How is the sound quality in comparison to a Polycom deskphone's speakerphone?
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I find the quality of this product to be quite good. I work from home and use VOIP over my computer with this product on a daily basis and have had no issues or complaints.
196641
Not sure what sound is like on the deskphone speakerphone. But we use this Polycom CX100 for conference calls between our factory in the Philippines, and US office. We have been using these for about 3 years or more, and have had no problems. Sound is good, and microphone picks up very well.
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Hi Scooby, the answer is yes. If you are going to be having a small to mid size conference and need better microphone pickup distance and sound, check out the Konftel 300ip or the Polycom Soundstation IP 6000.
1377495
Yes. I use Audio Technica M35. You will never get the full room surround sound of course, but the effects produced by the Xonar are very impressive and varied. You do get that 'feel'.
639962
The microphone quality is good. The person who you are talking to will be able to hear you well. You do need to be in a quiet area to hear them clearly though. It is difficult to speak on the headset on the road or in the gym. This headset is good for making calls, but when listening to music, the quality can be imrpoved a little. I still prefer using wired samsung earphones for better quality.
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I've also found that the sound quality (for both parties) in this current generation of phones is not as good as my old digital 900 MHz AT&T cordless. I've tried (and returned) 4 phones (Panasonic DECT, Uniden DECT, Philips DECT, Uniden 5.8GHz) because either the clarity was low, or the maximum volume was too soft. The Panasonic DECT came the closest to perfection, but the low earpiece volume and harsh tone of the caller's voice broke the deal for me. I've found that trying a different phone jack in the house can help. I've decided to buy a new battery for my old phone and wait for the next generation. I'm just baffled at all the stellar reviews of these new phones... even CnsmRpts states that the sound quality of digital is less than analog phones nowdays.
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Our regular phone system units have very poor "speakerphone" audio. We bought the Voicestation 300 to allow provide much better audio quality, which it does. Our experience has been limited to placement on a small-ish conference table with four or five people, all sitting in relatively close to the Voicestation. It uses a fairly large and heavy power unit where all cables, phone and Voicestation power, plug in.
490897
Base unit hands-free speaker works reasonably well with tolerable sound quality. I don't use the base unit hands-free much but it's as least as good as some of the more expensive office-type units I've used. The mobile unit's hands-free works quite well and I use it in this mode often.
313805
Polycom handles ambient noise and echo better than any other conference phone on the market. Will not eliminate 100% of the noise, but no speakerphone will. Adding the extension speaker/mics will help.
539186
I had an AT&T; phone before and it was bad. The speaker option on this phone is much better. It is not really loud like on a desk phone, but for a handset it is not bad. I think there is a an option to do speaker on the base phone, but I have not used it yet and I am not sure how good it is.
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Hi Coty, have youtried the speakerphone function? how sensitive the mic is? can you speak like 0.5 m to 1 m from the mic and yet the other side still hear you clearly?
426986
I've had it just under a year. speakerphone. Seems to work fine, I've not had any complaints from someone on the other end. I also run Pandora through it, it's a fantastic speakers.
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Yes - Polycom has been a long standing leader in the speakerphone and conference speaker/mic space. Assuming that your provider or PBX supports it each stream will also take advantage of HD voice (G.722) wideband audio.
1548352
I routinely use the speaker phone and have not encountered any complaints from callers. On my end the sound is clear. I have had the phones for a couple years now and am very happy with my purchase.
722049
I use this in my home office and I'm on the phone a good part of the day. I think the sound quality is excellent and it is comfortable. I've also never had someone complain about how I sounded.
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The sound quality is definitely affected. The loudspeaker to listen music to is OK but the call sound volume is noticeably quieter. It's not too bad though if your hearing is good. Also check out the Incipio Atlas. Which I found out about after I bought this case. Good luck choosing!
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I can't really compare them since I have never heard the logitech unit. I liked the cyber acoustics because it was inexpensive and other people gave it good reviews. For a small unit it has a nice sound with good bass and I really like that I can control the volume with the little wheel that sits on my desk.
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Sorry for the delay in responding. The speaker phone is wonderful. I use it frequently while working on the computer at the same time. Sound is fine and people do not complain about being on the speaker.