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Esteban du Plantier said:

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I use bone conducting headphones (Shokz) while on long road trips so I can listen to what I want without waking the family. You can hear outside sounds as if you weren't wearing headphones.

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Yea, any "open back" headsets are an option but those options are pretty limited. Never tested them for call quality in meetings though, only had a cheap single ear set for night gaming on the console so I could still hear everyone in the house if something was needed.

Esteban du Plantier said:

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I use bone conducting headphones (Shokz) while on long road trips so I can listen to what I want without waking the family. You can hear outside sounds as if you weren't wearing headphones.

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Transparency mode on the newer Apple AirPods works the same way. You can hear everything around you just fine.

I use Shokz at the office. Even though my ears are open, I don't hear much outside of what I'm listening to. I wouldn't use them while driving.

tx1c said:

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I use Shokz at the office. Even though my ears are open, I don't hear much outside of what I'm listening to. I wouldn't use them while driving.

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Dude, how loud is your music? I have no problem hearing what's going on.

I have tried several different mics for phone calls while traveling and my favorite was the open ear Plantronics with boom Mic. My voice was always crystal clear and the volume was great while still being able to hear my surroundings. Highly recommend..

https://a.co/d/dvAErTT

Poly completely screwed up Plantronics.

Plantronics used to be the best headsets in the business, bar none. I used to sell them all the time to businesses and I had my 5200UC that lasted around 5 years with no issues at all. When the battery finally had it, I went ahead and bought the same model but branded by Poly. The moment I unboxed the new headset, I could feel it was cheaper made than my Plantronics one. Everything about it just didn't feel the same. I started using it and it seemed to have all kinds of sound quality issues, both from the earpiece and the microphone.

You can try a Poly headset, but I think they're trash. Granted, Jabra isn't any better. Really, I haven't found a single business headset that I actually think is up to par, in the last few years. I will generally use my pixel pods Pro, if I want to wear headphones, but not having a detached mic means the microphone quality isn't very good.