We strongly encourage that all of our remote employees use the same IP phone and headset models to help minimize this kind of problem. We pay for it all and try

We strongly encourage that all of our remote employees use the same IP phone and headset models to help minimize this kind of problem. We pay for it all and try really hard to make sure everyone has it set up in the same way. The kind of work we do is very complex and having people get distracted with random audio problems is just too much to deal with. For those enthusiasts among us... I also think if you are fiddling with microphone preamps and phantom power before your daily standup, that you might have some unnecessary distractions going on in your office.