Poly - Blackwire 8225 Wired Headset with Boom Mic (Plantronics) - Dual-Ear (Stereo) Computer-Headset, USB-A to Connect to your PC/Mac, Active Noise Canceling, Works with Teams (Certified), Zoom & more

If you're needing a headset that is capable of blocking nearby conversations, this is the headset to get. When seated next to the TV (0.5m away), my voice call participants could not hear a thing. And when there is a group of people in the house having conversations (within 1.5m proximity), my callers could either not hear them, or hear a very low muffled noise coming through. Mic movement action is also smooth, none of the clicketty-clack you get from cheaper models. Like all headset mics, this is also susceptible to picking up wind noise if you're seated near a fan. I wish the ear pads were the thicker though so that it can last more comfortably across 2 years of usage. The center is hollow which helps to prevent excessive ear sweat build up. I can comfortably wear these for a few hours at a time. I have a fairly large head and use the headband at the max settings. The ANC is admirable for the price point, along with the option to turn them off if you don't enjoy the minor hiss on the highest setting. For my use case, it blocked off my aircon's noise fairly effectively. Of course it isn't comparable to my Bose QC35, but still respectable. Extra info: On the MS Teams version, the Teams light is purple, and turns blue when in-call (on any communication platform, not just Teams). The in-call indicator is on the microphone ear cup only, and flashes red from side-to-side of the earcup.

Great headset and blocks out all sound around me. Never have problems on calls now and I'm heard a lot better than my old headset.

My Blackwire C520 started to wear out with the wires showing near the inline control box, so time for a replacement I thought. As I can expense these items while working from home I ordered this 8225 which cost £140 when I purchased. I opted for the 'TEAMS' versions. Initially the sound wasn't anywhere near as good as I had hoped. Nothing in the packaging offered any advice and no software that I could interact with was installed when plugging in the headset. TEAMS integration worked straight away, nice pulsing red light on the ear phone shows that I'm on a call. BUT and it is a big but initially the sound quality was really poor. Lots of 'white noise' while on calls but more off putting was the distortion from the right hand side speaker. So distracting I found myself 'hear' this distortion more than the person speaking. After reading the review I saw that someone recommended installing the desktop accompanying software. I did this. Straight away the software downloaded a new release of the firmware and the issues melted away. I was also able to stop the annoying lady speaking when I muted myself, she'd say "mute on" well I knew that as I had done it. With the desktop software you can turn this off. Which is great as now she doesn't talk over vital parts of a call. If I was to purchase again I'd not buy the TEAMS enabled variety as it doesn't work well with Zoom or Google Meet. It works but the flashing light to show you are on a call doesn't get enabled and the mute doesn't change the icon on the screen when not in TEAMS. Still as TEAMS is my main platform I'm ok. But get the software to get the clarity of sound needed.

This is an advanced model emphasizing noise cancellation. However it let me down as my colleagues said in a call that they could hear someone’s voice, and that person was sitting about 2 meters from me. I have decided to return it.

Among the wired headsets I own, Discover 722u, Logitech Pro-X, this one is the best by far. Voice Quality from the Mic can rival that of a USB condenser one. And the noise canceling is perfect, essentially quiet down a sound from loud TV, barking dogs, shouting kids, etc.

Amazing voice isolation, background noise is non existent to whoever you are speaking with. Would highly recommend for anyone working from home that spends a majority of their day on the phone.

Hello, I bought the product on March 2023 and it failed to work in Dec 2023. the voice quality is amazing however, the quality is poor, after 9 months of usage it failed to work. i have other products from the competition working for the past 4 years. i am disappointed. my product is 8225

Useleas headphone purchased in 15k.

Das Poly Blackwire 8225 Headset hat sich als unschätzbarer Begleiter in meiner Arbeitswelt erwiesen. Als berufstätiger Mensch, der häufig Videokonferenzen führt und Telefonate tätigt, kann ich die Qualität und Leistung dieses Headsets nur loben. Der Klang ist kristallklar, und die Geräuschunterdrückung funktioniert tadellos. Selbst in lauten Umgebungen kann ich mich auf klare Gespräche konzentrieren, ohne von störenden Hintergrundgeräuschen abgelenkt zu werden. Die Einrichtung war ein Kinderspiel, und das Headset ist mit zahlreichen Plattformen und Anwendungen kompatibel, was es äußerst vielseitig macht. Die Bedienelemente am Kabel sind praktisch und ermöglichen eine einfache Lautstärkeregelung und Stummschaltung. Der Tragekomfort ist hervorragend, auch bei langen Konferenzen. Die Ohrpolster sind weich und angenehm zu tragen, und der verstellbare Bügel sorgt dafür, dass das Headset perfekt auf meinem Kopf sitzt. Ein weiteres Highlight ist die USB-Konnektivität, die zuverlässig und stabil ist. Es gab keine Verbindungsprobleme oder Ausfälle während meiner Nutzung. Insgesamt bin ich äußerst zufrieden mit dem Poly Blackwire 8225 Headset und kann es jedem empfehlen, der Wert auf klare und störungsfreie Kommunikation legt. Dieses Headset hat meine Erwartungen übertroffen und ist eine Bereicherung für meine Arbeitswelt.

A bit pricy but we are satisfied with the quality of the product.