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I will start a new job this Monday and need to stay in meeting more time.
I need to buy a headset for skype meetings with good sound quality. any good suggestion and experience to share?
AirPod is in my mind, but I want to seek alternatives...
diligent hands rule....
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Field is too large for a meaningful answer. What are your requirements:
- shape: over the ear, on ear, in ear
- features: noise cancelling, transparency
- price: the sky, down to earth, dirt cheap
Mircea
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headset, not earbud, need microphone on it so that I can speak too, down to earth price....
diligent hands rule....
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A couple of years ago I was pleasantly surprised with this Taotronics headset. Very comfortable so you can wear the whole day even while wearing glasses. Sound quality and mic good enough. Noise cancelling fair. For 50$ or so you can't ask for more.
Mircea
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thanks for the link. very good list and I browsed and get my ideas...
diligent hands rule....
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If you're in long meetings you might want to try a bone-conduction set . . . sound quality is probably not as good as your suggestions or a wired set, but having your ears open to the air is a lot more comfortable for long sessions.
Treading on the toes of giants . . .
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Shokz OpenComm UC is supposed to be the new hotness.
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Plantronics blackwire 3215 USB-A Single ear
comfortable and clear sound
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I use a Plantronics set for meetings. Small footprint, lightweight, good sound and comfortable. And I don't look like a meme when I'm wearing them if I need to have video on. Well, no more than I normally look like a meme. 
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Agree
Fur sure best business headset I had in years. Always connects easy with bluetooth. The active switch (pick up phone / teams etc.) is hard ware (on top of head some cord). Really really easy, just put on the headset or put it down will start / end conversation. Doesn't cover the ears but with Active Noise Cancelling. Light weight, good mic.... Model PLT Focus
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Amazon ratings have served me well.
Plugged into USB, I'm running a Xiberia V20 and via Bluetooth I'm running a Conambo. Both in the $50-60 range. Both with crystal clear sound.
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Plantronics - Blackwire 3220 (Currently $36.45 as the time of this post)
Non-Affiliate Link: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0775S8X5C
Very light (No one likes sweaty ears), works well, good mic & sound quality, has inline mute button (so you can make sure you are on mute) 
Con: Cord could be longer, but most keyboards have a USB port or you can buy a USB extension cord, so shouldn't be an issue.
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My son does gaming and got one of the Razor Kraken headsets. The earpieces are actually big enough to fit comfortably over the ears. Sound quality is great. Which one you would want depends on what connection types you need and price.
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Having used headsets for 6+ hours a day for the last 20 years, here is my advice on what to look for:
* Comfort. Highest priority. If you aren't comfortable wearing it, then it messes with you and your work in every way. I prefer over-ear or on-ear headsets.
* Sound/Mic quality. What's the point if they can't hear you or you can't hear them? Not hard to get ones with good quality.
* Noise Cancellation. Depends on your environment. I have dogs, so need it.
* Wired/Wireless. Depends on your needs. If you are on the headset all day, then either go wired or you must have a back-up battery. If you need to be able to wander from your desk, then wireless.
* Mute button on headset/wire. Great when you need to respond to spouse/knock on door/pets/sneezes/etc. Noise cancellation won't block what you say.
I've used the Plantronics brand for most of these 20 years and have had no issues for the most part with at least 5 different models. Some were ear buds for mobile phone use, some were wired for laptop/daily meetings. They have all different price ranges and feature lists, but even their low-end models are good quailty.
Bond
Keep all things as simple as possible, but no simpler. -said someone, somewhere
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I've got a couple Logitech headsets (both USB) which seem to work just fine for discord while gaming with my buddies. They're both model number H390. The first was purchase in 2016 (used on my Win10 VM) and the second was purchased this year (used in Linux). I don't do zoom or team (or whatever) meetings since I'm happily retired.
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If the environment is noisy you want one that fully covers the ear. There are many excellent ones available targeted to the gaming market. They generally include mics. Spend at least $100. You get what you pay for.
If quite area then there are lots of Plantronics options.
A wireless one is also a must. You can go get coffee or lunch in the middle of a meeting. You will not miss anything, and no one will know you were not glued to your computer.
So many years of programming I have forgotten more languages than I know.
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I do Zoom meetings on the cheap. Two points:
1) I second Matt Bond, a mic mute button (or tilting up to mute like on my JBL headset) is a must. Maybe you looking up something on your computer when suddenly getting a question. Navigating back to the conf app and unmute leads to an embarrassing pause. Doing it with hardware pays.
2) Beware the quality of the soundcard driver. In the past one simply set the preamplifier of the mic to 10-20-30 dB amplification and it was good. My brand new Dell Inspiron 15 don't have that option, so I run with 95+% "volume" - on the edge of robotic sound and booming. Some of my heavier, bulky headsets have better mic, but not all have (the mic of the JBL is as weak as the cheap ones are). Lighter ones are worse.
+1: Some BT headsets does not work while charging, a bonus for a wired set.
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I went with AfterShokz bone conduction for 3 reasons:
1) with normal ear covering, I get so lost in my work, that I become startled by the wife, or someone else, to the point of injuring them! (Rough childhood)
2) When I walk, sometimes for hours, and listen to podcasts... I can hear the ambient noise around me!
3) My ears don't "sweat"! (if I put things in my ears for hours, they get funky/sweaty/itchy)
I could not be happier. I have forgotten they were on enough times that when my head hits my pillow, I am like "Dang it... Got to charge them for tomorrow!" (I Literally wear them 8+ hours a day).
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I am partial to the Blue Tiger Elite. It is a blue tooth unit. I use it for both my cell phone and my tablet for both phone calls and media playback. It has only one earpiece, but it works well on on either the right or left side. It has excellent background noise exclusion - great when I am on the tractor or when the TV is too loud (think a football game blaring with three football fans screaming at that ref's bad call.)
It is a little pricey, but I think it is worth it. It comes with a charging cable that you can plug into any USB-A charger. Battery life is on the order of 50 hours per charge.
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I us the new AirPods Pro with my iPhone or iPad. I love them. Except they are generally terrible when using with anything non-Apple (they work, but...)
The biggest question is: what's your budget? For a headset don't just think about the sound quality, think about voice quality. AirPods Pro 2 do a fantastic job of blocking background noise on your end, so the person on the other end doesn't hear the cacophony. But Sony and Bose equally have products that will make you sound clear when the background noise is high, and they are device-agnostic (more or less).
Get something you can stand clamping your head, or poking in your ears, for hours and hours each day. That's the most important thing here
cheers
Chris Maunder
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some things less product specific
USB wired - why hassle with recharging or any issues of not connecting.
dedicated just work that machine, don't be tempted to use for other things, then when meeting not be able to find it
some pointed about noise cancelling (depending on primary environment will be using) - but I've found at least with Microsoft teams - is that it has some level of noise cancelling built in, not sure about other programs.
if all day - Plantronics is a commercial headset brand, so maybe worth looking through - looks is one thing, but if they got tens of thousands wearing them full time, maybe something in that thin design helpful for long wearing
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I personally prefer wired model from JABRA Evolve 30 II. I use it daily in a noise home environment with kids fighting around. It comes with differential microphone which gives amazing noise suppression.
Sound quality is good. I wear it more than 10+ hours a day.
If needed wireless then go for Evolve 65 SE Stereo / Mono
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I bought a gamer headset from Scorptec for around $80. I ended up with a corsair one, similar to this: https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/headphones/wired/82349-ca-9011213-ap at a discount at the time.
I have a big head which stresses the bits that hold a lot of these things to my head. I've broken quite a few over the years, but this one has been going two years over COVID, has good sound quality and is comfortable to wear for a long time. The only downside is when wearing the headphones, I hear just about no external noise (which suits me, but not my wife at times). I'm happy with it.
Agree with what some of the other people have posted though about comfort. That's probably the most important thing.
Hope that helps.
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