Voyager Focus UC with Charge Stand - Discontinued

I'm on the phone pretty much everyday, working out of the home office or traveling which means a headset for calls is as mandatory as having a device for email. It would be a frustrating exercise to calculate how much money I've wasted on headsets over the years, both wired & wireless. The wired sets seem to have better sound quality (listening & speaking) but the cords always get jacked & the continuous untangling results in a short life. The Bluetooth sets die just as quick & I'd always replace them with a different model, hoping to find one that worked better but without much luck. To have a decent call w/ a Bluetooth, it seems you need to be in a soundproof room & sit perfectly still. Even if that was practical, what you hear & how you are heard is a roll of the dice & no mater which brand you pick or how much you spend, the calls are never as clear as a landline. FINALLY, I scored the Voyager Focus, hands down the best headset purchase I've made in years. Why? The sound is landline quality, I can hear everything clearly & those I'm speaking with hear me equally as well. It's loud when you need it to be & since the audio is in stereo, I have the volume turned lower than ever before. This is complimented by the noise cancellation which is really terrific, so much that I can be on a call with yelling kids in the background or a train can be passing by, & the background noise does not come across on the call. I tested this on a call in the city, walking downtown during rush hour & the call was as crystal clear as my office. The Focus also has terrific range, more than 5x that of any other Bluetooth meaning I can walk & talk around the office or home without needing to have my phone < 5 feet away. In addition to my mobile phone, it also connects to my PC, laptop, & iPad (easily connecting/switching between 2 devices at the same time). When if I'm listening to music & a call comes in, if I tap the headset to pick up, the music turns off & then turns back on when I hang up (a nice optional setting). Speaking of, the sound fidelity for music on this set is impressive on all ends. Since it has a great noise cancellation switch, I no longer bring the Bose headphones for the plane, using the Focus instead. Although it doesn't block out the background noise as much as the Bose does, it's close enough. It's a no-brainer since I can quickly switch over from music to pick up a call on my phone or make a Skype call on my iPad while sitting on the tarmac. I'm a hater when it comes to sitting next to someone blabbing away on their mobile. That said, when that call comes in & you need to take it, the Focus is the way to go. The audio is so clean, I can speak in a quiet voice (to be respectful to my neighbors) & those I'm speaking with on the call can't even tell. The Focus will also maintain a charge all day long (unlike my Note 5) & I've yet to have it choke for need of a charge. Admittedly, I still use my earbud headpiece (Plantronics Legend) when I'm out & about incognito. Although the Focus is lightweight & folds flat in a nice zippered bag for traveling, the over-the-head "call center look" is not so practical in between appointments. That said, for any important call where vocal & listening clarity is essential, I'll pull out the Focus & switch over. I write very few reviews but this headset is so impressive I can't recommend it more highly.

I am picky about headsets and headphones. I am on conference calls almost the entire day. When not, I'd like to enjoy a bit of music. Well, I enjoy a lot of music, but it is hard to cram into available time. I have been waiting for a great wireless headset for 5 years, to mix conference calls with hifi music listening that can switch between a physical phone and a PC. I have great headphones (Sennheiser HD 650), but headsets have always been single purpose for conference calls. FINALLY, something is here to balance both. I was skeptical at first... My requirements were: * Mute button with external visual indication when engaged * High quality for music listening * Ability to pair to multiple devices (phone + PC) * Comfortable for all day * Boom with good microphone sound quality. This checks all the boxes, which wasn't clear reading other reviews. This is an on-the-ear headset with a great mic that has a mute button! I was concerned about visual indication of the mute button engagement. The general approach is indication via the Plantronics Hub app when using it with a a PC softphone, which doesn't work for my use case (I have a Cisco DX80 video phone and don't prefer a softphone). A nice trick is that the BT600 USB that this comes with lights a different color when on mute. Even better, if I plug that USB dongle into my Cisco DX80 and pair the headset with the BT600 instead of the DX80, the DX80 recognizes it as a USB phone and when I go on mute, I get visual indication from the DX80 that I am on mute. That is HUGE for me. Another cool feature, in addition, is it yells at me if I talk on mute. Sometimes that may be intentional, but don't worry, you can turn that off with the Plantronics Hub app. These headphones support the aptX codec for hi-fi wireless audio quality. So I can jam to Steely Dan's Aja when not on a conference call and it sounds great. These headphones resemble the Backbeat Sense I had before, but those didn't hold up as an adequate solution for a headset due to the mic placement not being ideal for conference use. These headphones can't touch the fidelity of my HD60 cans, but the comfort level is 90% of that, and the audio quality is the best I've had from a multi-tasking headset. The headset is very comfortable. Supple leather, and no strong pressure on the ears or headband. I'm a huge fan. It took some patient waiting for something like this to arrive. Been a fan of plantronics headsets and headphones for a while.

This headset is very good at what it does. I work in a call center 5 days a week and have used it daily for 6 months. For being wireless the audio is crystal clear. Not like extremely high fidelity $500 clear or anything, but very very good. 9/10 on a conservative scale. The connectivity is extremely good, I've never had a single cut out after 6 months of daily use. I haven't tested the max range, but I've easily walked 20-30 feet from my computer without any cutting out or lack of clarity. Input audio is very loud and clear. Once again not super high fidelity like $200 musical headphones, but it's 8/10 for clarity and loudness is good/a non issue, even with coworkers around me. The noise cancellation is great, not bose quality, but 7/10 it makes it much easier to hear the person on the other line when the 5-7 coworkers around me are also talking loudly. The battery life is my favorite part about this headset, it lasts for a long time. I do get the 12-14 hours out of this. It appears to take about 10-15 minutes to charge up 2-3 hours of battery usage. I use this 8 hours a day and plug it in for 45 minutes during my lunch every day, and that is the only time I charge it. I turn the headset on and off frequently throughout the day, it connects to the computer within 1-2 seconds 90% of the time. 10% of the time it takes 5-7 seconds to connect to the computer. I've literally never had any other issues with this headset, and for the quality it is a great value with its current price. Oh this actually sounds very good with music too, unlike other "professional" headsets which only focus on "spoken word" audio, for conversations. Once again, I enjoy listening to music on this.

The headline should read: "Diehard Sennheiser fan prefers Plantronics product." I picked the Plantronics Voyager Focus over Sennheiser's competitive equivalents, and I do not regret it. The Voyager Focus delivers excellent Bluetooth connectivity and range, exceptionally clear incoming and outgoing audio quality, long-duration wearing comfort, and long battery life. They are compatible with all my Bluetooth-equipped computers, tablets, and phones, but I recommend using their included UC Bluetooth adapter with desktop and laptop PCs for best results. The on-ear pads are soft, the head suspension fits comfortably on my big head without tightness or looseness, and the adjustable mic boom is long enough for good audio pickup, but short enough to enable eating or drinking without interference. This audiophile snob is impressed with the stereo sound quality, and the ability of the microphone array to reject extraneous noise like background music and conversations, dogs barking, kids screaming, toilets flushing (!), etc. The Voyager Focus offers "middling" noise cancellation capabilities, so I would recommend looking elsewhere for something to use aboard a loud aircraft. The included charging stand is something I think all Bluetooth headsets or headphones should offer, because it offers an alternative non-USB method of charging the headset, and avoids the disaster of grabbing the plugged-in headset and breaking the USB connector like I have done several times with mobile phones and other devices. Lastly, the Plantronics software makes the headset highly configurable, and is updated frequently. Highly, highly recommended.

There's not much more to say, just read the tons of reviews in amazon and also youtube. I chose this among other models from Plantronics as well as Jabra, based on these reviews, and have to say I am super happy with this choice. Have been using this for about a month and here's my feedback. Plus points: - Works really well for teleconference, I use both Skype for business and Zoom - Mic and speakers are clear to me and my conference partners - Comfortable to wear for hours of teleconferences (although if not positioned or adjusted correctly, ears will hurt a bit) - Superb for music, balanced, good base and soundstage (comparing to my other headphones & earphones) - Mute button is very practical (had to install the application to get the button to integrate with Zoom, but now i can walk around and mute/unmute to talk, but mute does not work when mic boom is rotated vertical (need to test more, as I remembered it used to work with Skype) - all buttons and knobs are so practical, located well and easy to find Minus points: - Not much if you consider what its primary functions are but I am just nitpicking - As mentioned above, mic boom docking to vertical position does not auto-mute in zoom and vice-versa, but will try it out on Skype again, may be a Zoom setting thing or may be affected after I updated the firmware - ANC, I tried it out but not much improvement both on my side (speakers) and the other party (mic), so now i turned it off totally to improve battery life - With ANC on, sometimes there are slight cracking sounds emitted, during silence (nothing is playing, not in telecon), its quite annoying - Battery life is intermittent, a full charge can last a full week and sometimes 2 days, but I suspect it could be because of ANC, as I have been testing it out initially; ANC is turned it off now, so will monitor for battery life - Initially I paired to my Laptop and Samsung phone, after a telecon ended, the headset will automatically restart my music in the phone, which can be shocking if unexpected (as i play music at quite a loud volume) - have unpaired my phone as I don't really listen to music on my phone and take calls there (this point has also been mentioned in several reviews) Other than the points above, I was initially concerned over the many complaints of headset arm breaking, and always breaking at around the same area. One reviewer mentioned a good point, if left in the charging dock, and depending on the height adjustment, the whole weight of the headset is resting on one pivot point and causes stress on that area. For me, to prevent this, I only dock to charge when the headset tells me that i have less than 2 hours of talk time, and remove it immediately when fully charged. This also helps to extend the rechargeable battery's lifespan (I hope). Bottom line, I highly recommend this model if you're still looking for a reliable headset, monitor the price at Amazon as the price fluctuates from time to time and you may get a great deal, I did :-) !!

fantastic use them in my truck for phone calls and podcasts fit well great battery live sound amazing

Si estás haciendo home office y como yo tienes que estar en juntas hasta 8 horas al día vale la pena el precio. Son súper cómodos, yo uso lentes y luego me lastiman otros audífonos pero estos quedan bien. Se conectan súper fácil a la computadora, el micrófono se escucha muy bien y traen botón integrado para mutear y desmutear, perfecto para cuando estás en juntas.

It is much better with the dongle. native BT connection is very bad and connectivity is weak. I will try it for sometime before giving my final review but till not it is 3.5 / 5 (rounded up to 4). review update: Nov 10th 2020: it is fantastic piece, very stable (with the dongle) with clear sound and MIC. i like it and recommend it. i changed my review to 5 out of 5.