carrollcw
Well Known Member
For those of you shopping for headsets, I just wanted to give y'all a little info on my experience with the QT Halo and Bose A20.
First of all, I am an airline pilot flying the 737. About 2 years ago I bought an A20 to use in that capacity. In the 737, the A20 is absolutely amazing. I figured since it worked so well in the 737, it must work great in an RV-7. Not so much. When I would use it in my RV-7, I noticed that the Garmin warnings and alerts were not very crisp. I spoke with Garmin about it, did some troubleshooting (thinking something was either wrong with my wiring or the unit) but the results remained the same.
Eventually, after much research, I decided to get the QT Halo for use in the RV-7. I am extremely happy that I did!
First of all, the noise canceling, although it is only passive, is just as good as the A20, if not better. Plus the fact that you don't have to worry about your sunglasses breaking the ANR seal is a huge benefit.
Second, I immediately noticed that my settings for the Garmin sound levels had to be turned WAY down. I am talking about from 100% to around 30-40%! During my first flight, the warnings and cautions from the Garmin were so loud they were deafening!
Third, the warnings and cautions from the G3X are now perfectly crisp.
Last, and this would be the only negative, to me it sounded like when I transmitted, the microphone picked up too much background noise compared to the A20. However, when I asked another person listening to my transmissions, he said that he didn't notice any background noise. So, although I don't like how my transmissions sound to me, the receiver is hearing a good quality transmission.
All and all, I am extremely satisfied with the purchase and plan on buying another set for my wife to use. The A20 still has a use for me, but I will only use it at work and to lend out to my passengers!
Hope this helps.
First of all, I am an airline pilot flying the 737. About 2 years ago I bought an A20 to use in that capacity. In the 737, the A20 is absolutely amazing. I figured since it worked so well in the 737, it must work great in an RV-7. Not so much. When I would use it in my RV-7, I noticed that the Garmin warnings and alerts were not very crisp. I spoke with Garmin about it, did some troubleshooting (thinking something was either wrong with my wiring or the unit) but the results remained the same.
Eventually, after much research, I decided to get the QT Halo for use in the RV-7. I am extremely happy that I did!
First of all, the noise canceling, although it is only passive, is just as good as the A20, if not better. Plus the fact that you don't have to worry about your sunglasses breaking the ANR seal is a huge benefit.
Second, I immediately noticed that my settings for the Garmin sound levels had to be turned WAY down. I am talking about from 100% to around 30-40%! During my first flight, the warnings and cautions from the Garmin were so loud they were deafening!
Third, the warnings and cautions from the G3X are now perfectly crisp.
Last, and this would be the only negative, to me it sounded like when I transmitted, the microphone picked up too much background noise compared to the A20. However, when I asked another person listening to my transmissions, he said that he didn't notice any background noise. So, although I don't like how my transmissions sound to me, the receiver is hearing a good quality transmission.
All and all, I am extremely satisfied with the purchase and plan on buying another set for my wife to use. The A20 still has a use for me, but I will only use it at work and to lend out to my passengers!
Hope this helps.