Thank you for this excellent presentation. I just ordered a Clarity Aloft Flex for my wife, and she questioned whether or not the less expensive models might be just as good. Now, I know :) Much appreciated!
Thank you for your compliment! I fully expect that your wife will love the Flex; so much more comfortable, and quieter, than over-ear and on-ear headsets.
I fly a partially noisy aircraft,Titan Tornado and wear Lightspeed insert headset and then I wear my old standard headset over them. Almost silent, the combination was a game changer for me.
Hello Steve, thanks for the overview of the in ear headset. I use a “halo” in ear headset and I saw in the internet the new company “AXIS Headset”. I think they have no support in Europe at the moment . Ok.., in ear headsets are very special and in deed not suitable for all pilots. But your information give us a very good overview.
Hi, Maximilian, thanks for your comment and pointing out the Halo and the Axis. I see that there is another (the 'CQ') from CMW, too, but, again, no European support. I think that in-ear headsets deserve to be more popular than they seem to be at present so It is good to see more options coming on the market.
I have been using phonak for almost 10 years with several different aircraft. Piston, turbo props, light, mid size business jets, regional jet and Airbus. It has been working very well with all of them. I give 4.9 star but the only downside is durability. Wires are easy to get tore. I had to get new parts several times but they discontinued the product and no longer able to update parts. 😢 I will keep using it as long as I can and will try nanocomm next.
We had the same problem wth one of our Phonak sets: the plastic insulation around the cables would break down leading to short circuits. It was the unavailability of parts that drove me to investigate other solutions.
I have been using in ear headphones (ear buds) on my motorcycle for years, so I have extensive experience inserting them. I find that silicone works very well for attenuation and especially ease of insertion over rolling the foam tips. Will be looking for a brand with this option as I remove my headset multiple times per flight.
Yes, I have ridden motorcycles for over 45 years and have used many types of ear plugs and I agree that solid moulded silicone is durable, convenient and moderately, although not necessarily the most, effective for noise attenuation. The situation in an unpresurried closed cockpit is, however different: noise levels, the fact that the earpieces cannot be solid, and that there is no helmet. I am simply reporting the results of my experiments. All systems are compromises, so it is a matter of choosing which suits you best.
@@pretavolVery true. A system which allows interchangeable silicone and foam would be best. My main needs are for a jet, but foam for piston would be a great option.
Hi Steve Which one you think has the better combination of sound quality, noise reduction and comfort? Comparing the clarity and the bose headsets Many thanks
Hi, Matthew, Personally, I choose the Clarity Aloft, but it is a personal decision! Subjectively, both my wife and I have found the sound reduction and comfort of the Clarity Aloft set to be better overall than any other headset that we have tried but the Bose sound reduction is, nevertheless, very good indeed and I very much doubt that you would be disappointed by it. For sound quality, there is a difference because of the way the sound is being attenuated, and I can't really say if one is 'better' than the other. All I can say is that both are very good. For comfort, the vast majority of our flights are between one and three hours and we both find that, eventually, we get discomfort on the crown of our heads from over-the-ear sets, and they can get uncomfortably hot around the ears sometimes. I did try the on-ear David Clark PRO-X2 in a comparative test (video at ua-cam.com/video/Q2ma2vl0TX8/v-deo.html), which was very comfortable, but I found it to be too noisy in our aircraft to be worn for more than a few minutes so I can't comment on comfort on longer flights. Also, in-ear sets are very stable, whereas over-the-ear sets (at least ANR ones with light clamping pressure) and on-ear sets can be displaced in turbulence or by accident. Having said all that, the Clarity Aloft sets are more fiddly to put on than an over-the-ear set and I think that you would be replacing the, albeit relatively inexpensive, foam tips a lot more often than the ear cushions of an over-the-ear set. Also, some folk just don't like inserting objects into their ears. If all your flights are short, or you are putting ear sets on and off very many times in a day, you may feel that an over-the-ear set is a better compromise for convenience, but personally and for our use, we prefer the Clarity Aloft. Also, if you have spare headsets for passengers, over-the=ear sets are probably more practical as they are easy to put on and off and you would want to change foam ear tips for each person. We keep a pair of Bose A20 for this use. Clarity Aloft do give a 30-day money back satisfaction guarantee so, depending on where you are geographically it should be a very low risk experiment to try them if you think that they are likely to suit your needs. One last thing, it did take me a little while to establish which size foam tip worked best (small for both of us) and how to best insert the tips to ensure a perfect seal but, having done, that I was amazed at how much better they could be than what we were used to. Hope this helps.
Yes, indeed, and I'd love to do it. If only the manufacturers would send me samples for review. Being entirely self-funded, the opportunity for me to do these comparisons is rare.
Love your videos, please keep them coming!
Thank you so much for your compliment; I really appreciate it.
Thank you for this excellent presentation. I just ordered a Clarity Aloft Flex for my wife, and she questioned whether or not the less expensive models might be just as good. Now, I know :) Much appreciated!
Thank you for your compliment! I fully expect that your wife will love the Flex; so much more comfortable, and quieter, than over-ear and on-ear headsets.
what a nice video. organized, easy to watch. Thanks!
Thank you! I’m very happy that you liked it.
Nice presentation. Thanks
Thank you for your kind comment and I'm happy that you enjoyed it.
I fly a partially noisy aircraft,Titan Tornado and wear Lightspeed insert headset and then I wear my old standard headset over them. Almost silent, the combination was a game changer for me.
Hello Steve, thanks for the overview of the in ear headset. I use a “halo” in ear headset and I saw in the internet the new company “AXIS Headset”. I think they have no support in Europe at the moment . Ok.., in ear headsets are very special and in deed not suitable for all pilots. But your information give us a very good overview.
Hi, Maximilian, thanks for your comment and pointing out the Halo and the Axis. I see that there is another (the 'CQ') from CMW, too, but, again, no European support. I think that in-ear headsets deserve to be more popular than they seem to be at present so It is good to see more options coming on the market.
I have been using phonak for almost 10 years with several different aircraft. Piston, turbo props, light, mid size business jets, regional jet and Airbus. It has been working very well with all of them. I give 4.9 star but the only downside is durability. Wires are easy to get tore. I had to get new parts several times but they discontinued the product and no longer able to update parts. 😢 I will keep using it as long as I can and will try nanocomm next.
We had the same problem wth one of our Phonak sets: the plastic insulation around the cables would break down leading to short circuits. It was the unavailability of parts that drove me to investigate other solutions.
I have been using in ear headphones (ear buds) on my motorcycle for years, so I have extensive experience inserting them. I find that silicone works very well for attenuation and especially ease of insertion over rolling the foam tips. Will be looking for a brand with this option as I remove my headset multiple times per flight.
Yes, I have ridden motorcycles for over 45 years and have used many types of ear plugs and I agree that solid moulded silicone is durable, convenient and moderately, although not necessarily the most, effective for noise attenuation.
The situation in an unpresurried closed cockpit is, however different: noise levels, the fact that the earpieces cannot be solid, and that there is no helmet.
I am simply reporting the results of my experiments. All systems are compromises, so it is a matter of choosing which suits you best.
@@pretavolVery true. A system which allows interchangeable silicone and foam would be best. My main needs are for a jet, but foam for piston would be a great option.
Hi Steve
Which one you think has the better combination of sound quality, noise reduction and comfort?
Comparing the clarity and the bose headsets
Many thanks
Hi, Matthew,
Personally, I choose the Clarity Aloft, but it is a personal decision!
Subjectively, both my wife and I have found the sound reduction and comfort of the Clarity Aloft set to be better overall than any other headset that we have tried but the Bose sound reduction is, nevertheless, very good indeed and I very much doubt that you would be disappointed by it.
For sound quality, there is a difference because of the way the sound is being attenuated, and I can't really say if one is 'better' than the other. All I can say is that both are very good.
For comfort, the vast majority of our flights are between one and three hours and we both find that, eventually, we get discomfort on the crown of our heads from over-the-ear sets, and they can get uncomfortably hot around the ears sometimes. I did try the on-ear David Clark PRO-X2 in a comparative test (video at ua-cam.com/video/Q2ma2vl0TX8/v-deo.html), which was very comfortable, but I found it to be too noisy in our aircraft to be worn for more than a few minutes so I can't comment on comfort on longer flights.
Also, in-ear sets are very stable, whereas over-the-ear sets (at least ANR ones with light clamping pressure) and on-ear sets can be displaced in turbulence or by accident.
Having said all that, the Clarity Aloft sets are more fiddly to put on than an over-the-ear set and I think that you would be replacing the, albeit relatively inexpensive, foam tips a lot more often than the ear cushions of an over-the-ear set. Also, some folk just don't like inserting objects into their ears.
If all your flights are short, or you are putting ear sets on and off very many times in a day, you may feel that an over-the-ear set is a better compromise for convenience, but personally and for our use, we prefer the Clarity Aloft. Also, if you have spare headsets for passengers, over-the=ear sets are probably more practical as they are easy to put on and off and you would want to change foam ear tips for each person. We keep a pair of Bose A20 for this use.
Clarity Aloft do give a 30-day money back satisfaction guarantee so, depending on where you are geographically it should be a very low risk experiment to try them if you think that they are likely to suit your needs.
One last thing, it did take me a little while to establish which size foam tip worked best (small for both of us) and how to best insert the tips to ensure a perfect seal but, having done, that I was amazed at how much better they could be than what we were used to.
Hope this helps.
Did you use custom moulds or out of the box parts for the nanocomm?
Custom moulds, as shown in the video
Clarity aloft vs Bose A30 vs Bose proflight Vs SEHT 50-60 would be a great video :D !
Yes, indeed, and I'd love to do it. If only the manufacturers would send me samples for review. Being entirely self-funded, the opportunity for me to do these comparisons is rare.
those prices are absurd!
Products for a small and specialised market often are expemxive.
@@pretavol I get that but still quite expensive.
You cannot recover your heating so it is a good investment for your long life. 😊