Re: Intercom: IntelliVox vs. ENRI

Robin
I have the new 7000b audio panel from PS engineering, its a awsome audio panel, I
dont have any noise in my head sets. No distortion, no bleed over, no humming
sounds, nothing.

ROBIN FLY wrote:

> My current intercom is a Pilot PA 400 4-place portable.  I have used it for the
> last 7 years and it works well for its price.  It works with all mine and my
> friend's headsets, has good volume.  Once the squelch is adjusted, it does not
> clip the first syllable from every word. There is some very minor distortion
> but radio communications are always loud and clear.  My only complaint is that
> background noise comes through mikes when anyone speaks.  I only connect
> headsets with occupants to the intercom, and most times only 2 headsets are
> connected.  My reason is that 2 connected headsets would have only 50% of noise
> of 4 connected headsets because the single squelch circuit opens all connected
> mikes when the squelch breaks.
>
> I read a lot of good reports on PSE 7000 audio panel and its built-in
> IntelliVox intercom.  Most reports say wonderful thing about its intercom.  The
> spec sheet says only the spoken mike is open, therefore noise is reduced.
>
> If I update to a PSE IntelliVox intercom, can I expect a 50% reduction in noise
> because only 1 mike will be open vs. at less 2 mikes open at the same time on
> PA-400?
>
> I do not need a new audio panel, and I prefer portable to panel mount intercom.
>  How does PSE's Aerocom III portable intercom w/IntelliVox compare with its top
> of the line 7000's intercom?
>
> FlightTech also makes a 4-place portable with its electronic noise reduction
> (ENRI) intercoms feature.  My understanding of ENRI is that all mikes are open
> at all times and there is no squelch circuit, but the ENRI electronically
> reduce all background noise from all mikes at all times.  Isn't it a totally
> opposite concept to PSE's IntelliVox design?
>
> Has anyone used FlightTech's ENRI product?  How does it compare with IntelliVox
> and regular intercom with squelch?
>
> Thanks for any comments,
>
> Robin Hou