The easiest way to choose an office headset is by how much you want to spend and how much noise you're dealing with. A quiet home office and a busy call center have very different requirements — and so do the price tags. Here are the current picks across three tiers: affordable, mid-range, and high-end, mixing corded and wireless from Jabra and Poly.
Key takeaways
- Affordable: Jabra Biz 1500 QD Mono or Duo — under $70, noise-cancelling mic, call-center reliable.
- Mid-range: Jabra Biz 2300 QD (Kevlar cord) or Poly EncorePro HW720 (leatherette, retractable boom).
- High-end: Poly Savi 7310 (DECT wireless, desk phone + computer) or Savi 8445 (tri-connectivity, hot-swap battery).
- The Plantronics Savi 8210 that older lists feature is discontinued — the Savi 8445 is the current high-end wireless pick.
- All corded picks use QD — swap headset, keep the cord, move to a new desk without buying a new headset.
Affordable: under $70
Budget headsets don't have to mean bad call quality. At this tier the trade-off is typically lighter build materials — but both picks have a genuine noise-cancelling mic, which cheaper consumer headsets often skip.
Jabra Biz 1500 QD Mono
Jabra Biz 1500 QD Duo
Mid-range: $100–$200
The mid-range is where build quality makes a real difference. Both picks at this tier are engineered to last years of heavy daily use, not months.
Jabra Biz 2300 QD Mono
Poly EncorePro HW720
High-end: wireless and tri-connectivity
The high end is where you buy wireless freedom: the ability to answer the desk phone from the break room, or handle desk-phone, computer, and mobile calls from one headset without switching.
Poly Savi 7310
Poly Savi 8445
Browse the full current range on the wireless office headsets and wired office headsets collections, or call our team at 877-999-3838 to match the right tier to your desk setup and noise level.
What is the best affordable office headset?
The Jabra Biz 1500 QD Mono is the best affordable office headset — under $65, with a noise-cancelling microphone, a 270° flexible boom, and HD audio. The Duo version adds a second earcup for noisier environments. Both use a QD connector so you can swap the bottom cord when changing phones.
What replaced the Plantronics Savi 8210?
The Savi 8210 has been discontinued. The current equivalent is the Poly Savi 8445, which improves on the 8210 with two hot-swappable batteries for unlimited talk time, triple connectivity (desk phone, computer, and mobile), and active noise cancellation. If you need a mono wireless headset at a lower price, the Poly Savi 7310 covers desk phone and computer without the ANC and hot-swap battery.
What is the difference between the Jabra Biz 1500 and Biz 2300?
Both are budget-to-mid-range corded QD headsets, but the Biz 2300 is built for heavier use. It has a Kevlar-reinforced cord that withstands chair rollovers, an unbreakable 360° boom arm, and machine-washable cushions, while the Biz 1500 is lighter-duty and lower cost. Choose the Biz 1500 for moderate use and value, and the Biz 2300 for heavy daily call-center use.
Do I need a wireless headset for an office?
Only if you take calls while moving around the desk, office, or building. For a fixed desk where you stay seated during calls, a corded headset is simpler and lower cost — no battery to charge, no dongle to manage. Wireless earns its price when you need to answer from across the room, walk to a printer, or handle calls while moving.
Start by deciding whether you need wireless freedom or prefer the simplicity of corded — that decision sets your price tier before you've even looked at a model. From there, the Biz 1500/2300 cover the corded side at most budgets, and the Savi 7310/8445 cover wireless for desk-phone desks. Call our team at 877-999-3838 or browse the full range on the wireless headsets collection.
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