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While the adoption rate for Bluetooth headsets has been increasing over the years, it is nowhere near the saturation point. Could the Plantronics Voyager Pro be the headset to finally shake the market?
I will be the first person to admit that Bluetooth headsets have never caught on with me. The models I have tried in the past always seemed to be clunky, or hard to use. However, the Plantronics Voyager Pro seems to be the first headset that I can see myself using on a regular basis.

One thing that you instantly notice from the moment you put it on is that it is actually comfortable. This is due in part to the lightweight construction and the surprisingly comfortable silicon ear tip. Unlike some headsets, which you cannot wear for extended periods, this feels like a natural extension of your ear, which you can wear all day. The 6 hours of talk time I received in testing the battery allows you to just charge it at night, and have it ready for action the next day.

Another thing you may notice about this headset is that the layout is elegant, and has few buttons for a device of this type. There are power, volume up/down, and an action button on the device. The way that Plantronics has simplified the device is to make the action button on the arm of the headset do multiple things, depending on what the headset is currently doing. For example, if you want to answer an incoming call, or hang up on one, you simply press this action button. If you want to sync the headset to a device, you press the same button.

While these are great things to have on a headset, you may be wondering about the most important fact of call quality. The plain fact is that it is frankly one of the best quality headsets I have ever used. When talking on the phone, people were not able to pick out that I was using a headset, as compared to the regular iPhone microphone that I normally use. Even in conditions when the wind was blowing, the people who I was talking to had no objections to the call quality. The fact that the Voyager Pro uses two microphones on the boom to help capture your voice better, seems to help enormously with this.

I also found the audio quality from the caller to be as clear as using the regular phone speaker.

One unique feature of this headset that I really enjoy is the ability to sync to multiple Bluetooth devices at once. I had the headset synced to both my iPhone and MacBook, allowing me to receive phone calls, and VOIP calls from Skype on my MacBook. This could also be useful if you use a cell phone for work and a personal one, as you could use this headset to consolidate them. Syncing was a breeze, and both my iPhone and MacBook detected the headset, and connected to it without a problem at all.

Find the Plantronics Voyager Pro at Amazon.com for $99.99 with free shipping.

Pros

• Comfortable fit
• Great call quality
• Ability to sync to multiple devices

Cons

• Dated design

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