Learn about a wireless Bluetooth headset that you've likely never heard of, but one that gives you professional sound quality, and it's price is amazingly affordable.

Audio in this Podcast is narrated by Doug Merritt, CEO of Headset Advisor

In this episode of the Headset Advisor Podcast,  you'll learn about the Anker H500 Bluetooth wireless headset. This is a headset that can be used with your computer as well as with your mobile phone.

It comes with a USB A adapter, which is unexpected in a headset that's in this price range. Having a USB Adapter is known to give you better sound quality,  a more steady, and reliable connection and in some cases, longer wireless range.  Although you won't get remote call  answering with this adapter, you can still use your H500 with all the leading UC platforms.

The Anker H500 connects to two devices simultaneously which means you can seamlessly switch between the computer, and your mobile phone. This is nice because you don't have to fuss with all the connect/disconnect stuff because it's done automatically.

The ear speakers, in spite of having 40mm drivers, give you average sound. Not great, not poor, just middle of the road. And for sure, you won't be getting Bose or  Sony type audio, but good enough for how most of us; audiophiles excluded.

The microphone provides very good sound quality so your callers will hear you loud and clear. Another thing that helps to make that happen is the noise canceling mic. We threw noises at it such as  office noise, dogs barking and of course, our annoying, and loud, blender test. The Anker H500 not only did an impressive job to remove a lot of that noise, but it also maintained the voice audio quality as it dealt with those noises. It's important to note that we test a lot of headsets at Headset Advisor, and not all can maintain voice quality when dealing with room noise. The Anker H500 is one of those wireless headsets that can.

Something you'll find on the H500 that's a bit unique is how you mute the microphone. Most headsets provide a mute button. Others may require you to raise the mic boom, but the H500 gives you three ways.  The first is by raising the mic boom. The second is by moving the mic side ear speaker away from your ear, and the final way is by pressing the mute button. I'm not sure why Anker thought it necessary to provide 3 ways to mute the mic, but this is something you don't see on  other headsets.

The weight of this headset is about average for double ear models. The headband is not only adjustable, but it's padded which helps it to be comfortable. The ear cushions are also nicely padded so between the weight, the adjustable, padded headband and soft ear cushions, this is a headset you should be able to wear all day.

The battery gives you 24 hours of talk  time, and 35 hours of listening if the transparency mode isn't  activated. And, 5 minutes on the charger gives you 3 hours of battery life, which is impressive.

The transparancy mode I just referenced is a standard feature on the  Anker H500. This is a feature designed to allow you to hear your surroundings without the need to remove the headset. This is a premium feature that's not common on budget headsets like this.

There's  more to this headset beyond what I've covered here, but suffice it to say that you get a lot of value for the money spent on this headset. The Anker H500 will cost you between $100.00 - $120.00, which  I think is a very reasonable price based on what you get.

If this isn't what you're looking for reach out to us here at Headset Advisor, at www.headsetadvisor.com