With my ears being a little worse for wear anyway, I’m not necessarily the most reliable source of information about how good noise cancelling actually is. Upgrade to a whole new level of comfort, with a superior ergonomic fit that’s so comfortable, you’ll barely even feel it. There are strengths and weaknesses to both, however, and I like having one pair of headphones shared between my phone and whatever PC I have plugged the dongle into. Update 05/28/2021: A firmware update has added USB audio compatibility when using their USB-C to USB-A cable.

This can be useful when working from home to communicate to your housemates that you shan’t be interrupted. However, the Bose are better-built, and have an integrated microphone that's more effective at filtering out ambient noise than the Jabra's boom mic. That’s not to say Jabra’s charging stand is perfect- they’ve missed a trick with the Evolve 2 85- they’re seating a flat ear cup very precisely into a flat desk stand but relying on sprung metal contacts to make a connection. The new Jabra Direct software takes a dramatic visual turn, updating to a more modern, flat, aesthetic that might feel a little overkill to some but really throws away the visual noise from the settings pages in favour of clear, detailed, in-line descriptions of what each setting actually does. The 85 are clearly designed for both business and casual wear serving your daily videoconferencing needs along with your insatiable desire to walk while listening to obnoxiously loud music (wait, that’s not just me is it?The improved Evolve2 85 will keep up with you wherever you go, its efficient battery will last up to 37 hours (with only 2. On the Evolve 2 65 I hypothesized that the dock could detect the headphones being lifted off the hook but I’m not so certain this is true. Satisfaction guaranteed isn’t something you hear very often these days, but we’re bringing it back; Evolve2 85 works with all leading Unified Communications (UC) platforms, for truly seamless collaboration. The simple fact that they’re always placed somewhere tidily and always charged means there’s never any mental burden to maintaining your headset- it’s always there, always good to go.

Like all Bluetooth headphones – the 85 suffer a bandwidth problem that results in tradeoffs between listening and recording quality that make them entirely unsuitable for recording professional quality audio, podcasts, live streams and other more permenant voice recordings. The active noise cancelling offers an additional boost over this, deadening more repetative sounds such as washing machine or dishwasher rumbling. It also has convenient onboard buttons for controlling volume, cycling through listening modes, and skipping tracks.

Meanwhile, the Jabra have a more comprehensive control scheme, last longer off of a single charge, and have a more feature-packed companion app.

The Evolve2 85 are meant for professional users, block out more ambient noise, have a better-performing microphone, and charge slightly faster. Their microphone also swivels into a groove on the right ear cup, which reduces the chances of having it snag on something if you toss them into your bag. But this wishlist aside… Jabra really knock it out of the park for their specific niche, and the Evolve2 65 – which I’ve loaned to a family member for Zoom-based interviews/meetings – are still still killing it, too.The result is a world-class professional headset with cutting-edge digital hybrid Active Noise-Cancellation (ANC), powered by our most advanced digital chipset ever and designed for incredible noise isolation; just put it on for instant immersion in your thoughts. Their boom microphone makes your voice sound natural, clear, and mostly free of background noise, so people on the other end of the line shouldn't have trouble understanding you.