I ordered this Anker PowerConf H500 Headset with Microphone for my husband as a reward for having to use a substandard emergency replacement set while they were in short supply last year. He is a man of few words, and isn't impressed easily, but came out of his office and proclaimed "These are great!" Great sound quality. Easy to get working. Noise cancellation works very well especially with two barky dogs in the house. They look great, come with a handy charging stand, and are exceptionally well made. Happy to recommend these on behalf of my husband!

I had a Bluetooth headset I was using for conference calls from home office. However, , they are doing construction(loud) next door and I have a noisy cockatiel and dog. The noise canceling in really good, i dont get complaints about the noise any more. I dont need the transcribing portion of the headset currently , but its nice to know its there if I need it later. Very comfortable fit and really good battery life.

Just like many others, I have been working from home for a bit and my headphones are on all the time because I'm in a meeting, listening to music or a video or something else. I have gone through plenty of headphones each with its own problems but these have quickly been my favorite. First of all, I have tried wired headphones and they just dont work for me, I am sitting down for hours so I need to move around and the wire really restricts that. Wireless headphones solve that problem but some have bad battery life, some have bad microphones, or are not comfortable. With these many of those problems are gone or reduced. The charging stand means that there is never a day where I wake up for my first meeting and my headphones are dead. I can easily place it on the charging stand and quickly be charged up for use. It also makes my desk a lot cleaner because it gives an easy spot to put my headphones. As for sound quality, I think these are great where they need to be, voices are all crisp and easy to understand which is perfect since my main use for them is listening to other people. You can probably find better-sounding headphones for music but I feel that's not really what they are designed for. The headphones are incredibly light and clamp on your head with enough pressure to stay on but not cause discomfort. The noise cancelation was surprisingly good, it blocks out background noise with no problem so people can run around the house or have a conversation and I won't hear them. Overall if you are someone who has been working from home like me I think these headphones are perfect, I got them quickly set up and have had no problems with them since so I would definitely reccomend them.

I ordered this Anker PowerConf H500 Headset with Microphone for my husband as a reward for having to use a substandard emergency replacement set while they were in short supply last year. He is a man of few words, and isn't impressed easily, but came out of his office and proclaimed "These are great!" Great sound quality. Easy to get working. Noise cancellation works very well especially with two barky dogs in the house. They look great, come with a handy charging stand, and are exceptionally well made. Happy to recommend these on behalf of my husband!

I’ve recently been testing several pairs of business-oriented headsets, primarily Anker’s PowerConf H500 and Jabra’s Evolve2 75. I don’t spend all day on calls so I feel I’m perhaps not the best person to judge headsets like these, but after a few weeks of sporadic testing I’ve come to the conclusion that for me, personally, Anker’s $120 headset offers everything I need, while Jabra’s much higher end - and much more expensive at $384 - headset is too much for me.

Now don’t get me wrong, the Evolve2 75 is a better headset than this. It would almost have to be at that price, but for most regular folk who spend a few hours a day on calls I think this should be more than enough. It connects easily, either directly via Bluetooth or wirelessly with the included dongle, and after a few dozen calls I’ve yet to have any noticeable quality issues. My voice is heard loud and clear, and while I think Jabra’s advanced ANC is superior to Anker’s VoiceShield technology I think Anker does just fine.

The only slight disappointment is that the fancier features available with the PowerConf, including transcription, can only be used when connected through the dongle. I don’t like to use it as I like to switch between phone, iPad and and desktop, plus I only have one working USB port free right now and I don’t want to block it. That’s something I can live with, though. I prefer the convenience of Bluetooth, so I’ll take me lumps.

All in all this is a five star headset at this entry level price.