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Tekkeon ET2000 ez Talker mini
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| I have just received and started testing this unit. It is nice and small, smaller than any I have tried thus far. I haven’t gone into any detail on buttons and their operation in this review and I may add this information later for those that are interested. My initial tests of this headset appear to have it outshining the better known brands. It is comfortable to wear (the most comfortable so far). In the recorded test it out performed all three of the headsets included thus far in this review. It worked better on the 7250 than on the 7100t. | |
| Results | |
| My voice sounded very clear even when I was speaking softly. The sound in my ear was pleasant and of sufficient volume to be usable; however, when I increased volume too far, at least one person I called complained that he heard his own voice echoing. When I turned down the volume on my end it went away. I could not hear any echo though I could hear a slight background hiss. In a back to back A-B comparison the party I called much preferred the sound of this unit and complained that they could barely hear me with the Plantronics M3000 (the next unit I tested). For some reason, this unit does not have as much outgoing volume on the 7100t as it does on the 7250. I’m still testing this unit. I did additional testing using my standard noise background test and in the real world outside and in my car. It did not fair as well as the M3000 in the noise background test. It was more intelligible than either the BT800 or the HS850 but surprisingly the M3000 was better. In the car the unit worked well and I received no complaints. Outside (it was windy) the caller said my voice was breaking up and complained the my speech was unintelligible. It is making me rethink my early recommendation but not enough data yet to withdraw it. Further update (3-23). The unit seems a little fragile and the plastic creaks and squeaks as you handle it. I found that using it without the ear hook works better and is more comfortable but you worry it will fall out and you will lose it. | |
| Conclusion | |
| I am withdrawing my recommend and going to a neither recommend or thumbs down for now. It certainly doesn't make the noise test that I think is important. However, it is one of the better sounding units and it may be just fine for some folks. I would like to see the case made a little better and the addition of noise and echo cancellation. If it had those two enhancements I would recommend this headset. | |
