Recommendation on Audio headset with microphone for online meetings

Audio Headset for Online Meeting and SoftPhone Calls

Colleagues who need to engage in Online Meetings or Softphone calls may have the experience that their remote parties have difficulties in hearing them properly. Often this is caused by the background noises, such as neighbor colleague who is also in a call. These background noise can be pickup by your microphone and send to your remote parties together with your voice.

In such cases, a suitable audio headset with noise cancelling microphone would be very helpful.

ITSC recommend using headsets with noise cancelling microphone for online meetings or softphone, which can suppress surrounding ambient noise. This will greatly help your remote parties to focus on the meeting or your voice, without being disturbed by surrounding noise.

ITSC recommends using USB wire connected headsets. It gives the best price performance and is good for day-to-day online meeting usage.

In case one has special needs for wireless headsets, we also have evaluation on Wireless Bluetooth Over-ear and In-ear headset evaluation below. Please be reminded one may need to provide justification for the need wireless headset. 

  1. USB wire connected headsets – Decent models under this category are priced under HK$1,000.
    1. This is the most common type of headset that gives the best price performance feature.
    2. Users choosing this type of headsets needs to determine the computer or device they are connecting are using USB-A or USB-C and select the model with proper connector.
    3. Below are a few models ITSC have tested and confirmed they provide satisfactory noise cancelling results:
  2. Wireless Bluetooth over-ear headsets – Decent models under this category are priced under HK$1,500.
    1. This type of headsets provides Bluetooth wireless connection. Normally, it has a cup-like seal over the user’s entire ear. 
    2. Users choosing this type of headsets needs to ensure their computer or device have Bluetooth wireless feature to pair with the headset. Most mobile devices like notebook or mobile phones will likely have Bluetooth equipped. 
    3. These headsets are powered by internal rechargeable batteries, which means they needs to be recharged regularly to proper operate.  
    4. Below are a few models ITSC have tested:
  3. Wireless Bluetooth in-ear headsets - Decent models under this category are priced under HK$2,000.
    1. This type of headsets provides Bluetooth wireless connection. Normally, it fit directly inside the user’s ear canal. 
    2. Users choosing this type of headsets needs to ensure their computer or device have Bluetooth wireless feature to pair with the headset. Most mobile devices like notebook or mobile phones will likely have Bluetooth equipped. 
    3. These headsets are powered by internal rechargeable batteries, which means they needs to be recharged regularly to proper operate.  
    4. Below are a few models ITSC have tested:
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