I don’t find it surprising that the Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth Earpiece gets very high marks. Plantronics are a big name in the corporate wireless headset market. And there is a big reason for that – they work well. They are usually small, light weight, and clear headsets/earpieces.
Here are the features of the Plantronics Voyager 510:
- Windsmart Technology allows you to seamlessly switch between two Bluetooth® devices
- Noise-canceling microphone for superior sound quality
- One-touch call answer/end, last number redial and voice activated dialing
- Compatible with Bluetooth devices supporting the headset or hands-free profile
- Talk time: Up to 6 hours
- Standby time: Up to 100 hours
- Bluetooth version: 1.2 (supports headset and handsfree profiles)
- Wearing style: Over-the-ear; boom swivels for wearing on either ear
- Headset controls: Volume, mute, call answer/end, voice-activated dialing (must be supported by your phone)
- Adaptive Frequency Hopping: Yes (helps to avoid interference for co-existence with Wi-Fi/WLAN)
- Supports analog and digital office phones: Yes
Cost is around $50.
I’ve used the 510 since it came out a few years ago and to this day, it has the best noise-canceling microphone of any Plantronics Bluetooth headset I’ve tried. Many of the newer models are extremely small and use an ear gel to fit into your ear instead of behind your ear like the 510. I think it comes down to personal preference; if you want small and average microphone quality, there are many in-the-ear models available. If you’re comfortable with the ear piece being a little bigger and resting behind your ear, the 510 is a great way to go.
There are many Bluetooth Headsets out there today and have found that the Plantronics 510 to be comfortable behind the ear. Although, these days my preference is the dual in the ear and behind the ear such as the Motorola H680.