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Bose - ProFlight Series 2 Bluetooth Noise-Cancelling In-Ear Aviation Headset with 6-pin Lemo Plug - Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(56 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 56 reviews
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Customer Reviews for Bose - ProFlight Series 2 Bluetooth Noise-Cancelling In-Ear Aviation Headset with 6-pin Lemo Plug - Black
Customer Rating
5
Complete game changer
on April 23, 2020
Posted by: Extender313
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:3 months
The functionality and ergonomics of the ProFlight 2 place it in a class by itself. As a military pilot I always used to get hot spots or other head pain during long missions. Additionally I had to either fly with one ear cup off or use a single sided headset to talk cross cockpit off interphone. With the ProFlight 2 I can fly without pain and get the protection of noise cancelling without sacrificing CRM.
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Customer Rating
5
Great headset! Version 2 improvemnts!
on April 7, 2020
Posted by: 737757767 Pilot
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:6 months
Very happy with the headset (version 2), and it has improved even more since version 1!
I’ve been using the headset in the 757/767 aircraft more recently, and it continues to deliver good ANR protection and audio clarity, just as the version 1 did.
I’ve been using the headset in the 757/767 aircraft more recently, and it continues to deliver good ANR protection and audio clarity, just as the version 1 did.
Of the improvements made include:
-Reworked thinner cable overall, and especially between the control box and plugs.
-Reworked thinner cable overall, and especially between the control box and plugs.
-Cables now are more flexible and don’t kink up as much due to their thinner size
-The carrying case has been greatly improved by removing the storage brackets inside. So now the headset can just be stored anyway that the user likes. And with the cables being thinner-the headset no longer tries to spring out of the case.
-TapThru ANR selection on the ear buds are now more stable than the version 1. Previously and vibration on takeoff/landing would sometimes trigger this feature on v1, but this is no longer an issue on v2.
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Customer Rating
5
Quality
on April 4, 2020
Posted by: rahulsb
Gender:Male
I tried my colleague's headset. I couldn't have imagined that it's a gift to have such a great innovation. For the first time I heard superb sound . I don't have to ask say again. Thank you bose.
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Customer Rating
3
Bose Doesn’t Get It
on January 16, 2020
Posted by: Jakes
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:1 week
Bose doesn’t get what the professional pilot wants. UflyMike does. I still have a qc15, with removable uflymike microphone. Very comfortable headset combo, with great performance. It packs up conveniently, and I can obviously remove the mic to listen to music (or block out sound) when I don’t need to use it for flight duties. Placing earpieces in your ear like the pro flight series 2, or carrying around their larger over ear aviation headset is inconvenient for most professional pilots. Rather come out with a compact system like my qc15/uflymike. There’s a reason thousands upon thousands of professional pilots have purchased the same combo.
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Customer Rating
2
Suitable for quiet cockpit only
on January 13, 2020
Posted by: Mark
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:1 week
I fly 737's for a major US carrier with 3-5 legs per day. I used this headset for a 3-day trip before returning it. The headset is light and comfortable enough; I did have issues with it sliding forwards or backwards. I did not notice any hot-spots. The earpieces don't fit tightly in the ear; the fit allows noise in around the earpiece. I tried the 3 sizes of earpieces and found the large to give the tightest fit but it still allowed noise in. I used the Bose 10 in a prior job and I'm very familiar with it. In the over-the-ear cup, much of the external noise is muffled by the cup so the noise cancelling doesn't have to work very hard. The noise-cancelling in the ProFlight 2 seemed to work much harder - the hum of the noise-cancelling was noticeable and too loud for me. It was more quiet with the headset on but not as quiet as another in-ear headset I've used previously. My suggestion for Bose is to make ear-pieces that fit tightly. I also hear fellow-pilots wishing for an aviation headset similar to the QC35; one that is lightweight, over-the-ear and TSO certified.
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Customer Rating
5
Bose Proflight Series 2 Bluetooth w/ XLR plug
on December 28, 2019
Posted by: Airbus Guy
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:1 month
This review is for the Bose Proflight Series 2 Bluetooth w/ XLR plug for Airbus aircraft. I’ve tested out this headset for a full month’s flying schedule (70 block hours) at a legacy airline. I’ve tested the headset in a variety of A320’s, A319’s, and brand new A321’s (non-NEO); I’m coming to this headset from using the Telex 850 for several years. I haven’t found a ton of reviews on the Series 2 headset so I will try to be as thorough as I can to help out others who are curious.
The case itself is larger than I’m used to so I’ve had to reconfigure my flight bag for the larger size. As far as the physical construction: the headset is VERY light, it does not seem like cheap construction at all, but it also doesn’t seem like it’s super rugged either. The control box comes with a rubber strap that fits around the headset holder in the Airbus with only minor stretching. The new cord (which previously had a lot of negative reviews) is now almost identical in size to the cord on the Telex. Very light and very flexible. I’ve had zero instances of tugging or the headset moving around, and that’s through a combination of normal ops and me intentionally trying to whip my head around and get it to move. After a bit you really do forget that it’s sitting on top of your head. The mic is also very flexible and easy to position to your liking. For those that haven’t used the Bose QC20’s, the earbuds are a similar soft material and they work in the same fashion that they sit gently at the edge of your ear canal, you do NOT jam these things into your ear.
I would say that the noise cancelling is really good on the high setting. At the high setting it is not 100% silent, as you can still hear the wind noise but it is so muted that you would have to intentionally focus on listening for it. During a normal conversation you barely hear any wind noise. Also, our A320’s are very old and the avionics fans are incredibly loud. This headset really worked well for quieting the loud avionics fans on our older airframes. With that being said, depending on the other guy you can still kind of hear him talking through the noise cancelling without being bothered by wind noise, for what that’s worth. The incoming audio itself is incredibly clear, my only complaint is that the mic seems a bit too sensitive for my liking. In that my own voice seems to be projected louder in my own headset, but numerous crew members have said that they hear me normally, so it must be a function within the headset itself. In terms of the XLR plug, our fleet configuration doesn’t support the auto on/off function. So I’ve been using batteries. The battery life is good (not great), but that’s me using it below FL180, and then turning it off and taking off the headset in cruise. I’ve been able to get a much longer battery life like that. Finally, the tap control for talk through: I don’t hate it, I use it when it’s convenient. It also had some negative reviews from the first version. The Series 2 version seems to work better (compared to the old reviews) just be advised that when you want tap to listen it sounds just like the QC20’s when you turn off the ANR. You can hear clearly, but the sounds might seem amplified/metallic to those not used to it. As far as the old reviews it used to have a problem with the tap control turning on/off during high power settings; I’ve had zero issues with it, it turns on/off when you want it to and that’s it, no inadvertent changes.
Overall, the headset is really expensive but it’s a really great headset if you can afford it. After putting several airline trips and 70 some hours on it, I’m happy with it. Bose seems to have taken all of the negative feedback it received and made a large number of improvements with the Series 2.
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
5
Unbeatable Performance & Comfort
on November 7, 2019
Posted by: E175 Driver
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:3 months
I have had a chance to try out the Bose Proflight Series 2 over 100 hours of line flying. I am currently flying the Embraer 175 and we get a good mix of various flight regimes during low level and high level flight with the regional flying we do. I may also add that I had the chance to try the initial version of the Bose Proflight as well. I must say, Bose has hit the ball out of the park with this Series 2 headset. It is simply perhaps the best high-performance headset I have used in 11 years of flying. The improvements that have been made are apparent and noticeable.
The stability of the headset on the head is fantastic and you can barely feel the headband due it being so light. The longest flight I had a chance to test it on was 3.8 hours block, and after continuous wearing I had no noticeable hotspots or pressure points. As far as the earbuds go the ANR is fantastic; I don’t know how they did it but the amount of noise reduction is impeccable. I also like the fact that it has various modes of ANR that can be tailored to specific operations, as the ANR reduction targets different noise spectrums that vary from aircraft to aircraft. This feature is very useful if one desires to use the headset in more than one aircraft. The tap through feature now works flawlessly. The original Proflight had a tendency for the tap through to activate on TO or landing, however that issue has been fixed with the Series 2 version. It works so conveniently that I now have both earbuds in on pushback, activate the ANR, and tap one ear bud to hear the surroundings until tapping it back into ANR after engine start. A very well thought-out and amazing feature that I now have come to immensely enjoy having. Now onto the chord, it is AMAZING. Bose have gone ahead and completely redone the chord to be extremely mobile and easy to manipulate. Is so thin and light that clipping it and getting it out of the way in the flight deck has become a complete non-issue. The chord is simply now just right. The Bluetooth on the module has been the easiest pairing with the phone I have had with any headset. It is so fast that it pairs within 1 second of flipping the switch on the control module, and away I am making crystal clear calls and/or playing music. The audio quality is outstanding and the module has a switch to control the phone or volume music level. The headset case is super convenient and super easy to get the headset into. Simply putting the headset into the case and wrapping the chord around neatly takes me 5 seconds tops and into the flight bag it goes. I must say the case is super nice and has a convenient pouch for spare batteries and tips.
All in all, this might be the last headset I buy for quite a while, or at least for the next 10+ years. Hands down I recommend for you to try it and/or purchase. I certainly won’t ever be going back to wearing a regular on-ear headset again. Bose has listened to pilot' s needs and what they want in high performance flight decks; the Proflight Series 2 headset is the proof of that effort.
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Customer Rating
5
Best Headset
on November 3, 2019
Posted by: Santiago G
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:1 month
Comfortable, noise cancellation is excellent, best headset ever!
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