BTB wrote:
Anyone any experiences using "The Muse" for in-flight music ?

http://www.avionicswest.com/muse.html

Or there less expensive options ?

BTB

I have used the Muse at work for a few years, and, while it does what it
says, I really do wish for some improvements.
First and foremost, the music sensing circuit, which automatically
turns the Muse on when a music input signal is detected, isn't nearly
sensitive enough. In other words, the volume of the music audio has to
be fairly high, or the Muse will cut out during softer parts of a song.
Personally, I like my music to be in the background, so I like the
volume level low. Unfortunately, the Muse doesn't work well at all in
that situation.
At one point, I even E-Mailed PSE about this, and was told that the
unit works as perfectly as possible, and that my needs couldn't possibly
be met. When I asked where I could tap into the circuitry, to
permanently enable the music throughput, they denied my request based on
"proprietary circuit" issues. Oh well.
Another issue is that my unit only seems to pass one of the stereo
channels through to the headset. I hear the music in both ears, but
it's only the left or right (not sure which) channel. Even after a
factory refurbishment (see below) this problem still exists.
The design really isn't up to daily, hard at work, use. Fortunately,
I am somewhat handy with a soldering iron, as I have had to repair
broken cable wires on the circuit board several times, due to inadequate
strain relief. When the stereo input cable developed an intermittant
open at the mini-plug end, I finally sent the unit in for repairs. They
charge a reasonable, one shot fee for repairs, and had the unit back to
me in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, the above mentioned audio issue
was not resolved, but the cable are all new.
I really wish there were some alternatives to try, but I think the
Muse is the only device of it's kind in the market.
Hello, Jim Weir???

Happy Flying!
Scott Skylane