«Midland AVPH2 closed face helmet headset»
Headset did not work at all right out of the package. Did not transmit sound or receive sound. Other headsets wrked fine on the same radio so I knew it was my headset. Get what you pay for and this headset is cheap junk. At least AMAZON has a easy return policy.
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«Long wires and low volume»
We bought these to communicate on our snow machines. The long wires can be dealt with using velcro wire ties. The low sound volume can't be helped. When we bought these we also bought Midland 30 mile water proof radios. Regardless of the channel the volume in the helmet is to low to be heard over the sound of motorcycle, atv or snowmachine (ours are 4 cycle engined, much quieter)unless they are idling. We are going to try removing one of the headsets to see if that lowers the load on the system to allow full volume. Either that or the speakers and wires have far to much impedance to allow high enough volume. We will be sending three sets back if our mod doesn't work.
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«Good performer, but a little fragile»
I use these headsets a little outside of their originally intended scope - I do some amateur endurance car racing, and we use 2 sets of these during a race weekend. One set is in the car with the current driver, one set is in the pit area for the next driver. In a weekend, we'll insert and remove each headset 3 or 4 times. Since we're not permanently installing them in a helmet, the installation/removal puts a lot of stress on the wiring and the connectors to the earpieces. By the looks of them, they're built to install and remove just a few times over the life of the headset. We're currently on our second pair, as the first 2 headsets stopped working after a season. For the money, they are great for the budget racer. We're trying to come up with a way to reinforce the wires/connectors on the earpieces.
Another small criticism - the foam windscreen material leaves a little black mark on your face if you sweat in your helmet much. It only takes a quick splash of water to remove, but it's a tad annoying.
The good:
- clear transmit and receive quality, even in a noisy racecar
- comfortable
- inexpensive
- PTT works well, even when wearing thick, fire-resistant racing gloves
The bad:
- slightly fragile
- microphone foam leaves a mark on your face.
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