and is not available in any other aviation headset that I'm aware of. Don't miss that frequency change radio call, but don't let your audio book just run on while muted, we can pause and resume it instead.
We utilize an internal battery that is recharged via a standard USB-C port and is field replaceable. Internal voice prompts annunciate control state changes and battery levels are reported and displayed on your mobile device.
Our new Bluetooth CQ Headset control uses the same headset to aircraft radio circuitry as the proven CQ1. It has the same base features of the CQ1 such as our adjustable mic gain which is unique to any other in-the-ear headset. This means that battery power is still not used or needed for consistent aircraft radio operations. The complete loss of battery power only affects the non-critical Bluetooth media features. In fact, the LEMO panel powered version of our Bluetooth control does not utilize the internal battery at all when receiving ship power. It is worth noting that microphone functionality for phone calls does require being connected to a normal aircraft providing microphone bias voltage.
We only develop products that we have a use case for. "But my airplane already has a Bluetooth audio panel." Yes, ours does too, but we usually fly with two pilots aboard that have very different media listening tastes. We've found it much simpler to be in complete control of what is in our own ears at all times without having to mess with aircraft buttonology. So, this headset has been flying since the beginning of 2021 and shipping since June. Global chip logistics have been a significant challenge to bringing it to all that have asked for it over the last few years. For all those that have commented or thought, "If only it had Bluetooth", here it is!
The CQ Headset with Bluetooth is now available with either dual GA plugs or LEMO powered connectors. Visit https://cqheadset.com/ for more info.