Originally Posted by
Skittles9E
FWIW I've heard a couple captains ***** that the clarity aloft lets in a lot of noise like breathing etc. never flew with someone that had one so I can't comment. I had the A20 for a while and it's insanely quiet in the CRJ but o switched to the 850 a couple months ago for something lighter. Once you get past the increase in noise vs. the A20 there very comfortable.
I've flown with people with both of those and Telex. By far the Telex is the worst as far as letting ambient noise in, then CA and then Bose. What you do to prevent it is turn the volume of your intercom down, that is also the squelch for what you hear from the other guy. About half way and it'll cut out and the mic will only go hot when he is talking or atc transmission.
I fly with a CLarity Aloft pro about half the time, never had a complaint from anyone. It's very comfortable aside from the really long legs (LGA- anywhere in TX for example) where the earplugs being in for 4+he gets tiring.