The 5 Best Wireless and Wired Headsets of 2025

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This headset has the best mic we’ve found in a wireless model and a collapsible design that makes it easy to carry. But it’s twice as expensive as our top pick, and its battery life is shorter.

The Jabra Evolve2 65 Flex offers clear call quality, great sound, and expansive Bluetooth range that makes taking calls away from your desk more enjoyable. It’s also a great headset for hybrid workers who want a comfortable and compact option that they can toss into a bag while on the go.

But some testers still preferred our top pick, the Poly Voyager Focus 2, which provided warmer, more natural vocals. The Evolve2 65 Flex also needs recharging more often than the Voyager Focus 2.

Vocals are remarkably clear. Thanks to its six microphones, this headset stands out for its voice clarity. Several panelists described this headset as “clear” and “loud” during voice calls and video-conference calls.

Still, some other testers said that the Evolve2 65 Flex’s audio samples sounded “fuzzy” or detached, and they preferred the Voyager Focus 2 for its balance of warmth and clarity. We think that effect may be due to this model’s slightly shorter boom arm, plus its active and passive noise-cancellation technologies, which can distort output.

The noise cancellation is a game-changer. The Evolve2 65 Flex’s active noise cancellation (ANC) could be helpful if you tend to get distracted by the sounds of the world around you while working. However, you should confirm that “eardrum suck” (discomfort from using ANC headphones) doesn’t affect you.

ANC helps reduce low-frequency sounds such as the loud rumble of air conditioners or the droning in an airplane cabin. It doesn’t, however, block out high-pitched children’s screams or the bright chime of a doorbell, which we think is a good thing.

This headset also has a sound pass-through button, which you can use to better hear the noises around you when the situation demands it, such as a doorbell ringing or an IRL request from a colleague. You can also adjust the level of ANC through the Jabra Sound+ app.

Setup is simple. As with the Poly Voyager Focus 2, setting up the Jabra Evolve2 65 Flex was a breeze in our tests, and so was pairing it with a computer and mobile devices.

It has good range. The Evolve2 65 Flex is rated for a Bluetooth range of up to 100 feet, and the Voyager Focus 2 is rated for up to 164 feet. Neither device worked that well in the real world. But in our testing, we were able to travel 80 feet away from our phones using the Evolve 2 65 Flex—roughly twice the distance we could travel while using the Voyager Focus 2.

This advantage could be attributed to the Evolve2 65 Flex’s Bluetooth 5.2 chip, which is slightly newer than the Voyager Focus 2’s Bluetooth 5.1 chip. The 40 extra feet that the 5.2 chip provides can make all the difference during a busy workday when you’ve misplaced your phone right before an important call.

Compared with our top pick’s longevity, its battery life is short but still good. The Evolve2 65 Flex is rated for 32 hours of music listening and 20 hours of talk time—about 20% less than what the Voyager Focus 2 offers on a single charge. (Both models need 120 minutes to reach a full charge.) As you might expect, advanced features such as additional microphones (the Evolve2 65 Flex has six in total) and active noise cancellation can drain battery life faster.

To better conserve battery life, the Evolve2 65 Flex enters “nap mode” when you take it off your head. After four hours in nap mode, it changes to “sleep mode,” and it turns off completely after 24 hours without use. You can adjust these settings through the Jabra Sound+ app to better accommodate your personal schedules.

The large, padded design is comfortable. The Evolve2 65 Flex’s earcups offer more padding than those of the Voyager Focus 2. But the earcups swivel only 90 degrees, in contrast to the Voyager Focus 2’s 180-degree swivel.

While that narrower swivel shouldn’t bother most people, it could be uncomfortable if you prefer earcups that sit at a wider angle and offer a more relaxed fit against your ears. Still, in our tests, the large earcups sat gently on the ears, and the headset applied minimal pressure on the head and temples.

It’s the most portable wireless headset we’ve found. The “Flex” in this model’s name refers to its collapsible design. Just fold the headset into thirds at the earcups before tossing it into your bag.

The optional wireless charging base elevates the look. We especially like this nice-to-have accessory because it gives the illusion that the headset is floating. All you have to do is place the chargeable left earcup on the charging base to activate the setting.

But the USB charging cord that comes with the headset works just fine, too. Opting for Jabra’s stand ups the total price by $60; there’s no reason to buy it unless you hate having extra wires clogging up your desk space.

It’s expensive. The Evolve2 65 Flex costs twice as much as our top wireless-headset pick, and at a typical price of $330, it’s the most expensive model we recommend. And that’s before adding on the optional, wireless charging base.

How the Poly Voyager Focus 2 has held up over time

The Poly is great. Sound quality is great, comfort is great, ANC works fine for a headset with open cups. No complaints over the battery, though it has updated its firmware and software more than expected. -Joel Santo Domingo, senior staff writer