I've tried out a bunch of headsets over the 10 years I've worked from home as a senior software engineer and want to know what you all think are great for meetings and why?
Im now finding myself doing a lot of travelling across EMEA (uk based) and need to have teams meetings in transit often at busy airports (unavoidable).
Does anyone have any recommendations for the best noise cancelling headphones that will cut out background noise for my mic when i talk too?
What do you use?
Edit. I dont have apple products so airpods are out.
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Hey everyone, I know this question gets asked a few times but I have never seen the request to be over ear. I saw a lot of people advise the Jabra Evolve 75 but I don't want my headphone to be against my ear I want it to be over my ear. Price is not a problem, I still have a solid amount in my work budget to get it. What would you guys recommend?
I like using my gaming headset (Plantronics RIG 600LX LX1) for video conferencing — speakers, mic, and comfort are good enough for my usage, but could be better — but I hate how the headband smushes my hair down. I'm looking for a high quality headset that doesn't rest on the top of my head.
Must-haves:
Good sound quality
Good, adjustable mic, something along these lines
Over-ear or on-ear speakers, both sides
Headband or some other method of staying on that doesn't flatten my hair (Does anyone make a headset that stays fastened sweatband style?)
Wired.
Decently comfortable (I might wear for a max of 2 hours at a time)
Nice-to-haves:
Noise cancelation
Background noise suppression for mic (I don't know if this is even a thing, but I like to work in cafes sometimes, which can be a bit noisy and make it hard to both hear and be heard)
Spatial audio support
Hardware mute
No ePiC gAmEr aesthetic
Willing to spend about $200, maybe up to $300 if it checks off some of my nice-to-haves. Any recommendations? I appreciate the help.
Hello, all! I am in the market for a new headset for work. I work in a field where I spend about half my day on the phone with customers and half the day listening to music (and honestly, music is playing during my calls, too, just much quieter). I am currently using the Corsair Virtuoso headset, and I love it because of the high audio quality, but I need something that has Active Noise Cancelling because there is a factory being built right next to my house. Does anyone have recommendations for an over the ear headset that doesn’t sacrifice audio quality for wirelessness or ANC?
Thanks in advance!
TLDR: wireless over the ear headset recommendations with high audio quality and active noise cancelling
What are your guys’ favorite headset/headphones for conducting interviews/attending meetings throughout the day? I’ve really thought about the AirPod Max but I’m still on the fence
I have an iPhone and I am on conference calls all day long. I have been using the standard earbuds that came with the iphone but they kind of suck/are wearing down. What ear buds do you guys use/recommend?
I much prefer ear buds to headsets/etc but I am willing to hear out any preferences. Thanks!
Airpods!
I have been issued (and love) a Jabra Evolve 65 wireless headset. It's incredibly comfortable and the noise cancelling is pretty good. The bluetooth lets me walk all around my 3 floor townhouse without quality going south on me and flipping up the microphone to automatically mute is helpful. Standby time when fully charged is 14 hours and it comes with a decent micro usb cable (which is unusual, usually the usb cable with these kind of things is crap).
What is the recommendation for the highest end headset for online meetings?
I cannot use a standalone mic, and need a simple plug in headset.
The only suggestions I found on reddit seem to be mid tier.
Goal: a headset that is the highest possible quality mic + headset combo (noise cancelling preferred). The microphone quality should take priority in my situation.
The audio technica broadcast headphones seem to be the best I can find online from my research.
But are there any other top of the line options you recommend? I assume pro TV broadcaster headsets would be the best?
Money is not an issue in this particular case since the value of our clients is worth more. I want them to get the highest possible sound from our employees, but our employees are allowed to travel while working so I want to give them a portable option that can be noise cancelling while providing an extremely high quality microphone. Thank you
The high end Jabras sound excellent and look professional.
I have a Plantronics (now Poly) Voyager 5200 UC Bluetooth headset, and the audio quality in both directions is outstanding. Noise cancellation is phenomenal; I've participated in meetings on a train or on a busy street corner. At home, people can't hear anything that's going on around me.
Call control is exceptional. I can seamlessly take calls on the phone or the computer. And because it's Bluetooth I can move around during calls, even go upstairs to get coffee without dropping the call. Best $150 I ever spent.
Hi
I am sick of people telling me your audio is muffled, cant hear you properly in office meetings. Due to this i am suffering in office meetings. I am ok with or without wireless. One of my main preference is too have good mic.
Suggestions please
Any recommendations on a good, reasonably inexpensive (< $100) headset for calls? Needs to be wireless (USB dongle preferred, bluetooth OK) and a mute button would be great. Price around $40-60 would be even better. Does not need to have any other functionality really. I have a pair of wired Bose QC25s for noise cancelling/travelling and a pair of Grado SR60s for listening to music.
I've been using my gaming headset to take client calls, but when the client wants a video call it's a little absurd to be wearing, so I'm looking for a sleek headset or earpiece that has great call quality and background microphone noice cancellation that aren't airpods.
The Plantronics (now Poly) voyager 5200s seem promising, although the fact it uses Bluetooth 4.2 and not 5.0 is a turn off.
The blue parrot m300xt seems nice, although I can't find many, if any, reviews of it on Reddit.
For those that have either of the above two earpieces, are my concerns warranted? Any experience with them?
Any that you all recommend?
Edit: I definitely will need the pair to have a dedicated mute button
Edit 2: thanks for all of your suggestions, I went a little overboard I think. So here's what I purchased and plan to use:
For non-video calls: my wireless gaming headset
For video calls: Shure MV7 professional style podcast microphone (has dedicated mute button) and had good background noise cancellation, paired with my truly wireless earbuds, or will try to find a sleek looking over the ear headphone that I'll use depending on the audience
When I don't feel like using a headset: Jabra speak 710
For travel/on the go: Plantronics Voyager 5220
Hi! I'm looking for a premium wireless headset for conference calls primarily ($200-500ish budget). Bluetooth with long range and a way to mute the mic from the device.
Some nice to haves:
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physical mute button (switch or lift mic to mute, etc.)
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visual indicator that you are muted (red light when muted, green light/no light when unmuted, etc.)
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noise canceling
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easy bluetooth connection switching (i dunno if this is a thing but it would be nice)
I have Sony wh-1000xm4 and I really like them except for the lack of a method to mute when I'm not next to the PC
Thanks in advance!
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the 'Headset Advisor' channel on YouTube has a number of informative reviews and videos on many headsets
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBsOKzyuEHLgW3JwejvQgRg
[I've scoured the internet and reddit and found precious little recent on this topic, and most of what I have found has been in r/sysadmin so I figured I'd give it a shot posting here.]
I work from a home office and often spend 5+ hours on conference calls. I got myself a Sennheiser SD Pro 2 based on this old thread in r/sales. For the first few months it was great but the battery has stopped charging on it and the mute button has become virtually unusable only 5 months into the devices life. Sennheiser appears to have outsourced support for this headset to a third party and I'm now 14 days, 3 phone calls, 7 emails, and a $35 battery into trying to get it fixed. Suffice it to say I'm not pumped about purchasing another Sennheiser product after that.
So I'm looking for:
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DECT headset (for range and voice quality, I roam around on long calls)
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Decent mute button (this seems to be a huge issue, as lot of these headsets have a multi-function mute button that's a huge pain to use)
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PC compatible (there are some promising Plantronics headsets that are phone line only, and I'm having trouble finding the USB to phone adapters that folks are describing using to work around the problems
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Decent mute function (also a huge problem, as a lot of headsets will apparently beep loudly or offer no indication that they're on mute)
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Good battery life, with a replaceable battery (bonus if headset pads are also replaceable)
All the data I've found on this so far is years out of date. Given my heavy usage of this, I'm willing to spend a decent amount of money if the product justifies it, however I've seen little correlation between price and satisfaction/reliability so far.
TL;DR Anybody out there have personal or enterprise experience with DECT headsets and want to offer some recommendations?
Curious to know what is your go to Headphones/IEMs/TWS for calls or online meetings ?
Do you use dedicated mic or just built-in microphone ?
So my company just built a brand new headquarters and we are all moving in February. Currently I’ve had a private office for the last 7 years but this new building has all open plan desks and we’re all losing our offices. I frequently do zoom meetings and am looking for headphones that are both good for noise canceling AND has a good quality microphone that people will be able to hear me clearly despite all the office noise. I wear earrings almost every day so the over the ear ones aren’t ideal but I’m willing to compromise. I have a pair of AirPod pro 2s but if I’m in a noisy environment on the phone, people can’t hear me sometimes. No price limit - I’m willing to invest in a quality headset.
Thanks!
Looking for best headphones that can be used for conference calls. Preferably something that works great in a coffee shop or coworking space.
I'm sure most people around r/digitalnomad do audio/video conferencing regularly.
I had a H540 Logitech USB headset that had great mic audio quality but I lost it. Then I used some old white iPhone headphones, which were better than no headset, but recently died. So I'm in need of a new headset.
Do you have a favorite headset?
Dear All
I do sales calls all day long and listen to music in between, plus, I live with a dog that can bark pretty loud. After much thought, I decided to go ahead and get myself headphones with ANC and a great mic, instead, I got the Sony MDR1000X that have many tricks + ANC, but a shitty mic, so I added a Modmic business. This means that I attach a superb mic that makes it sound as if my dog is far away, while I'm connected through Bluetooth. What I love about this combo is that I can select the "Voice mode" to hear my own voice and then dettach the Modmic and switch back to ANC...
Do I suggest you do the same? Yep. If you select other headset without the right tech, you'll find yourself using one side only to follow your own voice.
We tried a few out before buying a set for our dev team. We ended up going with Jabra Evolve 80. The (passive?) noise cancellation on the mic is pretty good for use in a noisy office and the active noise cancellation on the earphones is very good indeed, helped by the ear cups being fully over each, so cutting out a lot of background noise.
Downsides are that the over ear design does get a bit hot, and one of the team finds them too tight on his head. He went with the Plantronics below.
We also tried out the Plantronics Blackwire 725. The mics on those were imho even better at cutting out background noise, but the earpieces are smaller on ear ones and so the noise cancellation is far less effective for the wearer.
My colleagues in another office have Jabra Evolve 65, they are pleased with them but speaking as the person on the other end of the call I am not sure that the microphones on those cut out as much background noise as the Evolve 80 (either that or their office is entirely too noisy)
I have a set of Bose QC25 and whilst the noise cancellation on the earphones is top notch, the mic is bloody awful and picks up all the noise in the room. There are some 3rd party mics from Headset buddy that I would like to try but the shipping from the US to UK is too much.
Would also like to try out the Plantronics Voyager Focus UC, but not had a good excuse to buy a set.
As a software engineer, I have been working from home for a year now. Although WFH has its perks, constant Zoom meetings have been tough, largely because I haven't found the right pair of headphones.
At first, I used over-ear headphones, but after long use, my ears felt sore and my head is kind of painful. Then I switched to in-ear earbuds, but my eat canals would hurt after prolonged use, and I am also worried about my hearing.
I heard some good things about open-ear headphones, but I have never tried them, so I am not sure how comfortable they are. For those of you who are always in meetings, what kind of headphones do you use?