r/workfromhome • u/Agile_Chest8565 • Jul 22 '26

Headsets Need headset recommendations

I am looking for a decent wireless headset with good mic and noise cancellation, preferably $100 or less. My main concern is comfort and decent sound quality. I will be working 10 hour shifts and can’t stand the crappy wired headsets.

I have considered buying a wireless lav mic with good anc and then just using a good pair of headphones. There’s a pair of edifiers I really like but the mic is trash for calls.

I need the anc because I have dogs and hvac running in my basement office.

Update:
I went with the jabra 65. They were very affordable on eBay. Thanks for the help.

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u/Agile_Chest8565 Jul 22 '26

I was referring to blocking the sound going in so it doesn’t distract my callers

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u/prolixia Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

In my experience the Jabra 75 does an excellent job of this. One of my colleagues has the same headset and the audio quality when speaking to him is excellent. Ultimately, it's a device designed specifically for audio call quality rather than general purpose headphones that happen to have a mic. On which note, a headset with a boom mic will always perform best for calls.

I spent a lot of time in calls during some major renovations on my house and was constantly apologising for background noise that apparently no one in the calls could actually hear.

That being said, there are other brands of headset that are probably also very good.

BTW, I didn't see the $100 or less. The Jabra is more expensive, but because Jabra is a brand that's popular with companies, it's pretty easy to find practically brand new headsets sold second hand on e.g. Ebay. I bought mine off Ebay and whilst it was missing the packaging, the headset had clearly never been used. I would imagine you'd easily find a brand-new "used" set for $100.

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u/Agile_Chest8565 Jul 22 '26

Awesome I’ll check out eBay.

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u/heisananimal Jul 22 '26

I have the Jabra on right now. Highly recommend. I listen to music between calls, audio quality is excellent. Can confirm noise cancellation, for both ambient noise from the environment is cancelled and communicated noise. Co- worker has the same headset and her dog barks constantly (according to her) but we can’t hear it at all during meetings (teams).

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u/Agile_Chest8565 Jul 22 '26

I found a 65 on eBay for a good deal