Jabra Evolve2 65 UC Wireless Bluetooth On Ear Headphone with Mic (Black)

Great Voice and good sound quality.

More dislikes.
Phone is too tight which gives discomfort after few hours.
Even though it’s an expensive one, can’t Jabra provide an active noise cancellation??? Honestly, In acceptable.

This is the a review I left for the MS Modern Wireless headset, where I compare it with the Jabra Evolve2 65:

I’ve been evaluating a few different wireless solutions to use with Teams and decided on the MS Modern Wireless Headset. I’ve tried the Jabra Evolve2 65 and the Jabra Elite 65t (paired with the Jabra link 380 that comes with the Evolve2 65).

The MS Modern Wireless Headset works best with Teams (I’ve only tried on Windows). I think there must be some optimization going on because when I recorded samples using an audio recorder app, outside of Teams, the mic quality was not very good. But on a Teams call it sounded much better.

The MS Modern Wireless Headset has many of the same features as the Jabra Evolve2 65 – status light on the usb receiver, raise mic to mute, on device controls for mute and volume.

The volume wheel on the MS Modern headset is superior for me, as opposed to the buttons on the Jabra. The sound on the Jabra mic is superior in all ways (clarity and noise cancelling).

Both are light and should be comfortable for most people to wear for extended meetings. But, I have a real problem with the fit of the Jabra. They do not sit well on my ears, and tend to turn in. This causes the mic to touch my face or glasses when lowering it. The Jabra headset does also not feel solid on my head, causing me to hold it on top when moving the mic up or down. I haven’t had any problems with it, but the Jabra mic feels flimsy compared to the MS Modern Wireless Headset. The MS headset fits me perfectly, feels light, and rests on my ears at a perfect angle.

The MS headset also looks a bit more professional to me, if that is important to you. It sits closer to my head than the Jabra and is slightly smaller.

The battery on the Jabra Evolve2 65 will last longer, but the MS headset will easily get through 2 days for me. The Jabra has many setting in the Jabra Direct app, while there is nothing to adjust for the MS headset. The MS headset doesn’t have the Sidetalk feature of the Jabra (where you can hear yourself a bit). That is fine for me because the MS headset doesn’t completely isolate hearing for me – the ear cups let a little outside sound in so I can hear myself talking.

Then, there is the cost difference. The Jabra Evolve2 65 is more than double the MS Modern Wireless Headset. Despite the fit issues, I don’t feel the Jabra are worth double.

I also tried using the Jabra Elite 65t paired to the Jabra link 380 that comes with the Evolve2 65. This is probably not “officially” supported by Jabra, but you can an official Teams certified version of the 65t that includes the Jabra link (that seems very very expensive to me, though so I thought I would try this set up).
The problem I had with the 65t was I couldn’t get a good balance of the Hear-Through feature and had that ear plug feeling while talking. The Jabra link can be purchased separately, but it seems really costly to me. The Elite 65t are rather old at this point and only have 5 hours of battery life, and charge the case over micro usb. However, the mics on the 65t do a great job, which was unexpected. The same 65t earbuds paired to bluetooth in Windows had worse range, sound, and mic quality, so the Jabra link does help a lot.

One thing to note is the range. I was able to walk about 30 feet away with the Jabra (both the Evolve2 65and Elite 65t) before noticing any problems. The MS headphones seem to lose a bit of audio at about 20 feet (going through a couple of walls). I was able to heard just fine, but people on the calls noticed my audio getting choppy at those distances. This will be fine for my case, but might be an issue for others to consider.

If you need a solid performing wired headset, I would go with the Jabra Evolve2 30. I found this had the best features for the price in a wired headset, and purchased one to use as a backup.