The Plantronics 925 on the face of a suave, sophisticated and debonair product tester. Yesterday. |
I’ve been road-testing the new Plantronics Bluetooth earpiece, the ‘925’, and I have to say I’m really impressed.
I had blogged earlier about the ‘Explorer 320′ and how happy I was with it, but the ‘925’ knocks it for six.
So, over a rather splendid mugalatte at Ruby’s cafe in Stirling (best coffee in the Adelaide Hills, imho, and coeliac-friendly), I took my brand new review product and subjected it to my butter-fingers and rigorous phone calls.
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| Very nice packaging for the 925 headset; well done, Plantronics. |
It was the same morning that I started receiving loads of calls from friends, colleagues and media from around the world about the Victorian bushfires, so there was plenty of opportunity to elicit feedback about the 925’s quality.
Reports ranged from ‘clear’ to ‘excellent’ – including a radio station who recorded an interview with me. But the piece de resistance, as it were, was the response from one particular caller. “Crystal clear, just like you are on a phone.” Considering that I was sitting in my car in Stirling – not a great place for signal by any means – is very telling.
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| The three different sizes of ear pad – none of that ‘one size fits all’ nonsense! |
I really like the interchangeable rubber ear pad. Unlike other ear pads which often use those cloth pads just like your iPod/mp3 player – and which I never fail to tear when putting them on – the rubber pad squishes on.
There’s three different sizes for three different ear hole sizes; being the delicate flower that I am (ahem) I prefer the ‘small’ one.
 A very neat idea – a protective pouch that doubles as the charger when you connect it to the power cable |
One of the other neat design elements of the headset is the leather pouch that it comes with – it also serves as the headset’s charger.
Sure, the price point of the headset is not aiming for the ‘cheaper’ end of the market – at around AUD$199 it’s not for the average teenager – but for the business person looking for superb sound quality, it’s a ‘no brainer’.
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Disclaimer: This headset was given to me by Text100 for independent review. They are aware that, as always, I maintain my independence and right to critical review irrespective of from whom the review product comes.
