EPOS PC8 USB Stereo Headset for PC & Mac - Wired On-Ear Headphones with Noise-Canceling Mic, USB Plug, In-Line Volume & Mute Control, Ultra-Light Design, Perfect for Business, Calls & Remote Work

I tried a couple of wireless high-end headsets but experienced connectivity issues and hissing noise/interference. Decided to go for a wired headset and chose the EPOS C1 Advanced Business Headset with USB-C Connectivity. Massively cheaper than the other headsets, I was surprised at how good the audio quality of the headphones was and when using in Teams people were impressed at the clarity of the audio.The headset is very light and comfortable to wear during prolonged meetings. You won’t have any trouble with sweaty ears as they are on-ear as opposed to over-ear. The physical hardware mute is very useful as well. Initially it muted teams so people could see I was on mute, but for some reason I can now mute calls without appearing on mute, which is great if you want to cough, sneeze, yawn or complain about things without being heard.Sound cancelling is good too. I tested them with a colleague and they managed to filter out sniffs, sneezes and even noises of a gaseous nature. That’s a big win in my books.One thing worth mentioning is the two expensive headsets I previously tried didn’t get along well with Voicemod (the fun voice changing / soundboard app), however much to my surprise this headset works really well with it and I do enjoy playing some of the fun sound effects to liven up the team meetings (trombone, drumroll, audience laughter etc).To summarise, a great set of wired headphones and well worth the price (under £30 at the time of ordering).

I got this to replace a Logitech cordless headset that contracted "dead left channel" disease two months after I bought it. The sound quality is good enough that I use this new headset to listen to music when I can't be bothered to plug in my headphones, something I never did with the (much more expensive) Logitech headset. The microphone is okay for VoIP calls, which is all I use it for.Slight negatives are:Some headsets have a single cable that connects to the earpiece on one side. These are much easier to get on and off than the PC 8 USB 8, with its 'Y' cable that attaches on both sides; this is something you notice when you're trying to answer a call in a hurry.The icons on the mute switch are really hard to see except in bright light. When I'm on a conference call, I often want to be able to glance at the switch to know that I'm muted. An LED or just simple red/green colour coding of the visible part of the switch's slider would make this much easier.Although the plastics used in construction appear to be of high quality, the headband and (particularly) the extensions that slide out of it to allow adjustment are very thin. While this makes for a light and comfortable fit, I wonder how robust they will prove around someone as clumsy as myself.Overall, this is a good product at the price if you're looking for USB headset to use for telephony and for music when you don't have don't have proper headphones to hand.

I re-ordered a brand which I was using for about five years but needed a new set and received this brand where the headset is identical but much better rich sound and comfortable fit. When adjusting the movement is nicely stiff which is a good thing as my old set would slip and when your on a call for two hours it's not good, but this headset holds very nicely, the adjustable microphone produces great sound I am told by people on calls and the lead is a generous length to provide flexibility. A great quality wired headset at a great price.

Sound quality good for calls, acceptable for some gaming and music if you don't have big expectations. Still working fine after almost a year of use. Good headset for the price, but I expected more care for details from Sennheiser, see at the cons.Pros:- Lightweight, comfortable to wear for long periods- No creaking plastic noise when moving- Long enough cable, not transferring to much noise to the ears when it's rubbing against somethingCons:- Cable is tied up in a tight bunch in the packaging and hasn't straightened out in a year, it's twisting back to the tied up position if you put the headphones down. I don't understand why the manufacturer can't just loop the cable in a big circle around the headphone in the packaging so the cable in not bent, there is enough room to do that.- Adjusting mechanism is too loose, slips out every time I take it off. Once on your head and adjusted it doesn't move, luckily.

These come wrapped in an impenetrable amount of plastic packaging, but once you've hacked your way in, with no possibility of saving the pack for any possible return, you plug 'em in, tell your machine to send sound output to them (mine's a Mac, so go to System Preferences/sound), and that's that! The microphone tucks up neatly if you don't need it.I was concerned that my mac running 10.4.11 would be too old (as it is for quite a few things these days) and struggle to work with these, but it all went like clockwork.The sound quality through the earphones is, to my ears, excellent - I've tried 'em with some Bach, some Nora Jones and some Lindi Ortega - all grand, maybe a bit softer than the Bose system my mac runs normally. I'm using the headset for a language course, and the microphone picks up my mangled Italian well enough for me to repeatedly fail my pronounciation - a very annoying er-er chime! Ah well, Rome wasn't built in a day and my command of the Italian language certainly won't either.

I bought this to use with Slack and Zoom for conference calls and the sound quality is stunning, it's comfortable for medium length (1 hour) meetings (not used it for much longer yet). People have said the microphone is clear and reliable. The speakers deliver good sound quality and theres a handy mute switch and volume control on the cable as well. Good product, lightweight and feels quite sturdy as well