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Bose ProFlight Series II: Tweaked and Improved

One otherwise clever feature that's been dinged by some users is the ANR circuit's tap control. Double-tapping a finger on either one of the earbuds puts the set in a talk-through mode, which works when the headset is in the medium or high noise-canceling profile. The idea is to enable better communications outside of the headset. Maybe it's for talking with a flight attendant, gate agent or passengers, but the talk-through feature means you don't have to take the buds out of the ear to talk with someone off the intercom. We've heard of (and experienced) some situations where the tap-through is activated uncommanded during landing and even on the takeoff roll on bumpy runways. Bose said the Series II has been tweaked so the mode is more accurate and more responsive.

Larry Anglisano
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Bose specifically pointed the ProFlight in-ear ANR headset at the jet market-airliners and bizjets-when it released the product last year. As expected, the set attracted buyers flying turboprops and even quiet pistons, where the ProFlight simply doesn’t work well, nor was it intended to.

But overall the headset is getting favorable feedback from the jet crowd, if not without some nits to pick when it comes to feature set and ANR performance. Bose is listening, proven by its just announced Series II ProFlight. Here’s a once-over.

Larry Anglisano

Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.