Headsets for the CRJ

[IFLYASA]

The Brasilia is no more. Luckily I have kept my hearing for the past 3 years from my Bose headsets. It's time to shift to a smaller headset for the CRJ. What do you recommend?

I have seen some great deals on Ebay. How's the Telix 750?

Thanks

 

[DoinTime]

The CRJ is fairly quiet at low cruise speeds but upwards of 310 indicated it gets pretty noisy. If your serious about keeping your hearing stick with your bose.

 

[localizer11]

The CRJ has a lot of wind noise, especially at altitude. I wear earplugs with my sony headset. I agree that the lightweight bose with the ear cups are the way to go.

 

[bailout]

Telex 750s are perfect. 90% of our guys have them. As far as wind noise goes,. I dont get it. I havent heard anything yet that deserves any kind of other type.

 

[Diesel]

Panther headsets. I've got a pair and they are awsome. Molded ear pieces and 40 something decibles of noise reductions.

Plus no more headset head.

PM me if you want more details.

 

[Tooslow]

The CRJ is noisey, wind, wind , wind. When I start flying one, I will get a pair of Bose headsets. I have Telex 750's now and they suck. They are "OK" for the DoJet, but I would not buy them again...........................

 

[SkywayFO]

I don't know what you all are talking about. I have flown both the Do Jet and the CRJ and I use the Telex 5x5 with a custom ear mold. The Do Jet was a little loud with the gear hanging down, and the CRJ has some wind noise down low a and above 310kts. This is all very acceptable. I say less to carry no indent on my bald head from a head clamp. Go with the 5x5.

 

[bailout]

>>I don't know what you all are talking about<<

As I said, I agree. Most guys take them off passing through 18 anyway. No noticeable noise at all.

 

[boeingav8r]

Why are some regional/commuter guys stuck on still wearing the david clark / Bose style headclamps after upgrading to a quiter aircraft? I know it's hard to get people to change from something that they have grown accustomed to, but come on. I can remember having to take my headclamps off quite often to give my head a break and readjust. I totally understand wearing them if you fly the brasilia or saab, but why wear something like that on the regional jet that's so much quieter? Just get the telex with the custom earmold. Seems like pilots who fly for the majors are the only ones who exclusively use the custom earmolds nearly 100%. We all did on the 727 and I know for a fact that the decibel level was alot higher in the 727 than in the regionaljets and we had no problems. The custom earmold and telex is the only way to go.

I knew a brasilia captain back in the early 90's who I guess wanted to feel like he flew for the majors or whatever, but he used the telex with the earmold (with no earplugs to block the aircraft noise). I bet he has permanent tinnitus by now.

 

[bailout]

>>Why are some regional/commuter guys stuck on still wearing the david clark / Bose style headclamps after upgrading to a quiter aircraft?<<

Because they are.. 'TOO CHEAP'!

"I refuse to buy a set when the company provides them for us"

Its mostly senior captains who do this for some reason, (habit from the old days maybe?) and they gripe and complain about why half of the provided ones dont work well.

 

[boeingav8r]

Yeah you're right bailout. What would possess somebody to even want to wear a "provided headset" anyway. Headsets are personal objects; like a toothbrush for instance. You wear them on your head and the boom mike is less than an inch from your mouth. Some pilots I've seen wipe them down with alcohol swabs and think they're sanitized. Thats like everybody in your household sharing only one toothbrush and dipping it in alcohol before giving it to the next person...yuck!

The only way I'd wear a headset that I find already in the aircraft is if I forget mine and absolutely have to, or if I'm a brand new FO and need a few weeks to save the $$ to buy my own.

 

[N813CA]

I have the Bose. I fly the RJ. And the only way you would say that Bose are not comfortable is if you have not worn them. I had Telex when I was flying the dash. If you have Bose use them, they are the best out there. I don't care what you fly.

 

[rptrain]

Telex has a brand new headset out called the Airman 850. It looks exactly like the 750, but it's ANR. And get this: no batteries. It gets power through the mic plug. They claim this cuts down on the wind noise that those above complain about. I went with the 750 because it was cheap, but I'd definitely go for the 850 if I were in the market. I've always liked ANR but hated the batteries.

 

[Broke in CVG]

The problem with the new Telex 850 is that the hot mic has to be left on for the ANR to be powered.

 

[Ameriagle]

Telex has an ANR model the 500, I believe, that is quite a bit lighter than the DC's and retain the ear seal. I have flown with several captains that swear by them (I have not actually used them yet). I used a pair of Telex 750s in the ATR 72 and they worked just fine but found that I missed calls in the ERJ and the CRJ because of ambient noise levels. Many that use them do so with ear plugs. For now it is the trusty DC's until I can afford another 500 dollar headset.

 

[Anaconda]

Telex 750s are perfect. 90% of our guys have them. As far as wind noise goes,. I dont get it. I havent heard anything yet that deserves any kind of other type.

and 90% of the guys that i see with 750's wear earplugs as well. why on earth would you want to wear earplugs in that jet?

fwiw, i use the telex anr500 and they are pretty decent. cuts out what appears to be a good amount of the noise, and they don't hurt my head.

took the headsets off today at FL350, and the wind noise, esp. in a slow descent to 310, coupled with the crappy speaker in the crj, made us put our headsets back on.

i have heard that the sennheiser hmec-ka-25 is also top of the line for the crj.

try the "search" function at the top. this subject has been addressed more times than i can remember...

 

[PositiveRate]

i have heard that the sennheiser hmec-ka-25 is also top of the line for the crj.

I use these and am very happy with them. They are a touch bulky, but very comfortable. All I have to do to tell how much sound they're cancelling is look over at the other guys volume switches.

 

[Anaconda]

PR, where did you get them?

 

[mantry]

You can get Sennheiser HMEC25-KA's refurbished with the same factory warranty for an excellent price.

Visit Warren at http://www.aviation-headset.com

I use them in the CRJ and could not be happier.

 

[Fred_IP]

Spend the $$ now that you've moved up and get the Bose NR headsets. You can get them interest free for 12 months. I use them in the RJ and are very nice, especially at .74 mach or higher -- you'll really appreciate them then!