Best Headset Mic 2023 Results!
We wanted to answer the question once and for all which headset has the best noise canceling microphone and sound quality. Is it the Poly Voyager Focus 2, perhaps the Jabra Evolve2 75, the Orosound Tilde Pro, or Airpods? Well, we created a completely blind headset testing website and had all of you cast your votes giving us the information we were looking for.
We compared the top 28 headsets from the brand:
- Jabra
- Discover
- Poly
- Orosound
- Yealink
- Shokz
And even Apple
Of course we added the ones we thought would do the best, but we also added some others like earbuds, bone conduction, and entry level options that we didn’t think would perform as well. We were extremely curious to see where each of these headsets would end up on the list.
We recorded my voice on every headset on the same computer, in the same exact spot, with a separate computer playing the speaker audio at the same location and volume for every test.
It was more difficult than it seems as each recording needed to be exactly identical, and we did this for every noise category of:
- Office noises
- Dogs barking
- Kids playing
- Wind noise
- And even in a quiet environment to test sound quality.
Then we trimmed each clip to be exactly the same length, assigned them a random variable name to disguise each of the headsets, then we invited you all to vote.
The website would present 2 random headsets for a category, every time you voted a new random set would be generated. You could vote as little or as many times you wanted but most people voted about 5-10 times and we received over 7,000 votes giving us plenty of data to get statistically significant results. Not sure you can find this kind of information anywhere on the internet.
With that said, here are the results of our blind microphone tests.
BEST HEADSET MIC OVERALL
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| Headset | Price | Wireless or Wired | Connectivity | Wearing Style | ANC |
| 1 Yealink UH37 | $89.00 | Wired | USB | Over the head | No |
| 2 Jabra Evolve2 55 | $269.00 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 3 Jabra Evolve2 50 | $199.00 | Wired | USB | Over the head | Yes |
| 4 Jabra Engage 55 | $269.10 | Wireless | DECT | Over the head/convertible | No |
| 5 Orosound Tilde Pro Wireless | $379.99 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 6 Jabra Evolve2 65 Flex | $329.00 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 7 Shokz Opencomm2 | $199.00 | Wireless | Bluetooth | behind the neck | No |
| 8 Discover D722U | $69.99 | Wired | USB | Over the head | No |
| 9 Poly Voyager 4310 | $134.99 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | No |
| 10 Yealink WH62 | $152.00 | Wireless | DECT | Over the head | No |
| 11 Jabra Engage 50 2 | $162.80 | Wired | USB | Over the head | No |
| 12 Poly Voyager Focus 2 | $219.99 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 13 Jabra Evolve2 75 | $295.00 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 14 Yealink BH71 | $159.00 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the ear | No |
| 15 Discover D713U | $79.99 | Wired | USB | Over the head | No |
| 16 Poly Voyager 5200 UC | $184.99 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the ear | No |
| 17 Yealink WH67 | $239.00 | Wireless | DECT | Convertible | No |
| 18 Jabra Evolve2 85 | $373.00 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 19 Discover Adapt 20 | $159.00 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | No |
| 20 Yealink BH76 | $231.00 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 21 Poly Savi 8220 Office | $259.00 | Wireless | DECT | Over the head | Yes |
| 22 Discover D904 | $199.00 | Wireless | DECT | Convertible | No |
| 23 Poly Voyager Free 60 | $329.95 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | Yes |
| 24 Orosound Tilde Pro Wired | $379.00 | Wired | USB | Over the Head | Yes |
| 25 Apple Airpods 3rd Gen | $159.00 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | No |
| 26 Discover D712U | $89.99 | Wired | USB | Over the Head | No |
| 27 Jabra Evolve2 Buds | $242.10 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | Yes |
| 28 Discover Adapt 30 | $219.99 | Wireless | DECT | Over the head | No |
Best Value with Best Mic
| Headset | Price | Wireless or Wired | Connectivity | Wearing Style | ANC |
| 1 Yealink UH37 | $89.00 | Wired | USB | Over the head | No |
| 2 Discover D722U | $69.99 | Wired | USB | Over the head | No |
| 3 Discover D713U | $79.99 | Wired | USB | Over the head | No |
| 4 Poly Voyager 4310 | $134.99 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | No |
| 5 Jabra Engage 50 2 | $162.10 | Wired | USB | Over the head | No |
| 6 Jabra Evolve2 50 | Wired | USB | Over the head | Yes | |
| 7 Poly Voyager Focus 2 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes | |
| 8 Yealink BH71 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the ear | No | |
| 9 Yealink WH62 | Wireless | DECT | Over the head | No | |
| 10 Poly Voyager 5200 UC | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the ear | No | |
| 11 Shokz Opencomm2 | Wireless | Bluetooth | behind the neck | No | |
| 12 Jabra Engage 55 | Wireless | DECT | Over the head/convertible | No | |
| 13 Jabra Evolve2 55 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes | |
| 14 Discover Adapt 20 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | No | |
| 15 Discover D712U | Wired | USB | Over the Head | No | |
| 16 Jabra Evolve2 65 Flex | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes | |
| 17 Yealink WH67 | Wireless | DECT | Convertible | No | |
| 18 Jabra Evolve2 75 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes | |
| 19 Yealink BH76 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes | |
| 20 Orosound Tilde Pro Wireless | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes | |
| 21 Poly Savi 8220 Office | Wireless | DECT | Over the head | Yes | |
| 22 Apple Airpods 3rd Gen | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | No | |
| 23 Discover D904 | Wireless | DECT | Convertible | No | |
| 24 Jabra Evolve2 85 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes | |
| 25 Poly Voyager Free 60 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | Yes | |
| 26 Jabra Evolve2 Buds | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | Yes | |
| 27 Orosound Tilde Pro Wired | Wired | USB | Over the Head | Yes | |
| 28 Discover Adapt 30 | Wireless | DECT | Over the head | No |
Best Brand for Overall Headset Microphones
| Brand | Avg Vote Per Headset |
| 1 Jabra | 355 |
| 2 Shokz | 352 |
| 3 Yealink | 311 |
| 4 Poly | 289 |
| 5 Orosound | 253 |
| 6 Discover | 202 |
| 7 Apple | 121 |
Wired Headset Best Mic
| Headset | Wireless or Wired | Connectivity | Wearing Style | ANC |
| 1 Yealink UH37 | Wired | USB | Over the head | No |
| 2 Jabra Evolve2 50 | Wired | USB | Over the head | Yes |
| 3 Discover D722U | Wired | USB | Over the head | No |
| 4 Jabra Engage 50 2 | Wired | USB | Over the head | No |
| 5 Discover D713U | Wired | USB | Over the Ear | No |
| 6 Orosound Tilde Pro Wired | Wired | USB | Over the Head | Yes |
| 7 Discover D712U | Wired | USB | Over the Head | No |
Wireless Headset Best Mic
| Headset | Wireless or Wired | Connectivity | Wearing Style | ANC |
| 1 Jabra Evolve2 55 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 2 Jabra Engage 55 | Wireless | DECT | Over the head/convertible | No |
| 3 Orosound Tilde Pro Wireless | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 4 Jabra Evolve2 65 Flex | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 5 Shokz Opencomm2 | Wireless | Bluetooth | behind the neck | No |
| 6 Poly Voyager 4310 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | No |
| 7 Yealink WH62 | Wireless | DECT | Over the head | No |
| 8 Poly Voyager Focus 2 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 9 Jabra Evolve2 75 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 10 Yealink BH71 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the ear | No |
| 11 Poly Voyager 5200 UC | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the ear | No |
| 12 Yealink WH67 | Wireless | DECT | Convertible | No |
| 13 Jabra Evolve2 85 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 14 Discover Adapt 20 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | No |
| 15 Yealink BH76 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 16 Poly Savi 8220 Office | Wireless | DECT | Over the head | Yes |
| 17 Discover D904 | Wireless | DECT | Convertible | No |
| 18 Poly Voyager Free 60 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | Yes |
| 19 Apple Airpods 3rd Gen | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | No |
| 20 Jabra Evolve2 Buds | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | Yes |
| 21 Discover Adapt 30 | Wireless | DECT | Over the head | No |
Best Headset Mic With Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)
| Headset | Wireless or Wired | Connectivity | Wearing Style | ANC |
| 1 Jabra Evolve2 55 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 2 Jabra Evolve2 50 | Wired | USB | Over the head | Yes |
| 3 Orosound Tilde Pro Wireless | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 4 Jabra Evolve2 65 Flex | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 5 Poly Voyager Focus 2 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 6 Jabra Evolve2 75 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 7 Jabra Evolve2 85 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 8 Yealink BH76 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Over the head | Yes |
| 9 Poly Savi 8220 Office | Wireless | DECT | Over the head | Yes |
| 10 Poly Voyager Free 60 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | Yes |
| 11 Orosound Tilde Pro Wired | Wired | USB | Over the Head | Yes |
| 12 Jabra Evolve2 Buds | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | Yes |
Wireless Earbuds with Best Mic
| Headset | Wireless or Wired | Connectivity | Wearing Style | ANC |
| 1 Shokz Opencomm2 | Wireless | Bluetooth | behind the neck | No |
| 2 Poly Voyager Free 60 | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | Yes |
| 3 Apple Airpods 3rd Gen | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | No |
| 4 Jabra Evolve2 Buds | Wireless | Bluetooth | Earbuds | Yes |
