Budget
Before anything else, you’ll want to figure out how much you’re willing to spend on a new wireless headset. The quality of value-priced headsets continues to improve, so you can find good affordable headsets and headphones for less than $100. The premium models, which offer better build quality and performance, tend to cost $200 or more, and sometimes much more.
Boom microphone or not?
When a headphone has a boom microphone, that’s when it technically becomes what we describe as a “headset.” Many consumer headphones work well for making calls, having an extended microphone that sits closer to your mouth can improve how well your voice gets picked, making it sound clearer. When retracted, some boom microphones will mute the headset so people can’t hear you. Some boom mics now feature mute buttons on them. This is an important feature for video calls where you want to easily mute…
