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Re: Ask HN: Which headset do you use for work?

#11
I spent a year or so each with the Bose and Sony noise canceling headsets. They were fine but uncomfortable and sweaty over time.

Tried Airpod Pros and never went back. They are phenomenally good, with excellent sound quality and terrific noise cancelation.

Mic kinda sucks though in noisy environments, but they're great in quiet areas.

Works with any operating system via Bluetooth.

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Soundcore by Anker Life Q30. Bluetooth. Long battery life. Noise cancelling. Charges with USB-C. Comfortable for hours. Has a transparency mode so you can hear your music or video conference without missing the coworker needing a question answered. Can pair with both your phone and your laptop at the same time. Includes microphone for calls. Verified available in the EU.

I just had a quick look at it and it looks exactly like the type of device that I need. I will put it on my list, thank you for the recommendation!

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I spent a year or so each with the Bose and Sony noise canceling headsets. They were fine but uncomfortable and sweaty over time. Tried Airpod Pros and never went back. They are phenomenally good, with excellent sound quality and terrific noise cancelation. Mic kinda sucks though in noisy environments, but they're great in quiet areas. Works with any operating system via Bluetooth.

> Works with any operating system via Bluetooth.

But not fully.

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I spent a year or so each with the Bose and Sony noise canceling headsets. They were fine but uncomfortable and sweaty over time. Tried Airpod Pros and never went back. They are phenomenally good, with excellent sound quality and terrific noise cancelation. Mic kinda sucks though in noisy environments, but they're great in quiet areas. Works with any operating system via Bluetooth.

> Works with any operating system via Bluetooth. But not fully.

The essentials work fine. I used it with my Android phone and previous Windows laptop alongside my Mac and iPad.

The stuff that doesn't work is trivial, like being able to switch modes via Bluetooth (you can just hold the stem to do the same thing), spatial audio (useless gimmick), find my, etc.

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I have Sony WH-1000XM4 noise cancelling headphones, and I've attached an Antlion Modmic to it. I'm quite pleased with the mic quality and others also mention how clear and great it sounds. It can be used while charging but it uses micro-usb. Thankfully the battery seems to last a good 15-20 hours. I like the headphones to have some additional quietness and the sound quality is good. The downside is that while it char…

How comparable it is with MacOS?

Not sure. I use it with Ubuntu and it works great.

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I spent a year or so each with the Bose and Sony noise canceling headsets. They were fine but uncomfortable and sweaty over time. Tried Airpod Pros and never went back. They are phenomenally good, with excellent sound quality and terrific noise cancelation. Mic kinda sucks though in noisy environments, but they're great in quiet areas. Works with any operating system via Bluetooth.

Same except I went with a random pair of earbuds off Amazon. They've been great for calls

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I have Sony WH-1000XM4 noise cancelling headphones, and I've attached an Antlion Modmic to it. I'm quite pleased with the mic quality and others also mention how clear and great it sounds. It can be used while charging but it uses micro-usb. Thankfully the battery seems to last a good 15-20 hours. I like the headphones to have some additional quietness and the sound quality is good. The downside is that while it char…

How comparable it is with MacOS?

I use it with an intel macbook, it works just fine, as you'd expect. I encounter no issues.

Re: Ask HN: Which headset do you use for work?

#20
Logitech G533. Specifically not Bluetooth, because Bluetooth has intermittent UX problems as I'm sure you're aware.

Comfortable enough, and the boom mic can be raised to mute the headset.

It can be used when charging, but I generally charge it over the weekend then use unplugged it all week.

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