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Plantronics Voyager 855 Bluetooth Headset (Black) |  | Brand: Plantronics
Category: Wireless
List Price: $120.99
Buy New: $83.69
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Seller: CCMACCESSORIES
Rating:  367 reviews
Sales Rank: 4117
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 2.3 x 5.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: VOYAGER855
Model: Voyager 855 Bluetooth headset
UPC: 017229125711
EAN: 0017229125711
ASIN: B000UBNFT2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Detachable cable lets you easily convert mono headset for stereo listening on your music-enabled Bluetooth phone | | • | Sound-isolating earbuds block out distracting background noise so that you can focus on music or conversation | | • | Plantronics AudioIQ two-way noise reduction technology¿now every word can be clearly heard, regardless of the surrounding noise | | • | Seamlessly switch between calls and music with the same headset. Tune out the world, tune in your music and stay in touch | | • | 2-in-1 headset with one-touch call and music controls. Adjust volume, mute the microphone, track forward and back, pause, and then play on |
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Product Description
PLANTRONICS VOYAGER 855 VOYAGER 855 BLUETOOTH HEADSET CONVERTIBLE BLUETOOTH HEADSET FOR VOICE CALLS & STEREO LISTENING ; DIGITALLY ENHANCED VOICE QUALITY, SOUND-ISOLATING FEATURES & MUSIC CONTROLS; INCLUDES AC CHARGER, STEREO PLUG-IN CABLE, EAR LOOP STABILIZERS & 3 EAR BUD SIZES
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 367
 No way to reset hardware, plus it's been discontinued July 1, 2010
Robert McBride (La Habra, CA United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really loved this headset. It worked with my phone, VoIP on the laptop, and my music player. I'd use it discretely at work to listen to music and take phone calls. I'd use the secondary earpiece when I wanted full stereo. Mine lasted nine months before I got the dreaded blinking red light while charging. It's really too bad that Plantronics dropped this product instead of improving it -- there's really nothing on the market like this. On the positive side, Plantronics was nice enough to replace my broken headset, but what I received is a large, clunky Backbeat 903. Good sound but not real discrete, and it's not really possible to only wear one earpiece or the other. To be honest I haven't tried the Backbeat with my phone yet, but I probably wouldn't wear the Backbeat in public anyway.
The Plantronics engineers have to resolve the problems with this product and maintain this form factor. It's simply too nice to discontinue. To read up on the problem, please do a google search on "voyager 855 red blinking light while charging" if you want to know more about the long term reliability about this product.
I have a Plantronics Discovery 640 for my phone and I really like it, but it doesn't support A2DP. Now that my Voyager 855 died, I need to find a replacement, but there's really nothing like it. I'd probably would buy another Plantronics headset once they update their product line with a good replacement, but for now I'll just have to wait. --Bob
 Works great! June 24, 2010
Ramsey D. Nally
You can't really compare this headset with any other headset because as far as I know there isn't another headset like it. With this headset you can use it as stereo or unplug the wire and hang it on one ear like a standard headset. It is A2DP or whatever those letters are that mean it controls your phone from the headset if your phone has those features.
Best damn bluetooth with stereo EVER!!! May 20, 2010
Faustus (NJ, USA)
This is possibly the best bluetooth I have ever owned. It can function as a standalone headset while still playing wireless audio or you can add the attachment for wireless stereo music. It comes with multiple ear attachments to fit different exterior ear shapes and interior ear sizes. Very durable which is what really amazes me. I inadvertantly dropped this thing in the middle of a snow storm at my home and thought, "Oh, crap. I just lost $80." I waited a moth later and I found the head set after the snow melted. I charged it, used it, and it worked just like new! I was amazed at this little things hardiness considering it also takes daily beatings from my 1 and 3 year old.
The sound quality is excellent and does not receive much interfernce like others I have used. If my bluetooth music skips it usually isbecause the cellular radio on my phone is on which interfers on most any cell phone, so if it is off it plays flawlessly. It works well at a distance up to the advertised 30 feet and syncs nicely to my PC. It has the AD2P functionality with I believe 2.1 BT firmware. It stays nicely in your ear so you can hear your audience well and does not move much if fitted properly to your ear, even when running though I would not recommend it for jogging. I wish this used a normal USB mini charger but if that is the only fault that is pretty good. As for the buttons and media functions like voice dialing and pause/play/next the headset works very well although not as well on Android phones. By this I mean that sometime you need it hit buttons twice to make it work and sometimes the audio does not pick up on command but call quality and music quality are very good. Windows Mobile phones work flawlessly with it as I'm sure Blackberrys and other smart phone would.
I will note the first one I got (which I admit was used) worked terribly after a month, but you pay for what you get which is especially true with bluetooth headsets. I have seen others go as high as $200 and yet this one works well for an average pricing. I have bought headsets for $10, $30, $80, and $200 and more often than not the more you pay for it the better it works. Happy listening. Overall a damn good little headset and certainly worth the price.
Great headset for alternating between phone calls and music May 9, 2010
Leslie Noland (Glendale Heights, IL USA)
First let me state that I am not a "power-user" of phone headsets. I don't typically use one in my business, in my car, or even for long periods at home. Therefore, some things I can't really report on, such as battery life - I've never run the battery completely down (on the other hand, I have occasionally been on a call for two to three hours without the battery giving out so battery life can't be too terrible). Likewise, I am rarely in a situation where I am handling multiple incoming phone calls so my experience with juggling multiple tasks/calls etc. is not very extensive. I just wanted a good-quality headset which would do both ad2p and hands-free bluetooth profiles so that I could listen to music while working around the house but pick-up a phone call if one came in without having to juggle a bunch of devices or run to the other end of the house to turn off the music, etc. Coupled with my smartphone the Plantronics Voyager 855 does this quite well.
As a phone headset, I have tried a few and this is the best I have used. Sound quality is excellent, apparently in both directions. I have asked correspondents about the sound quality on their end and all have reported that they heard me loud and clear. I generally use the headset at home so it is not a terribly noisy environment, so it is not the best stress-test for the noise-cancelling microphone. On the other hand, it is not a silent environment, either. I have several computers and other electronic devices in the room and the sound of the fans, hard-drives, etc. keeps a fairly constant drone going on in the background.
For stereo, the sound quality is just OK -- the problem, no doubt, has more to do with the bluetooth protocol than the headset. From what I have read, the available bandwidth in bluetooth just does not allow full high-fidelity stereo sound. That does not mean that it is unusable -- I use it all the time -- the quality is just not that great. The sound overall seems reasonably flat except at mid-bass frequencies and lower where it seems to be heavily rolled off. Volume levels are fine but if you prefer headphone volumes designed to minimize your years of unassisted hearing you likely will not be happy with what is available here, particularly since listening to music at maximum volume with this headset can elicit some distortion. At any rate, if you do not need the headset for its phone capabilities, I would not recommend it for stereo use alone -- go with something other than bluetooth.
The stereo aspect of the headset is optional. There is an earbud which tethers to the main headset through an earloop which has electical contacts at the point where it inserts into the headset (the loop can be inserted from the "top" or from the "bottom" so that one can use the headset in either ear and still have the loop appropriatly oriented (of course, if you put it in your left ear that would put some of your controls on the bottom of the headset where they might be a bit harder to manipulate with just one's thumb). If you don't want the stereo option at all you can just unplug the extension and either use the headset without a loop or replace it with the standard, non-tethered loop included. If you want to switch back and forth and don't want to use the headset without the loop, you'll have to carry both with you. If I am wearing the headset for handling phone calls (which present through the headset only -- I would have preferred that they played the mono signal to both ears) but not currently listening to music, I usually just take the tethered earbud out of my ear and leave it draped over my shoulder rather than removing it. Three different sizes of earbuds are included with the headset -- as seems to be true of earbuds in general, none of the three fit my ears comfortably. I picked the one which allowed me to make the best seal and the headset generally does not come loose but it is not comfortable enough for extended use. the ear-buds are sound-isolating -- I would not recommend using the headset in the car or anywhere else where you need some connection to the sounds of the outside world.
Controls on the headset are somewhat easier to use than some headsets I have tried but still not great. It is difficult to make controls in any way intuitive when one is forced to have each control handle multiple functions in order to limit the number of controls available. If you use the headset a lot, once you've learned the different options they will no doubt be easy enough to use -- if you use it only occasionally, it might be a bit more of a problem remembering for a given function whether you just press the button, or have to hold it down for x seconds (but not as long as y seconds), etc. The two big advantages on this headset, in my opinion, are:
1. the call control button is not so sensitive (nor so large) that one is likely to hang up a call everytime one tries to adjust the earpiece (a huge problem I have with Aliph's Jawbone 2).
2. The microphone sports an extendable boom which one extends when using the phone; when the phone call is over, upon collapsing the boom, it hangs up the phone (handy, easy, and quick -- one can also hang up the phone by holding the call control button down for 2 seconds or soemthing like that but if one is going to collaps the boom anyway, it is not necessary). The headset also supports the AVRCP bluetooth profile so, if your music device does as well you can control pause/play and track selection from the headset.
Performance has been generally excellent. The battery charges quickly, bluetooth pairing has been quick and easy, I have not had any problems with dropped bluetooth, and most everything works "as advertised". The only real problem I have had is probably due to my phone rather than the headset (but I can't say for sure): when I first connect the headset to the phone, if I make a call using the phone's controls rather than by voice control, I have had cases where the call is not handled by the headset and can only be heard through the phone. I have not figured out a way of forcing the call to the headset after the fact. If I first make a call by voice-dialing, however, then all subsequent calls go through the headset.
I am quite happy with my headset and can readily recommend it, though with the caveats suggested above.
Great Device April 29, 2010
C. McCoy (Viginia Beach, VA USA)
I do love this headset - its the most easily carried portable stereo headset there currently is. This is the 3rd stereo head set I have owned and the only one I liked. Nearly all of my listening is Audio Books, so I can't evaluate the quality of sound for music. But for my use its perfect. Its range of volume is great, I use it a lot in my wood turning shop and I can hear it perfectly when using most of my equipment, only two machines over power it, my vacuum and my disk/belt sander. I like the performance when making or receiving phone calls they are clear and loud enough to hear. I especially like the slide out mike, its most handy since, I can slide it out to answer an incoming call, and don't have to push the main button. The mike is a little to sensitive to wind blowing which can be annoying. The headset button are a little hard to find especially the volume control rocker. The main button also is hard to find it needs to be raised a bit. The battery is adequate but for me it needs to last longer as I am often in my shop 4 or 5 hours listening to books and it doesn't quite last that long. But for more normal use I think people will find it adequate. Most of all the fact that it can be either stereo or quickly changed over to a single ear piece. In my state its illegal to drive a car using a headset in both ears, so I can have my cake and eat it too with this headset. When I get to my destination, I have the stereo ear piece in my pocket and ready to go. GREAT STEREO HEADSET!
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