Bose A30: everything you need to know about the latest high-end aviation headset

We had been eagerly awaiting it... It is finally available! The Bose brand is making a big splash today by unveiling the new generation of its aviation headsets: the Bose A30. Let’s discover it together...

From A20 to A30: Always More Powerful

Bose promises us: the A30 is the most comfortable and comprehensive active noise-canceling headset on the market, with an unmatched balance between noise reduction and audio clarity. It is an extension of the already very efficient A20 range, with some notable improvements thanks to new technologies and additional patents. And it offers perfect versatility for use in general, military, and commercial aviation or on helicopters.
The most significant advancement compared to the Bose A20 is the new digital active noise-canceling system, which provides complete attenuation in even noisier environments. Most importantly, this new system offers a new balance of noise reduction across the entire noise spectrum, offering several selectable reduction modes by the user.

Three Options for Maximum Auditory Comfort

This is where the small revolution of the A30 lies: it obviously retains the exceptional noise reduction quality of the A20, but its successor is customizable based on the environment or the pilot's personal preferences. A technology that does not exist today in any other aviation headset, except for the ProFlight Series 2 designed by Bose for professional pilots.
How does it work? The Bose A30 offers three modes of active noise reduction, selectable by the user. It thus improves communication capabilities without altering the clear sound and ease of use that characterize the brand's headsets.
These three noise reduction modes were designed for specific use cases: the "low" mode helps optimize communication with people inside the aircraft, outside of using an intercom system; the "medium" mode provides the most consistent reduction across a wide range of frequencies; the "high" mode provides the most active noise reduction, to maximize the signal-to-noise ratio during radio communications.
These different modes also allow you to adapt the headset to your environment: a pressurized cockpit, for example, will not require as much noise reduction as a flight in an ultralight. With this new ANR headset, you can choose what best suits the current context: in a way, you have three headsets in one.

An ANR Headset Built to Last

The latest of Bose's aviation headsets also features all the brand's technologies to ensure great auditory comfort.
Several built-in equalization circuits optimize voice intelligibility. The microphones inside and outside the earcup provide optimized performance in noisy environments across a wide frequency range.
The design of the ear pads provides additional passive attenuation, and the materials have been carefully selected to prevent noise from entering the ear and further enhance comfort. Not to mention the high-performance microphone.
Finally, just like the A20, we find left and right sensitivity adjustment buttons to adapt the headset to differential hearing loss, as well as several radio inputs that can work in stereo mode or help the user hear multiple sound sources simultaneously.
Bose assures that you can trust their new ANR headset for its reliability, durability, and design intended to work in high-intensity flight environments. The brand even goes beyond claiming this, it demonstrates it: the A30 is indeed FAA/EASA TSO-C139a certified.

Design and Comfort: The Best in Aviation Headsets

But it’s not just in auditory technology where the Bose A30 leads the way. In terms of comfort, it performs like never before.
First, with its weight: at only 404 grams on your head, you’ll feel like you’re hardly wearing anything, especially since the headband tightening is also perfectly measured. The earcup design adds even more comfort, even on long flights. Just like its soft leatherette-covered foam ear cushions, which provide effective acoustic sealing, even if you wear glasses.

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The Bose A30 is available in many variants, and customers can choose different configurations: cable or connection type, microphone choice, Bluetooth option. It is also offered with different types of accessories: earpieces, head cushions, adapters, carrying bags...
Regarding the connection, it is available in different plug configurations. You will find on our site the double jack, LEMO, U174, and XLR 5-pin versions.
All models come with two AA batteries. The LEMO and XLR5 versions can also be powered by the aircraft. These have a flexible power function that allows pilots to easily switch from battery power to aircraft power, without affecting the headset's performance. The Bose A30 is only available in high impedance, but feel free to contact us for more options on this headset, especially if you need a low-impedance headset or other connectors.
One last technical detail that can be important: the microphone and cable can be attached to either side of the headset, without tools, in just a few simple steps.
And to further reassure you, Bose headsets come with a five-year manufacturer’s warranty. After-sales service is directly handled by Bose, ensuring reasonable times when your headset needs repairs.

Ready to adopt this piece of auditory technology? Visit our online store: you can now order the new Bose A30, and be among the first to use it!