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

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

I hate to give this such a low rating but it’s just not a good match up with the Boeing 737. Here’s what I didn’t like. The noise cancelling is almost non existent, it doesn’t cancel 80% of the noise and being an in ear design like an ear plug this should be much quieter. Ambient noise was way too loud for me. I don’t like that you can’t choose which side the cables are attached to the headset. I knew this going into the purchase but and figured I’d drape the cord across like I do with my current headset. But this headset feels like I’m holding a bowl of spaghetti with wires everywhere. For as small and light weight it was cumbersome with wire everywhere just waiting to get caught and ripped out. The mic was crystal clear and people said I sounded great. But it’s a bit bulky and very hard to articulate without moving the whole thing and then getting the headband out of whack. I couldn’t even get through 1 day of flying without putting my old headset back on. The volume box is huge and doesn’t have built in Bluetooth. For the size it should be able to house the BT. Then when you plug in the supplied BT dongle more weight and bulk to the box. I’m concerned of long term issues with the volume box and BT dongle just hanging and pulling on the plug ins. Maybe a clip hanger loop on the box could help in a future model. Lastly because of the non swivel microphone the case for this headset is an absolute monster. It’s so big takes up way too much room in my bag which would result in carrying it in its own creating more to lug around and one more thing to forget and leave behind. I was able to find a eartip that was comfortable. It was a foam one. I can’t speak for long term comfort because I just couldn’t deal with this headset for full length flights. I love the concept and not having that awkward dent in my hair from a traditional headset. But unfortunately it doesn’t out way all the negatives for me personally. It appears to be a quality build. It’s probably a perfect fit for some people just not for me. Also the sound quality for me seemed muffled and not very clear. That could be attributed to all the ambient noise being let in. But I found myself too focused on trying to hear the details of a complex radio call and overcoming ambient noise with muffled or dull audio.

I'm a GA PA28 pilot and I've been using this headset for a year now nearly 100 hrs of flight time. My previous headset had over the earmuffs that did not have active noise reduction. My search criteria were a very lite headset with good ANR.I ended up debating between the Clarity Aloft and UFQ headset. I was pretty concerned about how a Chinese headset quality would be but at 1/3 the cost I could not justify the Clarity Aloft headset. I figured if this headset was a total dud I would try and return it and get the Clarity Aloft headset instead. I also assume CA headsets are probably manufactured in the same region as UFQ but I did not do anything to try and verify that.In my opinion, the good things about the headset:* Very lite* Takes up less space than traditional headsets in my flight bag* Noise-canceling works well* Comfortable on long flightsThings I wish were different* I wish I could plug them into a USB charger so the AA batteries could just be backup (I have a pair of non-aviation active noise canceling Bose Headphones that do this and they are great)* I feel like the over the ear part could be improved so they held a little better* I wish the headphones came with a clip to hold the cable. I had to find one somewhere else* The case is a little too tight for the headset I am worried the cable will eventually short out because of the pressure from the case while stored* I wish the case had a specific place to keep extra AA batteries (it has a pocket so that works but I am always scared the batteries will short against something)