Clarity Aloft vs Telex 850
02-10-2013, 05:28 PM
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I used an 850 for years. I am currently using the Clarity aloft.
Personally I prefer the 850. It is quiet enough, light enough, durable, and reliable.
The clarity is comfortable after some break in time. It is very light weight. After a year of use, I continue to dislike the earplug aspect. They never seal perfectly in my ears, they get dirty from your body and the surrounding environment, and the earplugs seem to "disappear" at the worst times. They just fall off (easily get pulled off) when moving the headset around. So you must keep extras on hand at all times.
Seven years of 850 use and all I had to do was replace the ear pads and mike muff. I was pretty rough on it, and it held together perfectly.
One year of CA use and I have had to send it in due to total microphone failure. I've replaced the ear plugs many many times. I have to throw in that clarity aloft's customer service is excellent.
Friends have also had mic failures and ear plug sound failures. Again, CA is used to it, and will send you another one fast.
Some love the clarity and it is an ok, unique product that works well when it works. For me I'll be switching back to the 850 soon.
Personally I prefer the 850. It is quiet enough, light enough, durable, and reliable.
The clarity is comfortable after some break in time. It is very light weight. After a year of use, I continue to dislike the earplug aspect. They never seal perfectly in my ears, they get dirty from your body and the surrounding environment, and the earplugs seem to "disappear" at the worst times. They just fall off (easily get pulled off) when moving the headset around. So you must keep extras on hand at all times.
Seven years of 850 use and all I had to do was replace the ear pads and mike muff. I was pretty rough on it, and it held together perfectly.
One year of CA use and I have had to send it in due to total microphone failure. I've replaced the ear plugs many many times. I have to throw in that clarity aloft's customer service is excellent.
Friends have also had mic failures and ear plug sound failures. Again, CA is used to it, and will send you another one fast.
Some love the clarity and it is an ok, unique product that works well when it works. For me I'll be switching back to the 850 soon.
02-10-2013, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Quagmire
One year of CA use and I have had to send it in due to total microphone failure. I've replaced the ear plugs many many times. I have to throw in that clarity aloft's customer service is excellent.
Friends have also had mic failures and ear plug sound failures. Again, CA is used to it, and will send you another one fast.
Some love the clarity and it is an ok, unique product that works well when it works. For me I'll be switching back to the 850 soon.
Friends have also had mic failures and ear plug sound failures. Again, CA is used to it, and will send you another one fast.
Some love the clarity and it is an ok, unique product that works well when it works. For me I'll be switching back to the 850 soon.
02-10-2013, 08:55 PM
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Save your money and use the ship sets. We wear them for oh, i dont know, maybe about ten minutes each leg. I can't speak for the Boeing crowd, but for those Airbus types who wear their own NR headsets are usually talking to themselves.
P.S. That ringing in your ears keeping you up at night will usually diminish after a few years of "not" flying Regional jets.
P.S. That ringing in your ears keeping you up at night will usually diminish after a few years of "not" flying Regional jets.
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02-10-2013, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by sandlapper223
Save your money and use the ship sets. We wear them for oh, i dont know, maybe about ten minutes each leg. I can't speak for the Boeing crowd, but for those Airbus types who wear their own NR headsets are usually talking to themselves.
P.S. That ringing in your ears keeping you up at night will usually diminish after a few years of "not" flying Regional jets.
P.S. That ringing in your ears keeping you up at night will usually diminish after a few years of "not" flying Regional jets.
Your ears are probably ringing because you wear headsets for "maybe about ten minutes."
02-10-2013, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Your ears are probably ringing because you wear headsets for "maybe about ten minutes."
02-11-2013, 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by sandlapper223
Like I said, I don't speak for the Boeing crowd. Sorry you have to wear headsets for the entire flight. That's not fun, I know,
02-11-2013, 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by sandlapper223
Like I said, I don't speak for the Boeing crowd. Sorry you have to wear headsets for the entire flight. That's not fun, I know,
02-11-2013, 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ForeverFO
That's where the lightweight sets like the 750 and 850 come into play. Not a head clamp, just good audio. The 737 is too loud IMO not to wear one. You risk long term hearing loss. The Bus may be another thing altogether.
When I was on the turboprop, I used Sennheiser airline headset. It was quiet, but it made my ears sore. I got the 850s and never looked back. You don't even know it's on your head.
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02-11-2013, 04:42 AM
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I used to fly with he regular clarity aloft in the E145. It twas the non TSO version. I loved it with the custom ear molds. Then I went on to the bus and just did not want to spend the money for the TSO version which is required at my place. So I got a telex 850 first, then a uflymike, and now finally bought the Clarity Aloft Pro.
The 850 was a decent headset and it is some $300 less than the CA Pro. It also has a decent microphone that does not pick up much static from the cockpit noise but the noise reduction was so so. There was this little site tone all the time as well. Very minor though. The uflymike was a great package, best noise reduction, but the worst microphone. It picks up a lot of static even in the bus. Plus I had to turn the volume up to hear others and with that the static increased even more. I really liked the uflymike since I could use the headset separately for commuting, but at the end there was no point of having active noise reduction when you get tons of static from your own microphone.
The CA Pro and the regular CA has a professional grade microphone. Very little static even if I turn my interphone to max. Unbelievable really. It also is not a headset since the bend comes around the back of your head. It won't mess up your meterosexual hair
. I use it with the ear molds. I don't feel I have anything in my ear at all. The earplugs are ok too for the bus. In the ERJ I had to push them in hard at altitudes of 20k-25k where the wind noise was the worst. The CRJ is not as bad as the ERJ so may be it works well in those. For the ERJ I definitely recommend the molds. Those cost me some $70 or so a few years ago.
I guess by far the most expensive package is the Clarity Aloft Pro if you need the TSO. It is worth the extra money in my opinion. Not as quiet, but the 850 was a good setup too for almost half the price.
The 850 was a decent headset and it is some $300 less than the CA Pro. It also has a decent microphone that does not pick up much static from the cockpit noise but the noise reduction was so so. There was this little site tone all the time as well. Very minor though. The uflymike was a great package, best noise reduction, but the worst microphone. It picks up a lot of static even in the bus. Plus I had to turn the volume up to hear others and with that the static increased even more. I really liked the uflymike since I could use the headset separately for commuting, but at the end there was no point of having active noise reduction when you get tons of static from your own microphone.
The CA Pro and the regular CA has a professional grade microphone. Very little static even if I turn my interphone to max. Unbelievable really. It also is not a headset since the bend comes around the back of your head. It won't mess up your meterosexual hair
. I use it with the ear molds. I don't feel I have anything in my ear at all. The earplugs are ok too for the bus. In the ERJ I had to push them in hard at altitudes of 20k-25k where the wind noise was the worst. The CRJ is not as bad as the ERJ so may be it works well in those. For the ERJ I definitely recommend the molds. Those cost me some $70 or so a few years ago.I guess by far the most expensive package is the Clarity Aloft Pro if you need the TSO. It is worth the extra money in my opinion. Not as quiet, but the 850 was a good setup too for almost half the price.
02-11-2013, 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Normann
I used to fly with he regular clarity aloft in the E145. It twas the non TSO version. I loved it with the custom ear molds. Then I went on to the bus and just did not want to spend the money for the TSO version which is required at my place. So I got a telex 850 first, then a uflymike, and now finally bought the Clarity Aloft Pro.
The 850 was a decent headset and it is some $300 less than the CA Pro. It also has a decent microphone that does not pick up much static from the cockpit noise but the noise reduction was so so. There was this little site tone all the time as well. Very minor though. The uflymike was a great package, best noise reduction, but the worst microphone. It picks up a lot of static even in the bus. Plus I had to turn the volume up to hear others and with that the static increased even more. I really liked the uflymike since I could use the headset separately for commuting, but at the end there was no point of having active noise reduction when you get tons of static from your own microphone.
The CA Pro and the regular CA has a professional grade microphone. Very little static even if I turn my interphone to max. Unbelievable really. It also is not a headset since the bend comes around the back of your head. It won't mess up your meterosexual hair. I use it with the ear molds. I don't feel I have anything in my ear at all. The earplugs are ok too for the bus. In the ERJ I had to push them in hard at altitudes of 20k-25k where the wind noise was the worst. The CRJ is not as bad as the ERJ so may be it works well in those. For the ERJ I definitely recommend the molds. Those cost me some $70 or so a few years ago.
I guess by far the most expensive package is the Clarity Aloft Pro if you need the TSO. It is worth the extra money in my opinion. Not as quiet, but the 850 was a good setup too for almost half the price.
The 850 was a decent headset and it is some $300 less than the CA Pro. It also has a decent microphone that does not pick up much static from the cockpit noise but the noise reduction was so so. There was this little site tone all the time as well. Very minor though. The uflymike was a great package, best noise reduction, but the worst microphone. It picks up a lot of static even in the bus. Plus I had to turn the volume up to hear others and with that the static increased even more. I really liked the uflymike since I could use the headset separately for commuting, but at the end there was no point of having active noise reduction when you get tons of static from your own microphone.
The CA Pro and the regular CA has a professional grade microphone. Very little static even if I turn my interphone to max. Unbelievable really. It also is not a headset since the bend comes around the back of your head. It won't mess up your meterosexual hair
. I use it with the ear molds. I don't feel I have anything in my ear at all. The earplugs are ok too for the bus. In the ERJ I had to push them in hard at altitudes of 20k-25k where the wind noise was the worst. The CRJ is not as bad as the ERJ so may be it works well in those. For the ERJ I definitely recommend the molds. Those cost me some $70 or so a few years ago.I guess by far the most expensive package is the Clarity Aloft Pro if you need the TSO. It is worth the extra money in my opinion. Not as quiet, but the 850 was a good setup too for almost half the price.
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