JabraEvolve2 65 Wireless PC Headset – Noise Cancelling Microsoft Teams Certified Stereo Headphones With Long-Lasting Battery – USB-A Bluetooth Adapter – BlackTCO CertifiedTCO CertifiedTCO CertifiedTCO Certified

Best purchase of the year for me by far.If like me you are in meetings online all day, you'll want something reliable, comfortable, with great battery life. Don't waste anymore time looking at others. Seriously. These are incredible.Sounds wise: I'm an audiophile and I rate the sound! Crisp, lovely bass, warm.Battery: ridiculous! It lasts for weeks. I'm not exaggerating. I was concerned about having to always recharge. Nope. They go on and on. I don't get it. I can be in several hours of meetings, listen to some music while doing emails and then a week or so's time it lets me know to charge it. Crazy.Mute: lets you know with a voice when you pull the mic up, simple, effective, quick, zero issues.Range: I can go from the 3rd floor to my kitchen on the ground floor and it starts breaking up. No big deal.Looks & Feel: People think it looks good, expensive and professional. It feels great for long periods of time. Th ears can heat up after a few hours but that's not a big deal.Conclusion: just buy it. If you are on zoom all day, conferencing or need that sense of freedom with all your conversations secret, this is the one. Blown away. This is a 6 month review. No issues. Worth every penny!

I just want to start the review making sure people are not confused by the Amazon description. This headset does not have active noise cancelling and you will hear everything around you while using it. What it will do is cancel background noise picked up by your microphone while you are talking to someone else to make sure your voice is clear.With that out of the way... this is a great headset, with good range and the microphone sounds slightly better than some of the competitors at this price point. I was surprised by the sound quality and it's more than adequate to play music while working. In terms of ergonomics, it's ok but not amazing and I can wear it for multiple hours without feeling uncomfortable. It stays in place just fine if you don't move your head too much but it starts to fall a little if you look up and down due to its weight.Battery life is very good and it was extremely easy to connect to a Mac, Windows laptop and an iPad. It can hold two active connections at the same time which works great between the Windows laptop and the iPad but not that well between the Mac and the PC which seems to be a problem based on other reviews.The USB dongle worked fine and has a little LED light that shows whether you are muted/unmuted or in a call. The Windows software is easy to use and configure and it detected everything without problems. Updating the dongle and headset to the latest firmware versions just worked.It's a premium (expensive) headset but it delivers, I definitely recommend it.

Before buying this headset I read the other reviews and was concerned that there was a number of 1 star reviews with various grievances, but I've been pleasantly surprised using it.You will need to update the firmware on the headset and usb dongle in order to use it to it's full. For some, this fact alone appears to be a big issue, but I feel this is now relatively standard for IT equipment i.e. you need to keep up to date with the latest drivers, software etc.The update of the firmware was relatively straightforward. You can update the headset directly from your mobile phone using the jabra app and the bluetooth connection. Alternatively you can download the Jabra direct software and update it that way. The usb dongle can only be updated through your PC/Mac using the jabra direct software, so if you only have a work computer without install rights then this could be annoying for you. I initially tried updating the firmware using my Mac but this failed. There appeared to be an issue with the software on the Mac, so just to be aware. I used my Windows 10 PC to upgrade the firmware without incident, it was very easy.The sound quality on the headset is good to my ears, I am no audiophile but I can't tell much difference to my fancy AKG headphones when listening to music. Others have complained of the volume fade up as sound starts, but I can't say this has bothered me personally. My use case is for skype and teams calls for work and listening to music etc, but if you want to use it for dictation then maybe this will be more of an issue.The 'noise cancelling' effect of the headset are pretty limited. It does not have active noise cancelling technology but rather uses passive noise cancelling such as the shape of the earpiece etc (according to their website). To be honest, I don't notice much difference than a decent pair of over the ear headphones, so if you expect perfect silence while wearing them then prepare to be disappointed. You will likely have to spend some serious cash to get very good noise cancellation.I've had no issue with connection using both the USB dongle and the Bluetooth function. I've tried connecting to my laptop (dongle) and phone (bluetooth) at the same time, but to be honest find this fiddly as it's not always obvious which device you are controlling when using the buttons on the headset. For example, I wanted to turn the volume down on my PC but it changed the volume on my phone instead. When you are in an active call on one device, usually this becomes the dominant connection. But for me, it's simpler to have it only connected to my work PC.I bought the Microsoft teams verified version and after the firmware update is recognized as such by the Teams software. This means the central function button on the headset will call up teams, answer calls etc as expected.The call quality has been good in use, and is as clear as my previous wired headset. Much of this is down to internet connection as much as the headset itself, so not much to report in this respect. The microphone is short and so is not located in front of my mouth as my old headset was but it picks up the audio just fine. This is actually good as you can sip water etc with the mic down.Someone else had complained about the ergonomics of the design, but I have not has any issues. They are comfortable to wear and lightweight. They do not grip my head tightly, so if you move around a lot they will fall off, but for sitting at a computer, or walking normally around the room they are fine. Sure you can't do HIIT wearing them, but they are not designed with that in mind.Another reviewer had complained about the build quality, but again I can't see much wrong with them. Sure they are made from plastic.... but most products of this type are. They are light, but this suits me as I don't want to wear a heavy headset for 8 hours a day. My only comment is that the adjustable band appears to be medium to large in size, so if you have a small head they might not fit very well.The battery has lasts for multiple days use after a charge, which is much longer than my other Bluetooth headphones. I have not had them long enough to comment on the robustness of the design to wear and tear or whether the charging cycle will reduce the battery life significantly, so I will update this review in a few months with comments on this.Would I recommend them? For the price I paid for them (£135) I would say they have been good. When I looked at the alternative wireless stereo headsets this was one of the cheaper options, and I think they are fit for purpose. Are you going to be blown away by them... no. They do what they've been designed to do, and they do it to a reasonable price point.For working in an office/WFH where you want a wireless headset for calls and listening to music then I would recommend. For other use cases, such as gaming or exercise etc you will want to look elsewhere.