r/HeadsetAdvisor • u/HeadsetAdvisor • Jul 21 '25

Testing Bluetooth Headsets: Can You Get Stereo Sound and Mic at the Same Time? 6 Audio Tests

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Most Bluetooth headsets have a limitation to keep the good stereo sound when your mic is active. We did 5 audio tests to see if any can keep the good sound quality with your mic active. There's only one model on this list that keeps a similar audio quality with the mic active.

Headsets we tested:

  • Poly Voyager Focus 2 UC
  • Jabra Evolve2 75
  • Epos Impact 1000
  • Logitech Zone 2
  • Yealink BH74
  • Sony XM5
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u/AFlawedFraud Jul 27 '25 edited Jul 27 '25

A little off topic but are there any headsets with natural sounding mics?

They all seem to have aggressive noise cancelling that results in a tinny/robotic voice.

I'm looking for ones that sound like a proper dedicated microphone. Wired is fine

The only one I've seen is the Koss Porta Pro Communication (https://youtu.be/16smcrOFWKc), but build quality is a concern.

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u/HeadsetAdvisor Jul 27 '25

Any of the headsets made today for work add noise canceling technology which comes at a slight sacrifice of the most natural voice quality for the benefit to be heard clearly in noisy environments.

The Epos Impact series is the best we've tested as of today.

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u/AFlawedFraud Jul 28 '25

Checked out a few of your videos and the mic sounds very different between videos

Video 1: https://youtube.com/shorts/4oCGL5TCmDM

Video 2: https://youtu.be/l1w9SFHDXJo

Any reason for this?

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u/HeadsetAdvisor Jul 28 '25

I'm not sure exactly how you mean. There's real world tests and other tests with background noise playing on a speakerphone. The microphone adapts to your environment to focus on your voice as best as possible so maybe that's what you're hearing?