Full disclosure: I'm not a full-time remote worker, but my team has VoIP conference calls if someone's working from home on a particular day (so whenever someon

Full disclosure: I'm not a full-time remote worker, but my team has VoIP conference calls if someone's working from home on a particular day (so whenever someone's sick, or if the weather's too bad for someone to make a distant commute). I've been on both sides of these calls. My personal preference is a combination of the Blue Yeti[0] and a pair of Sony MDR-7506[1] phones. This is a really comfortable setup since I can have the Yeti a bit off to the side (not blocking my monitor) while still picking up good quality sound, and I can also step away from my desk (e.g. to look for some files) without worrying that the headphone cable's going to be too short. I've also got the headphones plugged directly into the mic's 3.5mm jack, which means I can control output volume from the microphone (which I find more comfortable than a keyboard). [0] http://www.bluemic.com/products/yeti/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_MDR-V6