![]() On the left hand side another Physical switch for the Active Noise Cancelling, a rotator switch for the volume and media controls with play/pause previous and next supporting both AD2P controls on paired Bluetooth devices and Windows media players using the dedicated BT600 dongle with Plantronics Hub As well as the small Charge/Status LED’s There is also a special 5 pin connector for the charging dock. The nice solid feeling power/pairing switch, With the call answer/reject button and the USB micro b port which is used for charging and firmware updates. ![]() I use the headset in the “Microphone on the Right” configuration, so on the right side of my head I get the Mic on the outer ring of the ear pad. The internal DSP automatically flips the left and right channels to suit whichever way you’re wearing the headset.įor the controls they are well laid out and easy to access. The Microphone boom can flip for usage on the left or the right of the head. In addition the remote party can’t hear the private conversation I’m having with a co-worker. Handy for announcements and stuff or maybe listening to something covertly (you don’t do that do you?) but I still find it better to pull the headphones down to my neck, where they automatically pause any music/ mute my mic if I’m on a call so I can give the person my full attention. However it still gives the impression to others that you’re not listening to them. Pressing the red mute button on the microphone boom turns on the mic, lowers the music volume and pipes the surrounding audio into the earpieces, whilst it allows you to listen to your surroundings. I’ve found that I don’t really use the “open mic” function much, but it is rather nice. But can take some practice getting to sit on the ears “just right” for the maximum sound quality and isolation from ‘the real world’ They are nice and soft and whilst pressing on the ears they can stay on all day without getting sweaty, painful or annoying just fine. Speaking of noise rejection and the pads. These units are designed for all day wear and whilst full cans would provide better noise isolation and deeper bass response, the smaller pads mean I can get away with wearing these around the office, without looking like some kind of DJ snob and stuff them in my smaller bag without taking an entire segment for just my headphones We now engage in what we call “Headphone Land” to reduce distractions to a minimum, even to the point we had to setup a Persistent Chat room to discuss lunch because everyone is so focused. We managed to pick up a fleet of these devices cheaper than normal thanks to a bundle special with one of our distributors and now everyone in the technical team uses them as their “goto” devices. It’s coming down, but still expect to pay around $300 for a pair.It’s a lot and can be a hard sell to management.Check out a Blynclight if this is a concern, Greig has just reviewed the latest model here.Spoke to Plantronics about this, apparently they were limited by battery size, still would have loved to seen a larger “In call” indicator versus listing to music.Hard to tell if your listening to music or on a call.Can sometimes take some re-adjustment to sit just right for full bass response.Audio can still “bleed” to nearby office users if you get a bit excited with the volume.Answers calls / switches to headset mode when you pick it up off a desk.Mutes mic/pauses music when you remove it from your head.Real button controls plus motion aware stuff.I can use Google Now with my head out the window at 100kmh (don’t try this).Mic is based on the ‘Legendary’ (ha) Plantronics Legend UC/CS Bluetooth headset.Calls on PC correctly interrupt music from your mobile device.Notifications sent to your mobile device still play in ears when you’re playing music on PC.Manages being paired to 2 devices just fine.Built in DSP when using noise cancelling.Uses its own dongle for PC eliminating a lot of issues with the windows Bluetooth stack.If your just after the quick bits here’s the info you need. I don’t expect Plantronics will be in a rush to send me anything else to review. This is a review unit from Plantronics (it’s even marked “NOT FOR SALE” on the headband) but as usual I’ll say what I like about it even at the risk of not being sent more gear, but with how long it took me to write this one. I meant to quickly review this before IgniteAU last year but everything’s been a little busy since then, So I’d figured I’d post this as a more long term review than just a first impressions. As always, Full disclosure. I know your all waiting for the Cloudbond followup, but I’m back with another Plantronics headset review.
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