Plantronics Headset Line Exudes UC Dominance
18.05.12
To call an iPhone 4S on the AT&T network which sounded great and I played a variety of music from pop to the theme from Jurassic Park by John Williams and the 1812 Overture from Tchaikovsky. On these last two pieces, the midrange really shined and the cannons in the overture played without any distortion. The DSPs and audio programming Plantronics uses on its USB headsets have always been superior in my past testing and this device was no exception.
Included is a clip for your shirt which takes the weight off since a pack-of-gum size plastic in-wire device is included to house the DSP, control volume, allow muting and answer phone calls.
Room for improvement is pretty basic – the headset is made in-part of translucent plastic and it doesn’t really bend to fit. It was comfortable on my ears but I could see them getting uncomfortable after many hours of use.
Price is about $100, and for a lightweight travel headset which reproduces music well and also allows you to make high-quality voice calls, the Blackwire C435 is priced about right. and Microsoft Lync, while providing a speakerphone for a small group. The desktop gadget is incredibly flexible as it allows you to also connect via Bluetooth to a cell phone and offers a Bluetooth microphone attachment the PA50 for crystal clear voice clarity. In addition you can opt to pair a Bluetooth headset.
Source: TMC Net