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.

I've had a good experience with the G2. Is it a light speed Zulu? No, it's a 200 dollar headset with added noise cancelling. But in reality, because this is built on a passive headset, it's actually a lot better in a loud GA aircraft than it has any right to be. Because the over ear passive design, I actually find it a bit quieter (and less perceived "pressure" from the noise cancelling) than the Bose A20 in louder aircraft, especially if you're not wearing sunglasses or a hat that will interfere with the seal of the headset. For the money these are great. The sound quality is a little "tinny" but when trying to hear radio calls in a loud airplane that's not a problem. I put about 180 hours on my pair over maybe 100 flights, and the ANR began to fail. I was pretty disappointed, but I emailed Faro, and when I returned my headset to be repaired, they sent me a brand new one immediately. My headset was gone only a few days, and now we're back in action. These are not perfect, but for the price theyre close. If you fly a prop for a living, buy a Lightspeed. If you fly a jet for a living, buy a Bose. If you're like the rest of us, the Faro G2 ANR works great and is workhorse headset that checks the right boxes at the right price.

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.

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.

Finally got a chance to fly with this headset in a C-172. It seems to be well made with nice materials and a quality build. The mike works great and my flying partner reposted my voice was very clear. The active noise cancellation worked very well with a marked drop in cockpit noise. However, the passive noise reduction is so poor this headset is overall louder than others such as the Lightspeed. The ear seals are cheap foam. I see they do offer gel replacements and that would probably help a lot, making this a really nice entry headset but I hate having to buy upgrades just to make something work like it should in the first place. As is, if your batteries quit in flight you will struggle with this headset.

Absolutely love this headset. This isn’t my first headset, this is the second personal headset. My first was a hand-me-down college gift from a local pilot. Being humble I wore those uncomfortable things until I could afford to by be something a bit more. After learning to fly and getting to the point where I was alone on flights just racking up hours. I was missing out on music. BEING ABLE TO HAVE SLIGHT BACKGROUND MUSIC WHILE ON A LONG FLIGHT WITH NO AUTO PILOT. Is everything!!! If you are an aviator than you already know the Bose Headset is the “Apple” of headsets being all expensive and awesome. From personal experience and going to an aviation college where I’ve had the chance to try out the Fario headset (I own) and a peers Bose A130 (something like that). You can definitely tell the two separately. Given the fario have a bit more weight. I prefer my Farios because they still have the functions i wanted from the high end aviation headsets, like the Aux capability to allow for music listening, and the noise reduction/cancellation. I fly in a Cessna 172 which most pilot know that they can be fun and not so fun all at the same time as well as loud for what it is. Having had a headset that had no noise reduction or cancellation other than the foam around my ears, it was loud, and at times it was hard to hear the other pilot and also other on the radio. Not to mention the headaches that would take the duration of the flight. The noise reduction is so amazing. You can still hear the humming of the engine of course and most noises as well, they are substantially dampened tho. So when a transmission comes from either from another person in the plane or on the ground it’s like they are in a separate room and conversing with me. I love yo switch the sound cancelling on at home just to hear absolute quiet as well 😂😂

Great headset. Very good for the price I paid. Heard about through Free Pilot Training on YouTube.

No basis for comparison with other ANR headsets but it's comfortable and works well. AA batteries give about 6 hours cross country time. Cheap as bro , compared to what I could source locally and delivered in 3 days from New Jersey to New Zealand! Broke after a year.... Turns out it must be a cheap chinese generic headset as there are many clones of this available.