Help me hear a pin drop so I can talk on the phone at work.

May 1, 2015 7:05 AM

What is the best mobile phone headset (with mic) setup for whisper-quality phone calls in super noisy environment?

I just moved to a new office with very loud construction noise and noisy neighbours. I'm used to working in total silence and having a tough, tough time adjusting. I can't seem to tolerate trying to talk on the phone which is mission critical to the work I do. I guess I'm one of those people who can't really concentrate on the phone unless it's super quiet...

Looking for an over-the-ear telephone headset with a great mike and superlative noise cancelling. To work with iPhone.

There are a lot of askme questions on noise cancelling headphones, I know, but none nothing recent for telephone headsets specifically.

So far I've narrowed it down to:
Sennheiser HME280 Circumaural Noise Canceling Headset
Undecided which, but something from The Boom

Does anyone have a setup they love? Thanks for any/all suggestions!!!
Can't move office, so that's not an option, and am going bonkers.

posted by OlivesAndTurkishCoffee to Technology (1 answer total)

Best answer: Keep in mind that talking on a noise-cancelling headset can be really disconcerting. I have the Bose QC's which I normally just use as headphones. I tried using them for a phone call and I had to switch to a different headset because it was too weird not being able to hear myself properly. It's possible that you'd get used to this, but it's something to think about.
posted by radioamy at 11:28 AM on May 1, 2015 [1 favorite]