Jabra SUPREME Bluetooth Headset - Retail Packaging - Black

I have now been using the Jabra Supreme (still am) for several years. I wear it for an average of 12 to 14 hours a day. Because it hangs on your ear and not in it, the Bluetooth is VERY comfortable! I often forget it is even there. Standby time is up to 3 or 4 days if I use it lightly. However talk time says 5 hours on a full charge, but I average about 3 hours. That part sucks so I need to charge it often if I talk a lot. The good news is that it usually charges full from dead in about an hour. Noise canceling is wonderful! I am a truck driver and spend the entire time in a noisy truck. However the person I call can never hear the truck and when I tell them I am driving they don't believe me until I honk the horn. I am very impressed by that! Durability is top notch! I have dropped it a dozen times and have been working outside in rain/sleet/snow with it getting surface wet. However it keeps on working. I even dropped it in the mud once. wiped it clean and voilà! still good! I may need to buy another one soon as I am very rough on it but still shocked at all I have put it through! All in All, I love it! but battery life is the major con.

I had always found the Motorola H700 flip headset to be the best and most convenient bluetooth solution. Its performance was good and the flip microphone made it easy to carry in a holster. Unfortunately it finally died and they are out of production. So I decided to try this headset and was pleasantly surprised. This actually surpasses the Motorola H700. Voice recognition by my iPhone is improved - presumably because of the better noise reduction of the headset, the calls seem very clear on both ends, and the talking caller ID is a real plus.It can fit in the same holster I used for my H700 - though it is a bit large for it. If I can find a holster with a belt clip, this could be a real winner. The only con is that it isn't extremely comfortable on the earlobe after a few hours. The bar that holds the ear clip to the unit is a bit too long I think and the end poking through tends to be a little irritating. It comes with an additional ear pad and clip but there is not really any more comfort using either of those. I have not tried the "comfort kit" - sold separately for way too much money. When I first saw the "comfort kit" advertised I was amused that a $100 bluetooth headset would need an additional expenditure to be comfortable. However I may be forced to try it if I can't get the ear clip adjusted properly. Jabra should be embarrassed by this.

I have used several of the Plantronics Voyager series (Pro and HD, I believe) and love them both. Unfortunately, the newest one (the Legend) has moved away from the industry standard micro-USB charging cable to a proprietary magnetic cable.Once my Voyager HD died, I decided to try something different. As I listen to downloaded podcasts for 6+ hrs at work while delivering in a loud vehicle for much of it, my needs included: huge battery life, fairly loud, mono-only (for safe driving), durability, and solid fit. Range is less of an issue as is voice-command/recognition. I also do not require it to be low-profile.With that in mind, I first tried the Motorola Whisper, their highest-end offering. This unit had pretty decent battery life and was almost loud enough, but failed to fit very well and once my cat bit through the flimsy earpiece, it would never stay put. It was promptly exchanged for a unit from Bose.Next up was the fantastic Bose Bluetooth Headset Series 2. These fit very, very well. They are easily the loudest mono bluetooth headset I've ever used. As an owner of the wired Bose IE2 headphones, I knew the fit would work and that they would continue to fit well over time. Alas, the battery is abysmal. It's not a very small headset so I'm unsure as to why they couldn't have done better by putting a better battery in it, especially at that price. I have decided to keep this unit as a backup unit. One more note is that this is the only mono headset that is right-side or left-side specific; you can not switch it between the right side and left side. Not a deal-breaker but something to note.I finally broke down and picked up this unit and it has definitely hit the sweet spot. While it is not quite as loud as the Bose, it is closer than anything else I've tried. It's battery life is almost double what the Bose is. It stays put on the ear without feeling like it might fall out like the Motorola. It has solid range. Controls are easy to learn. It works on either ear. And it uses a standard micro-USB cable to charge. Jabra also developed some decent apps to use on your phone. And it handles calls well, even when in a loud/windy environment. In fact it sounds much better than using the phone without a headset at all.Pros: Battery life; volume; range; standardized micro-USB port; great call quality.Cons: Pretty large compared to most headsets; pretty expensive.

I seem to always have problems with bluetooth headsets. I've used several, and each time, the person on the other end has had trouble hearing me, or the device has been so uncomfortable or awkward, I've had to spend a minute or more every time I put it on my ear, trying to get it just right.The Jabra is very comfortable (although, like any device, it will start to make your ear hurt if you wear it for more than an hour or so). I wear it on my hour-long commute to/from work, with no discomfort. I can put it on with one hand, and it kind of just falls into place.The sound is very good. I can hear callers with no problem. I have had one caller who obviously had difficulty hearing me, but I think I might have been in a sketchy area to begin with, so I can't put that on the headset.I listen to music or podcasts while driving, and take calls as necessary. The only difficult part for me, and I think this speaks more toward my lack of skill than the Jabra's design, is that I can't take a call directly from the headset when it comes in. The phone rings (in my ear), and EVERY time, if I try to activate the headset, I end up disconnecting the call. So, instead, I answer on my phone, then hit the "bluetooth" button on the phone, which transfers the call to the headset. It takes about 2 seconds longer, but it is less embarassing that hanging up on the person calling.