Review on Plantronics Voyager 5200 (Poly) - Bluetooth Over-the-Ear (Monaural) Headset - Cell Phone Compatible - Noise Canceling - Charger Not Included by Gap Tawan ᠌

Name: Plantronics Voyager 5200 (Poly) - Bluetooth Over-the-Ear (Monaural) Headset - Cell Phone Compatible - Noise Canceling - Charger Not Included
Item: Plantronics Voyager 5200 (Poly) - Bluetooth Over-the-Ear (Monaural) Headset - Cell Phone Compatible - Noise Canceling - Charger Not Included
Rating: 2

August 10, 2022

I definitely do not advise buying, the product disappointed.

I’m really thinking about buying the old Legend again, but I’m not going to ate it for anything, since ates are only harmful, read the forums, users like one say about it: that Plantronics has become like modern cars - the calculated period (or maybe programmed) is no more 2 years, after which it is impossible to use the headset - they do not hear you. In the “by the ear” form factor, I used several models of Jabra, Plantronics, went through all those with good noise reduction, the Legend was the ideal solution, wore out two of them. The 5200 series is really disappointing. technical support on the manufacturer's website is a myth, they do not answer such questions. For the money, with the same functionality, China is better. Paying 7,000 thousand for a dubious brand advantage is, in my opinion, superfluous.

Pros

What do we, as consumers, expect from the next Plantronics series? Of course, improvements and once again improvements of the previous series. Form factor: behind the ear, some like it, some don't. Personally, I like it, got used to it for many years. Good sound, audibility both at home and at the interlocutor, ergonomics, earbuds that can be changed in size, later, as they wear out, you can find additional ones and buy them, improved design, looks solid, yes. Familiar management, as in other models, does not have to get used to.

Cons

The previous Legend suffered the same thing for many buyers: as the firmware was ated, the battery died and the sound worsened, all this together forced the adherents of the brand and the Legend series to buy the next headset, the new series, far from for little money. The Plantronics Voyager 5200 suffers from the same. What personally disappointed me was the disgusting work of noise reduction: in the last series of Legends, it was possible to walk along the road in the rain, along which the noise of cars, trucks, signals, etc. - in fact received an impeccable sound on the other end of the wire (the recording of conversations amazingly confirms this) . Flawless, gentlemen! The 5200 has noise reduction at the level of Chinese fakes, or rather, it is practically absent. You can talk on the balcony, all the sounds of children running in the yard will fall into the pipe. All, gentlemen, sounds!. But the price tag of Chinese headsets of the same form factor, behind the ear, is around 1,500, and Plantronics, excuse me, is over 7,000. Yes, the Plantronics Hub appeared, installed in android, for quickly setting up some functions, but there was no adjustment of the noise reduction level, and it didn’t.