Jabra UC VOICE 550 MS Duo Headset for Microsoft Lync

I recently bought a new Macbook Pro and started experiencing problems with a Plantronics headset. I firstly bought a Logitech set, but the sound quality was terrible. Next attempt was the Jabra set. I'd never heard of this make before, but read a positive article by a Mac user and gave it a go. Delighted with the result. Excellent sound quality for Skype calls, which is what I primarily use it for. Mic quality is good and they're unobtrusive, so they look professional, which was important to me. I was a bit dubious about leatherette as a material (What the hell is that?), but these are very comfortable and are unlikely to wear away, which happened to the Plantronics set I had before. Great value for money.

Was given a set to try first and found they are excellent, bought these and the sound quality is amazing, they are so comfortable to wear too and easy to adjust. Would recommend, although more expensive than some headsets it's worth the money.

I bought this exact same pair a few years ago when I lived in the USA. They have not really been updated since then, which I am happy about because for the price this is a great headset to have on your desk in the office.

AWFUL PRODUCT. I got them at work as a part of VOIP. Those so called earphones are terrible. No comfort whatsoever, they feel like a band of very cheap plastic on your head. They dont isolate you whatsoever, noise cancelling if it is there it is completly useless, there are such a gaps between your ear and earphone that even the worlds best noise cancelling will not help. Music sounds distorted, there is no bass (no wonder with no isolation) sounds are weak and not sounding natural. THOSE EARPHONES ARE BY FAR THE WORST BRANDED EARPHONES I EVER USED. AVOID THEM LIKE STD :).

Having used a number of headsets over the years, I am pleased with the comfort and performance of the Jabra headset. I use it for a lot of skype calling and it does the job well.

I bought these to replace my MS Lync / Skype / OC headset that recently broke and am very pleased with them. The sound quality for voice is excellent. They fit very comfortably, I've only worn them for an hour and a half at a time maximum, but so far-so good. The sides adjust up and down and the mic swivels up / over so they can be easily stored and worn either way around. They have volume control, mute and hang-up buttons and come with a carrying bag. I wouldn't say they scream quality, but they are £30 and do the job I need them to (conference calls) perfectly.

Pros: I had no issues with the sound quality, either for microphone or headphone. They were light on my head and didn't press painfully against my ears - helpful if you are you are wearing glasses - and in this respect were much nicer than my previous Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 Headset headphones.. Cons: The wire gets terribly tangled, with a tendency to coil and kink, to the extent that the plastic around the wires developed permanent indentations and it was necessary to unknot before use. This was not a problem at all with the Microsoft LifeChat, perhaps due to the thicker wire. More problematically, the adjustment mechanism is very flimsy and the headphones snapped irreparably after a year of use.

As expected good quality and light for business meetings over GTM, SFB and Zoom.

Man muss immer die Relation zu existierten Produkten sehen und mit eigenen Präferenzen abgleichen. Ich "ip-voice" viel beruflich, und für mich ist es wichtig, dass die Headphones haptisch verträglich ist und gute Kommunikation hergibt. Alles andere ist sekundär. Nach Jahren verschiedener Versuche bin ich auf auf JABRA-Headphones gestoßen, und zwar bei einem meiner Kunden, die diese Headphones bestellten. Eines Tages, während ein Kollege krank war, durfte ich diese Headphones ausprobieren. Das war ein Befreiungsschlag! Nach einigen Jahren dachte ich, ich probiere ein anderes Modell, aber innerhalb von Minuten hatte es die Retour angetreten und ich bestellte JABRA erneut, Schwächen (s. unten). Was mich begeistert: - erstklassiger Sound (für Meetings mehr als ausreichend, sagen auch meine Gesprächspartner, die alle Lync/Businss Skype nutzen) - leicht! - umschließt die Ohren nicht so wie andere Kopfhörer. Das Gegenteil, also volle Isolierung, empfand ich bei längeren Gesprächen extrem störend. Diese akustische Durchlässigkeit erlaubt entspannte Meetings. - die Ohren werden NICHT heiß. So ziemlich alle anderen Alternativen haben mich sonst zum Wahnsinn gebracht. - Alle Funktionen sind prima - im Unterschied zu dien anderen Headphones, die ich über Jahre ausprobierte, ist die Schalter-Einheit klein und nicht so "clunky" wie bei den anderen. Insgesamt also: für lange Meetings ideal! Nun zu den Wermuttropfen: - die Headphones sind nicht sonderlich robust. Nach einem Jahr das Kabel leicht lose (die Isolierung war lose) und nach genau 2 Jahren stellte sich ein unangenehmes Knistern im linken Ohr ein. - die Ohren liegen nicht ideal an. (andererseits ist es aber nicht so isolierend und heiß wie bei den anderen Modellen, also vielleicht kann man eben nicht alles haben). Ich wäre noch glücklicher also, wenn das Gerät qualitativ robuster wäre. Trotzdem gebe ich alle Sterne, denn ich habe keine Lust Lust und Zeit mehr, alles durchzuprobieren. Wenn der Headset wieder in 2 Jahren verwackelt ist, werde ich in weiters kaufen, so zumindest der aktueller Stand.

El producto es muy bueno. La entrega muy rapida. Trabajo al teléfono casi todo el tiempo y me va a servir muchisimo ya que quita el ruido externo. Genial.

Works very well. Happy with Jabra products, delivered on time.

Excelente qualidade de som! Recomendo.

This headset is a dream for anyone who places or receives calls from their computer, or who uses any kind of multimedia groupware, such as Skype, Zoom, WebEx, Chime, Teams, etc.. The headset is light and comfortable (2.6 ounces/74 grams excluding the cord), and the headband adjusts to fit heads big and small. The headphones are crystal-clear for vocals, and the microphone captures clear, full-fidelity audio, making your voice crystal-clear and lifelike in telephone conversation. The cord is approximately 8-feet long, with controls on the cord ergonomically placed an arm's length from the headset. These controls adjust the volume level, mute the microphone, and hang up the current call. They're easy enough to use, and though they're not clearly labeled (black embossed icons on black buttons), you'll quickly remember that the closer button mutes the mic while the farther one hangs up. I purchased this set after trying in vain for the past year to find a Bluetooth headset with a decent microphone and call fidelity. As much as I love the idea of a wireless headset and the conveniences it brings, Bluetooth just hasn't been able to deliver the goods, at least not unless you pay a lot of money for a premium headset. I'll spare the detailed explanation as to why this is so, just understand that lower-priced headsets don't make full use of the bandwidth available to Bluetooth and the end result is poor fidelity audio in both directions. USB headsets have two orders of magnitude more bandwidth to work with (480Mbps, vs 2Mbps) and delivers high quality sound in both directions. Cords be damned, this headset is superior to any Bluetooth set I have. For phone calls. This headset is NOT suitable for playing back music because it simply has no bass response. The headphones have small drivers, and the cups do not cover your ears to create a cavity suitable to reproduce low-frequency sounds. Sounds from 500Hz up are very clear and it does deliver stereo sound, but you won't hear kick drums or bass notes prominently. It's not a problem for me, because these are intended for use in a work setting, which is where I use them, and their purpose is to reproduce voices clearly, which they do astoundingly well. I listen to music on them when I work sometimes, and at low volume they are just fine. Just don't expect Sennheiser, Bose, or Sony studio quality out of these: you're buying a good work truck here, not a Rolls Royce.