Headsets

Find the right headsets with microphone for your setup

The quickest way through the range is to start with what the headset plugs into, then narrow by the job. Each of these collections holds only the models that fit that setup.

• Plugging into a computer? Our USB headsets plug straight into a laptop or desktop, and the wider range of computer headsets adds 3.5mm and USB-C models.
• Answering an office desk phone? Headsets for desk phones are matched to the phone's headset port, and the product page lists which phones each one fits.
• Staying at one desk all day? Wired headsets never need charging and can't drop a wireless connection.
• Walking around during calls? Wireless headsets cover both kinds: Bluetooth headsets for moving between a computer and a mobile phone, and DECT headsets for longer range around an office from a base station.
• Taking calls all shift? Call center headsets are built for hundreds of calls a day, and office headsets suit a normal day of meetings and calls.
• Driving for work? Trucker headsets have windproof mics and batteries that last a full day on the road.

If your company calls through a specific app, we also group certified models: see our Microsoft Teams headsets and Zoom headsets.

Mono headset or stereo?

A mono headset covers one ear and leaves the other open, so you can hear the people around you. It's the usual pick for reception desks, retail counters, warehouses and driving. A stereo headset covers both ears, which blocks out the room and makes it easier to concentrate on a busy floor or in an open-plan office.

Many models come both ways on the same headset, so a mono headset with microphone and its stereo version usually share the same mic, battery and connection. Choose by where you work, not by sound quality.

The microphone matters more than the speakers

The people on the other end of your call only ever hear your microphone. A boom mic that sits close to your mouth picks up your voice and far less of the room, which is why almost every business headset uses one instead of a mic built into the earcup.

"Noise canceling" on a headset usually describes that microphone: it filters background sound out of what your callers hear. Active noise cancellation, or ANC, is a separate feature that quiets the room in your own ears. Plenty of enterprise headsets and collaboration headsets have a noise-canceling mic without ANC, which is the part that matters for sounding clear.

Prefer to shop by brand? We carry Jabra, HP Poly, EPOS, Yealink, Logitech and BlueParrott.