Quick note: I made a mistake in the labelling at 05:37 and 06:46. That should be the Jabra Speak 510/710 NOT Logitech. Apologies for the confusion!

This is how to do a proper mic comparison. So much better than most other reviews, where the presentor calls someone and says, "How do I sound?" Thanks for sharing this.

Many many many thanks! I'm totally confident in your review, and now I'm a happy owner of a Plantronics 7200. You helped me a lot on doing the choice, thanks a lot!

Thank you. Nice design of a simple blind test review. Very helpful with choices that needed to be made, especially for a one-person video/audio conferencing set up. I agree that the plantronics sounded good - thank you again!

Thanks for that nice approach reviewing different products !!

Well done! This is the video I've been looking for since WFH!

I really appreciate this review you did. No one else goes over the mic quality. As we can see, the mic pickup can vary widely between models and brands. Everyone else just does standard product reviews of the device itself. Just orders the PLT. Plantronics has never let me down I’ve been using their headsets for a decade!

Perfect review which was really helpful to choose - I really appreciate the amount of effort done to present all those models in this professional way! Well done!

Great comparison. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

Thank you! I ran into the same issue when looking for reviews on mic quality. Plantronics clearly the winner and price reflects it.

Amazing comparison !! Thanks.

Good vid. Thanks for that comparisons.

This is a great video, by far the most informative that I came across on the topic. It would be great if you added recommendation on which ones rank after PLT, that will be very useful.

Great comparison, thank you!!

Best review I’ve seen to date, this is how a review should be done!

Great test, thanks for that!

Very helpful test. Thanks!

Great review. Hats off. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

I loved how you compared them. Thanks!

Thank you. Just what i needed

THIS is exactly what I have been researching - microphone quality! (been told my voice on my current speakerphone is poor). Fantastic review John (and I picked the Plantronics 7200 as well), and thank you!

OMG this is really thought through and just wat i needed to see :)

Too good !!! Just awesome. That was real intelligent method to test the microphones. Keep doing this wonderful work. Thanks.

Great and super helpful review! I hope you do a similar one for microphones. Thank you!

Great objective review. Much appreciated.

Thanks for putting this together! I started feeling like I was tied to my desk by wearing headphones for teams/zoom all day. I thought the P710e sounded best. I looked on KSL (local craigslist) and found one for 40 bucks used. Perfect!

Awesome review. Thanks

Thank you. Very well done. The best review

Awesome! You did a great job here.

This video is the best speakerphone comparison on the entire Internet! I picked up the Plantronics Calisto 7200, which led me to the Polycom VoxBox and the Polycom Trio 8800. Thank you! 😃

B, E, F, H were my top based on audio quality. F being my favorite. I wish you did this exercise with background noise too. Thanks for the review!

Amazing video. Thank you!

Thank you ...very good review and comparison!

Thank you so much! This was super helpful and well done. Listened via Bose QuietComfort 45 wireless headphones and was surprised at the results of the testing.

Hi John, this is most useful mic comparison video on youtube, thanks for creating it. Would you be able to do a side by side mic test with the new Poly Sync 20 vs the Calisto 7200? In your video Calisto 7200 is bay far the best in my opinion and would really like to hear the Sync 20 next to it. Thanks a lot!

Thank you for the very gratifying Video. You can buy the Calisto 7200 with confidence. My impression is that it is a good one in the order of F, B, D and H.

Excellent review! The blind test was really smart =)

Probably the best test / review of these gadgets. My preference, E. Crisp sound quality for my ears. After all, it’s all subjective. Thanks John.

Thank you for this awesome review! This really helps choosing the right one. I have purchased the Anker speaker but my peers have not been happy about the microphone quality. I was about to buy the jabra 510, but I will definitely have a look into the PLT. By the way there is a spelling mistake: it’s not the Logitech 510, but the jabra 510. Thanks 🙏🏼

Thank you very much for the video - have been looking for a speakerphone / microphone for a while. Watched your video and made comments for each of the letters. Thankfully I did - I almost purchased the Anker Powerconf but that was the one I liked the least in microphone quality. I thought the Clasito 7200 was the best with the Yamaha 2nd. Have just ordered the Clasito 7200.

Super helpful, thanks.

As a fellow AV pro from here in Australia, I really appreciated your review. So much better than other reviews I found. I agreed with your opinion and thought, the Calisto was the winner. Do more reviews. Maybe headsets? We are also looking for a kit to send out to remote presenters when bringing them into a conference as a caller on a virtual or hybrid event. Designed for not technical people. Any ideas or solutions?

Excellent video

It's a professional review 👌🏻👌🏻

really liked your video, just subscribed to your channel. Btw, purchased Jabra speaker 710 :)

Thanks for the great review!

Thanks for your effort

Comparison well done, kudos and thanks for taking the time and doing the investment on buying 6 different devices just for the internet to have a well informed review on them, awesome work!!!

Thank you! I had the exact same issue! Thank you so much!

Thank you very much for reviewing all these options, I think I'll get the Anker seems to have a great cost benefit relationship.

Very interesting review ! I purchased a Yamaha yvc200 just 2 days before watching it :( But I was hesitating between the plantronic 7200 and the Yamaha. Finally I chosen the Yamaha because it was available unlike the plantronic.

Haha. I somehow knew that A and E are Jabras. IMO the Jabra Speak 510 sounded the most clear. This speakerphone is a classic.....for a reason. 👍. Cool video. Thanks

An extraordinary review, Im about to but a speekrphone I was looking for info comparing Jabra Speak 750 and Anker PowerConf S500, but the mic quality of Calisto 72000 is amazing!!, gracias

This is fantastic thanks, rules out the popular anker immediately for me. Much more useful than thousands of amazon reviews

Great video

Thank you for recommendation. My purchase is clear now :)

Thank you….thank you….thank you………finally a review that addresses my very said concern; as in how I will sound to the person I’m meeting with.

I am very pleased with my Zabra 750. Great volume for a group of 4-8 people. I was using a BOSE before and it was just too low.

Very nice review! Would like to have heard usb and bluetooth audio, because it likely will be different.

Thanks! in a flood of AI reviews that aren't really reviews and just list specs, this was very helpful!

Thank you brother

I've got the Jabra 710, but after seeing your test, I would go for the Plantronics

Hi , This is really quality work. Really objective and clearly distinguished work. Please keep it up. If possible review some quality mono mobile phone headphone for wfh, especialy for calling purpose either wired or preferably bluetooth. Please review decent price options not so expensive ones. F definitely the best and C(Anker)the worst, Anker is worse than webcam mic Great Job👍

Hey John, This is awesome Review. I am so glad my judgement of 'F' was the winner too from you, the professional side. Do you think audio quality (mic and speaker) of Plantronics Calisto 7200 is comparable to Plantronics Calisto 3200, Plantronics Calisto 5300 and the NEW Poly Sync 20, 40 series. Thanks.

I was AMAZED at F!!! Sounds stellar.

Good blind test. However, the volume needs to be calibrated imo, otherwise it skews our perception. Also, price does come into play as well.

Agree with your choice

Would also choose the Calisto 7200

Thanks for the review. Your Jabra 710 stated wrongly Logitech if I'm not wrong.

I agree sounds great!… now share your pick on the $99 price point please!

You show the jabra 510 and 510 as a picture but wrote Logitech. That left me wondering until I googled that they have a distribution agreement.

B and F stood out. I slightly prefer B because the plosives sounded softer with B.

Which one has the best speaker and easiest to turn the volume up? I'm not so worried about the mic :)

Thank you for the video! What microphone are you using as your blog Mic audio as that is the best quality! I would be very curious how they compare in a live reverb room between B and F. I have a number of staff in poor quality cube rooms with issues generated by echo/reverb of the actual room they are in causing problems with clarity.

Excellent review. Only thing missing and maybe for another review, is to have some background noise. Maybe from a noise maker on a phone speaker i nthe background. Would have been nice to include the Dell and Microsoft offerings too as they are big names. My choice based on this. Plantronics -> Yamaha -> Logitech P710e, and junk the rest Great Job!

Thanks for the test as I am looking for exactly the same in terms of microphone quality! As availability of the Plantronics is limited in my part of the world: How would you rate the performance of the Yamaha vs Plantronics, also speaker wise? Are they far apart? And what was your overall impression of the Anker?

Please make a comparison between Poly calisto 7200 and yealink cp 900 if possible. Also if possible make a mic test between calisto 7200 and the cheaper calisto 3200.

A,B,H,D,E great video thanks!!

Amazing! How does the speaker sound volume and clarity compare to the Jabra 510?

They all sounded pretty good to me. More useful and ineresting test would be testing it from larger distances (3-5ft) and from different angles. Can you do it?

Well my picks were C and F. C for personal crazy preference. F for obvious objective appreciation.

i found my Jabra Speak 750 best with bi-directional audio and crisp sound

To me the Yamaha 200 seemed the best. While not as loud as the 7200 but clearer.

Did you encounter problems with the microphone when using Plantronics with Zoom? I had several incidents wherein they can’t hear me or my voice is intermittent or choppy. I had to toggle mute button for it to “refresh”. Tried mic/record testing using Zoom and it’s the same case - there are times where it won’t pickup my voice during recording.

Awesome video.. I got the Plantronics 7200 based on this video.. Sound from it is amazing when connected via USB.. however when connected via Bluetooth to my iPhone, callers were telling me that my sound seems far and low for them to hear, even though the device is right infront of me on my desk.. Any ideas on what to do? Thanks!

Great video. Did you connect those devices to your computer via USB or Bluetooth?

How do you use it for Facebook Live

I liked the Yamaha over the plantronics but it is very close

would love to know which one has the best distance but still capture clear speech.

Hi, great review! Just curious, what is your 2nd choice? Been looking between 510, 710 and anker.. after this I think anker will not make the cut. Subscribed to your channel as well. Thank you!

Excellent. I have a very large hollow space -- 24+ high ceilings, concrete floor and metal surrounding walls. My issue are echos feeding to the listener. Thoughts?

Test A shows a Jabra in the picture, but the text below says it is a Logitech.

Nice review thanks. Please turno off the background music for a better listening ;-)

What is the best web cam with zoom for conference call? thank you

Do speaker phones work as a conference call only or can I use for a call center phone.

Thanks but you didn't mention if you are using bluetooth or USB. Bluetooth connections will use the "headset" profile when using it as a conference speaker which severely limits the audio bandwidth. USB could support full bandwidth or even analog speaker/mic connections to a PC/phone will sound better. I really hope they can sort out high quality bidirectional audio in the future. This is also why there aren't bluetooth mics... Or at least part of the reason. Its amazing to me that my 20+ year old analog speaker and mic from my '90s PC setup sound better than bluetoothed for video conferencing

Hello there, thanks for this very useful video ! I was planning to buy the Anker but your video is showing poor mic quality from what I've heard honestly... I wanted to get your feedback on that one please. Thanks again !

Hi John. I've a question. Is it possible to use Plantronics Calisto 7200 WITHOUT touching it ? Here is the case. My mother of 86 years old isn't able to use her hands anymore. So, to communicate with her, I place a smartphone with Google Duo/Meets near her and I install an auto-answer app (MotoAnswer). So, when I call her, MotoAnswer take the call and Google Duo/Meet switch on the phone speaker. BUT, smartphone microphone is poor and I think to associate this speakerphone to catch her voice and play mine. It can do the job ONLY if answering a call on the smartphone acts as answering the call on this device ? Did you test answering (hang up) the call on the smartphone permits a conversation on the Jabra speakerphone, please ? Thanks a lot for you test comparison. It's very usefull for me and the choice is easier.

A 3:03 B 3:20 C 3:37 D 3:54 E 4:12 F 4:31 G 4:51 H 5:08

The Calisto 7200 easily wins. I suppose it's end of life, though, as the Poly Sync line appears to be replacing it. Trying to decide between the Calisto 7200 and Poly Sync 20. Could you compare those two, by chance?