Buy Plantronics .Audio 995 Wireless Stereo Headset

I bought this headset for Voip (Skype) as a replacement for my Plantronics 400.

(Word of caution: do not consider bluetooth headsets for voip. Bluetooth unfortunately is not designed for that and produces horrible results. Bluetooth works with profiles and can only function in stereo when the mic is off. If you want to use both, sound becomes mono and mic produces very low quality sound.)

The good:
- Uses non-bluetooth 2.4GHz wireless signal with its own USB receiver which allows stereo Voip calls with good microphone quality
- Connects to Mac with no installation or pairing BS. Plug and play.
- Long wireless range
- Good music quality
- Has volume and pause/play/ff controls
- Very good microphone sound quality


The bad:
- Very flimsy construction. Headband flexes very heavily under the weight of the headphones
- Plasticy cheap looking design
- Skype sound lacks clarity, which makes the voice sound muffled and hard to hear
- Headphones do not work while being charged
- Headphone cups are small and therefore make ears hurt after about an hour.
- No mic monitor (when your voice signal is fed to the headphones) for Voip calls, what that means with over the ear cups is that you can't hear your voice which in turn makes you raise your voice and/or get "clogged ears" feeling.

I rated these 4 stars only because there very few alternatives, literally just a handful, logitech, asus and skype's freeman... some don't even work with Mac OS. So overall 995 are a pretty good value.Get more detail about Plantronics .Audio 995 Wireless Stereo Headset.