I like what you’re trying to do. If you haven’t sent the 600 back in, maybe redo it with them not laying on the table. If you can attach them both to the tree hanger and replicate how you position them in a hunting situation that would’ve portrayed the differences a little better.
@thedeercamp2 ай бұрын
Thank you. I did already send it back. In person, it’s noticeably louder no matter what situation. I think it’s pretty noticeable even through the video. As I said in the video, Ozonics advertises it as quieter, they don’t say it’s just a perceived noise reduction based on where the fan is. I believe you’re suggesting that because the fan on the new unit is on top, that when it’s hung up above the hunter that the hunter would hear less of the fan noise. Which may be true, but it doesn’t change the fact that the fan is louder than the hr500 fan. Since the hr500 can be setup with the fan facing upward, which is what most guys do, the hr500 is quieter in a hunting situation as well. Honestly, I think even if the hunter hung the hr500 with the fan facing down, it would still be quieter. I actually put the hr500 at a disadvantage in this video because of the fact that I have the fan facing upwards towards the camera microphone and not downwards away from it and setup in the “normal way” for that unit. I think recording the video the way I did, with the fans both facing the phone microphone, was the best way to compare the fan noise.
@jpoutdoors232 ай бұрын
@@thedeercamp understood. I’ve got the 500. They advertised it to be quieter too when it came out, but I didn’t really notice much difference. I try to only use it when the thermals aren’t working in my favor. I definitely prefer being able to enjoy the woods without hearing it running.
@thedeercamp2 ай бұрын
@@jpoutdoors23I hear ya there! I’ve gone out hunting twice this year so far and haven’t turned on my unit either times. The woods was dead calm both days which was probably the best time for me to actually use it, but when it’s that quiet I don’t like sitting there listening to the unit running. You’re right, they advertised the hr500 as being quieter as well, which they do with every new unit, and that’s why I bought it too. I actually did a comparison video back then to my old hr230 and I think even during that test the hr500 wasn’t quieter than even my old 230. I kept the 500 anyway because it’s still a much nicer unit than the old models and the coil is bigger. Which by the way, the coil on the new 600 looks to be the exact same size as the 500. Honestly, if there had been just one significant upgrade to the 600 over the 500, I would’ve kept it. But it was heavier and louder and the price tag didn’t justify keeping it. The only way I could even recommend someone buying it is if that person wanted to run their unit on hyperboost all the time and not have to change batteries. Since the unit doesn’t get louder when switching between the different modes, you may as well just run it on full blast all the time.
@PhilipHertzler-f1u2 ай бұрын
Very helpful thank you
@gregoryholliday6017Ай бұрын
Run 600 upside down also?
@thedeercampАй бұрын
@@gregoryholliday6017 since the fan is on top on the 600, and you set the unit up above your head, it would sound even louder