Pros
- Very comfortable
- Excellent sound quality
- Long battery life
Cons
- Not stylish
- Proprietary charging port
Bottom line
The Plantronics Voyager Legend is a successor to the Voyager Pro Plus series of Bluetooth headsets and, like those, is also aimed at business professionals who need to wear a headset all day. It's extremely comfortable, though its style will never qualify it as a fashion accessory. The call quality of the Legend is excellent, with natural-sounding voices even in noisy environments. The button controls of the Legend are well-placed, and this headset also offers a voice-control function.Sound quality
Excellent noise cancellation.The Voyager Legend headset carries on the Plantronics legacy of excellent call quality. The earpiece is clearer sounding than any other on the market and voices sound loud and full. One reviewer used the Legend on a busy London street in windy conditions and found that callers could easily hear his voice, without it sounding robotic or metallic. Other testers, however, state the wind resistance capabilities of the Legend are below par despite three microphones, making their voices almost unintelligible in gusty conditions.Comfort
Designed for professional use.Comfort, not style, is the aim of the Plantronics Voyager Legend designers and it fully meets that goal. The design is an upgrade to the previous Voyager Pro models with a slimmer, sleeker headset body, and it is built to accommodate those who wear glasses. Reviewers report the lightweight Legend is extremely comfortable for all-day wear and feels unobtrusive. Built with a rubberized finish, the Legend has a nanocoating that protects against sweat and moisture so you can wear it during your gym workouts. However, one reviewer found the rubber bits attract dust and dead skin cells. Three different size earbuds come with the headset.Usability
Well-placed controls.The Plantronics Voyager Legend uses Smart Sensor technology that recognizes whether you're wearing the headset and lets you take a call the instant you put it on. If you're already wearing it, you just need to say "Ignore" or "Answer" when a call is announced. The buttons are well-placed on the headset, with oversized rocker volume and power switches. There's also a voice command interface, though reviews of this feature are mixed. Setup of the Legend is remarkably easy, as it automatically goes into pairing mode on first use. There's a neat "Find my Headset" function on the Android app that records where you last used the headset. One downside is the use of a proprietary magnetic port for charging that takes a nonstandard USB cable.Appearance
Not a fashion accessory.People will notice you're wearing a headset when you've got the Plantronics Voyager Legend on. Called a "cross between a normal mobile Bluetooth headset and the type of wireless headset that call-center workers use," the Legend has an ear-hook and a boom that swivels 180 degrees. The headset can be worn on either ear. Despite its size and bulk, the Legend is light in weight. The body of the headset is black silicone and the microphone is silver-colored metal.
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