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Expensive, but what is your hearing worth?
- By David from Alpharetta GA USA on Tuesday, September 14, 2010
- Pros: Light, very quiet, Bluetooth very nice.
- Cons: Can be tricky getting a good seal when wearing glasses. $$$
- Review: I got to compare the A20s against the Lightspeed Zulus and an older Bose X headset. From least to most quiet with ANR off: X, Zulus, A20s. From least to most quiet with ANR on: X, Zulus, A20s. Most comfortable and easiest to get right on my head with sun glasses on (least to most): X, A20, Zulus. Better Bluetooth performance: A20s. I'm keeping the A20s.
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BOSE A20 w/bluetooth
- By Larry from Middletown MD USA on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
- Pros: Noise reduction, light weight, long battery life
- Cons: short cord
- Review: I'm 58. I've been using Dave Clarks for the last 30 years, 20 of which with ANR. I tried a friends Bose A20 and was shocked at the difference. I wish I would had spent the money years earlier. Know my hearing will be preserved and I won't miss the ATC calls I use to. My friend has had his 6 months without having to change the batteries. Love the Bluetooth feature also . Works great for a clearance at the end of the runway. The only thing I don't like is the very short cord. I did purchase a 5 ft. extension cord to remedy the problem.
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NOTE TO ALL REGARDING SQUEEKY LEFT EARCUP!
- By Jim from United Kingdom on Friday, January 20, 2012
- Pros: Comfortable, ANR is flawless, customer service
- Cons: ANR/Ear cup faulty after little use - now resolved
- Review: The A20 cannot be compared to any other headset i've used in the past, including the X. The noise cancelling is great UNTIL it develops that awful squeaky sound in the left ear cup! After about 2 months use, the left ear cup would squeak when I moved it away from my ear, or even when I just turned my head. Fortunately Bose have a great warranty repair centre over here in the UK and I sent it to them and it was done with a few days. Great customer service! As you would expect for the amount this thing set me back. Great headset, but be weary of this fault as I hear it's quite common.
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I would buy this product again
- By Michael from Upland CA USA on Sunday, February 01, 2015
- Pros: Quiet
- Cons: None for headsets. Carrying case too short. C-above
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Used it for first time this moring. Everything is as advertised. I traded in my old Bose headsets for these A20's. Even more noise reduction than the old ones.
My only criticism is the carrying case. Like the former case, it's too short. The cord is bent to a 90 degree angle when storing. It will eventually break the cord like my last headsets. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 20 Other people found this review helpful.
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Great headset for my noisy PA32
- By FM from Monterrey, MX on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
- Pros: ANR, comfort, folding
- Cons: Bulky, Expensive
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I used a Clarity Aloft headset during my private pilot training, mostly because of it's size and the scorching summer in Texas (No A/C on the C152!).
Now that I got my License and decided to invest on a high quality headset, I decided to compare my Clarity Aloft with the Zulu2 and the Bose A20.
Comparing the three it was easy to cast aside my Clarity Alofts, simply because of the ANR feature on both Zulu2 and A20s.
So, comparing both I decided on the A20 mainly because of their comfort, and folding ability when storing. The price didn't come into play much, because I plan on having the headsets for a really long time. After 6 months of heavy use, I'm glad I bought the A20s, no complaints so far... - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 19 Other people found this review helpful.
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Bose A20 beats Bose X hands down
- By Jeff from Denver, CO on Tuesday, February 24, 2015
- Pros: over ear gel seal comfort, noise canceling technology, blue tooth
- Cons: corded aux input for streaming music, vs other headsets that stream bluetooth
- Review: As a professional pilot with a head set on 3 to 4 days a week for up to 4 hours at a time, the A20 comfort puts this purchase into the no-brainer column. Money well spent. And with the blue tooth pairing of a phone, I can pick up ATIS without bothering my passengers, and take a call from my colleague or late passenger without strangling myself in a mess of cords. The biggest difference for me is the ear section. Bose X gel cups sat on my ears, while the A20 sits around the ear to eliminate my discomfort and constant shifting to get blood flowing again. There seems to be less vice action as well. The gravy is noise canceling is better and the aux input for music while sitting on the ground-although I wish that were blue tooth as well.
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- By jon from Pasadena CA USA on Thursday, February 12, 2015
- Pros: overall performance, weight, clarity and comfort
- Cons: The A20 cabling and control unit is a little bulkier than the Lightspeed Zulu
- Review: I bought both the Bose A20 and Lightspeed Zulu headsets. The A20 is excellent. The first time I turned on the ANR I thought the engine on my C182 had quit running. I split time wearing the A20 and the Lightspeed headsets and find both excellent in terms of weight, comfort, clarity and overall performance. Both were easy to hook up to my android phone via bluetooth and the comms were clear on my phone from the cockpit. I have even used both headsets for teleconferences at work, although I look a little silly wearing aviation headsets in the office, but they are a heck of a lot clearer than my bluetooth ear bud. The A20 cabling / control unit is a little bulkier than the Lightspeed cabling / control unit. I highly recommend both
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Gift for my son. Very happy guy!
- By Mike M from Lebanon OH USA on Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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I gave this headset to my son because he flies Helicopters.
I was concerned about the noise level in the cockpit being a safety issue. So I spent the money on the best things I could find. His life is worth more to me than $1000. His reaction after using these was as I expected. He doesn't have to worry about missing a communication that might be the one that saves his life. He is a happy guy and the other Instructors are I'm sure jealous. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 15 Other people found this review helpful.
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Excellent
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Finally convinced the best ANR headset available
- By Josh from Savage MN USA on Tuesday, July 19, 2016
- Pros: Simplicity, comfort, great anr, long battery life
- Cons: Price
- Review: Exceeded my expectations. I had a light speed zulu2, upgraded to a light speed pfx. Had that for a year and liked it a lot. Finally was convinced to try the Bose. Same great noise canceling as the pfx but in a headset that only used two aa batteries instead of four. Also got about double the use time out of the 2 batteries than I did with the 4 in the pfx. Loved not having to use an app to adjust settings. Simple switch for controlling mixing phone/music audio. I wanted a headset that was long lasting, plug it in and use it, and top of the line ANR. This was it!
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Better Than the Bose X
- By A Customer from New York on Monday, September 29, 2014
- Pros: Excellent noise cancellation and audio quality
- Cons:
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I bought the A20 to replace one of the Bose X sets in my Husky. After several years ending up with sore ears after longer trips, I finally had had enough. It was a close call between the A20 and the Lightspeed Zulu, both have earcups that fit completely over the ear, unlike the X, and both have good passive and active noise reduction. Having flown both in noisy airplanes like Huskies and Super Cubs, my impression is that the A20's audio quality is clearer and crisper.
I used the A20's for the first time a couple of days ago, wearing the set for two two-hour legs. It was much more comfortable than the X, which would have just begun to hurt my ears at the two-hour mark. I tried the bluetooth connection with my iPhone, which worked well- excellent audio for the receive side, while the people I called said they couldn't hear any background noise. I also tried out an iPod using the cord Bose supplies. The sound was great, far better than playing an iPod through the Husky's intercom using the auxiliary music-in jack on the panel. In summary, the A20 is a big improvement over the X and i wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. I'm sorry I endured the sore ears for so long, should have bought an A20 earlier.
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A SMART INVESTMENT
- By David from Queen Creek AZ USA on Monday, April 22, 2013
- Pros: Comfortable on long flights, Bluetooth phone calls, amazing sound quality, and superb durability.
- Cons: No bluetooth for music.
- Review: I spent a great deal of time testing other leading competitors headsets, and the Bose truly provides the best quality by far!
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Only Bose for me
- By Corey from Phoenix AZ USA on Friday, May 20, 2022
- Pros: Well built, easy to use, does the job right
- Cons: Price
- Review: This Bose headset is everything a pilot could need. Active noise cancellation, bluetooth connectivity and easy to use controls. I searched and compared a lot of different headsets and settled on this headset. In my opinion, Bose has some of the best active noise cancellation on the market. They also make it easy to swap parts out that need to be refreshed (ear cups, etc.) It offered the best value for the type of flying I do as a student pilot. It comes with a good warranty and amazing Bose customer service. I’ve long enjoyed Bose products and will continue to enjoy this headset for years to come.
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I love this headset
- By Drew from Santa Clara CA USA on Monday, July 13, 2015
- Pros: Works great.
- Cons: Wish it could record the radio communications
- Review: Super awesome performance. Helicopter noise is so quiet but I can still hear blade flapping at perfect volume to know how my flying is. Bose A20 is Perfection.
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Pay for what you get
- By Brian from Boynton Beach FL USA on Thursday, June 04, 2015
- Pros: Comfort
- Cons: A little delicate but if taken of properly will last very long.
- Review: Used this model headset for several years. This is my second pair.
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I have purchased two an am going to buy another shortly.
- By Ron from Cypress TX USA on Monday, January 09, 2012
- Pros: Bose quality and comfort through and through.
- Cons: Absolutely none
- Review: What can you say about the leader in sound. From fantastic stereo sound systems to entertainment systems Bose in my book is the only way to go. I absolutely appreciate the quality of my head set. It is Bose through and through. The blue tooth feature works perfectly with very little effort in pairing the phone to it. It works great in the plane for making calls, and most people don't know your calling from the plane. The noise cancelling is incredible. All I can say is "If you dont have a Bose head set",get one.
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- By Shane from Melbourne Australia on Saturday, December 22, 2012
- Review: These would have to be the best headset I have ever used. I wish I bought them earlier, they work fantastic the blue tooth works perfect, on phone calls and to have music during a flight it is great, I would recommend these to anyone if you can afford them, and the delivery time from mypilotstore was unbelievable quick. Fantastic people to deal with and I will be shopping there again. Shane from Australia thanks guys for a great service
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Magnifficent!
- By Sam from Vancouver WA USA on Thursday, August 29, 2013
- Pros: Comfort; crisp mic; MUSIC SOUNDS AWESOME!!!
- Cons: $$$
- Review: The A20 did not disappoint! If you're able to fork over the eleven-hundred clams, it's well worth it. When I was deciding between the A20 and the Lightspeed Zulu, the thing that caught my eye about the A20 even more than how many parts could be replaced, was that the frequency response went all the way down to 15Hz, which is below the normal range of human hearing; an extremely desirable trait to an audiophile like myself. As I hoped, music sounds spectacular! Not to mention the communication clarity. Comfort fell a bit short of the benchmark set by pair of passive over-ear Bose headphones I have. Pickiness aside, the A20 is amply comfortable, and has earned the coveted Sam J. seal of approval!
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Worth the cost!
- By Erkman from Mountain View CA USA on Sunday, April 19, 2015
- Pros: Quiet, lightweight, long battery life (going on >35 hours on one set of batteries)
- Cons: Plastic cord clip broke before I even used it . BUT, Bose sent me 2 spares at no charge when I called them.
- Review:
I've always wanted to try the Bose noise cancelling headset but didn't like the price. I finally gave in as my old $150 headsets were biting the dust. I figured I would try it out for 60 days and if it was not worth the cost I'd return it and go with a standard headset.
Man, what a difference! The headset is comfortable on long flights (up to 4 hours is how long I've used it so far). The way it cuts out background noise is wonderful. I tried the A20 for a bit and changed to a $150 ASA headset and the difference was VERY noticeable.
I'm planning on buying a second one when my wife starts flying with me regularly (meaning when I buy a plane). I'd highly recommend this headset. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 11 Other people found this review helpful.
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- By on Saturday, July 29, 2017
- Review: Very nice clear audio transmitting and receiving through the headset. Noticeably more comfortable and quieter than my older headset(s). Kind of pricey but worth every penny. The Bluetooth feature is worth the extra $100 also.
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Very high quality headset
- By Robert Twomey from Cedar Mountain NC USA on Saturday, April 02, 2016
- Pros: Noise attenuation, variable & seperate earpiece volumn controls, coiled cord and clips to keep cord secure and out of the way during flight.
- Cons: I am having some trouble with utilizing the bluetooth capability of this headset while the helicopter is in operation. There seens to be some noise problems while trying to communicate via cell phone in flight, but I am working on this. Still trying to understand the correct bluetooth button positions for proper use while in flight and yet still be able to communicate via intercom or flight radio.
- Review: I have no problems utilizing this headset in my Schweitzer 300c helicopter. It works well, especially the noise attenuation components. The coiled cord is most useful in keeping the cordage out of the way of flight controls.
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Perfection
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Excellent headset
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The best aviation headset yet!
- By A Customer from Dallas TX USA on Friday, January 22, 2016
- Pros: Very comfortable and excellent noise canceled audio
- Cons: None
- Review: I've had a variety of headsets over many years. This one is absolutely the best. I recently bought Lightspeed's new cordless headset which I sent back due to distracting noises and huge earcups that needed frequent repositioning for the noises and for slight discomfort. However, now I really don't notice that I'm wearing the new Bose since it is so comfortable and the audio is so good. I'm a flight instructor so I've flown with it quite a bit already. You can't go wrong with the A20!!
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Great product
- By Mitch from Casper WY USA on Wednesday, September 23, 2015
- Pros: good noise reduction and light weight
- Cons: pinch a little on the largers heads which mine is not
- Review: Probably the best noise reduction headphones on market, They are light and comfortable, I have worn them for as long as 5 hours straight
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Outstanding Audio
- By Christopher from Glen Ellyn IL USA on Wednesday, April 15, 2015
- Pros: Sound Quality & Comfort
- Cons: NONE
- Review: I have a Private Glider and a Commercial Glider rating; and, I am now working on my Private SEL. So, I needed to get a headset. I am a research freak when it comes to buying any kind of tech gear for flying. As such, I asked every pilot I knew about headsets and tried many myself before buying the Bose A20. They are in a class by themselves. They really cut out the noise and are very comfortable. I intend to be using them often and for a long time. As such, I think the cost is reasonable. Sure I'd like them to cost less, but when it comes to flying, safety is a primary concern, and any discomfort or functional issues can be a distraction. The A20s remove all such issues. Simply put, I think they are the best available product in this category. Several people have asked to try them on, and when they have, they all fall in love with them.
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Outstanding headset!
- By Joseph on Monday, March 12, 2018
- Pros: Crisp, clear sound. Flawless bluetooth connections, easy of use, comfort.
- Cons: None
- Review: Light, exceptionally quiet (can hardly hear the turbine engine). Flawless bluetooth connectivity. Far better than my previous Bose Aviation X.
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- By Travis from Oak Ridge, TN on Tuesday, December 24, 2013
- Review: I had an opportunity to fly with the A20 in the pilot's position and the Bose X in the copilot's side. That gave me the opportunity to switch back and forth to compare the two. Daylight and dark. The noise canceling is far superior in the A20. I prefer the ear cup on the A20 also. Yesterdays flights were over 7 hours, and I had no discomfort at all. I am very happy I upgraded. I also am significantly hearing impaired, and the Bose is worth every penny in my circumstance.
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Perfect for Guys with Hearing Issues
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- By raymond from Homer AK USA on Wednesday, May 28, 2014
- Review: My son told me this was a very good headset. He was wrong, This is a FANTASTIC headset. It quiets the cockpit noise on my cub so much that sometimes I think I'm flying a turbine!
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The best product on the market today!
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Really worth the Big $$$
- By Robert from Edmond OK USA on Monday, June 04, 2012
- Pros: Sturdy, comfortable, unbelievable noise reduction, individual volume controls, bluetooth to phone, audio in
- Cons: Expensive (but still, its worth the price)
- Review: I really found it hard to believe a headset would be good enough to be worth the associated price tag, but after hearing all the raves about it, I decided to take a chance. When it first arrived I put it on in the house, standing next to a box fan, and could hear the whirring of the fan. I hit the power button to turn on the ANR and *poof* the fan noise disappeared and there was silence. I didn't realize how poorly other headsets reduced noise until I tried this. I was just as impressed when I flipped the ANR on inside the cockpit. Quite unbelievable. I LOVE this headset!
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World of difference
- By B. from WYNNE AR USA on Monday, August 20, 2012
- Pros: Sound reduction
- Cons: Price
- Review: Awesome sound blocking (although not COMPLETELY silent as some have reviewed). I parted with my green pair of headphones and plan on adding future pairs. Even used them during a five hour tractor driving session on my farm. Plugging into my Iphone is priceless!!
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Lightweight and great Active Noise canceling
- By brandon from Northport NY USA on Thursday, January 21, 2016
- Pros: lightweight, great ANC, price is only marginally higher than lower grade headsets
- Cons: none yet
- Review: Great Product. Took a while to get from BOSE but well worth the wait. The Active noise canceling works amazingly well. I was flying with the flight schools David Clarks and these blow those out of the water. I highly recommend this headset.
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Bose A20
- By Joseph A320 Capt. from Miami Shores FL USA on Monday, July 27, 2015
- Pros: Lite weight very comfortable fit
- Cons: Can't hear the engines start now I have to look at the engine display
- Review: Excellent headsets, I have been using the company telex for 13 years, finally decided to spring for my own and glad I did.
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Love them!
- By A Customer from USA on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
- Pros: Great sound reduction. Very Comfortable!!
- Cons: Cable and controller are a little bulky and sometimes in the way
- Review: One of the biggest things for me was comfort. Previously I had been using David Clark's and they were sturdy and worked just fine, however, they were pretty uncomfortable for me. I was seeking a headset that would fit me better. I am a female, have a larger head but tiny ears. I heard some complaints about pressure on ears with the Bose... maybe those folks have larger ears.... I have yet to have any troubles with them. Even with a large head, I do not experience discomfort with too much pressure from the sides.
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Love these headphones
- By Jared from Arnolds Park IA USA on Tuesday, June 09, 2015
- Pros: Noise canceling, light weight, don't pinch your head
- Cons: None
- Review: I've been impressed since I opened the box. Very comfortable and worth every penny. I'll be getting a second pair soon
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Would buy again
- By A Customer from Reykjavik Iceland on Monday, September 26, 2011
- Pros: Excellent comfort, noise cancelling and sound quality.
- Cons: None to speak of
- Review:
I bought this headset to replace my 9 year old (about 5000 flight hours) Bose Aviation X headset. The A20 is a very good headset, it's comfortable noise canceling is excellent as is the sound quality. Its great to be able to listen to music. Although I have to use the aux. cord because you cant listen to music through Bluetooth.
However I would like to be able to set volume on the headset lower. The main cord is also a little to cumbersome and stiff in my opinion and because of that you are a little bit aware of it during flight and if it drags or bounces against the interior of the cockpit that sound carries to the ear-cup. I also believe the carrying case should be configured so the headset sits up side down so it doesn't rest on cord where it attaches at the bottom of the ear-cup. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 9 Other people found this review helpful.
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- By A Customer from Gold River CA USA on Monday, January 09, 2012
- Pros: Comfort, ability to focus on communication
- Cons: Expensive
- Review: Great headphones. I first tried out the Zulu.2 and was impressed, yet, for that amount of money, I wanted to be sure so I tried the Bose A20 and am glad that I did. I know that most will say that the two headphones are comparable but, for my ears and a noisy 172, I found the Bose to be much better. The noise cancelling is so good that it may be a safety issue as I cannot hear the engine at 1000 rpm but enugh at cruise to give me reasnoable feedback, but I would be hard pressed to detect some potentially important changes in pitch. I pay closer attendtion to the guages as a result...not a bad thing, in all. However, the ability to focus on effective communication is greatly enhanced.
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Awesome!
- By David from Fort Lauderdale, FL on Tuesday, September 26, 2017
- Pros: quiet quiet quiet comfortable
- Cons: a little big for carrying in your case
- Review: Yes these are great when piloting the little Cessna 152. But I wore them flying in business class of a 747 to Europe for 10 hours. It was so peaceful and quiet I could sleep enough to arrive ready to go.
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Everything you'd expect from Bose
- By Ron from Hartford CT USA on Wednesday, October 05, 2016
- Pros: High quality, good sound, works as described.
- Cons: Cord a bit short for my liking
- Review:
I'm a new student pilot, just starting out so the only experience I have with other headsets is with the ones provided by my school. Decent products but probably not top of the line. The Bose A20 is in my opinion very much top of the line! It's comfortable, easy to wear and control. The noise canceling feature is great. My head doesn't hum after a lesson the way it did with the others I used.
The only improvement I would ask for would be a slightly longer cord. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 9 Other people found this review helpful.
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A20 review -outstanding!
Simply the best...
- By Zxgas from Abu Dhabi UAE on Wednesday, July 09, 2014
- Pros: Outstanding quality
- Cons: Short chord
- Review:
Even if I fly on Airbus family Bose provide such a level of communication quality that improve overall flight safety. The ANR ruduce drastically the noise induced fatigue.
My collegue skeptical approach rapidly vanish as soon I let them try the A20..;-)
Best buy ever!
Don't think twice! - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 9 Other people found this review helpful.
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I would buy this product again
- By jim from Willcox AZ USA on Tuesday, July 15, 2014
- Pros: expensive but worth the cost, works very well
- Cons: expensive
- Review: This product met my expectations. I am a new pilot and the noise canceling feature helped me hear both my instructor and the tower much more clearly. In addition I have a hearing loss in my left ear (race cars) and the individual adjustment for each ear allowed me to tune for each ear.
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Best Headset I Ever Bought !
- By Joesph from New Brighton PA USA on Saturday, September 27, 2014
- Pros: comfortable and does what I want .
- Cons: too expensive for the masses .
- Review: I own a Homebuilt Vans RV-8 , 180 HP With Four straight exhaust stacks , very loud cockpit environment . The Bose A20 fixed all that ! And when I make a phone call the person who I called said " it sounded like I was in my closet at home " absolutely No background noise period ! Wow ! I am very satisfied with my purchase .
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Superior headset
- By Mitchell from Burlington WI USA on Thursday, February 12, 2015
- Pros: Light weight, comfortable, superior noise canceling
- Cons: So- so battery life
- Review: Meets the high expectations I have of Bose products. Superior noise canceling. Light weight. Low clamping force. Ok battery life.
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- By Steven from Lynden WA USA on Tuesday, October 10, 2017
- Review: Great noise cancelling; very light and comfortable and the blue tooth is great for in cockpit cell phone use. The clarity of the cell phone calls is great!!
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I love it!!!
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Bose A-20 With Blue Tooth....Best Choice!
- By Tom from Davenport FL USA on Thursday, July 06, 2017
- Pros: Clearity, light weight, comfortable, blue tooth enabled
- Cons: none that I can report
- Review: I recently purchased the Bose A-20's at the recommendation of my flight instructor who owns a pair. There is truly no more comfortable headset for pilots. The noise cancelation is perfect, the blue tooth capability is perfect for music on those long cross-country flights. While they may be a bit more costly than other brands...they are totally worth it.
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Noise cancelling great
- By Jose from Santa Rosa CA USA on Wednesday, September 23, 2015
- Pros: Great quality. Great noise cancelling. Comfortable.
- Cons: Pricey, but worth it.
- Review: So efficient as they are that sometimes I forget to turn the noise cancelling on!
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The Perfect Headset
- By Marc from Fallon NV USA on Tuesday, May 23, 2017
- Pros:
- Cons: Cord needs to be a touch longer. Maybe 10 inches at the most.
- Review: This is a great headset! Its everything I expected. The blue tooth is a piece of cake to operate, especially in flight and the noice canceling works perfect. I do wish the cord was a little longer but other than that its a 10! I would recommend this headset to any Pilot, recreational or Professional.
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I would definitely buy this product again
- By Andrei from Sunnyvale CA USA on Wednesday, February 17, 2016
- Pros: Best noise reduction and comfort I've experienced, very nice additional features.
- Cons: very nice free BosI would have said the price, but I actually got a very good Bose Bluetooth speaker for free with it, so nothing really.
- Review: I heard the Bose A20 is good, but I suspected that it is comparable to my 15 years old and now dying LightSpeed XL and David Clark H10-13XL which I thought were pretty good themselves. Turns out, I was wrong: the A20 is much, much better, vastly exceeding my expectations. The noise reduction is much better, the comfort is extraordinary, the Bluetooth connection to the phone flawless, the folding mechanism very convenient, the controller box well designed, and even the carrying bag is very nicely thought through. I've had it for only two months, so I can't vouch for durability - I'm planning to post an update in another 15 years :-)
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Loved my Bose X; then tried an A20
- By Pete L. on Thursday, November 02, 2017
- Pros: Superior ANR and passive noise cancelling; comfort and Bluetooth connectivity
- Cons: As with all Bose products, cost...but they are utterly worth it.
- Review:
In 2006 I bought, and loved, a Bose X before recently trying a friend's A20. I was astonished by the degree of improvement between the two generations. The active noise cancelling in the A20 is dramatically superior to the X, and the passive deadening also improved. In addition, the new headset (while not lighter, I don't believe)is certainly more comfortable on long flights. Finally, the Bluetooth capability is truly useful whether for pre-flight phone calls to pick-up clearances, or to listen to audio entertainment during long flights.
PS And having received MyPilotStore's full trade-in value for my old Bose X, the upgrade was not ridiculously expensive. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 8 Other people found this review helpful.
- By A Customer from Los Angeles on Monday, October 19, 2015
- Pros: Better fit, ANR, style, cables.
- Cons: Blue tooth should play music. Come on guys, it's 2015. Hot spots if you wear a ball cap like i do.
- Review: I recently bought the Lightspeed Zulu PFX and exchanged it for the Bose A20. I fly and very noisy Sia Marchetti SF206 -- I found that the Light speed did not make as good a seal as the Bose and that the ANR was superior in my plane, with the Bose. So, I swapped them out.
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Great headset
- By Steve from Fresno CA USA on Sunday, October 16, 2016
- Pros: Audio quality/clarity; ANR; comfort
- Cons: Price
- Review: Exceeded expectations. This headset is very comfortable and the sound quality is outstanding as well as the ANR. I have minor hearing loss - the A20 has helped me in hearing and understanding radio communications better.
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- By on Wednesday, February 21, 2018
- Review: I immediately noticed a difference between the A20 and my previous Lightspeed Zulu 2. The Lightspeed Zulu 2 is a good headset. As I got further into my flight training and started flying longer days, the Zulu 2 started to give me headaches. The pressure on my head was intense after a few hours in the cockpit. The Bose A20 is by far a much better improvement. I noticed right away how much quieter it was in the cockpit (flying a Piper Warrior) and how much clearer the audio was. Upon takeoff and through the climb I was actually unsure if the plane was producing power normally due to how quiet it was with this headset on opposed to the Zulu. I even forgot I had a headset on due to how nicely it feels and how light yet effective the clamp is. 10/10. Worth spending the extra few hundred dollars to get the A20 if you are flying often.
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One of the Best Headsets on the Market
- By Jim from Leesburg VA USA on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
- Pros: Light weight, soft clamping
- Cons: Pricey
- Review: Great performer. Light weight, Bluetooth works great with my iPhone 7. Battery life is great. Slightly better than Lightspeed's best due to a better battery like
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Truly the best of the best
- By Chris Boice on Tuesday, February 07, 2017
- Pros: Comfort, ANR ability, Bluetooth
- Cons: None so far
- Review: I fly the Airbus A320 series aircraft. This headset is awesome. I can fly a very long day and I feel fresh at the end of the day. The Bluetooth capability is heroic! Would definitely recommend the Bose A20!
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Great Product
- By Brian from Tacoma,WA USA on Tuesday, September 13, 2016
- Pros: High quality, great sound quality
- Cons: Price!
- Review:
Great headset, this is my second A20. I upgraded to the newer A20 and passed my used one onto my son who is starting to fly. I use my A20 for work, it's quality and functionality is great.
In the past I've owned several DC's both passive and active and there is NO comparison, Bose wins hands down. Well worth the money!!!
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- By Damion from Las Vegas NV USA on Thursday, February 22, 2018
- Review: This product is everything what I thought it would be. The comfort and now the noise cancelling feature with Bluetooth is just excellent. I love it. The batteries draining quickly is the only issue I have with it. It has made a big difference for me in my flights.
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I already knew it would be great.
- By William from Corpus Christi TX USA on Thursday, February 22, 2018
- Pros: Great noise reduction, Comfortable
- Cons: Expensive
- Review: Since I had already tried a friend's A20, I already knew how well the noise reduction works. It's really comfortable too - doesn't give me a headache on long flights like my old headset.
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Great Headset
- By Mark from Longmont CO USA on Tuesday, February 24, 2015
- Pros: BT Connection to my iPhone
- Cons: BT works on the phone, not the music input
- Review: Very happy with the headset so far although I haven't had a long trip yet.
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Superior headset
- By Mitchell from Burlington WI USA on Thursday, February 12, 2015
- Pros: Light weight, comfortable, superior noise canceling
- Cons: So- so battery life
- Review: Meets the high expectations I have of Bose products. Superior noise canceling. Light weight. Low clamping force. Ok battery life.
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Simply amazing! Stop torturing yourself in flight!
- By NYC2PHX from Peoria, AZ on Monday, December 29, 2014
- Pros: None I can find.
- Cons: None I can find.
- Review:
I am currently going for my PPL and have been using my David Clark H10-13.4 but had a hard time clearly hearing ATC in the C172 (I have no hearing problems btw).
So after a month of frustration during flight, debate, and research I decided to dig into my pocket and make the investment. All I can say now is wow what a difference! and I cannot believe I was torturing myself this long!
Just did a 2hr flight and not only can I barely hear the engine, ATC is crystal clear! Not to mention these are so comfortable to wear and I barely felt them at all.
Funny story, did a bathroom stop along the trip and forgot to turn the set back on. Definitely noticed the difference with and without the noise cancelling. Flip the switch and you can hear your thoughts! - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 8 Other people found this review helpful.
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Amazing
- By Mike from Phoenix AZ USA on Monday, May 11, 2015
- Pros: Everything. :)
- Cons: Nothing!!!!
- Review: Just amazing. I fly a Rockewell Turbo Commander for a living. It is so quiet you almost fall asleep. I just would like to thank Mike for his awesome customer service. Thank you Mike. :)
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Excellent
- By Michael from Texas City TX USA on Wednesday, December 03, 2014
- Pros: Comfortable, Great Noise Cancellation
- Cons: COST
- Review: I am only just beginning my flight training, however, after having used my instructor's cheap headset for some time, I am so very pleased that I spent the money on this headset. Although somewhat expensive, It is quite comfortable and does an excellent job of noise cancellation. I hope to enjoy it for years to come.
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Silence is golden
- By Henning from Helgoland, Germany on Tuesday, August 26, 2014
- Pros: Best and perfect noise reduction, available with XLR-5 connector (was important for me).
- Cons: Nothing, compared to other High-End active headsets.
- Review:
Very best active noise reduction ever, much better than Sennheiser S1. But for that you have to fit it properly on your ears, a little testing for the best wearing position was necessairy.
I use my A20 in a Britten-Norman BN-2, a hard piece of work for any active headset. With A20 it sounds like an electric shaver used next door.
Ordered the A20 with Bluetooth and XLR-5 connector, so I need no batteries, cellphone connection and calling works perfectly.
Yes, it is expensive, but compared with other High-End Headsets its doing the best job. And they all cost about $ 1.000 - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 8 Other people found this review helpful.
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Great product
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Worth every penny
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Great Headset
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Great Headset
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I would buy this again
- By Rod from Brighton CO USA on Tuesday, June 21, 2016
- Pros: Sound quality is excellant.
- Cons: A little big, but worth it.
- Review: After a long day I don't feel like I'm still wearing it after I've had it off for several hours.
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The best headphones. Really comfortable and noise erasing.
- By Marco from ITALY on Monday, June 13, 2011
- Pros: The best noise reduction headphone ever
- Cons: Price very hight. Too much reduction on engine noise
- Review:
The product it's really fantastic. It met all the expectations.
Really good noise canceling, perhaps too much!!!
What I don't like the noise canceling is too much!! You have no idea of what the engine is doing!
Others Week points: Bluetooth is useless unless you do not want to listen to music. I found difficult using the phone on flight.
Although I recognize this are the best headphone ever, coming back I would have bought a David Clarke basic model. Since they are cheaper and you can still hear a bit of the engine noise. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 8 Other people found this review helpful.
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Good value for money
- By Dirk from Otjiwarongo Namibia on Saturday, January 07, 2012
- Pros: Very comfortable and excellent noise reduction, the bluetooth fuction works excellent as well
- Cons: Some clamping pressure remains, although it is negligible. Music can only be listened to via an AUX cable.
- Review: Switching over to the A20 from the classic David Clark headset was like entering a different world! The noise reduction on the A20 is really good and even works well when flying a two-bladed helicopter doors off. The A20 sits comfortably on the head and even with sunglasses does not cause any discomfort. The bluetooth call function works well and makes conversations a pleasure while flying. All in all I am very happy with this purchase!
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Great but almost too quiet
- By Daniel from East Dubuque IL USA on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
- Pros: Quiet, comfortable and convenient with the bluetooth capability
- Cons: Leave the noise cancelling feature off till after engine start so you can hear what is going on.
- Review: Very comfortable and very quiet, almost too quiet. I have used two earlier models of the Bose noise cancelling headsets and this is the best by far.
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It's a Bose, what do you expect?
- By Chris from Gainesville VA USA on Wednesday, May 02, 2012
- Pros: Talking through Bluetooth.
- Cons: I've never liked the Bose price.
- Review:
Flying around in a Jetsream, first wanted to try the top of the line Telex - big mistake. Decided on the A20 Bose. The Bluetooth rocks, but callers on the other say it does sound "different." It is cool talking on the phone with your headset on though.
Had to go with a new headset after my Dave Clark's were lost in the mail. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 8 Other people found this review helpful.
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This product is everything they say it is.
Great headset
- By Greg from Lake Forest, CA on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
- Pros: Lightweight & comfortable
- Cons: Very expensive!!!
- Review: I wore a David Clark headset for a couple of years. This headset blows the David Clark out of the water. It's much more comfortable and easy on the ears. I like the Bluetooth option so you can talk on your phone or listen to music (not that cell phones work that great at hight altitudes). Because I fly helicopters, I still get cell phone reception most of the time. They are pricey but worth the preservation of your hearing long term.
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Bose A20
- By Daniel from Marina CA USA on Friday, September 20, 2013
- Pros: Has a better battery compartment. Volume control is recessed to prevent inadvertent adjustment.
- Cons: None
- Review: As adverised. Very nice. Always had great success with Bose customer service. Bluetooth is nice. Carrying case is designed just for the A20. Holds the headset firmly in place.
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Love it.
- By A Customer from Sarasota FL USA on Monday, April 21, 2014
- Review: I'm on the AB320 at a major.... Replaced my UFlyMic with the Bose A20. There is no comparison (in price or performance. Ha!)... Yes it is expensive but the head set is outstanding. Very comfortable. Easy to adjust ear cup volume separately so you can hear the other pilot(s) that don't have a headset. The battery pack is not an issue at all and hangs on a hook on the side windshield post. Battery life is very good. Boom mic is interchangeable to either side and perfectly made to accommodate left or right seat operations. Cord length is great. Makes radio calls much easier to understand, and that at a much lower volume than without the active noise reduction. Definitely good for hearing protection. I am very happy the performance and forgot all about how much it cost me. Did I really pay that much for a headset. Lol!
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Very comfortable
- By ABB330 from Burnsville MN USA on Tuesday, June 03, 2014
- Pros: Comfort and Bluetooth
- Cons: cord length and size
- Review:
More comfortable than Bose X headset.
Bluetooth works GREAT! Super clear, easy to use.
Sound quality is fine, although slightly "different" than Bose X.
Cord is too short and control area (with on/off and bluetooth and volume) is too fat so it is in the way. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 8 Other people found this review helpful.
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As Advertised, No Disappointments.
- By Tommy Two-Finger from Toledo OH USA on Tuesday, June 03, 2014
- Pros: I really feel like I got my money's worth.
- Cons: It was a lot of money.
- Review: Better than my Bose Xs by a mile, and the Bluetooth connectivity is really sweet. Lighter, more comfortable, quieter.
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Excellent Equipment
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Excellent as always
- By Patrick from Owensboro KY USA on Friday, April 22, 2022
- Pros:
- Cons: Bose is always a little pricey but high quality.
- Review: My second set. Now with updated Bluetooth. Delivered quickly. Works as advertised. Great product.
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Bose A20 Aviation Headset Review
- By James from Newark DE USA on Wednesday, July 19, 2017
- Pros: Noise cancelling is subperb.
- Cons: Not as small as Telex for jets. Understandable.
- Review: The Bose A20 is excellent! My old ears have a hard time blocking out background noise so that I can understand ATC. The A20's do that job, hands down. They are about as lightweight as you can get for ANR but they are worth it. I use them in a GV and I don't think you can find a better headset.
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Fantastic Product from Bose
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- By Craig Searey in NZ from New Zealand on Wednesday, May 28, 2014
- Pros: Light, good ANR, very comfortable
- Cons: No music Bluetooth
- Review: Best set about's without doubt but you can't Bluetooth music just phone calls. This is a bit of an oversight as most other top brands do. Still a small issue to have the best.
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Bose Technical Support; Superior!
- By James from Newberg OR USA on Thursday, April 10, 2014
- Pros: Great support on Aviation Headsets
- Cons:
- Review:
I had heard that Bose service support was not on par with others,say, Lightspeed. But after experiencing a problem with my mic I called the Bose Tech support line and WOW!
The tech took my information relayed it to an expert and had answer for me within the hour. A new harness showed up 3 days later. They also were able to give me the specs on mic bias for my headset, so I had my avionics guy check our a/c to make sure of our outputs. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 7 Other people found this review helpful.
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Get what you pay for
- By Scott from Nor Cal on Wednesday, February 05, 2014
- Pros: as advertised they are great
- Cons: a bit pricey but worth it
- Review:
Excellent build quality.
Have been flying for two months now with the A20's and they are awesome. My wife and I switch in flight between these and passive style. What a night and day difference.
No the engine did not quit, it just went silent.
Very comfortable fit as well. Definitely would buy again and not look back. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 7 Other people found this review helpful.
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Quiet plane now
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Exceptional
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The best and worth every penny!
- By Paul from San Francisco CA USA on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
- Pros: Quiet! Quality! Bose!
- Cons: Scared to put them on the floor of the cockpit when exiting, too nice.
- Review: My second set of these because after my wife tried them she didn't want to give them back. The passive noise reduction is so good that you may forget to turn on the active! Very comfortable for the 3+ hours flights too.
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Excellent Product--Glad I bought it
- By William from Florida on Thursday, January 31, 2013
- Pros: Quiet and comfortable
- Cons: Non
- Review:
The A20 is all I expected. The ANR produces a very quiet experience. The set is not uncomfortable over extended flights.
The blue tooth and the music jack are a plus. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 7 Other people found this review helpful.
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Would buy again
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Better than I hoped
- By EJ Lydon from Horsham PA USA on Thursday, April 04, 2013
- Pros: Comfort, DNR
- Cons: None
- Review: I was strongly encouraged to purchase my own headset instead of renting at the FBO during my flight lessons. Fatigue would be reduced aside from hygiene concerns. When I put them on for my first flight I was modestly happy with the improvement in comfort and noise reduction. And then I realized I hadn't even turned the headset on yet! I was really happy after that! Great investment. Buy the best and don't be disappointed. I did and I'm not!
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Look no further for a headset.
- By Jay F from Broadlands VA USA on Friday, December 11, 2015
- Pros: Extremely quiet, wonderful clarity, light pressure and very well-made.
- Cons: Cost $$
- Review: If you're looking for a noise canceling headset, and cost is not an object, then this is the headset for you. I found the noise canceling efficiency of this headset to be greater than any I have ever used. This includes a previous purchase of an older Bose headset, as well as both of my last 2 Zulu purchases. The headset is lightweight, extremely comfortable, and performs better than any set I've ever had.
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Great headset
- By Empoy from Cebu, Philippines on Friday, January 08, 2016
- Pros: Comfort, noise cancelling, music quality
- Cons: Price
- Review: Switched from Telex Airman 750 to the Bose A20 just a few months ago. Great noise cancelling but can still hear the necessary aural alerts. Very comfortable on the head and great music quality too. Had to buy the 5-pin XLR adapter though since I fly the ATR 72.
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Excellence
- By Stephen from Dallas/Ft. Worth. Texas on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
- Review:
I find radio communications to be one of the most challenging aspects of flying. I only have 120 hours, but wanted an edge for radio communications.
This Bose headset delivered as promised! Expensive, yes, but I plan to keep these into the forseeable future. Its easy to recommend these headphones if they are in your budget. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 7 Other people found this review helpful.
Quiet Quite Suprised
- By PC12 Guy on Monday, December 19, 2011
- Pros: Size, fit and ANR quality
- Cons: Price
- Review: All I can say is wow and I can say it very quietly. First off, let me start by saying that these things are fantastic. I have used other headsets and most were big and bulky often too big and heavy for my tastes. These new A20 headsets are comfortable and work extremely well. I had a set of Zulu 2s that failed so I ordered these while I waited for my Zulus to be repaired. Worst case, I figured I would send them back and take advantage of the free trial. Needless to say, I kept these and I gave the Zulus to my brother. I like the look, the feel, the size and the quality of the ANR. I wish the Bluetooth allowed for music playback but the cable works just fine so no big deal. I suspect that I will get better battery life using the cable vs. Bluetooth in the Zulus so I welcome that trade off. Most ANR headsets are all pretty good now a days. It all comes down to personal preference. What fits your head, your plane, sounds the best, looks good and most importantly, your budget. These are not cheap, but in my opinion, this tool is worth every penny. Oh, and by the way, how much is your hearing worth?
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Very quiet
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- By on Wednesday, May 02, 2018
- Review: The best headset on the market, period. If you are serious about flight then buy this headset. It is leaps and bounds above every other headset out in comfort (even with glasses). It is light. It is packed with features. And the clarity of the speakers is awesome. You don't realize how much better your radio traffic including intercom can be till you try these. The price is high but WORTH EVERY PENNY. My only complaint is that I waited so long to commit to buying.
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Even crooks know the value
- By CAPpilot from Bridgeport WV USA on Wednesday, September 06, 2017
- Pros: Bluetooth phone connection
- Cons: Cost
- Review: My first A20 was stolen from my car and the DC was left behind. This headset is the standard to which all others are compared. Very comfortable, very quiet. The Bluetooth is especially handy to pair with phone and call FSS with engine running. Now my name is written all over the thing so the pawn shops will have my contact info.
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As advertised
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Worth the price
- By Daryl from Apex NC USA on Tuesday, August 05, 2014
- Pros: features and quality. Radio calls are always clear, and they are COMFORTABLE!
- Cons: Just that price, but worth it.
- Review: When I got the advice to buy Bose A20's, I thought first about the expense... yes, they are expensive. But I also had the question posed to me about what it was worth in the long run, and to think about the enjoyment it brings to flying. This was a great choice, and though you too may think about the expense first, you'll be happy you did.
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Lives up to the hype
- By Adam from Memphis TN USA on Wednesday, July 02, 2014
- Pros: Sound quality, lack of clamping force, ease of use
- Cons: None
- Review: I started my flight training with a new DC 13.4, so my expectations were fairly high when I ordered the Bose a year later. I'd decided that when I made it to the checkride, I was going to reward myself with the best. I wasn't disappointed. Flying under a B shelf, I interact with Approach on a constant basis and my ability to hear instructions with the A20 is superb. I just started IFR training and I'm already loving bluetooth (phone) for opening/closing flight plans. Battery life is great, clamping force is less, and the headset is intuitive.
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I would buy this product again
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It's a Bose
- By LearDriver from Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA on Thursday, June 02, 2016
- Pros: Reliability, Comfort, Technology
- Cons: Not exactly priced for everyone. (but worth every penny)
- Review: This is my second Bose headset. Not because the first broke or even wore out but, just to upgrade. The Bose X I'd had for 11 years still worked flawlessly. As it turns out Bose managed to improve upon perfection . The A20 is just as comfortable and amazing but, with more features.
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you wont be disappointed
- By David from San Mateo CA USA on Monday, April 17, 2017
- Pros: ANR - BLuetooth (traffic avoidance and runway incursion alerts)
- Cons: Expensive
- Review: Expensive headset but worth every penny ... Student or Corporate pilot your hearing is worth saving ... invest in the best headset available
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Much better than I expected
- By Young from Cary NC USA on Wednesday, February 01, 2017
- Pros: Noise and vibration canceling is awesome. Much less fatigue after flying
- Cons: None except maybe the higher cost
- Review: I was aware of how good the noise canceling was, but never tried one before. Then I was offered to try a CFI's. After that, I couldn't go back to my standard D&C headset!
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The BEST ANR headset for me.
- By Gary from Uniontown PA USA on Wednesday, January 25, 2017
- Pros: Very quiet, very reliable, able to use ship power or with an adapter cable use in any GA aircraft with AA batteries in the control box.
- Cons: Sometimes (>3 out of 10) I get pinched on the top of my head. IF I had more hair, I do not think this would be a problem. Mic boom is a little longer than I would like.
- Review: This is considered one of the 3 best ANR headsets available. I have owned all 3 of what most people consider the 3 best and this is the one that is BEST for me. Headsets are like underwear. Everyone has their own preference and what works best for one may not be best for another person. The Bose A20 has the lowest background noise of any of the 3 ANR headsets I have compared. After owning one Bose A20 for 6-months, I purchased a 2nd one for the 2nd seat of my airplane.
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Best surprise gift ever for my Son the Pilot!
- By Judy from Muscle Shoals AL USA on Tuesday, May 09, 2017
- Pros: Noise cancelling & safety in the air feature is priceless
- Cons: None known/maybe be remote or hands free
- Review: We all checked out the amazing feature of noise cancelling & listened to music thru the blue tooth feature & it was so impressive & my Son-Devin was in shock & has thanked us repeatedly for this birthday gift & it gives us such peace of mind for his safety while flying-thank you for this excellent product!!!! Worth every penny!!! ��
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I'm a tough critic, 56 years of flying
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Great Noise Cancelling
- By Steven Berger from Millersville MD USA on Saturday, September 26, 2015
- Pros: Noise cancelling
- Cons: Size
- Review: The noise cancelling abilities of the Bose is much improved from my fifteen year old Sennheiser headset. The only drawback is bulkiness of the headset. The clips can pop off and end up all over the flight deck. It would be nice to have a place for your name and phone number on the headset in case it gets left behind.
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Great headset! Bluetooth works great!
- By Mark from Savannah GA USA on Monday, June 12, 2017
- Pros: Awesome ANR and great comfort
- Cons: Expensive as heck
- Review:
I recently bought the Bose A20 because I am transitioning from flying for the military back into civilian commercial flying and was looking for a great headset that will accompany me everywhere.
The Bose has great ANR, really makes a huge difference! Ear seals are soft, but if you are working in a hot flying environment, (I am flying jumpers at the moment and it gets hot) You will sweat a lot. Apparently over time the earseals wear out. Somebody recommended searching amazon for "VEVER replacement ear pads cushion replacement for Bose Ear pads". The lady who runs the skydive place had them on her headset and they seem to be a little firmer and sturdy than the OEM versions. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 7 Other people found this review helpful.
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I LOVE the Bose A20
- By Trujor from Pryor OK USA on Wednesday, February 24, 2016
- Pros: Service and warranty
- Cons: A little pricey BUT you get what you pay for...
- Review: I have used the Bose headsets for years and it's the only one for me. Beyond belief comfort for long flights. Quality far after the purchase. And service is indescribably great.
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Bise vs AKG
- By A Customer from Belgrade MT USA on Wednesday, March 30, 2016
- Review: I bought both and returned the AKG AV100... The Bose is lighter, less head squeeze, more comfortable and much better ANR (noise cancelling)... I bought the version with the locking lemo connector and adapter, so I can use it in aircraft with old school and new school and newer headphone capabilities.. Love them, they are great!
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Best headset ever!
- By Ryan from Harrisburg PA USA on Monday, May 16, 2016
- Pros: Very comfortable, very light, extremely quiet, very nice case.
- Cons: None
- Review: I was very skeptical at first about purchasing this headset. After talking with a few co-workers and friends who have used this headset, I decided to pull the trigger and get one with the notion that I can always send it back. I was sold after doing one flight with it. It's extremely comfortable and the ANR is so much better than my previous ANR headset. I am amazed at how quiet this headset makes the flight deck. I no longer have the ringing in my ears after a 12-hour day at work. I wish I would have gotten one years ago! I love the Bose!
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Glad I spent the money
- By Charles from Rosebud SD USA on Wednesday, March 09, 2016
- Pros: Quality, noise cancellation, everything advertised
- Cons: Still looking
- Review: I saved for quite a while to buy this and I am glad I did. It's almost scary how quiet it is in my 150. I enjoy the blue tooth capability. Music is nice and hearing the com transmissions is even better!
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Awesome
- By Stu from Kaleen, ACT Australia on Sunday, October 18, 2015
- Pros: Comfort, clarity, connectivity
- Cons: Expensive
- Review: As expected, my new Bose A20 with Bluetooth is just fabulous. I'm trading in a Bose X, which was also great, but there is a noticeable improvement in noise reduction and the phone/music input is terrific!
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Great product. Highly recommended.
- By Graham from Nashville TN USA on Tuesday, November 10, 2015
- Pros: comfortable high-quality
- Cons: expensive
- Review: This is the first headset I have purchased, so I don't have a lot to compare to. But, the difference in noise level between the Bose and my instructor's traditional headset it really amazing. The noise cancellation is huge!
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The best money can buy
- By Robert from Jones OK USA on Tuesday, November 10, 2015
- Review: This headset is everything you would expect from Bose . I own a 172 which is pretty loud and I love going up during a sunset while listening to Kenny G, the noise canceling works great, plus I can talk on the phone
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I love this headset.
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Makes all the difference in the World
- By Michael from Santa Monica CA USA on Friday, January 27, 2017
- Pros: Excellent performance and fit, nice case,
- Cons: Cost
- Review: I been flying for thirty years in all kinds of rented small planes. My new plane is C-182 with an extremely loud I-O 540 engine upgrade. I was having trouble hearing ATC instructions when flying IFR using my standard David Clark headsets, so I upgraded to the Bose ANR. Three warnings; make sure to turn on before take-off as the mic is garbled when talking with the tower, keep an extra set of batteries close by, and don't let your spouse try them. I immediately had to buy another set!
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Glad I bought It
- By A Customer from Mount Gilead OH USA on Wednesday, May 18, 2016
- Pros: excellent transmission and reception, quiet
- Cons: little bulky but doable
- Review: Excellent headset. Quiet even after batteries are dead. Reduces fatigue.
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Believe the hype
- By John W. from Brambleton, VA on Sunday, September 04, 2016
- Pros: Comfort, sound clarity, noise cancellation and weight
- Cons: Price
- Review: The first time I flew with this, I had to readjust positioning once and almost forgot about turning on noise cancellation. Once I turned it on, the was a world of difference. Even my financial advisor (wife) was amazed when she put these on after wearing my military issue DC headset the entire flight. My flight today, I put it on and forgot I was wearing until I saw my instructor take his off. I honestly have to say this is worth the money. All $1,100 of it. Bluetooth is a nice feature to have, but I'm not sure how useful it is unless you're on a cross-country flight and don't like your companion...
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I LOVE my new BOSE A20!
- By FO Amy Hart from Frisco TX USA on Monday, February 05, 2018
- Pros: Quiet
- Cons: Expensive
- Review: I waited way too long to order this! It took a bit to get use to because it is so quiet. Now I can't live with it! I use rechargeable batteries to cut down on battery costs.
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Bose A20 is excellent
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- By photo 1 from florida on Monday, December 29, 2014
- Pros: comfort and clarity is awesome
- Cons: i have a panel power would have liked to bypass the inline adjustment, adn battery pack you do not need if panel poweres.
- Review: I have had bose headsets from day one, I fly a lot I got one set of ears so there worth every penny. I have about every Bose product made. Their quality and warranty can't be beat. Bose x is a great headset and I thought how can it get much better. Well somehow it was that good.
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Pretty awesome!
- By Daniel from Scottsdale AZ USA on Monday, January 12, 2015
- Pros: Lightweight, quiet, great sound reproduction, blue tooth.
- Cons: A little expensive, but on par with competition.
- Review: These are a very quiet comfortable headset. A feature you don't appreciate until it's needed is the bluetooth. For those of us having to call ATC by telephone to get a clearance, the ability to do so while still monitoring communications is priceless. Well worth the price!
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I'm hooked on Bose
- By Greg from Thousand Oaks CA USA on Tuesday, January 20, 2015
- Pros: fantastic noise canceling; good mic; great sound
- Cons: price!
- Review: Simply the best. I didn't like having to assemble the cable to the headset myself, though.
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Reference Headset
- By Jonathan from Geneva GE Switzerland on Tuesday, January 20, 2015
- Pros: Comfort, ANR, durability
- Cons: Price, but I plan on keeping them forever.
- Review: Rugged and easy to use, comfortable with great ANR, I dread using anything less. Which is why this is my second set. Tried a few other ANR headsets but keep comparing them to the A20. So for a similar price, why compromise?
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High end cell to headset audio quality
- By Ray @ MLB - Arrow 200 from West Melbourne FL USA on Friday, January 23, 2015
- Pros: Top notch audio quality for comm and bluetooth
- Cons: None
- Review: The audio quality of the A20 w/bluetooth is as good if not better than my regular A20 headset. The bluetooth connection quality between my headset and iPhone are superb! No one can believe I'm calling from my plane!
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I would recommend this product.
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Great product.
- By David from Seneca Falls NY USA on Thursday, January 09, 2020
- Pros: Great active noise reduction and very comfortable. Expensive, but worth it to me.
- Cons: The case is soft-sided, holds the headset well, but would prefer a hard case with a bit more room inside.
- Review: This is the most comfortable headset I've ever used. Great active noise reduction in a noisy Cessna 182. Can wear for hours without ear pressure or pain. I tried a Bose headset in a friends Baron which is why I decided to treat myself to this product. I have used the headset for 12 hours of flying so far and have no regrets. My prior headset was a David Clark 13.4 passive noise reduction that I used for the past decade. That's a great headset too, but the Bose is with ANR is superior.
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Well worth it
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All my headsets will be A20's
- By David from Fort Myers FL USA on Monday, September 25, 2017
- Pros: Comfortable with clear crisp sound.
- Cons: Control module on cable a little bulky.
- Review: Met all my expectations. Very comfortable with great clarity.
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Great Product
- By Socalod from Northridge CA USA on Tuesday, April 24, 2018
- Pros: Comfortable, quiet, bluetooth and light weight
- Cons: just wish is was a tad cheaper
- Review: Very comfortable, bluetooth is perfect and using the XLR5 plug is a snap!! No battery concerns
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- By Ray from Pepeekeo HI USA on Thursday, September 22, 2016
- Pros: Very comfortable on long flights.
- Cons: Spent lots of money on other gadgets. Should have bought this first.
- Review: I fly an open cockpit aircraft. I have tried many different headsets. Bose A20 with Active noise cancelling is the best. Bluetooth is icing on the cake. I can make phone calls without person on the other end of the line hearing any engine noise.
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In 25 years flying this is best headset I've owned.
- By Jimmie from Cedar Park TX USA on Thursday, June 02, 2016
- Pros: Light, comfortable very effective noise canceling. Bose service staff are great.
- Cons: No cons.
- Review:
My aircraft is an experimental and noisy. The Bose A20 in ANR mode takes care of the noise yet lets me hear any sounds from the engine that would be of concern. Even without ANR this headset does a good job. Bluetooth functions great. Headset is light and comfortable.
Yes it is pricey but well worth the extra money. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 6 Other people found this review helpful.
ANR better than i expected
- By Oleg CH from Ukraine on Sunday, November 23, 2014
- Pros: Wery quiet, light
- Cons: seems to be fragile but ANR compensate it! They had problem with cable recently. I am not sure if they still have.
- Review: I replaced my old david clark headset which i used for a long time by Bose a20. Bose a20 headset has better noise canceling than DC headset + earplugs from 3M. I used to fly with earplugs under headset because of loud cockpit, but my new headset manage it with no problem. I am wery happy with performance of anr.
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Bose, Setting the standard so high so often...
- By Ed from Muskogee OK USA on Sunday, November 10, 2013
- Pros: Suppression, Supression, Supression
- Cons: Wire, stowing it is an issue...possibly wireless from a shirt-pocket or necklace controller?
- Review: If we could just get rid of all that wire between the headset and the panel.
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Awesome
- By A Customer from Redding CA USA on Tuesday, September 25, 2012
- Pros: noise reduction, great fit, comfortable, blue tooth
- Cons: wish they were cheaper?
- Review: I am a student pilot, but older in age (46), and I must say these things are the best investment I've made yet in aviation. Makes understanding air traffic control easier, fatigue on your head is almost non-existent. Great product, love em!
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I woul buy another one if my budget could afford it
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EXCELLENT PRODUCT
- By A Customer from St Paul MN USA on Friday, January 18, 2013
- Pros: COMFORT, BATTERY LIFE
- Cons: NONE
- Review: PREVIOUSLY I HAD BEEN USING A SENNHEISER ANR HEADSET. THIS HEADSET IS FAR MORE COMFORTABLE MAKING A 3-5 HOUR FLIGHT FAR MORE PLEASANT AND LESS FATIGUING. THE BATTERY SYSTEM ALSO FUNCTIONS MORE EFFICIENTLY.
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- By Robert from Richland, WA on Friday, January 04, 2013
- Review: WOW!!! I started up my Glasair with my new headsets in place and noticed a better-than-I-usually-experience noise reduction. Then, I turned them on. Wow!! The noisy Lycoming engine immediately seemed to turn itself into an idling Kobota diesel tractor from 20 yards. Touch and goes only added huge wow-factor to the experience which had started out at outstanding and only got better from there. Well done Bose! Wish I had made this investment 10 years ago...
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Yep, it's a $1k headset
- By Jeremy from Spokane WA USA on Thursday, February 07, 2013
- Pros: High quality, excellent ANR, VERY comfortable, no complaints
- Cons: Price, but it was worth it for me
- Review: I got exactly what I paid for, no more and certainly no less. It has a hefty price tag, but it's an excellent headset which, in my opinion, warrants the price. If you're a career general aviation pilot, I would highly recommend this headset. If you're a weekend flyer, you'll still love it but I wouldn't recommend breaking the bank to get it.
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- By jim shelton from amarillo texas on Thursday, December 13, 2012
- Pros: light weight---noise cancelling works great--always buy again
- Cons: i have experienced the headset shuts off from time to time--can figure out why---have changed booms---no difference---have made sure the auto off switch is set correctly---but it still shuts off every 30 minutes or so----anyone have a solution for this??
- Review: Love the Bose products. have been using the headsets since the first came out in 97 or so---that one was pretty bulky. have bought everyone since---
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I would buy this product again
- By THANASSIS from THESSALONIKI EVOSMOS Greece on Friday, June 29, 2012
- Review: I would buy this product again - the BOSE A20 its amazing! You can hear the tower clear without bad sound. I am really pleased . Also the ANR system works perfect. If you want the best aviation headset, you have only to buy it ! GREECE
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The best
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Best headset in the market
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Simply, the best ENC headset I have ever used as a professional pilot.
- By Jack from Reno NV USA on Sunday, October 13, 2013
- Pros: Quality of design, workmanship, sound, function and durability.
- Cons: The faux fur head pad could be longer over the head band and a bit thinner and the protective carry case constructed of balistic nylon, check out the bag with the upper end David Clark Company products... the only thing they have over the others aside of pricing. All said, who cares with the performance of the A20.
- Review: Having used literally all the active noise cancelling aviation headsets available in the last decade or so the Bose A20 has superbly exceeded my expectations in all areas such as sound quality, design, workmanship, product support, and the list easily exceeds the space I have been given here in this review. Go figure eh... from perhaps the world leader in sound and audiophile technology.
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Incredible Product
- By Stefan 'Sto' from Paris (France) Lagos (Nigeria) on Friday, March 01, 2013
- Pros: Sound, Confort, Noise cancelation, Autonomy, Bluetooth
- Cons: Nil
- Review:
I have now been flying for almost 400hours with it (on Falcon 900) and there is no way I will change. Sound is very clear (very important in the environment I am flying). The headset is comfortable even during 8 hours flights, the autonomy even better than advertised and the bluetooth just perfect.
All the people I fly with are either going to get one or whish they had one.
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Great upgrade from the Bose X
- By A Customer from Houston TX USA on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
- Pros: best noise cancellation, excellent comfort, hearing aid friendly
- Cons: Manual
- Review:
Vast positive difference in both noise cancellation and comfort. Bluetooth works perfectly with the iPhone. I wear hearing aids and they work fine with no feedback.
Not sure why they made it necessary to manually power it up each time.
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Unbeleivable!
- By CGBjerding from TORSAS SWEDEN on Monday, August 12, 2013
- Pros: I do not want to use other headsets anymore!
- Cons: I can not use other headsets anymore! ;-)
- Review: I could not imagine there was such a big difference in sound quality between headset! This unit is just great!
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Bose A20
- By Daniel from Monterey, CA on Sunday, August 18, 2013
- Pros: Comfort and quality
- Cons: None
- Review: I loved the Bose X's over the years and knew the A20 would be great! Bose support is exceptional. MyPilotStore always easy to deal with.
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Exactly what I expect of Bose
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Great Headset
- By Rick from Woodland Hills UT USA on Tuesday, December 10, 2019
- Pros: Good sound, good mic, very comfortable, can be used as backup if your radio goes out.
- Cons: Very expensive.
- Review:
I'm just a student pilot and only have experience with the headsets at the flightschool that they rent. That having been said, I think this headset is great. very clear sound in the headphones and the mic is much better than the ones in the rentals. One feature that I really like is that you can answer your iPhone through the headset and make calls. This will be a nice backup device in case my radio goes out. I can just call up the tower and talk to the tower on my iPhone through my headset. I tried this out, calling my wife not the tower, and it works very well.
The headset is very comfortable and seems very durable. It was a very expensive headset, but since communicating is such an important part of piloting, I think it was a good choice for me. I already don't miss the $1,000. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 6 Other people found this review helpful.
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It lives up to all expectations
- By Hugh RV7 from Gold Coast QLD Australia on Tuesday, December 10, 2013
- Review: I have found the headset to be everything Bose advertised. It is light on the head, comfortable on the ears, the bluetooth works a treat and above all very quite. The noise cancelling is excellent. I was so impressed I brought a second set for my Pax. who is mainly my wife. She is as equally impressed.
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i cant believe how much more relaxed i am now while flying
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The best for me!
- By jr from Fort Pierce FL USA on Thursday, January 30, 2014
- Pros: Fit, volume controls and noise cancelling
- Cons: price, but worth!!
- Review: I've tried and thought the Lightspeed Zulu 2's were very good, but simply like the Bose A20 fit and volume controls better after flying with them many times. The noise cancelling is excellent. Also, the bigger diameter Bose plug in cord seems more sturdy long term.
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Perferct Product
- By A Customer from Alexander City AL USA on Tuesday, May 29, 2018
- Pros: Can hear everything
- Cons:
- Review: Wish I had bought this when I first started flying. Blue tooth works good with my phone and listening to music. Wouldn't have another head set. Price is high but well worth it.
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Worth the Trade-In
- By Gary from Chatham MA USA on Wednesday, June 20, 2018
- Pros: Clear, quiet, reliable
- Cons: MAYBE some ear fatigue from the cushion on a longer flight
- Review: Traded my DC ProX for the A20, receiving a $500 credit. Literally using the A20 made me feel like I had just upgraded my entire radio. Great clarity, blue tooth phone calls are now much more reliable. Great quiet both because of noise reduction feature and great fit of the ear piece. Very comfortable. Have the Lemo 6 pin connector, so power comes from the panel, blue tooth still requires batteries. But auto-on and auto-off options insures just that, so inadvertent power on is avoided after engine shutdown. Wish I could trust a wireless design, but I can't with everything else wireless already going on in the cockpit. So I'm good with the cord. Would buy it again.
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Bose A20 Aviation Headset
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QUALITY COSTS
- By A Customer from Australia on Wednesday, August 07, 2013
- Pros: Noise Cancelling performance and Blue tooth
- Cons: external source connector cable
- Review: I have previously flown with the Bose A20 headsets however my co-pilot was stuck with David Clark. Now we can communicate so much better and she can make phone calls when ever she likes with no hassle. As I say Quality Costs but its worth it.
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Excellent
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Bose does it again! Great product!
- By A Customer from Irving TX USA on Thursday, February 21, 2013
- Pros: Comfortable to wear, extremely clear and the volume wheel controls are very useful. Have not tried the bluetooth feature but I anticipate this will be very helpful.
- Cons: None
- Review: Incredible product! The noise protection and clarity is amazing and is envied by my flight instructors (several of whom plan to buy one). The clarity is very beneficial for new flyers who are still learning communications because they won't have to be concerned about noise and can focus solely on practicing communications skills.
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Superb, you won't go back
- By Alexander from Ashwood VIC Australia on Monday, February 18, 2013
- Pros: Comfort, Noise cancelling, sound clarity
- Cons: Expensive (but expected)
- Review: Comfortable and light, just the right amount of clamp pressure. Covers my ears entirely. Good quality speakers make crisp and clear audio. Mic quality seems good, no complaints. Noise cancelling works incredibly well. A must for comfortable flying.
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Excellent
- By BIFF from LAS VEGAS NV USA on Tuesday, September 14, 2010
- Pros: Comfort, quiet, bluetooth technology
- Cons: None
- Review: More comfortable than prior Bose headsets, battery lasts longer, quieter and excellent noise canceling. Bluetooth technology works well with cell phone.
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Best Aviation Headset Ever !!!
- By Steve from Glendale AZ USA on Thursday, April 04, 2013
- Pros: light and comfortable. No more headaches !!
- Cons: expensive
- Review: I have used Aviation headsets for almost 35 years. These are by far the lightest and the clearest I have ever used.
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Great Product
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Fantastic headset best buy
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Fantastic!!
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The Real Thing!
- By Anthony from East London South Africa on Tuesday, October 11, 2011
- Pros: ANR works really well!!
- Cons: Feel like they need to handled with kid gloves.
- Review:
This is my first headset. Until I bought this I used the clubs headsets which were okay but not the best. Once I started using the Bose I found infinitely easier to hear and understand the ATC and other traffic. This I found especially useful as I am a new pilot and am still getting used to the general aviation language, etc. Not having to try and figure it out over a noising headset improved my enjoyment of flying and took a lot of pressure/stress out of the flying equation.
My first set of batteries lasted about 25 hours. I did not play any music during this time and probably only made about 10 minutes of phone calls. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 5 Other people found this review helpful.
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Excellent
- By A Customer from Jacksonville FL USA on Monday, March 28, 2011
- Pros: Ideal
- Cons: None
- Review: As good as advertised. No issues whatsoever. Still a little pricey but if you're looking for noise canceling and comfort with Bluetooth included, this is it.
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Expensive, but worth every penny
- By Jimmy from Thibodaux LA USA on Monday, October 17, 2011
- Pros: No "headset-head" nor discomfort after multi-hour trips.
- Cons: Cost
- Review: Bought the Bose after careful consideration, really was leaning toward the German competitor (Sennheiser S1), but after reading a few not-totally-satisfied reviews of the other headset, decided to go big and get the Bose A20 Bluetooth model. Picking up a clearance at an uncontrolled airport through the headset sounds like a really good reason to spend the extra hundred dollars. Bose is simply the best! Have flown single-engine Cessnas for 2+ hours without any discomfort, and in a King Air, it is truly whisper-quiet.
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Phone and music in the cockpit - great!
- By A Customer from Zurich, Switzerland on Tuesday, November 01, 2011
- Pros: Activ noise reduction
- Cons: none
- Review: Met expectations - makes your flight veeeery quite, lets you listen to your favorite music (mp3 player / iphone plug) and have phone calls. :) Absolutely worth the money.
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Awesome!
- By Ryan from Vista CA USA on Monday, November 07, 2011
- Pros: The best of the best. Compact design, Superior Noise Canceling
- Cons: Price is high but its the best!
- Review:
I ran this against the Sennheiser S1's and the A20's are the clear winner! They are much more compact which is important when looking over my shoulder. The S1's were constantly catching on my seat belt. The A20s seldom have this problem. The A20's were also noticeably better on sound quality and noise canceling.
Bottom line, I returned the S1's because of a failure and went with the A20's and am very happy with them. I will be purchasing another 4 in the near future for the rest of my family.
Pay the extra money, they are worth it!!! - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 5 Other people found this review helpful.
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AWESOME!
- By Jacob from Sacramento CA USA on Tuesday, March 08, 2011
- Pros: Well made in USA, ANR, Comfy
- Cons:
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Right now I'm a student pilot, so my perspective is still narrow.
I chose the Bose A20's because I knew I had a long road of school ahead of me, and don't really like to buy things twice. It was between the Zulu and the A20's. My instructor said Zulu, but the fact that Bose are made in the USA trumped.
Since I have got them, I have no regrets. Very comfy, ANR is great. Sunglasses fit under the ear muffs quite well also.
The way I look at - Buy once, cry once. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 5 Other people found this review helpful.
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All it was made up to be...
- By Henry from Marble Falls TX USA on Friday, May 04, 2018
- Review: I can hear much better on this headset than my prior one. I am a new pilot & still somewhat intimidated with radio usage, but this headset makes it a lot easier.
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Great Headset
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Way better than Passive
- By James from Pasadena MD USA on Monday, September 25, 2017
- Pros: ANR works great, Passive Noise is equal to the schools loaners
- Cons: None So Far
- Review: Student Pilot, tried passive headset borrowed from school and couldn't hear ATC to well due to engine noise. These not only made it possible to hear ATC but also made it difficult to hear the engine running at all (though I could still hear it for safety reasons). So glad I spent the extra money but can't compare to other ANR headsets because I haven't had the chance to try. Used with and without ANR on to see the difference.
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Excellent headset
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Simply the best
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Best investment in aviation there is.
- By A Customer from Oswego IL USA on Thursday, August 21, 2014
- Review: Hands down the best investment I have made in a while. The a20 is lighter and more comfortable than it's counter part. The Bluetooth feature and audio input is rather convenient, especially when the clouds are low and you're on hold with flight service. The Bose 10 was good on the ANR, but the a20 is a couple decibels better.
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I would buy this product again
- By Spencer from Wellington FL USA on Wednesday, February 21, 2018
- Pros: Well sealed around ears without too much squeeze.
- Cons: Hope these ear pad covers last longer than 3 years. Cord and battery pack continue to be cumbersome and careful not to break the hinge to the battery pack cover.
- Review: Great replacement/upgrade of my old Bose A20 which was without Bluetooth.
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Bose are great!
- By Dick O. from Sarasota FL USA on Monday, October 31, 2016
- Pros: Great NRR and super ANR
- Cons: Wire not quite long enough
- Review: I used a different headset and tried the Bose A20 on a flight with a friend who has them. Wow is all I can say. I actually thought the engine had quit at the same time I put them on! I don't know the NRR but it's great, and the ANR super. I'm glad I bot them and relegated the prior pair to a guest set!
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I would buy this product again.
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Great product, but it shouldn't cost over a thousand though.
- By Marcelo Rio from Menlo Park CA USA on Tuesday, January 03, 2017
- Pros: Nice finishing, noise-cut technology really works
- Cons: there is a clip that is suppose to hold the chord but it isn't strong enough
- Review: Headset really does the job of cutting outside noise, keeping the communication less confusing therefore helping to cut fatigue as well.
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- By on Monday, December 19, 2016
- Review: I was debating Bose A20 with other brands, but I decided to purchase A20 even though its price is higher than others. I am very happy with A20 best in the market.. It is also very convenient to order in mypilotstore.com because of trading options.
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Exceeded expectations
- By Guy EZ pilot from Tehachapi CA USA on Wednesday, February 01, 2017
- Pros: Excellent noise cancelling, Bluetooth hookup to iPhone, clear mic
- Cons: In line control unit position is up side down due to rear jacks in EZ
- Review: This headset is very comfortable,quite, and love the blu tooth capabilities. I was using an older D&C passive headset, so the difference was huge. What really surprised me was how much better my transmissions seemed to be through the mic. Not only could I hear myself clearly but others heard me better as well. Only minor issue for me is that in the Long EZ my jacks are behind my seat, so the control unit is not positioned ideally.
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Great sound. easy functionality
- By 737737 from Newport News, VA USA on Thursday, October 08, 2015
- Pros: Great sound quality
- Cons: Controls and headset could be a little less bulky
- Review: I first tried the Sennheiser s-1 Digital. I know this is highly subjective, but I didn't think the bluetooth music sound quality on the Sennheisers was very good....so I returned them. Unlike at least one other review I read, these DO allow the user to listen to music via bluetooth from your mobile device(mine is an iphone). I use this feature a lot when commuting or deadheading and the fidelity is great. On the flightdeck, they're comfortable, quiet, and easy to manage.
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Great choice.
- By A Customer from Santa Rosa CA USA on Wednesday, February 17, 2016
- Pros: Noise cancelation works great.
- Cons:
- Review: This was a gift for my son, who is starting commercial pilot training. He was thrilled to be able to start training with such a great quality headset.
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Bose A20 Headset
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As I hoped
- By Richard - Student Pilot from Launceston TAS Australia on Thursday, October 23, 2014
- Pros: Good quality & feel
- Cons: Price
- Review: I have experienced these headsets before purchasing & although they are not cheap they are very good.
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Worth every penny
- By Kris Hadloxk from Victor NY on Sunday, January 14, 2018
- Review: Between the comfort and the noise reduction and the fact I can call my kids right from the helicopter... and listen to Hair metal and fly you just can't go wrong!!!
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- By Dr. Javed from Chino CA CA USA on Tuesday, January 23, 2018
- Pros: Clamp pressure on the head significantly less than my earlier DC. Noise cancellation is out of the world. Overall a worthwhile investment.
- Cons: The mic piece needs a tweak to not need so much adjustment.
- Review: Absolutely amazing. Flying is so much more comfortable now.
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I would buy this product again
- By Eric from Gridley CA USA on Monday, April 18, 2011
- Pros: Sound and fit are the best on the market
- Cons: Cord from volume control box to headset a little short
- Review: Excellent fit and sound. I also own a pair of Lightspeed Zula's and the Bose A20 are definitely more comfortable than the Zula's.
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Worth the money
- By Diane from Tulsa OK USA on Monday, March 14, 2011
- Review:
Makes a major difference I have tinnitus and couldn't afford any additional hearing loss. My tinnitus has gotten better I even take them on commercial flights looks a little goofy but don't have 2-3 days of worse tinnitus if I use it.
I have a smaller head and it adjusts well. Zulu was too large
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Great except, have to power on each time? Really?
- By A Customer from Daytona Beach, FL on Monday, June 13, 2011
- Pros: Sound
- Cons: Manual power on for each flight for each headset.
- Review:
Have used every series of Bose since the first, love them but they always seem to miss just one thing. On the A-20 it is the fact that even though my units are ship powered (no batteries) I have to after engine start (twin turbine) press and hold the on button for each headset.
This may sound like a minor squawk, but it is completely unnecessary if they had just left the slide power switch form the X's. Since I usually have a non-pilot in the front right seat I have to dig out that one to turn on as well as it takes longer to explain than do myself.
If it seems like a minor complaint, remember, twin turbine, plenty of switches to flip to get underway, do not appreciate Bose thinking I needed 4 more (Passenger headsets too). - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 4 Other people found this review helpful.
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As good as advertised
- By Tom from San Luis Obispo CA USA on Tuesday, September 14, 2010
- Pros: Comfort, Noise cancelling, Mic pick-up
- Cons: None
- Review: I have used this headset and the previous Bose model headset on many helicopter and small fixed wing flights. I have had no trouble with either and I don't know how it could work any better.
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Very pricey, but worth it.
- By Richard from Albuquerque NM USA on Monday, October 25, 2010
- Pros: ANR, Bluetooth and comfort
- Cons: Price
- Review: I had a Flightcom Denali ANR that worked great in my 172R, but when I bought my DA40 the vent noise was so high I had the volume on the radio at 55% (G1000) and still had a hard time hearing the radio. Even though I feel that Bose is way over priced and a real stinker for making all the authorized dealers sell at retail, I decided to give the A20 a try. I figured if I didnt like the headset I could return it within 30 days. I ordered the Bluetooth model. I figured that I could use that feature to get ATIS and ASOS before fight and whats another $100 after spending over a $1,000. When I received the headset I was actually hoping that it wasnt any better and I could get my money back, but I was also hoping that it did the job on the vent noise because that was very annoying. When I first tried the headset I couldnt believe the difference. I had to turn the volume down to 27% because the radio was too loud. The Bluetooth worked like a champ. Of course, the real test was going to be flying and the vent noise. After takeoff, I opened the vents all the way and although I could still hear them I did not have to increase the volume and all the radio calls are clear as a bell. I'm thinking the outside microphones on the headset that adapt to different noises make the difference. The headset is also very comfortable. I've now put about twenty hours on the headset and needless to say I wont be sending the headset back. I'm so happy that the vent noise is now controlled. The overall noise level in the plane is much quieter than with my other ANR headset.
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Excellent fit, and nice audio|
- By Roberto Dabed from Ovalle, Chile on Monday, March 25, 2013
- Pros: Perfect Fit, Confortable, Nice Audio quality
- Cons: Price, a little expensive.
- Review:
It has perfect fit, very confortable for long trips and the audio quality it's superior!
I don't feel yet confortable with noise reduction, due it's almost any noise from engine, but I guess in a few more trips I will be a fan of it. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 4 Other people found this review helpful.
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great headset
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Bose does it again!
- By A Customer from Jamestown CA USA on Monday, July 08, 2013
- Pros: lightweight, comfortable, incredible noise cancelling
- Cons: not cheap
- Review: Now on my 3rd generation of Bose headsets.Presently I have 4 Bose 10's in my plane. Gave a 20 a try and immediately bought 2 of the A20's. Will upgrade the 2nd set next month.
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Very pleased
- By Ralph from Leesville LA USA on Tuesday, May 29, 2018
- Pros: Blocks most background noise
- Cons: Batteries are minor issue
- Review: I have a moderate hearing loss. The A20 allows me to hear ATC much better than I could with the DCs in my O-1/L-19.
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Best headset on the market period.
- By Jamie C from Rio Rancho NM USA on Sunday, May 27, 2018
- Pros: Everything
- Cons: Cost, but well worth it
- Review: It doesn't get better than this. Stop reading and buy this headset. Noise cancelling is awesome. Good clear comms. Light, Comfortable. Bluetooth works very well and transitions smoothly with radio traffic. I could not recommend this product higher. Worth every penny.
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As advertised
Definitely worth the price
- By Jaker from Dalllas, TX on Saturday, September 25, 2010
- Pros: Audio quality, bluetooth functionality, comfort, weight
- Cons: Price
- Review: This has to be the most comfortable, ergonomic, quietest headset I have ever used. You can put this puppy on and completely forget it's even there. Audio quality of communications is superb, as well as the line-in for MP3 sound. The bluetooth functionality works flawlessly (with my iPhone) and I can honestly say that when I'm able to afford a plane, every headset in that plane will be one of these. For now, I guess only I get to enjoy these. I've tried the Sennheiser HMEC-460 in the past, as well as a Lightspeed Zulu. I recommend this Bose A20 over both of them, hands down (if you're willing to shell out the cash). Go big or go home. =)
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Excellent product! I would buy it again
- By Tony from Placerville CA USA on Monday, April 25, 2011
- Pros: Good fit, great audio quality, good looks.
- Cons: Very pricey like all Bose products
- Review: I own a number of Bose products and this headset lives up to the Bose quality standards. It is easy to set up and use and the sound quality is great. Very comfortable to wear.
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Awesome headset
- By Tobias from Hillsboro OR USA on Tuesday, May 17, 2011
- Review: Great headset, I use it every day. The noise reduction is perfect, it cancels the annoying sounds but you can still hear rpm differences of the helicopter engine.
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GREAT!!!
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Simply Excellent - Highly Recommended
- By David from Erie CO USA on Sunday, August 21, 2011
- Pros: Stunningly Good Noise Cancellation / Very Comfortable
- Cons: Ouch price. But it's worth it.
- Review: As a user of the previous generation headsets, I did not think that much would change. I really got this for the bluetooth capability, which allows me to call center on cell for IFR clearance while on the ground when departing an untowered airport (where I am based). To my delight, they are even more comfortable than the previous ones, and offer more noise suppression, and do not suffer the ear cup deformation that the older ones.
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Amazing product, Worth the Price
- By A Customer from Annapolis MD USA on Saturday, April 23, 2011
- Pros: Awesome Noise Cancellation, Comfortable
- Cons: Price
- Review: This headset may be a bit pricey, but the noise cancellation makes up for it. It's really nice to be able to fly without so much wind and engine noise and not have to turn the radio volume all the way up. It's really comfortable to wear and the Bluetooth feature is very convenient. Definitely pleased with this purchase!
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The quality I expected from Bose
- By Paul from Sarasota FL USA on Saturday, January 15, 2011
- Review: Like all Bose products they are expensive. I would not give up my home theatre system which I have had for five years. I would not give up the headset either.
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Great ANR headset
- By Mike from Sarasota FL USA on Thursday, January 18, 2018
- Pros: Great ANR, lightweight
- Cons: Expensive
- Review: Student pilot about to finish my private pilot training. Flew for 6 months with PNR headset, didn't know what I was missing. The Bose A2 is fantastic, light, quiet. Much lower fatigue level flying with less noise all around you. Definitely 5 stars.
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Spectacular headset, despite problem with Auto Off feature
- By A Customer from Southern CA on Monday, February 01, 2016
- Pros: Noticeably quieter than every other ANR headset I tried; very comfortable and comparatively lightweight
- Cons: Auto Off feature inop until Bose sent me a replacement "down cable"
- Review:
I considered purchasing a refurbished Bose X, as well as competing ANR headsets from Lightspeed and David Clark. The Bose X and A20 were most comfortable and least "clunky" for me, and the A20 is noticeably quieter than everything else so I decided it was worth the $$$.
I called Bose after noticing that the Auto Off feature was not working, even when the headset was unplugged and stowed in my flight bag. The Bose rep said they made a recent production line change due to problems with the Auto Off feature, but oddly the s/n of my "down cable" indicated it was one of the newer ones that shouldn't have had the problem. Nonetheless, Bose expedited a new down cable to me, along with a free return authorization for the defective down cable. Swapping the cables was a cinch, and the new down cable works as advertised -- reliably turning off the headset after ~6 minutes of non-use.
So despite initial disappointment that my brand new $1100 headset didn't work perfectly right out-of-the-box, Bose customer service took superb care of me and I'm so thankful that I chose the A20 instead of settling for something less. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 3 Other people found this review helpful.
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Best of the Best
- By A Customer from Port Orange FL USA on Friday, January 27, 2017
- Pros: Everything
- Cons: pricey, but worth every penny
- Review: I have owned D.C. & Lightspeed my new Bose is hands down the best. Excellent noise cancelling, quality construction, and of course sound quality.
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Love the headset
- By Howard from Pittsford NY USA on Wednesday, November 29, 2017
- Pros: Excellent audio and comfort
- Cons: expensive
- Review: Student pilot so I can't truly appreciate just how good this headset is, but I can tell that the item is extremely comfortable and the sound is great. The only issue is that there is an occasional lag before the microphone picks up my voice and sometimes the first part of my transmission is clipped.
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- By Darren from Livermore CA USA on Monday, January 08, 2018
- Pros: High sound quality, easy to use all of the functions, very comfortable to wear
- Cons: None
- Review: This headset far exceeded my expectations. The two AA batteries used to power the unit lasts for months, even after not remembering to turn it off after each use. It shuts off automatically after a few minutes of unplugging. The noise cancelling feature is fantastic, and the the unit is very comfortable to wear. The ear foam rings seal extremely well and are very easy on the ears when used for extended periods of time. I purchased a set for my wife which flies with me a lot, and she thinks very highly of them as well. We also purchased a pair for my son which is a student pilot, and he couldnt believe how clean and clear the communications are, not to mention the sound when paired for music.
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Simply the best
- By Jorge from Miami FL USA on Friday, October 05, 2018
- Pros: Noise reduction absolutely amazing
- Cons: None that I can think of
- Review: It's absolutely amazing! When you put the headsets and turn them on it's like the rest of the world is gone. Noise reduction is really fabulous. I stoped having trouble of listening to the ATC, everybody can hear me. It?s an investment you should really do if you pay pilot or want to become one. Don't waste your money buying something else because you'll end up buying these Bose. The best part is that you can buy all the spare parts like ear pads etc. these are headsets for life!
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Great Bluetooth Headset by Bose
- By Marshall from Newnan GA USA on Thursday, January 21, 2016
- Pros: Excellent Noise reduction
- Cons: Expensive
- Review: I really like the improved Bluetooth for streaming music and also my video for studying. This was a nice improvement. I would recommend this to anyone especially with the TSO rating
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Worth Every Cent
- By Adam from Columbus OH USA on Friday, January 21, 2011
- Pros: Noise cancelation, Bluetooth.
- Cons: Control Box can be a little bulky.
- Review: Works great. There is a very noticeable difference when you turn on the noise reduction which makes for quite flight and allows even the most faint radio calls to be heard. I find the blue tooth function very helpful when phoning flight service to open flight plans at uncontrolled airports. This headset is also very comfortable during extended flights. The ear cushions are very soft and the clamp force is far less then most headsets I have tried.
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Wonderful Headset!
- By Patrick from Daytona Beach, FL on Thursday, January 20, 2011
- Pros: Comfort, noise cancellation, and features.
- Cons: Price
- Review: I am a flight instructor and had been using the Lightspeed 3G for the past few years. Its noise cancellation was fine and it served the purpose. The A20's is truly amazing. I had borrowed a friend's Bose X for a cross-country and found it more comfortable than the Lightspped 3G, but the noise cancellation was only marginally better. The A20 is no contest. It is the best headset I have ever used, by far. I know it's expensive, but if you're going to spend any extended period of time in a plane, it's a must.
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AWESOME
- By Greg from Meridian MS USA on Wednesday, February 23, 2011
- Pros: Noise cancelling and clarity
- Cons: none so far
- Review:
Wow. It was the first time for me to even try the bose noise cancelling. The bluetooth feature is a must for the person who is a cell phone talker.
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top headsets but...
- By Danielone from italy on Monday, February 14, 2011
- Pros: top quality
- Cons: price
- Review: I've bought 2 pairs, but one pairs after only 2 hours of operation go crazy...now are on the belgium centre for repairing since firsts days of january...i hope bose assistance are good like the headsets.. however are very delicate...
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Quiet & Comfortable
- By Joe - CFI, CFII from Rhode Island on Saturday, October 16, 2010
- Pros: Quiet, light and comfortable. Bluetooth makes closing flight plans at airports without an RCO much easier.
- Cons: Expensive... very expensive.
- Review: Shortly after starting my PPL training six years ago, I picked up a used David Clark H10-13X ANR headset from eBay. It was far better than the ASA HS-1 loaners my flight school had, and I swore by them for years. Once I began instructing however, they would feel heavy by the end of the day, so I decided to upgrade. The DC's passive attenuation is far better than the Bose, so I'm sure to carry extra batteries. That's rarely an issue though, because the A20's module warns you well before they die. Once they're dead, that's it... no pops and clicks like with the DCs; it just shuts off. I got 51 hours from the set that it shipped with, and I've got almost 70 hours on the Duracells I have in there now and the amber light just started coming on at the end of flights. Time will tell what overall quality is for the mic windscreen, ear seals, and the headset itself.
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Now I'm willing to gush over a headset
- By rjb mx7-180cNow from Los Altos Hills CA USA on Monday, October 25, 2010
- Pros: comfortable, quiet,
- Cons: expensive
- Review: I had previously invested in 2 David Clark ANR X11s and had upgraded one. I never felt like gushing over how quiet or comfortable they were and sometimes cycled power just to reassure myself I had turned them on. The Bose are fabulous: sufficient when turned off, and wonderfully effective when turned on.
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- By Bill from Simi Valley, CA on Wednesday, November 17, 2010
- Review: Huge improvement from the X. However there is one problem. When I am doing a soft field landing I was used to hearing the increase in rpm. First approach... We'll just call it a go around. I couldn't hear the engine until it hit almost 1500 rpm. Best headset ever. Will be buying more in the future.
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Moving ahead with leaps and bounds
- By Robert from reno NV USA on Thursday, December 23, 2010
- Pros: Lighter, more noise attenuation, Blue toooth calls are excellent.
- Cons: none in my opinion.
- Review: I have owned three generations of this product now and used them in all types of aircraft and all types of environments. Simply put, it's almost a perfect product. I don't know how they could improve on this headset. I am so happy with the upgrade. Nice work Bose !!! Good luck on improving on this, but if you do, I will be placing an order. Long time, very happy customer.
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Big price tag, top quality product
- By Craig from Hallstead PA USA on Tuesday, January 04, 2011
- Pros: comfort, noise cancelling
- Cons: price tag
- Review: Great unit, a bit pricey compared to others but you cant even tell you are wearing this headset, it is very light. The noise cancelling is hard to explain without hearing it for yourself.
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If Your Serious...
- By Bo Pilot from Stuart FL USA on Thursday, October 04, 2018
- Pros: comfortable, noise cancelling is great, easy of use, excellent clarity
- Cons: None
- Review: This is the second set of the A20's I have bought. Left and right front seats are now all Bose. Great headset, best one's I have found that retains their noise cancelling capabilities when wearing glasses or sun glasses. All of the features are solid and easy to use. I purchased two other top brands first and was not satisfied with either of them. Would have been smarter to go with the A20's right off the bat. Almost all of my flight instructors had them, must have been something to their choice!
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Amazing headset
- By A Customer from Scottsdale AZ USA on Monday, September 17, 2018
- Pros: Noise cancelation, Microphone output, controllability of the in-line controller
- Cons: In-line controller is a little bulky but overall pretty gokd
- Review: The difference between this headset and any other borrowed headsets from my flight school was staggering. The noise cancellation is top of the line and the output from the microphone is borderline perfect.
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Good Headset!
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Best headset!!
- By Charles from Collierville TN USA on Tuesday, December 10, 2019
- Pros: Comfortable and Bluetooth
- Cons: Price
- Review: Very comfortable on long flights. Very light clamping pressure on the ears. Great features with the Bluetooth to make phone calls through the headset to get Clearance or cancel flight plan while in the airplane with the engine running.
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Perfect
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You pay for the best, you get the best.
- By A Customer from Logandale NV USA on Friday, November 15, 2019
- Review: Exceeded expectations! Very comfortable headset. The noise-cancelling is top notch. The bluetooth is crystal clear. Mine is connected to my gps & iPad. I get all the enunciating alerts. High quality product. Worth the investment
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I have had a Bose A20 for the past 6 or so years and the Blue tooth quit working.
- By A Customer from Boise, ID on Monday, August 01, 2022
- Pros: very comforable noise reduction
- Cons: Blue tooth quit working. Where can I send it to get the blue tooth working again?
- Review: When it works the A20 is a comfortable, quiet head set. when the blue tooth quits working it is just another head set.
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You get what you pay for !!
- By Milosz from New Britain CT USA on Monday, September 17, 2018
- Pros: clear sound comfortable easy to use sleek look Zero noise
- Cons: None
- Review: Everything they say about this headset is true and it lives up to its reputation. I would have got it during my private days if I knew how good it is! The ATC is crisp the music from the Bluetooth is crisp the headset is comfortable I dont even know if I'm wearing one that's how soft it is! The controller is simple to use and the ear cups are super soft I love this headset. Most important this is my first noise cancelling headset and it?s just breath taking how quiet the surrounding is it's total silence makes me smile every time!! Worth every penny paid for it. 10/10 product ! Thanks Bose!!!!
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Best aviation accessory purchase
- By Scott from Pelham AL USA on Tuesday, April 05, 2022
- Pros: Functionality
- Cons: none
- Review: Great product. Comfortable, functional and when used with Bluetooth to ForeFlight adds an extra layer of safety to flight operations
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as always BOSE is the best!
Top Quality Headset
- By Zeke from Illinois on Wednesday, April 13, 2022
- Pros: The ANR quality and wearing comfort are amazing
- Cons: Price
- Review: These headsets are undeniably the best I have used. I replaced my David Clark headsets with these and the difference is incredible. The batteries are good approximately 40 hours so if you fly everyday, I would recommend the panel powered option.
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Excellent noise cancelling and good quality for listening to music by bluetooth
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Excellent Bose Quality
- By Lee from Henderson NV USA on Thursday, January 24, 2019
- Pros: Comfortable, greatly improves cockpit communication. Quality product.
- Cons: Price, goes thru batteries about every 40 hours of use. I recommend rechargeable batteries.
- Review: With my company issued Telex I was starting to miss a lot of radio calls, finally my Captain said, “you cant put a price on your hearing.” This headset is great and wish I had purchased it years ago!
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One of the best purchase i did
- By Fuat from New York NY USA on Friday, February 22, 2019
- Pros: 5 pin plugs are a/c powered. So if you have this option , you dont need to worry about battery !
- Cons: Comparing with the new ones A20 had better review’s.
- Review: Every pilot should have one. Flying on B777 and I don’t understand the logic of those guys flying for 20 years losing half of their hearing capability putting the speaker volume extremely high levels punishing all of us with the wind sound. This brings peace to your working environment and lowers your stress levels and ease the long flights!
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I fly Chinooks in Afghanistan and this headset is better than a David Clark.
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Great!
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Amazing
- By Russ from Addison TX USA on Friday, October 11, 2019
- Pros: Very Comfortable and Quiet
- Cons: None
- Review: This is an amazing headset. As a cfi its a dream come true. When I first got them I would forget to turn on the noise cancelling then once I did it would blow my mind. The bluetooth is great.
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Best product on the market
- By Samantha from Palmer AK USA on Monday, August 12, 2019
- Pros: Amazing sound quality, improves communications, bluetooth features are nice to answer calls, play tunes, etc.
- Cons: Noise cancelling could interfere with listening to the engine performance if you are at all concerned about particular noises.
- Review: This headset is a giant game changer for communications in general. Very nice to be able to bluetooth in and listen to music and still be able to speak with whoever you are flying with.
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Great upgrade from the Bose X
- By Dan M from Frederick MD USA on Monday, September 09, 2019
- Pros: ANR is best I have used including Lightspeed.
- Cons: Expensive
- Review: My Bose X headsets were 15 years old and I took the chance to fly the Bose X against the A20. Huge difference in my RV6. The Bluetooth connected right up to my iPad and phone no problem. Very pleased with the weight and clamping force also.
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Comfortable headset, and oh, did I mention it’s noise cancelling too
- By Aaron from Ellensburg WA USA on Friday, October 11, 2019
- Pros: Light and comfortable. It has Bluetooth. It has noise cancelling feature. It looks slim.
- Cons: The price.
- Review: I wanted these headphones since I started my pilot training but at that point, it was way too expensive and I didn’t know if it would be worth it. But I just got these about two months ago, the noise canceling feature is something else, it is a major different and I really enjoy it. Also, it’s bluetooth, so I am able to listen to music during long flights. It is also light and very comfortable. I only had it for two months so I haven’t really test out the durability yet, I hope it would be good! In conclusion, I would say it is a very good investment if you fly a lot!
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Best investment for student pilot
- By A Customer from Victoria Australia on Sunday, November 03, 2019
- Pros: Comfort, noise cancelling, full bluetooth functionality including talking to Siri and music
- Cons: Instructors think I’m a tosser!
- Review: As a student pilot I found the uncomfortable DCs and constant engine noise from the Piper Arrow stressors that I didn’t need. The ANR makes it much easier to hear comms. At the end of training flights I was feeling relaxed and less fatigued. Some other reviewers claimed BT couldn’t stream music! It can. I can use Siri, and make phone calls. Other than instructors rolling their eyes, I can’t fault the A20s. The mike can be folded up discretely to allow use in commercial aircraft without looking too conspicuous.
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- By on Thursday, January 25, 2018
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My twenty year old headset had started to fail so I decided to try the Bose A20 headset to see if the noise canceling was worth the high cost. But I wanted to make an objective evaluation. To that end I assembled some test equipment. This started with a digital sound level meter to accurately measure the ambient sound in the cockpit during cruise flight. Next I downloaded a decibel meter app for my iPhone 7. To get a sound reading from inside the headset I utilized the Apple miniature headset (EarPods with Lightning Connector) that came with the phone. The microphone on this mini headset is very small and is situated under the roughened area of plastic between the + and – symbols of the headset volume controls. Before flight, I used medical tape to attach and hold the microphone of the mini headset at the center of my ear with the microphone facing outward towards the center of the aircup of the A20 headset. I also wore my Air Force style glasses (with bayonet temples) and a baseball cap which is my norm for general aviation flying. There certainly is sound leakage getting through from these but I wanted to get an objective reading for my typical flying arrangement. In the settings of both the digital sound lever meter and the iPhone app, I choose to use a weighting level of A which most closely corresponds to the human hearing range.
I choose three aircraft that I fly regularly to do measurements in, a 150 hp Citabria, a 180hp Cessna 172RG and an Airbus A-320. First I took sound level readings in the cockpit during cruise flight with the Bose A20 headset momentarily off my head to calibrate the decibel meter app on my iPhone to equal the sound level readings on the digital sound level meter. (The app had an adjustment scale for this in settings.) Now that I had an accurate phone app sound level reading, I put the Bose A20 headset on first without noise cancelation and then with.
In the Citabria, the sound level was a very high 100 dB in cruise flight. Without noise cancelation, this was reduced to 97-98 dB. According to the website dangerousdecibels dot com, a 97 dB level of sound can result in hearing damage within only 30 minutes of exposure. Next I turned on the A20 noise cancelation and found that the sound level inside the headset was reduced to 82 dB. At this level, according to the website, there is no risk of hearing damage.
In the Cessna 172RG, the sound level was 95 dB in cruise flight. Test results were much the same, without noise cancelation sound was reduced to 92 dB and with noise cancelation down to 77 dB.Finally in the A-320, the cruise sound level was only 82 dB to start with so there is no real risk of hearing damage. The Bose A20 results in the A-320 were a reduction to 79 dB without noise canceling and down to 66 dB with. But since there isn’t a risk of hearing damage to begin with, I wouldn’t go to the effort of bringing a headset with me for flying this aircraft.
On a side note, I conducted similar tests on a brand new David Clark H10-13.4 headset. The sound level reduction in the Citabria was from 100 dB to 90 dB and from 95 dB to 85 dB in the C-172RG. Keep in mind that I was wearing a pair of glasses and a baseball cap so there was sound leakage from those.
A few observations, the Bose A20 does a great job of reducing sound when its noise canceling is working but if it isn’t working, there is just not much passive noise canceling there to prevent hearing damage in very loud aircraft. The Bose A20 does a very good job of making the radios easier to hear. ATC never sounded so crisp and clear than when I was wearing the A20 with the noise canceling. On the other side of the coin, I noticed that during early takeoff in the Citabria the Bose A20 had a tough time keeping up with the changing sound and did let through a spike of high sound that actually kind of hurt my ears but only for a moment. Also on one day in which I wore the Bose A20 headset for an hour and half flight in the Citabria, in continuous noise canceling mode, after getting home and sitting in a quiet room I experienced a faint, high pitched ringing in my ears. Perhaps there’s a high frequency sound level that the A20 doesn’t work as well with in the Citabria. I’m not sure. I did not experience this after flying in the C-172RG. But on taxi in after the flight in the C-172RG, I did notice that the Bose was having some trouble keeping up with the very low frequency sound of the 180HP engine at idle.All in all I think the Bose A20 is an excellent headset. But if you are flying a very loud aircraft, I would definitely recommend carrying a spare set of batteries and/or earplugs to protect yourself with in case the noise canceling feature stops working.
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very good
- By A Customer from Danbury CT on Wednesday, February 12, 2014
- Pros: sound
- Cons: shuts off when not plugged into aircraft
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I'm a commercial pilot and recent flight instructor and needed an upgrade. Much better than my $120 pair of ASA headsets. Sound is very clear and noise canceling is great. Only bad thing is when I listen to music with them outside of the airplane (i don't listen to music inside the plane) they shut off every 7 minutes or so.
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Very Happy
- By Melon from Chicago IL USA on Thursday, March 22, 2012
- Pros: Clearer communications, less fatigue, comfortable.
- Cons: Expensive, voice pass thru could be better.
- Review: This has been a good purchase for me. As a copilot on B-767's I have found this to be a wonderful product. I get to my destination much less fatigued and my hearing takes less time to readjust to the surroundings. As a commercial pilot the Bluetooth is an unneeded upgrade and I wish the external voice pass though was a little better. With no active interphone on my aircraft, I find myself pulling the left earcup off during the departure and approach phase to hear the Captain, but since the noise level then is very low, it's not a big deal. I do find myself missing far fewer controller calls then I did in the past with an open air headset.
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Excellent tool for professionals and amateurs
- By A Customer from Pont-la-Ville Switzerland on Thursday, November 03, 2011
- Pros: ANC just perfect
- Cons: Weight, wearing glasses
- Review: I am an airliner pilot. I flew big jet aircraft. Went professionally back to a turboprop. All "light" portable headsets available on the market were providing some coverage but never a total quietness. You'll find this with this Bose A20. Untired from constant noise of the engines you may even get out of your duty "fresh as a rose", as really no outside disturbing high and low freq. noise is perceptive. Strongly recommend you use rechargeable batteries of course. The headset is sold with a small bag, protecting your expensive tool from all external damages. One or two negative thing though. If you wear glasses or sunglasses the noise reduction is only effective when totally sealed around your ears. Wearing glasses or sunglasses allows a tiny "gap" and you'll hear just a bit (do not exaggerate either!) of the external noises, but no excessive pressure is felt on your ears!! Second thing for professionals the headset is quite "heavy" on long duties but I personally think that toward the comfort it provides compared to all my previous headsets you'll forget about it very easily. Headset is efficient and reliable. Not a doubt I would buy it again.
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Squeaky noise in the left ear cup
- By Russ from Florida on Monday, December 26, 2011
- Pros: The best ANR in the industry.
- Cons: Squeak in the left ear cup
- Review: Bought this product to replace my aging Bose X. Bose X needed an upgrade because, after 2 years of use (at 2-4 flight hours per day, commercial flying) it started to develop a warbling noise in the left ear cup followed by the ANR turning off few seconds later. The new A20 worked A-OK until I noticed a strange squeaky sound in the left cup every time I remove the headset of move the left ear cup away from my ear. Although, in general, A20 is much quiter then Bose X and Zulu 2.0, this squeak seems like an annoying under-engineering, especially for such price. 4 out of 5, overall.
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Whole new world
- By A Customer from Royal Oak MD USA on Monday, March 30, 2015
- Pros: Nice sound, bluetooth integration
- Cons: Cost, heavy stiff cord, cable clamps
- Review: Really changed my audio environment and the integration with my phone bluetooth has simplified all the FSS and other comm tasks. The user controls are bit over-complicated, but learnable. Wish the thickness of headband was less - hinge bumps ceiling too often. Cable clamps can snap and spring apart.
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The Best ANR out there, BUT
- By Randy from Phoenix AZ USA on Tuesday, November 14, 2017
- Pros: Excellent noise cancelling and bluetooth convenience
- Cons: Doesn't fold compactly and eats batteries
- Review: I bought a DC Pro-X first and it has a distinct hiss that was associated with the ANR feature and the on-the-ear style kept sliding off my head when I looked down. So I bought the Bose A-20s which stayed in place and had no hiss. However, they take up half the flight kit. Bose could have come up with a clever mechanism to make them fold more compactly and retain their durability. I replaced the batteries in the DC-Pro 3 times in 6 months, but I replace the batteries on this about every 3rd or 4th trip.So in addition to carrying a large Tupperware container to protect them in the flight kit, I have to lug around sufficient batteries. Having said that, I would not go back to the DC Pro-X. I think Bose should have come up with a TSO'd clone of the U-Fly Mike and utilized the QC platform
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Great product
- By Edward from Auckland New Zealand on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
- Pros: Great noise cancellation
- Cons: I guess this is a bit on a conundrum, the great noise cancellation makes it hard to hear the stall warnings
- Review: Great headset, as a new pilot I wanted the best and that's why I went Bose. Don't regret it and would highly recomend it
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Game changer
- By Jamie from Minneapolis MN USA on Monday, March 25, 2013
- Pros: Good-bye loud airplane. Light and comfortable. Well constructed.
- Cons: Now that the airplane is quiet, where's good music audio? Bluetooth has minimal features.
- Review: Now and then some technology comes along that changes the game. That's the case with the A20. Spendy up front, but well made and, moreover, well worth it in terms of making the noisy aircraft environment startlingly and spooky quiet. I love it! My only complaint is that they need to refine the BlueTooth inerface and the music audio. Let's face it, on long cross country flights, great sound is fun. Bose drops that ball here. When I bought this headset, I was looking to buy a pair (pilot and copilot). I also bought the Sennheiser S1 thinking I'd try 'em both, then return the second in exchange for the winning set. I've kept one of each. The A20 to get rid of noise (local flights) and the Sennheiser S1 for fun cross-country. The Sennheiser's noise-cancellation is okay, but the A20's is stunning.
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Great headset yet, gobbles batteries!
- By David B from Rome GA USA on Tuesday, October 27, 2020
- Pros: Comfort and overall quality
- Cons: The AA batteries deplete very quickly so carry extra ones
- Review: As always an outstanding product by Bose. The only issue I have is the fact that the battery, while having it in noise reduction mode, really depletes quite rapidly. Other than that, a great product.
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More silent than expected
- By Yuki from Southwick MA USA on Monday, August 10, 2020
- Pros: Excellent noise cancellation!
- Cons:
- Review: I have Bose C35 headset for air traveling on passenger planes. Comparing to C35, A20 cut off the engine noise far more than C35. A20 is heavier than C35, and obviously it has more sound proofing materials. Only I felt its negative side is that the case could be designed to fit the head set cable less bending, i.e., sharp bent at the connection to the headset. I hope the constant bending will not shorten the cable life. I haven't used the bluetooth connection to iPhone yet during flying.
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- By Coleman from Portland ME USA on Thursday, September 08, 2011
- Pros: Foremost:: AMERICAN built! Very quiet and comfortable, great phone interface.
- Cons: Still getting interference noise from cell phone during send and recieve of email & text just like on my Bose X's
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All that glitters is not gold
- By GLEN from Lompoc CA USA on Saturday, June 04, 2016
- Pros: Excellent sound quality.
- Cons: Cord too short which limits where you can place the control module.
- Review: No question Bose makes quality stuff and the A20 is a quality headset. I just wish the cords were longer. I bought the portable model and discovered the length of cord between the plug-in jack and the control module is too short preventing me from placing the module in a convenient location.
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I can't believe that I flew without these.
- By Sight2020 from NY USA on Thursday, January 21, 2016
- Pros: Clear voices, great noise cancellation
- Cons: short cord between the plugs and control unit
- Review: I can't believe that I flew without these. The noise cancellation is amazing. A quite cockpit, clear audio both from the tower and my Iphone. This product deserves 5 stars but I would have liked a bit more cord between the plugs and the control unit so I gave it 4 stars
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Good Stuff
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We are keeping them
- By David from Dallas TX USA on Wednesday, January 13, 2016
- Pros: Quiet
- Cons: too quiet at times
- Review: Headset is comfortable and quiet - too quiet. I like to be able to hear noises on start, taxi, takeoff and landing. I choose to turn the active noise off at this time but use it otherwise. This is personal preference. I have left it on during landing and didn't realize until after. The passive noise cancelling is good too. I have only worn them for a little over 3 hours with no issue.
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siginificant improvement in my open cockpit
- By A Customer from Freeland MD USA on Thursday, March 22, 2012
- Pros: comfortable fit. Reduced noise level
- Cons: mike sometimes cuts out in wind
- Review: A significant improvement on the noise level and communication in my open cockpit biplane. The comfort is also wonderful and it fit nicely into my David Clark Helmet. I do notice that it sometimes cuts out if too much wind hits the mike and I have to cover the mike with my free hand. I am very pleased
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A20
- By Jacob from Sydney, NSW, Australia on Friday, January 18, 2013
- Pros:
- Cons: Passive noise reduction is not great an lets in a lot more noise then the old dodgy set that has been at my flight school for what seems like 100 years. But as long as you have batteries for ANR, it shouldn't be a problem.
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Very good headset. ANR is great! Passive noise reduction isn't amazing especially when wearing sun glasses, which is 95% of the time.
Very comfy and light on my head but strong enough clamping that they don't move during aerobatics. Very good bag. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 7 Other people found this review helpful.
Great headset!
- By A Customer from Portland, oregon on Thursday, September 20, 2012
- Pros: ANR is great makes it easier to hear ATC and others inside.
- Cons: Cost, would like to be able to use the Bluetooth for more like other headsets allow.
- Review: Haven't used it a lot yet, but I will be daily. People seem to have issues if they want to use the Bluetooth to listen to music but, I have had no issues if I use my phone to play music over the bluetooth, a Nokia N8. When I tried the same on my IPad or an android phone it didn't work, not sure why this is but it is. Other than that it works great!
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If you fly a lot... Invest in the best...
- By Mack from Valparaiso IN USA on Monday, May 23, 2016
- Pros: Effective sound reduction, comfort, control box simplicity, and bluetooth clarity
- Cons: Price, (but you knew that already)
- Review:
Really like the new headset. I do occasionally get some blow by, as in air coming around the ear cups, but there is nothing better than hitting that control button and having the noise disappear. Bluetooth works well as I have had to make several calls sitting on the taxiway and having to pick up IFR clearances by phone.. My wife says that even with the engines running at idle, when I call her on the headsets it sounds better than when I am directly talking into the phone regularly... (as in when not flying and without engine noise).
Was surprised that they dont build in a light source, (I fly a lot in evening and at night) which I solved easily with a Streamlight Clipmate, attached above the left ear cup with a couple of zip ties... Now I have two levels of white and two levels of red, and a goose neck to direct it... USB rechargable, and Works spiffy!!!! Look around for pricing, as it should be about 27 bucks which is what I paid for it from the Flashlight Outlet locally.
http://www.amazon.com/Streamlight-ClipMate-Rechargeable-Clip-Adaptor/dp/B00HZAX9GA
If you wear a ball cap regularly when flying, its even easier and just clips on the cap bill, so you can leave it in your flight bag...
Overall I am very satisfied with the purchase. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 7 Other people found this review helpful.
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A good product.
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Expensive but good
- By Bruce from Monroe GA USA on Thursday, September 15, 2016
- Pros: Noise cancelation is great
- Cons: Battery pack in the way
- Review: Great sound but battery pack on Helicopter Model is not positioned correctly on cord always gets in way when you move around
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I Thought the Engine Quit!
- By Marvin-Baby Bonanza from Texas on Monday, July 28, 2014
- Pros: Quiet. BlueTooth to phone.
- Cons: Have to hard wire to i-Pad for ForeFlight audio alerts.
- Review: Started engine, put A20 on. Forgot to turn it on. Hit power button. Thought engine quit. High dollar headset should not require hard wire for music/other devices.
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AMAZING NOISE ATTENUATION
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Too effiecient for the A320
- By Kurt from Milton FL USA on Friday, May 25, 2018
- Pros: Comfort, good sound quality, noise cancelling
- Cons: Hard to hear engines, automated call outs, chimes.
- Review: The noise cancelling with this product is too good for an already relatively quiet A320 cockpit. It's hard to hear the engine pitch changes and automated call outs. However, if I were a GA pilot flying a Cessna or something like that it would be perfect.
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Great product, but needs auto power-on
- By Michael from Agoura Hills CA USA on Monday, September 20, 2010
- Pros: Quiet, Bluetooth works well
- Cons: Needs to be turned-on manually each time you use the headset
- Review: This is a nice upgrade, quieter than the Bose Aviation X headsets and the Bluetooth works great. One problem with this set is that, unlike the Aviation X, this new A20 panel-powered headset doesn't turn-on automatically, like the Aviation X units did. So if you forget to turn it on, you may have a hard time communicating until you can locate the power module and turn on the unit. I liked how the previous Aviation X units did this automatically. I haven't seen any settings that let me make this unit come on automatically when panel power is available.
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Comfortable, quiet, over-sensitive mic
- By Jason from Tacoma WA USA on Thursday, June 01, 2017
- Pros: Light and very comfortable, quiet, Bluetooth
- Cons: Expensive, over-sensitive mic, short cord
- Review:
Obviously these are pricey. Overall, I think they're worth it. They are the most comfortable headset I've ever worn; even after wearing them for hours, I don't get any hot spots on my head or ears. Noise reduction is good, although I only have passive headsets and an old Bose Aviation X to compare (I don't feel the NR is significantly better than the Av-Xs). The Bluetooth is great--worth the extra $100.
The cord (I have 2-plug std GA version) is too short; for the cost, they should give you some more copper. Also, the mic seems overly sensitive--more than any other headset I own. I have difficulty keeping it from picking up my breathing and cockpit air currents (wind noise) in quiet cockpits (B-737). - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 5 Other people found this review helpful.
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Good buy for the serious pilot
- By Trey from Brentwood CA USA on Tuesday, October 28, 2014
- Pros: Noise cancelling, bluetooth, aux in port.
- Cons: Volume adjuster is rather large
- Review: After first few flights with instructor he recommended buying my own headset and these are a better alternative to renting
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Pros and con
- By Israel from Mission TX USA on Tuesday, January 16, 2018
- Pros: Comfort, clarity
- Cons: Tether to hold back door for batteries is rubber and detached easily.
- Review: Overall a really nice headset. Steep pricing but then again I'm a new pilot and don't want to spend money twice so I just bought the best of the best.
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Great noise cancelling
- By Kalvin from Chad, Africa on Friday, December 16, 2011
- Pros: Great noise cancelling with comfortable earseals.
- Cons: Padding on top could be better. Get some pain on the top of my head during longer flights.
- Review: I am very satisfied with my Bose A20! The noise cancelling puts my former ANR headset to shame. I love the comfortable earseals. The quality of sound is impressive so the bluetooth is great for listening to music during flight.
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With price comes excellence
- By A Customer from NJ USA on Friday, October 29, 2010
- Pros: Great sound, comfortable
- Cons: Cost
- Review: The A20 is great. I purchased the A20 about one month ago and to this day have not had one complaint with them. The sound quality is amazing. I have not have a problem hearing or being heard. The A20 is great for long flights as well because they are pain free. One of the most comfortable headset I have ever worn. Bluetooth is a cool feature however, still have yet to use it. I have played around with it, but still have not used it for its full purpose yet. I would recommend purchasing this product if you have an extra 1000 dollars lying around. However, that is the only flaw I see with the A20 and my only reason for giving it a 4 star rating instead of 5.
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You won't regret it!
- By A Customer from BELGIUM on Monday, August 01, 2011
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Very good purchase, on all aspect, a bit disappointed by the fact it uses more battery than expected but still really reasonable. Maybe the shape of my head I don't know but the little cushion lets some connection cables pushing through it and in some position it can become uncomfortable, I'm sure there is a solution to that though like refitting the cushion differently, or something like, but note that I'm using it on line flights and for long succeeding periods as well.
Overall very good product and will certainly reduce stress and fatigue level significantly, thats for sure! - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 3 Other people found this review helpful.
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Great but not amazing
- By Graham from San Jose CA USA on Wednesday, August 21, 2019
- Pros:
- Cons: Price
- Review: The noise cancelling is fantastic, the bluetooth capabilities work well, and the overall feel of the headset is great. It is very comfortable even while flying for several hours. Only downside - the cost. The item is not worth the +$1,000.
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Almost perfect
- By Craig from Melbourne VIC Australia on Sunday, March 13, 2011
- Pros: ANR is great. Comfort is great. Batteries last for the advertised time.
- Cons: Very intermittent static through right side speaker
- Review: Everything is great except for some occasional static type noise on the right side. Only happens 1 flight out of about 40, but it's still very annoying when it happens.
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Too much "buck" for the overall "bang"
- By A Customer from Rapid City SD USA on Friday, July 20, 2012
- Pros: Comfortable and lightweight
- Cons: Limited Bluetooth functionality
- Review: Bose makes a very nice headset. It is comfortable to wear and lightweight. However, the noise canceling could be better and the Bluetooth functionality is limited. Although the product description says otherwise, you can only use Bluetooth when making or receiving calls. You cannot use Bluetooth for listening to music, or listening to your email or text messages being read to you. You can however, plug in your phone or MP3 player using the auxiliary jack. All in all, I expected more for the price.
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Yellow Light....
- By GAP from Santa Barbara CA USA on Tuesday, October 12, 2010
- Pros: Excellent Noise Reduction, good fit, replaceable head pad
- Cons: Bluetooth failed in one week. BT volume knob fell off. Replacement is taking weeks due to OS
- Review:
I own a Bose X, and a Lightspeed Zulu. This Bose A20 was my third Headset.
The Bose X has proven to be rock solid, comfortable and works great. The Lightspeed Zulu is also well made, comfortable, has better NR, the Bluetooth works well, (although there are perhaps too many cables involved if you want to also hook up your iPod for music). The Control module design and controls do not inspire great confidence in their longevity, but so far have worked well. The Bose A20 has better NR than the X, and I would say that it is roughly on a par with the LSZulu, so I would say they are even there.
The A20 control module, however, is even more "plasticy" and fragile than the LSZulu, and indeed the Bluetooth volume adjustment knob, just fell off or broke off during normal use after about 4 flights. The Bluetooth electronics also just quit working at all, at the same point.
I called Bose and they agreed to replace the unit, but by the time the RMA arrived, they had none left to ship me, and it is now going to be weeks and perhaps over a month before they can replace the unit. First let me say that I am a good, and frequent purchaser of Bose audio products, and this is the first time I have had one fail in 10 years of Bose purchases. This experienced reliability is why I purchased their new headset instead of another LSZulu. Features and NR performance, being equal, I chose Bose. Now, I am very disappointed, and given the nature and timing of the failure, I have to say this issue should not have happened with their new $1000+ headset, and feels like a too early release of a new product, due perhaps to arrogance and greed on the part of Bose, in releasing a less than perfect new product in order to get it to market quickly. This almost immediate failure and the questionable product design, make me believe they rushed the A20 to market before it was fully tested in order to compete with the LSZulu, which offered better NR performance, desirable, up to date additional features the Bose X did not, and was clearly taking market share away from Bose in the professional market. I suspect they did not adequately test the sub components, materials and product design of their unit to make sure it was rock solid like the X is.
My conclusion is that it is potentially a good unit, and can undoubtedly be reconfigured to provide good service, but they may have to adjust some materials and 'chips' to make it right if there prove to be reliability, strength or product design issues with the product, as I suspect based on my experience. Bose is a strong company, and can, and I believe will, fix any flaws in their new design, and make it right for their trusting customers, but it is annoying and expensive to be caught in what looks to me like a "beta test" situation with a new product, and a rush to meet sales quotas instead of retaining an adequate supply of units for field failure replacements. When I spend over a thousand dollars for an aviation headset, I expect "perfect" and "well tested" and excellent Quality Control. Clearly, this did not happen this time.
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If I had it to do again..
- By Chad from Houston on Tuesday, February 09, 2021
- Pros: Comfort.
- Cons: Bose seems to have all but nixed it's accesability and superior Customer experience.
- Review: The noise cancelation works. The comfort around the ears alone is almost worth the price. The mic jack is brittle; I'm about to go in on my second replacement for that. The spring on the top of the head gets annoyingly uncomfortable after a few hours. May still be worth the expense if you're in a piston. Especially if you are a CFI, or frequently in the plane. I haven't used the Lightspeed ZULU product; but wish I'd givien it heavier consideration at this point...
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Expensive and probably not worth the price
- By A Customer from Tracy CA USA on Tuesday, April 19, 2016
- Pros: Looks professional and comfortable
- Cons: Really expensive, not worth the price
- Review: It's a great product and works great. But for $1100 it's overpriced. I tried other products as well and besides the noise cancelling there wasn't much different. Something I learned was that it's good to be able to listen to your engine. I think next time I will buy something in the range of $500. Also, I don't think I will ever use the Bluetooth. Not worth the extra $100.
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Good headset
- By Carlos from Sanford FL USA on Tuesday, March 21, 2017
- Pros: Light headset and good noise cancellation
- Cons: Bad quality material, always carrying batteries with me
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Very light headset and very good noise cancellation.
The only aspect that I would change is the material seems to be very bad quality, and I don't like that I always need to have batteries with me. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 13 Other people found this review helpful.
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a very good product with a few flaws
- By Charles from Broome WA Australia on Friday, November 02, 2012
- Pros: Noise cancelation, comfort
- Cons: Battery life, Music capability, craftmanship
- Review:
The bose A20 avation headset isn't all its cracked up to be. Although the noise cancellation feature is as good as it gets and allows you to fly, in comfort, hours without fatigue, a few small things need improvement.
The main chord of the headset always tangles on its self due material.
The battery doesn't last 40 flight hours, probably closer to 25.
Can't blutooth music must use AUX cable
No setting that will dim the music volume when transmissions are received its either cut completely off or stays the same volume.
Remote a little cheap and flimsy for the price you're paying expect more. - Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 13 Other people found this review helpful.
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great quality but bulky
- By Fred from Clermont FL USA on Sunday, October 13, 2013
- Pros: Great noise cacelling. I am less tired at end of day.
- Cons: Need to keep spare batteries handy and bulky
- Review:
Great noise cancelling, doesn't seem to shut off as easily as instructions imply, bulky, little tight around the ears but after awhile and a few adjustments you get used to it, if you use a HUD (Heads Up Display) system it seems to catch it if you lean forward.
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Over-Priced!!! Quality Headset
Great noise reduction . . . too bad about the comm failure!
- By A Customer on Monday, November 08, 2010
- Pros: Absolutely Great Noise Reduction
- Cons: Reliability, Price, Service
- Review: Paid the bucks. Got the best noise reduction I have heard yet. Light, Comfortable and great sound. That was the first six weeks. Then . . . Mic wire connection in headset went from working perfectly to complete comm failure in a one hour flight. Now . . . Back-Ordered. Thank goodness I still have my old, reliable David Clarks with their less than perfect noise reduction.
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Bose A20 vs Bose X
- By Dcomp from South Carolina on Monday, January 31, 2011
- Pros: Blue tooth
- Cons: sound and mic quality not as good as Bose X
- Review: Been using Bose X for over 7 years and bought Bose A20 for upgrade. Found the A20 disappointing compared to my Bose X with regard to sound quality and mic quality. In addition, the ANR quality was much better on my older Bose X. Bose had a recall when I ordered my A20 back in Nov 2010 and did not receive until late December 2010. I have been a pilot for over 21 years and fly for business in my Cardinal RG and have found my Bose A20 unsatisfactory. I have since shipped back the A20 to Aircraft Spruce for a full refund.
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