Drop + EPOS - IMPACT 1060 ANC (1001130)

If you use iPhone, look into enabling "voice isolation" mode and it could work okay with any existing earbuds or headphones you may have. Otherwise, Epos Impact 1000 series is the best we've tested for your use case.

For your use case a headset with a mic boom would be a better way to go and less hassle. Epos Impact 1060 + over-ear cushions accessory is populer for wireless or Epos Impact 860 for wired and saves a little bit of money. Or Yealink HA64 Pro would be another worth considering.

I have the Epos Impact 1060, and my 8 month old was crying in my lap, but my coworker was unable to hear her. We also tested it with my older 2 yelling and singing next to me, and my husband was unable to hear them at all. This is all without degraded voice quality. I highly recommend them! (If you do, the after market over ear cushions are a game changer)

I swear by the Epos Impact 1061T ANC. For microphone noise cancelling, this is an absolute beast! Noise cancelling isn't as great though, but that's less important

I use an Epos 1061 ANC which I highly prefer over the Jabra headset my employer gave me (tbf, I also won the Epos headset at work). My only complaints are the build quality of the USB receiver which is currently held together with sticky tape and the software which is just meh. The headset itself is wonderful for calls as it isolates my voice waaayyyy better than other headsets in a crowded office setting, and it has noise cancellation. It also connects to phone & laptop at the same time.

Exactly this! Most of the suggested option in this thread do a fantastic job at filtering out the background noise from your *ears* but mist don't do anything, or don't do much about filtering the office noise from the *microphone*. There's a few sample videos on YouTube from channels like HeadsetAdvisor or CallOneInc that demonstrate how various models perform in this situation. You want to factor in both how well the headset filters out the surrounding noise and what the voice quality sounds like post filtering. Some models (e.g. Yealink BH76+) do a pretty decent job of filtering the background noise, but at the expense of audio clarity... your voice sounds very narrowband and rough. In my experience, after testing several options, I went with the EPOS Impact 1000 series (I went with the 1061 ANC) because it had great microphone noise filtering and the best (by far) microphone audio quality. The earpiece ANC is *okay*, but nothing amazing... cancels out some of the background noise but nothing like a good set of over-ear ANC *headphones*. The EPOS 860 ANC is the exact same headset but with wired USB-C connection rather than Bluetooth.

Epos impact 1060 with over ear ear cushions accessory is the way to go. All the consumer stuff sucks for business cases

Epos impact 1000 series + over-ear cushions you can now add with this headset Epos impact 1060 for wired

Check out shokz opencomm2 UC or epos impact 1060 with over ear cushions you can add but will be a bit out of your budget. Theres a version of this headset that is passive noise cancellation without ANC. So you’d want to choose the model that doesn’t say “anc”

If you’re returning to Office and you’re on calls regularly and there’s background noise, it’ll be important that you can be heard clearly without the background noise. and from some testing I’ve done between personal headphones I use and some business headsets I bought, I found the Yealink ha64 or and epos impact 1060 to be best. There’s some third-party over ear cushions from headset advisor that I purchased so if you prefer over here then that would be a better way to go and I found the over ear option would be super comfortable. Both models give you a direct connection with either a docking station or USB dongle, which gives you a much more reliable connection than connecting directly to your computer with bluetooth.

I personally use Yealink HA64 Pro and now epos impact 1060 with over ear cushions. If you don’t care about the mic quality and being heard clearly without those noises then skip either of these and go with either of the options on your list (i haven’t tested either to say how well the speaker noise cancellation is to give my thoughts). But all of those will have terrible mics.

Cheapish and good in this budget don’t really go together. The JLab Go work 2 might be the only thing I could think of in this price range to be decent for the price. Just keep in mind you won’t be able to answer/end calls when away from the computer. I personally use the Yealink ha64 pro and epos impact 1060 with zoom and teams. I use the impact 1060 for when i travel and the ha64 pro for the wireless range while working from home. I can be on a call in the backyard answering/ending calls without anyone even knowing 😂 all the other Bluetooth headsets I’ve tried disconnect like 10 feet away

I second this! Have epos impact and the noise cancellation is amazing

I have the EPOS impact and they are amazing