UFQ ANR L2 Hi-Lite in Ear Aviation Headset-Compare to XXXX Proxxxxxt BUT Super Light only 175g Clear Communication Great Sound Quality for Music with MP3 Input

I bought this as a replacement for my ASA PNR headset I've been using as a student pilot. I was sick of having a clamping headset and as a relatively tall person I'd often hit the top of my headset against the ceiling of the plane. (PA-28-140) I had a choice between these and the clarity aloft, but I have smaller ear canals and didnt want to rely on solely PNR anymore, especially when sticking long foam tips into my ear canals.I was pleasantly surprised with how well the ANR works in this headset and how the fit is around the head and in the ears. The eartips come in 3 sizes, and come with both foam and silicone tips. Although, I do wish the "wing" on the earbuds also came in different sizes, akin to what you would see on the Samsung IconX or Galaxy Buds. It does help to keep the earbuds in place, but having the little silicone ring pushing against my ear for a while can be a bit annoying, but at least not painful. I use the small foam tips, they seem to work well. I'll probably be buying tips from comply once I've run the packaged ones down. As a side note: the tip/flange of the earbuds where the eartip sits is not circular, but rather oblong. So make sure to position the earbuds correctly or they could feel uncomfortable otherwise. It also makes find replacement tips a but more troublesome.As for audio clarity and noise reduction, I have no issues hearing radio transmissions or talking to the others in the plane, but I did have to turn the squelch up a bit as compared to my old headset. Maybe this mic isn't as sensitive, but with the adjustment it works well. The PNR only is alright, and will work without battery power. But the headset really shines with the ANR activated. It's easily twice as quiet as my old headset. I still hear just enough of the engine to be aware if something isn't going right, but even at full power it's amazing how quiet these really are. The ANR does act a bit odd when the windows are open as the pressure and sounds are different, and that's not at fault to them I don't believe. But it normalizes after a few moments and keeps doing well otherwise.The only minor complaint I may have is set up. Getting everything out of the case without ripping out the earbuds and positioning the mic to where it stays can be a challenge. I had to bend the ear frames a bit inwards to keep enough pressure on my head so the mic boom doesn't move around whenever I look a different direction. And there is a wire clip to clip onto a seatbelt or shirt to help keep slack on the wire and prevent your headset from getting yanked off your head. Not enough to mark down a star as it's a common characteristic in this design of headset, just something to keep in mind. Overall, I recommend this so far, but I would be careful to keep the cords from being yanked on. I'm not sure how durable the tiny cables going to the earbuds are going to end up being.

I have had a Clarity Aloft (CA) headset for over 10 years and have loved it. While it still works much of the wiring protective covering is damaged from years of getting caught in seat tracks and normal use. I did not want to spend the money to replace it and read the reviews for the UFQ ANR2. For the price I decided to try this. I fly a Challenger 650 Aircraft. For the money this headset is ok and would probably be great for someone in training. I found the frame to be too difficult shape to my big head. I probably could have kept working at it but that would not resolve the biggest issue I had. Both the Clarity Aloft and the Faro use “Comply Canal Tips” to put in your ears. Those tips have a much smaller diameter hole for attachment to the ear buds but are also 50% longer and more secure once attached. This means that they fit much further into your ear canal more like a traditional ear plug blocking much of the outside noise. I could not find any replacement of that length to fit this headset. Therefore I felt that it was not as effective at blocking the outside noises. I found it difficult to get a good fit with what came with these headset and the bud itself was bulky and hurt over a days work. Once you turn on the ANR function you can immediately hear a quieting of outside noise. While this is nice, I found that I then had to listen to a constant background static hiss provided from the ANR system. While this is not loud, it is constant. In a quieter aircraft such as this, you are forced to listen to this at all times. With the CA headset, there are no batteries required and it is quiet due to the better ear buds and no ANR system is needed. The other issue I noted with this headset is with the Aux input. While I am not one to plug in and listen to music or need my phone connected for any reason in flight, I checked this function out to give a fair review. With anything plugged in to the AUX (the provided Bluetooth adaptor or a cable) the volume immediate decreased. Worse yet, with the AUX connected my SIC had a difficult time hearing me and ATC had the same issue. The only way resolve that was disconnect it. Perhaps this is avionics related, but not an issue I have with my CA. I used this headset for 15 days of flying and over 50 hours. I returned the headset and just today received the Faro In-Ear headset. While I have not used it yet I have already shaped it to fit and find it very similar in fit and function the CA headset I am used too.If I didn’t know any better, I probably would have been quite satisfied with this inferior headset.Ok, a month later of using the FARO in ear headset. I loved the feel and comfort much better. It was much easier to shape and fit to my head. However, I had to return it as well. I used it in Sim training and it was awesome, however in the Challenger 650 with a hot mic system, both ATC and my other crewmember could not hear/understand me unless I had the mic so close it was touching my lips (it will not stay in that position). FARO can say what they want about that being an internal VOX setting in the audio panel, I put on my old worn Clarity Aloft and they still work great. I guess I will just send them in to get the cord replaced (it got caught in the seat track and tore up the outer coating badly, my fault), or bite the bullet and buy a new pair. They will replace the cord for (I believe they said) $140 or they will give me $150 on trade for a new one. If the FARO would have worked on the hot mic system, I would have kept it. My advice to you who are looking. Buy the FARO, if it works with your aircraft you will love it, if it doesn't, return it and get the Clarity Aloft.

The media could not be loaded. Bottom line, this is #1 in aviation headsets.Why? I've tried them all, bose, lightspeed, cheap $60 headsets etc.....I'm flying in a gyrocopter (Cavalon 914 Turbo) and the ANR on this is mind blowingly amazing! I've also compared with the Bose A20 and this destroys it.You forget this headset is on, your ears don't ache, with the microphone in the open wind it doesn't even pick up and when I speak that's all you can hear. When I turn off the ANR everything gets loud, pull out one of the earbuds and it's uncomfortably loud.What I don't like about the traditional aviation headsets is they clamp over your head and yes they quiet things a little bit but you end up covered in sweat no matter how good the earpiece is, they can only block so much ambient noise passively but earbuds are like earplugs and will always block out more noise naturally.The other more expensive traditional headsets always sounded "tingy" or without bottom end...like a mid-range speaker without a housing. Voice comes through hurt fine... music, forget it...sounds like an old AM radio. Not the UFQ...you hear all you need to, atc, other passengers etc. I actually had to turn my ATC radio down once the ANR was turned on the UFQ because of how much it eliminated engine/ambient noise.This thing is amazing, if you don't like it you can always send it back, you've got nothing to lose. Plus you can buy three of these for the price of one of those other headsets. This will save your hearing, make it safer to fly when you need to hear radio calls with crystal clarity.