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I tried to find a good wireless headset for my remote meetings. My discovery was: - Bluetooth microphones are of general terrible quality. After recording and

I tried to find a good wireless headset for my remote meetings. My discovery was: - Bluetooth microphones are of general terrible quality. After recording and playing back my different attempts at a nice wireless mic, the build in omni directional mic on my MBP always shockingly came out ahead. It really didn't make any sense to me. - Long pair programming or brainstorming sessions with co-workers can outlast the headsets. In the end, I just plug in my earbuds that came with my phone, which give me audio, and the built-in mic pics up my voice. That being said, appreciate this question, maybe someone else has found something better. I tried various Logitech and other bluetooth headsets made for cell phones, I also tried Beats Powerbeats. So maybe I was just going in the wrong direction.

joatmon-snoo 10y ago
I think it's a combination of both the tech and lack of demand. Bluetooth audio stuff is only now getting up to par (at least that's the feeling I get sniffing around /r/headphones and the like), and when the two primary audiences that care - gamers and enterprise - have reliable wired alternatives, there just isn't enough motivation for someone to really break out there. I suspect on the tech side one of the big disadvantages a BT mic has to suffer from is how to balance power consumption with the circuitry you need to pull a good signal off. Looking this up[1] it seems that a MBP is much better positioned for that kind of hardware as opposed to a mic. On another note I've seen some praise for the Skullcandy PLYR. [1] http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/how-microphones-work.html http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/how-microphone...