PlantronicsBlackwire 3225 - Wired Dual-Ear (Stereo) Headset with Boom Mic - USB-C to connect to your Mobile, PC or Mac

Does the job

I bought this to replace my Sennheiser SC160 USB-C.I wanted a USB-C headset to use with my Mac and MS Teams for work.My Sennheiser fell to pieces after daily use after 3 years (ear foam disintegrated and ear piece detached from arm).Compared to the Sennheiser, which was the same price (when I bought it), the Plantronnics looks better and feels a better build quality (the Sennheiser felt quite cheap). Plantronnics does not have ear foam, and has a material outer layer instead.Plantronnics sound is not as clear, either in the ear phone, or for the person listening at the other end through the mic. It has much much bass, not as crisp and clear, a little bit muffled.The mute button on the Plantronnics does not activate/deactivate the mute icon in Teams, which was a really useful feature on the Sennheiser (I have 3 screens, sometimes I’m on a Team’s call, but I’m only listening, and Teams window is buried beneath lots of windows. Unmuting myself in a hurry is much easier for the headphone cord.) The mute button, despite beeping when pressed, and a red light coming on, does not mute the audio at all – it doesn’t work with MS Teams on a Mac.The controls on Plantronnics have unnecessary beeps and noises when turning up volume or pressing the mute button.I use a headset for most of my working day, and it’s probably the most important interface with my colleagues and clients. I’m surprised there’s not more of a choice in the market for Mac USB-C.BTW I have a Sennheiser USC-A headset – but this does not work at all with my USB-C Mac, even with extensions and converters.

Sturdy and reliable for home working, with a crisp mic and decent audio output. However, I'm docking off 1 star as the price is fairly high considering the material is bog-standard matte plastic. If it were priced at ~£30, then I'd be giving it a full 5.

Since this headset cost over 60 quid, I assumed the mic would be decent. However, in every video call I have been told my audio is muffled and that my built-in laptop mic is much clearer.Good quality sound and comfort. But shame about the mic since this was the main reason for my purchase.

Bought to enable more effective working from home - it's much better than the bluetooth headphones I was using before.

Very convenient, I recommend this version