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I followed his advice during the pandemic and switched to wired ethernet and a wired mic and headphones. When I speak on Zoom calls, people often comment on Zo

I followed his advice during the pandemic and switched to wired ethernet and a wired mic and headphones. When I speak on Zoom calls, people often comment on Zoom calls how good the audio quality is. The only thing I miss is the ability to walk around taking calls.

jonathanlydall 3y ago
They were quite pricey, but I’ve been very happy with my Steel Series Wireless Arctic Pro headset which I got a couple of years back. It uses a base station, but runs a proprietary wireless protocol which can do very high quality bidirectional voice. Comes with two batteries, one can charge in the base station while you’re using the other. I swap it each morning and lasts the day fine. I also chose it based on its aesthetic choice of not looking garish like just about every other gaming brand headset. They can also be used over Bluetooth too, but will be lower voice quality in such cases.
- umeshunni 3y ago
  I got the Philips open side headphones he recommended in his blog post and they have worked well for me. The only downside is they are gigantic and people also comment on my head size to headphone size ratio.
the_pwner224 3y ago
Try the Antlion Audio Modmic Wireless. It's a wireless boom mic that magnetically attaches to your regular (wireless/Bluetooth) headphones. (There's a small magnet that you permanently adhere onto the side of your headphones, the modmic connects to that) From some YouTube comparison videos I found before purchasing, the quality of the modmic/wireless is vastly superior to the builtin mic on most headsets - even the more expensive business/conference and gaming headsets. It's not quite as good as a standalone desk mic, but it's not too far off. Plus if you already have a nice set of headphones that you like - I have a set of Bose noise cancelling ones - you can keep using those; you don't need to sacrifice incoming audio quality by moving to a headset. The only downside is the battery life is ~12 hours. As an IC who doesn't have tons of meetings, I only need to charge it every 2-4 weeks. But if you're a manager that may be more annoying. Tip: Use a hair dryer to heat up the adhesive on the magnet before you stick it onto your headphones. Otherwise it might fall off later.
umeshunni 3y ago
Since I missed the link, here's his blog post about how to improve video calls: https://www.benkuhn.net/vc/ https://www.benkuhn.net/vc/

jonathanlydall 3y ago

They were quite pricey, but I’ve been very happy with my Steel Series Wireless Arctic Pro headset which I got a couple of years back. It uses a base station, but runs a proprietary wireless protocol which can do very high quality bidirectional voice. Comes with two batteries, one can charge in the base station while you’re using the other. I swap it each morning and lasts the day fine. I also chose it based on its aesthetic choice of not looking garish like just about every other gaming brand headset. They can also be used over Bluetooth too, but will be lower voice quality in such cases.

umeshunni 3y ago
I got the Philips open side headphones he recommended in his blog post and they have worked well for me. The only downside is they are gigantic and people also comment on my head size to headphone size ratio.

the_pwner224 3y ago

Try the Antlion Audio Modmic Wireless. It's a wireless boom mic that magnetically attaches to your regular (wireless/Bluetooth) headphones. (There's a small magnet that you permanently adhere onto the side of your headphones, the modmic connects to that) From some YouTube comparison videos I found before purchasing, the quality of the modmic/wireless is vastly superior to the builtin mic on most headsets - even the more expensive business/conference and gaming headsets. It's not quite as good as a standalone desk mic, but it's not too far off. Plus if you already have a nice set of headphones that you like - I have a set of Bose noise cancelling ones - you can keep using those; you don't need to sacrifice incoming audio quality by moving to a headset. The only downside is the battery life is ~12 hours. As an IC who doesn't have tons of meetings, I only need to charge it every 2-4 weeks. But if you're a manager that may be more annoying. Tip: Use a hair dryer to heat up the adhesive on the magnet before you stick it onto your headphones. Otherwise it might fall off later.

umeshunni 3y ago

Since I missed the link, here's his blog post about how to improve video calls: https://www.benkuhn.net/vc/ https://www.benkuhn.net/vc/