Douglas | Verified Buyer

Overall, very happy! But...

I bought the Cyclops V2's after seeing so many positive reviews with the V1's on RC Groups. I saw some of the mods that people had made with the V1's, referencing issues such as being able to select a specific channel, rather than having to scan to find their channel, and better padding for the frame.



Well, from what I have observed with the V2s? I am VERY impressed, and VERY happy with them.



They're lightweight, they have a neoprene pouch on the back that fits my battery packs, the barrel connector for power is routed nicely to the back where the pouch is, and the elastic straps hold the headset on my face nicely!



Quantum also stepped up and offered two different cable adapters for the batteries that are most commonly used for the headset - XT60, or JST; they work WONDERFULLY at connecting up batteries.



There are only 2 niggling little things about the headset that I have to "complain" about, and they're really kind of minor.



1) The dipole antenna that comes with the headset is...well, it's cheap. I can't say that nicely. It gets the job done, though, and I was able to make a successful flight around my local Little League baseball field with it, but the headset's OSD kept warning me of lower signal levels as I flew. Not much of a surprise there, but it's not the greatest quality for video transmission. I think this is where Quantum cut corners to offer us something at an AMAZING price, though, so in this respect, you kinda get what you pay for. I'm already planning on upgrading to an RHCP SMA antenna, which I have a feeling will improve my video signal.



2) While most people are saying that the headset fits over glasses, the foam padding snags on the sides of mine. I can pull the headset over my glasses, and they fit fine; however, as soon as I try to take them off, they grab the sides of the frames and pull my glasses off. It's not horrible for me, as I'm nearsighted; I just adjust the fresnel lens a tiny bit and I'm seeing clear without the glasses. The other option (which I haven't done yet, because I'm worried that I might not cut the foam cleanly enough) is to "notch" the foam on either side so that the foam won't grab my frames and pull my glasses off. This issue may not be a problem for anyone else; I happen to have a wide face and the glasses I got go right to the edge of my face. But, wanted to let everyone know that it does not fit ALL glasses, more like about 75% of the frames (at least, with the foam padding on each side of the goggles - if it's removed, you might find it a better fit).



Am I happy with these goggles? You betcha. Would I recommend them? At roughly $60 US, they're the best things I've found for the price, and are a great entry level system or even backup for someone else watching you fly FPV. Like I said, my two issues are minor - the first one is easy to fix; just pick up a CP antenna that matches the one on your FPV transmitter when you purchase this headset, if you think that you're going to have an issue with the distance. The second one? Well, that may not even BE an issue for you, unless you have a wide face and the same glasses frames that I do. Even if you ultimately decide it's to be relegated to a "backup" headset, this is the best one I've seen for the price.