Plantronics MX 150-E1 Headset

Advantages: Noise reduction, comfortable, fully adjustable
Disadvantages: Cord not long enough!

...This is possibly the best headset I've ever used. As it has dual earpieces, the noise of a busy sales office is cut down considerably. Also, the padded foam means that it sits comfortably on your ears and the adjustable head band fits from very small to very large heads! It simply plugs into a headset socket in the back of a telephone (if supported) or unplug the handset and replace with the headset. You do, however, still need to lift the handset to answer the call, but both hands are free during the call. Unfortunately, the cable supplied is not long enough, but I believe that it's possible to obtain longer cables. All in all, I'd give it 9 out of 10... Read review

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Advantages: 3 different ear loop sizes, sturdy desktop charger
Disadvantages: Not very easy to change between different bases

...Using this headset means that it is possible for me to do other things such as the ironing while talking on the phone, so saves me a lot of time. The audio quality is fine, and as far as I know, the microphone quality is just as good as usign a handset. This comes with three different sizes of loop to go over your ear, so almonst everyone should be able to wear it. There is also a band that goes over your head if you do not want the headset hanging off your ear, for example, if you were going to wear it all day. It is fairly easy to answer calls with, but the only substantial problem that I have found so far is that it is quite difficult to swap between different bases, as I have 2 phone lines in my house. Other than that, this headset works fine.... Read review

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Advantages: Lightweight, Easy to use, Comfortable
Disadvantages: Amplified Background noise, separate amplifier required for good volume control

...and the volume of the phone could only increase this marginally. As such, I would highly recommend using an amplifier (also from Plantronics) between the headset and the phone. This allows the volume to be controlled fully and removes this as a potential downfall of the equipment. One of my complaints with the headset is that the microphone appears to be more sensitive to background noise, compared to the tradtitional handset. On a small number of calls I have reverted to using the traditional handset over the headset due to the noise interference, however this does not happen often. Overall, I would highly recommend this headset.... Read review

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