Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Fantastic!
by Jeffrey from Bellevue WA USA
Pros: Quiet and comfortable
Cons: Possibly too quiet for some people
Review: A joy to wear in the cockpit. The only problem is that it is almost too quiet, and sometimes it can be a little rough hearing the other pilot. The audio is crystal clear and there is no sunglass interference. Comfortable for 14 hours.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Great Headset
by Muti from Springfield Gardens NY USA
Pros: Light weight.
Review: One of the best headsets I have ever used. The last one I used was a regular TELEX and a bose before that. I like that this one is leight and doen't bother me even after puting it on for hours. No batteries required another big plus, I use it in a B737-700. very easy to put on and off. cancel the noise very nicely. I use to set the volume a bit high to be able to hear ATC now all of my radio volume selectors are set LESS than half way. It really make me think of how much noise was their before. To summerise, this is a perfect headset. I recommend it for any pilot who flys a lot for long times.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Good headset for a jet flight deck
by A320av8r from CLT
Review: I have flown the B737/757/767 and now fly the A319/320/321. I am very satisfied with the performance of this headset on all of these aircraft. It doesn't eliminate all of the noise but does greatly reduce the noise produced by the air flow over the air frame and pack flow noise as well as the background "hiss" on the flight deck. Also has a good microphone and is comfortable on long haul flights.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Telex Airman 850 is good but not tough
by Rob from UK
Pros: Light weight, self contained
Cons: Not robust - the Ear phone connection is prone to breaking
Review: A great headset if you are a professional pilot - easy to carry, doesn't take up much space, no batteries. The only issue with the Telex Headsets for me is the weak plastic pivoting connection at the earphones. A real weak point, so you cant be rough with them or leave them in an overfull flight bag.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Great headset
by david from Madrid, Spain
Review: Comfortable, light and serves its purpose for noise cancelling
Friday, August 15, 2008
Not a bad choice
by KOFI S M from Rosedale NY USA
Pros: lightweight, simple to use
Cons: cable rather short, cable clip can fall off
Review: It's a lovely bit of Kit. Lightweight and simple to use, it takes up very little space in your flight pack too so that makes it convenient. What I cannot confirm is whether the ANR really works..i.e is the noise reduction due to the ear cups or due to the superior technology. In addition to this I've found the cable about a foot too short and the clip that keeps it at the right side of your head also can fall off and get lost.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Was expecting just a little more
by Mark from Lodi CA USA
Pros: Light and compact and stores well
Cons: Does not work well with my other Bose headsets
Review: It is light and compact. The audio does not work well with my other headsets (Bose).
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
A real relief !
by Arnaud from Paris, France
Pros: lightweight, selfpowered, clear reception, you still hear
Cons: volume does only have a
Review: We have some noisy A320 aircrafts in the company (Air France). This ANR headsdet is perfect. I bought the adapter for the A320 jack ; So that I can use the headset in Cessna, Airbuses... Really lightweight, clear reception, no battery needed, it's self-powered through the boomer. A must have, and not expensive compared to E.U prices !
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Telex 850: Works with B777
by Rajinder Singh from Singapore
Review: Good ANR, coupled with HI/LO volume switch, ANR ON/OFF switch. Best part is no batteries required. ANR works in the Boing 777. Good buy: picked out clearly the ground engineer's and ATC transmission (the other pilot had difficulty using a conventional headset!)
Friday, December 28, 2007
Works great
by A Customer from Pittsburgh PA USA
Pros: Lightweight, well-made,compact size
Cons: Headband a bit uncomfortable for those who are
Review: I use these in a Dash 8 and they work fine. They cancel out just enough of the extra "high" noises without cancelling the important ones. I've only had them for a short time, but they seem well-made and durable, much more then the style would suggest. Not sure if they are really worth the $200 premium over the 750, but it sure seems that way.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Glad I bought this headset
by Ken from Chicago,IL and Columbus, OH
Pros: Light Weight, comfortable, NO Batteries required
Cons: Not as quiet as the Bose. I can't use them with an Ipod.
Review: They're great. They are light weight, comfortable and block much of the noise. They also come at a price I was willing to pay. They are not as quiet as the Bose but they are much cheaper and don't need batteries to work. I'm using them in a Cessna Citation Excel.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Sometimes I forget I have it on
by James from LIT
Pros: No Batteries, Very Light
Cons: I wouldn't try it in a Piston single or twin, try Bose X
Review: This is the perfect headset for jet aircraft. (I tried it in a King Air and it let too much outside noise through)
In the Cessna CJ it effectively eliminates what little outside noise there is, doesn't require batteries (A BIG +) and is so light I hardly feel it on my big head!
Monday, July 23, 2007
Good noise canceling headset for jets
by A Customer from
Pros: Light-weight, NO batteries needed, better price than Bose
Review: If you fly jets, and are using the Telex 750, I would definately suggest switching to the Telex 850.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
perfect for CRJ
by A Customer from USA
Pros: Quiet and comfortable
Cons: Poor carrying case
Review: Fly the crj 700 and find them to work as well as the David Clarks for wind noise.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Be Aware of the Telex 850...
by Arayan Lias from California
Pros: Nice and light and doesn't take up alot of room in your bag
Cons: No own power source. Doesn't work on all aircraft
Review: Since it has no battery pack and take the ANR power source from the hotmike, it doesn't work on some of the aircraft. I fly 747 Classic and it doesn't work without the transmit switch being keyed (no passive power). Don't know how to get around this problem beside putting the radio selector on intercom and use a rubberband to hold the transmit switch down (which might damage the radio unit).
Some sort of an alternative battery pack adapter would be nice.
For now it's just a very expensive Telex 750.
Monday, April 30, 2007
pretty good but...
by Paco from San Carlos, CA
Pros: noise reduction
Cons: comfort
Review: After 10 yrs on the 757, I went from a Telex, ear-bud to the 850. I like the noise cancellation but I don't like the:
-It’s funny, but you don’t really hear yourself when you speak. So it affects cockpit communications. I find myself pulling my left cup off my ear half the time to hear the captain; which defeats the purpose.
-Lack of good side tone when I transmit.
-Lack of padding on the hear brace. It gets annoying after a few hours.
-The ear cups are too small and hurt after a few hours.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
by A Customer from
Pros: No batteries required.
Cons: None
Review: It's lightweight, comfortable and doesn't need batteries. A great alternative if you want an ANR headset, but don't need the big "can" type.
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