CP-1ANR Active Noise Reduction Headset for Aircraft

Tested this ANR headset in my C210 and it works well. Very good value for the money. I think there are several brands out there selling the exact same headset made at the same factory; I have another identical one I bought more than a year ago under another brand. My only complaint is that there is no shutoff switch for the ANR feature. It turns on when it is plugged in and the com panel is switched on, and shuts off when you unplug it. I suspect this design of occasionally failing to switch off and draining the battery, but I can't prove it. Normally, the battery works for several dozens of hours of flight. For the cost savings, you can pay for a boatload of 9v batteries.UPDATE ONE+ YEAR LATER: If you buy this headset, do yourself a favor and tape over the mono/stereo switch on the control box with a piece of black electrical tape, so that it can not be dislodged from the "Mono" setting. The switch is unlabeled, so your passengers often flick it over thinking they are turning the headset "on". Then they complain about one earphone not working, and you fiddle with the jacks, the volume knobs, and then conclude the piece of junk lost an earphone already. Then, a while later, you realize the passenger switched the "mono" setting to "stereo" and that is why it is only playing in one ear. This happens infrequently enough, that you tend to forget what caused the problem between episodes.

Fly in an open cockpit Challenger ll and purchased this to reduce the loud wind noise. These "active" headsets cancelled less noise that my David Clark passive headsets.

This is a 4 star product on the cusp of 5 star greatness, primarily because of the affordable cost of the headset. All in all, this headset is an excellent value. The headset does as it is designed to do. The ANR doesn't have the same attenuation as my Zulu PFX, Zulu.2, or Zulu headsets, but it does mitigate low frequency sound to a low-moderate degree. A bit more on that topic below.A few posts have mentioned the lack of instructions for the headset; I found this to not be a factor. The headset is pretty much plug and play... Put a 9v battery in with the terminal ends matching the symbols inside the battery box... Place the headset on your head... Turn on your audio panel and the unit magically comes alive. Volume can be raised or lowered using the knobs on each ear cup. The unit supports stereo. If you are using the headset and hear only out of one ear, you're using a monophonic audio panel and need to flip the switch on the top of the battery box. Auxiliary input is also available on the unit's battery box. To use it, plug in a supported audio device using a generic audio cable.My biggest problem with the headset is the clamping pressure. After adjusting the headset for my (large) head, I wore the headset for an hour and a half flight and ended my day with a headache. Perhaps I am just overly sensitive, as I recall having the same issue for the the years I wore David Clark 10-30s, 10-40s and 10-60s.My suspicion is that most pilots purchasing this headset are going to be low time or student pilots purchasing the unit for training purposes. For that purpose, I believe these headsets are ideal. I found that as equipped, the microphone on the unit was great. My co-pilot could tell no difference between the mic on this unit and that of my other headsets. This is a solid selling point because I have encountered several low cost headsets which were equipped with very poor microphones. The unit's ANR attenuation is commensurate with its price. I found myself pulling the batteries out of the unit several times in flight to see if the ANR was doing much more than the units passive attenuation capability. It was. The unit does work, however, recognize that this unit is not a Bose A20 or Zulu PFX. Low frequency tones are attenuated but not to the same degree as the aforementioned headsets. I would put the ANR attenuation closer to 10-12 decibels, not 18-24db. For those contemplating purchasing this unit as an alternative to the Headsets Inc ANR upgrade for David Clark headsets and clones, I found that the noise attenuation of the Headset Inc ANR upgrade slightly better than the attenuation of the CrazedPilot. However, the clarity of the CrazedPilot speaker was superior to that of the upgraded David Clark. If I had an upgradeable pair of David Clarks, I would probably upgrade them rather than purchasing this unit... However, if I had no headset or were looking for headsets for passengers, this unit would be my economical choice.Overall, CrazedPilot has manufactured (or rebranded) an excellent headset for the money. Shipping time was quick and the unit worked well. So long as the price of the headset stays low, I think we have a winner.Clear skies and tailwinds,jw

This is a second headset for me. My other is a David Clark passive one. The crazed pilot headset cost less, had better noise reduction, is about equally comfortable, and I can hook it up to a cell phone with the including aux cable and not just for audio the mic works on your phone too. That's not a huge deal but it's a cool feature.

The headsets noise cancelling did not work well. I typically wear a hat and sunglasses. This appears to affect the seal at the earpieces. Every time I turned my head the noise cancelling would change and I would hear a blast of sound. Also, the sound was very tinny and difficult for me to understand some radio calls. The sidetone was tinny also with a lot of noise accompanying my radio calls.I also don't like the giant battery box. It has a clip that, I assume, is supposed to allow you to clip it to your belt, but the headphone jack cables are too short so the box just flops around. There also are no clips to secure the cables that go to the earpieces.The unit requires a 9 volt battery. It would be better served to use AA's like so many other items you will have in your cockpit.All in all, even for the price I don't think this is a great headset. It seems to be a clone of another headset that is about $50 cheaper on Amazon.

This headset would be worthy of 5 stars for what it does compared to the competition at its price, but why on earth does it use a 9V battery?! AA would have been incredibly more convenient because I already use it for all my other equipment. Instead I had to find a 9V rechargeable which is 40$ with the charger from energizer or the cheaper EBL pack, which I bought, but the batteries are too wide for the case so once they're in you need to disassemble the housing to get them out. Massive oversight and I really wonder why they did it.Pros-The headset itself works great. It's comfortable, easy to use, the mic and audio quality is solid and the noise cancellation makes a very noticeable difference. I can wear it for 6 hour flights without discomfort and they aren't too heavy.Cons-They rely heavily on the seal created by the cushion so introducing sunglasses leads to a very noticeable increase in noise, I refrain from wearing glasses at all now.