Faro G2 ANR (Active Noise Reduction) Premium Pilot Aviation Headset with Mp3 Input - Black

This was a huge upgrade in functionality, noise cancellation, and comfort from my previous DC knock-off trainer headset. I appreciate having separate volume controls per ear. The battery cover is a little tough to remove, but that's not a bad thing necessarily since you don't want it coming off unless you mean to change the batteries. Battery life is pretty decent - I got about 25-30 hours of flight time before I needed to make my first battery change. Audio quality is clear and easy to hear. I've had no complaints about outgoing audio quality either. And while I love the bright yellow carrying bag, I wish it came with something a little more functional and protective.

Work very well for the price. Noise canceling makes a very big difference in the cockpit

These are great headphones and the noise cancelling works well.

I use this headset for almost a year and did not experience any major issues with it. It is a good headset for it's price. Pros: - Comfortable, at least for me; you don't get tired of wearing it after a 2.5 hours flight. - Sound quality - I hear a ATC and they hear me loud and clear. Cons: - BATTERIES LIFE! It drains a pair of AA batteries in like 3 hours... And I buy a good quality batteries, not a cheap ones. - ANR quality. Though you can hear some difference when ANR is either on or off - it's not significant. Once I just forgot to turn it on and did not notice it until landed... - Passive noise reduction - with standard cushions it is not so good. I had to buy gel cushions, it made it much better.

I've had these headphones for a couple years now and am very impressed with them. To be fair I have not had much experience with other noise cancelling headphones but these do a great job at shutting out engine/prop noise, and are never quiet (as others have said) with the adjustable volume (used on Archer III LX). The batteries have lasted me over 6 weeks with about 6 hrs of flying time per week (in fact the flashing red warning light just came on today, 42 days after they were first used). For the price, they're solid, comfortable, have ANR, and get the job done. I can't ask for much more than that.

UPDATE #3: Eight years in. I own 2 or 3 pair of these, two see primary, regular use. They've been absolutely fine. Batteries last forever, they're reasonably comfortable. You can talk over a GA engine. Still have never used a $1200 headset, but these are a great budget deal. :UPDATE #2: 200+ hours on both headsets (bought two from this listing). Working great! :UPDATE #1: I now have 30 hours with this headset. It works perfectly fine. I just bought number two for my passenger as she prefers a quiet cockpit, and that ain't happening in the 150. I now have two of these for less than one Lightspeed or Bose. My only issue is that I've never worn a $1000 headset, so I can't compare. :( :ORIGINAL POST: I currently can only review the noise-cancelling qualities of the headset as I went up with the unit for the first time today, but had no one to talk to (either passenger-wise or ATC-wise). PROS: The ANR seems to work well. Listening to the drum of the Cont O200A in my Cessna 150 with ANR off was like my normal PNR headset. Flicking the switch to on and it becomes a quiet whine. Huge difference. Nice 'n' quiet. I did listen to a nearby ATC tower with ANR on and could hear them fine, though I did have to turn the radio up a bit higher than with my PNR headset. I didn't speak to them, however. The price is great for a true ANR headset. CONS: To keep the price low, they presumably used basic headset technologies... the exposed steel and screw adjustments and a fairly lame boom mic. I am assuming they put the money into the ANR functionality, but to keep the price reasonable, skimped on the other areas. This is not a sexy Bose ANR headset, but it also doesn't cost $1000, either. The battery box that also has the ANR switch is the size of a pack of cigarettes and it's down close to the jacks themselves. It's a plain, ugly rectangular box and pretty obtrusive at that. But maybe it's better than all the extra weight up in the ear muffs. CONCLUSION: This seems like a good buy if you really want ANR tech, but don't have a grand to spend on nicer headsets. A normal ASA brand PNR headset is $150. Spend an extra $200, if you want, and get this ANR. I am still a new pilot with little experience with headsets, but I think I would buy this again. More time and use will dictate how well it holds up and if repair or a return would be necessary.

My headset has been great for the price up until now, with good audio quality and decent ANR. Unfortunately, I've used it for less than 20 hours and on my most recent flight it completely died. My CFI was able to hear me, but I could not hear anything. We checked it on other aircraft and the problem is the headset. I'm extremely frustrated that this item has lost all functionality after less than 20 hours of use.

Love noise cancelling but you have to put batteries in!! Even without batteries it was still great. Easy on the ears, not too heavy or tight. Boom adjusts easily. Wish we had bought them much sooner. Good price for the quality. Great bags to carry them in.