My Bluetooth hunt. Trucker Version

[mulishaman187]

My Plantronics Voyager 520 died on me Monday so I started the uphill battle of finding a solid headset with the most important aspect being sound quality on both ends. BTW, if you post a Bluetooth review and don't include how you sound to the person on the other end, your review fails. Saw hundreds of reviews without this info. Anyway...

Jabra Wave $60 @ Verizon- crystal clear on my end, sounded like a robot on the other end. Was difficult to put on one handed while driving. Returned.

Plantronics Marque m155 $50 @Verizon- same problem as the Wave with sound. Loved everything else about the headset. Light, comfortable. Returned.

Plantronics m24 $30 @ Walmart- mediocre sound on my end, other person said I cut out a lot. An overall PoS. Returned.

Plantronics Voyager Pro + $80 @ Walmart- finally, my fiance could hear me crystal clear....but on my end she was distorted & over modulated. Very uncomfortable to wear as well, none of the earpieces fit well. Returned.

Blue Planet Blue Highway $80 @ Pilot truck stops- my search ended here. This is a full over the head style Bluetooth. My fiance hears me perfect, she sounds clear on my end. It is a bit uncomfortable and hurts the top of my ear after prolonged use, but I'll live.

Keep in mind I drive a semi-truck. All the headsets that made me sound bad on the other end sounded clear when I was parked. As I was going down the road and the background noise picked up it got worse. If you're in a quiet car and mostly quiet areas, I recommend the Marque m155. For loud areas and especially for truckers, the Blue Highway may be what you need with the Rezound.

 

[MrSmith317]

Sorry nobody jumped in to offer an opinion. I love my BlueAnt Q2. If you want decent noise cancellation. This is it. You can hang your head out the window and never have a problem with the sound.

 

[majorpayne]

Don't forget Jawbone. I have a friend who is also a trucker and the Husband and wife team talk to me all the time while standing outside the rig with it on. I never hear the rig. they hear me fine

 

[subastion]

Having used both the jawbone headsets and the blue parrot blue tooth head sets, I recommend the blueparrot Xpressway. It's nice to be able to switch from on the ear, to over the head. Most of the ear insert pieces bother my ear lobe, so for me, the blue parrot is quite comfortable.

The jawbone wasn't bad, but far from comfortable for hours at a time, at least for me. Both have pretty decent voice reproduction on both ends, no one sounded 'like a robot' haha.