Spectra USB Transcription Headset

These are wonderful quality and they fit comfortably. My recommendation is not to wear them over your head, but under your chin, as a doctor uses a stethoscope. That way, they feel pillow soft and stay exactly in place. Sound is excellent. Highly recommend.

I just received my Spectra USB headset in the mail while I was in the midst of scribing. I immediately switched over from my other generic earmuff-style headset and - WOW - I am pleased!!I normally have to keep my laptop volume at 100% and I would still end up having to push the headset onto my ear to really hear what my doctor was saying. After having read multiple reviews on this headset, I ensured my volume was turned down when I hit "play" on the recording, then gradually increased the volume. I've been listening for several minutes now and have finally stabilized the volume at a comfortable 14%! Here's hoping this is still the case on my doctor's busier clinic days when the hallway is bustling with activity and his occasional mumbles get drowned out.They seem to fit pretty well, right now. They're not too tight - just enough tension to keep them on the ear. (And my headache from the earmuff-style headset I was wearing is already going away.) The connector between the ear pieces is resting somewhere in the air between my chin and chest, occasionally tapping my chest when I look down.The only downside I can come up with is a rather strong chemical smell when I removed them from the packaging, but it already seems to be dissipating after less than 10 minutes. Also, I do not require a cord that is quite so long, but I simply uncoiled what slack I needed and put the twist tie back around the bundle.Two thumbs up so far!!

I've had just about every sort of headphones I could try for my transcription job. I work from home and I was starting to think that I was going to have to figure out how to rig my computer's sound card to make all my files louder. When I ordered these I didn't have to have my main speaker volume turned up to its highest setting PLUS the transcription software speaker turned up to its highest setting just to barely hear what the secondary speakers in the room were saying.It was as if it was a miracle. I'm not saying they will change your life, well, maybe I am. It depends on what you've been using in the past. I had tried in ear ear buds, even, because I figured the closer they were to my ear drums the better I'd be able to hear what they were saying in the recording. These sit softly just outside your ear canal but somehow project the sound perfectly. I wish I could describe it better. I also wish I had found these earlier, they would have saved me months of headaches. The feedback from the other headsets and earbuds I had been using caused almost daily migraines, these are heaven sent.The volume button on the cable is a bit heavy and tends to pull on the set a bit, I just make sure that I have it clipped to something close enough to my shoulder that the cable weight due to the volume control doesn't bother me too much. After a while it got to where I didn't notice it at all.

I needed these for my CR program and they work great so far!

I do medical record editing and thought my last headset was good (until my cat destroyed it) but this one is much more clear and I don't need the volume on the computer as loud as I used to.

It isnt size adjustment and falls off my head as its too big.

I have been doing my transcription with in-ear earbuds and it's been making me crazy. I looked at a LOT of headsets and finally decided on this one and I am so pleased! The sound is incredible! I reviewed some of my last jobs and I can hear background voices that I could not make out at all with my regular earbuds. These are going to be the difference between staying where I akm and a promotion in captioning. They feel so much better than earbuds, too! Very comfortable for several hours at a time. I made a great choice with these headphones. I highly recommend them!

I previously purchased this headset in 2017, and am very happy with it. I ordered a second one in order to have a "spare", as I travel frequently and cart it around in my computer bag. Unfortunately, I did not open the package right away as I did not need it. I was getting ready to go on another trip and thought I would leave my old one in my computer bag for travel and leave the new one at home for use when I am here. I opened the package and plugged in the headset just to check it out before packing the old one in my bag. The new headset does not work. No light on the volume switch, and my computer says there is something wrong with the USB that I just plugged in. I was looking for info to return the faulty set, but I see now that my return window has closed already. Now I am stuck with a headset that doesn't work. I guess next time I will open and try right away...the item did come quickly, though.