Desk Phone Headsets
Every Desk Phone Headset Here Fits the Same Port
A desk phone headset connects through the RJ9 socket your handset cord already uses, and nearly every office phone has one. What decides this purchase is not fit but whether you can answer a call away from your desk, and that comes down to one accessory.
A wired headset for desk phone use draws power from the phone and never needs charging. A wireless headset for desk phones adds a base station and the freedom to walk mid-call.
Plantronics EncorePro HW520 Binaural Noise-Canceling QD Headset
Plantronics CS540+Polycom EHS for Polycom Phones (APP-51)
Plantronics EncorePro HW510 Mono Noise-Canceling QD Headset
Plantronics EncorePro HW540 Convertible 3-in-1 Noise-Canceling QD Headset
SHG S 620 NC PL Triple XL Ear Cushion Headset with Passive Noise Canceling Mic
Poly Plantronics CS540 Wireless DECT Headset – Mono Convertible
Plantronics EncorePro HW710 Premium Mono Noise-Canceling QD Headset
Poly Savi 7310 Ultra-Secure DECT Wireless Mono Headset
SHG S 131-PL In-Ear Headset with Non-Noise Canceling Mic
Plantronics CS540+Avaya EHS J100 1400 1600 9400 9600 (APV-63)
Poly Savi 7210 DECT Wireless Mono Headset for Desk Phones
Poly Voyager Focus 2 Office Wireless Stereo Headset - 3-Way Connectivity
Poly Savi 8420 DECT Wireless Stereo Headset with ANC
Plantronics EncorePro HW530 Over-the-Ear Noise-Canceling QD Headset
Jabra Biz 2300 – Professional Wired Noise-Cancelling Headset
Plantronics EncorePro HW720 Premium Binaural Noise-Canceling QD Headset
Poly Savi 8445 DECT Wireless Convertible Headset
Poly Savi 8410 DECT Wireless Mono Bluetooth Headset
Plantronics CS540 Wireless Training Bundle (2 Headsets + ZoomSwitch Adapter)
Poly Voyager Legend 50 Mono Bluetooth Headset - NoiseBlockAI
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What a Wireless Desk Phone Headset Still Needs
An EHS cable, or a mechanical handset lifter on phones with no EHS socket. The base station carries the audio once a call is live, but the phone still expects its handset to leave the cradle before it connects. A wireless headset desk phone setup is really three parts: the earpiece, the base, and the EHS cable or handset lifter that answers for you.
| Setup | Plugs into | Extra hardware | Answer away from desk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corded | RJ9 headset jack | None | No |
| Wireless DECT | Base in the RJ9 jack | EHS cable or handset lifter | Yes |
| Desk phone and computer | Base with RJ9 and USB | EHS cable for the phone | Yes |
Corded or Wireless for an Office Desk Phone
Corded if you sit at the phone all day, wireless if you don't. A wired headset for desk phone use has no battery to charge and no base station to buy, which makes it the cheaper half of this collection by a clear margin. A wireless headset for office desk phone use earns that difference back the first week you take calls standing at a whiteboard. A headset for desk phone and computer runs both from one dual base, and the guide to choosing a telephone headset for computer compares those models.
Before ordering, find your phone's model number on the label underneath the base. EHS cables are matched to the phone model rather than to the brand, so that number is what decides which cable belongs in the box with your headset.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Most office phones do. Look for a small socket marked with a headset symbol on the back or underside, separate from the jack the handset cord plugs into. That socket is the RJ9 port every desk phone headset on this page connects to. A desk phone with headset jack wiring of that type takes a corded model straight away, while a desk phone with headset port markings but an older, non-standard socket needs a desk phone headset adapter first. Headphones for phone jack use are a different thing again: these are headsets, with a microphone on a boom.
Any corded or DECT model here. A headset for office phone with jack wiring plugs into the RJ9 socket directly, so no adapter is needed unless the socket predates the RJ9 standard. A wireless headset for office phone with jack wiring works the same way, except the base station takes the port and the earpiece talks to the base. Listings name this connection several ways: office headset with phone jack, office phone headset with phone jack, RJ9 headset, direct connect. All of them mean a headset that plugs into the phone rather than the computer.
Only with an EHS cable or a handset lifter added. A desk phone wireless headset carries the audio once a call is connected, but lifting the handset is a physical action the phone still expects. The EHS cable keeps the desk phone and headset in sync electronically; the lifter does the same job mechanically. Either one is what turns a hands free desk phone headset into something genuinely hands free, and a wireless headset that connects to desk phone hardware without one of them still leaves you walking back to the cradle.
The best desk phone headset is the one that matches how you use the phone rather than the one with the longest spec list. If you stay seated, a corded office desk phone headset takes the battery and the base station out of the decision entirely. If you move, the best wireless headset for desk phone use is whichever DECT model your phone has a matching EHS cable for, because without that cable the range is wasted. Wireless headsets for desk phones nearly all run on DECT rather than Bluetooth, so a Bluetooth headset for desk phone use still connects through a base station in the RJ9 jack instead of pairing with the phone.