Plantronics Voyager 5200 Headset review
I’ve been using a Plantronics - Voyager 5200 headset with my phone for the last year and like it a lot. (Still using the Sennheiser SC 160 with computer).
This headset excels at blocking out background noise as it has a microphone array and DSP processing. In one case I was in a room where my daughter was playing the piano (very loud) and the person I was talking to could barely hear the piano.
Most headsets focus on blocking out background noise for you – this is important when working in a noisy environment and listening to music. However, I think a more important consideration when trying to communicate with someone else is to block out your background noise as headsets that do not do this tend to amplify background noise making it difficult for the other people on the call. This also greatly reduces your stress on a call if you don’t have to worry about your background noise leaking into the call.
The battery life is not the greatest (about 6 hours), probably due to the power required to do the DSP processing to cancel out background noise. However, this is more than adequate for my needs and it charges quickly.
It folds nicely and despite being rather large fits nicely in a pocket as it lays fairly flat.
Audio quality is good.
Overall, an excellent product and helps improve communication in our noisy world.