When we reviewed the Stealth 2 ANR headset (January 2020 Aviation Consumer), we found that it had acceptable audio quality, good Bluetooth connectivity, was eyeglasses friendly and had moderate clamping pressures. Considering the $449 price (the set is sold through Sporty’s), we think those rankings make it a good solution for students and passengers—stash it in the back cabin as a spare. But we don’t initially know how headsets will survive the test of time.
We’ve been critical of headsets for long enough to know comfort isn’t the only factor, although it ranks near the top—something that Lightspeed and Bose have mostly nailed. So we tossed the Stealth 2 into our long-term eval pool to see how they look, feel and sound after a couple years of hard time. We aren’t gentle.