Panasonic KX-TCA60 Hands-Free Headset with Comfort Fit Headband for Use with Cordless Phones

I am very particular about headsets. This Panasonic headset has been my favorite headset ever, and I own at least 13 headsets (really). Unfortunately, mine developed a bad/intermittent contact somewhere, but I go through headsets like bottled water (only 6 of mine work). I bought another because I couldn't stand using my 'backups' anymore. I recommended it to 2 friends, and theirs are going strong, but they use theirs less. I use my headsets hard, often hours a day. The leatherette earpad is comfortable, and will not wear out & need to be replaced like foam covers will. This one has a good-length boom and mic gain. People don't say, "What? Talk louder." with this headset, and they like the way my voice sounds; in fact, I believe it is the same mic element in my older high-end (nice-sounding) KX-TC series Panasonic phone, because people can't tell a difference when I switch over. Receiving sound is also very good; not too weak or too strong, but if I had to choose, a little on the stronger/efficient side, which most people prefer. The headset doesn't feel delicate, but I guess it is, or at least some internal wiring is, as poor durability is reported. It's not an excuse, but you ~could~ buy 2 or 3 of these for the same price as more expensive models (even Panasonic) and still not get a headset as good-sounding or as comfortable. I have ruined headsets by rotating the mic to get it pointed more towards my mouth (I don't mean bending the boom). Don't do that. If you pull off the foam windscreen, you will notice that the mic is at a 45 deg angle when it is facing your mouth. This is actually proper from a sound engineering aspect. Everything which makes this headset larger, 'clunkier', 'mid school', 'unattractive', or 'uncool', or its lack of collapsibility serves to your advantage for good sound and comfort. Due to its size, it's not ideal to bring along for cellphone use, but if you do, while you have it on, you will be well-served. Like the previous reviewer, I have used/owned Plantronics (not Panasonic) headsets and they do not work well in my Panasonic and other home phones. The (Plantronics--I've used 3) mics simply do not produce enough gain, and the booms do not come out far enough to the mouth. So I use them as backups. Plantronics used to be the expensive quality leader, but their quality seems to have suffered in recent years, and prices remain high. Panasonic has been the only brand to consistently do right by me on many products. Amzn price on this item fluctuates. Anything in the low tens is a great price online, anything in the mid tens is the best price you'll see in a store, and the high tens is typical store price. This has a 2.5mm mini-plug for use in cell and home phones, not computer sound cards. Headsets are made in China, like everything else we depend on.

My order showed up quicker than I expected (was not Amazon Prime eligible, so cost a few dollars shipping), i plugged it into my wireless handset and got to work. I've been using this headset for about two months now. First impressions: Much more substantial than I expected. Does not feel like a bargain bin product at all. Heavier duty plastics and cord than I anticipated. Much higher quality product than multiple earbuds I've purchased at twice the price. Fit: This is probably the least impressive feature of the unit. it's perfectly comfortable, but do not expect it to feel as secure as a nice set of double hear headphones or anything. It stays on my head just fine , adjusts just enough to probably fit anyone. The earpiece is on a swivel that's pretty free floating, so you may not find it staying in the 'perfect' adjustment for you, but the speaker is plenty good to where you will hear the other party just fine. Function: This is the area that I'm am so impressed with. The speaker, as mentioned above, is plenty loud and clear. The mic works extremely well. I've asked people on the other end of the line how I sound, and they say they can't tell I'm not on the handset itself. The boom can be located directly in front of my mouth, or two inches above or below, and no difference on the sound transmission. I am in awe that this sub-$5 product works so ridiculously well. Quality: Materials feel great for a sub $5 product. They are not high end metals and leathers, it's all synthetic of course. Nothing has broken even though my 5 year old kid plays with it all the time. I throw it on the desk from several feet away constantly, not worried about anything breaking. I don't see what could go wrong with it at this point unless I intentionally abuse it. Overall Impression: As you can tell, I'm impressed. Sound quality is so much better than a blue tooth solution, and so much simpler. My wife and friends make fun of me for going back 10 years in technology, but it works better and easier than the new technology, and cost me essentially nothing. It's easy to drop my handset in my pocket, wear this headset, and walk around while talking. If this product breaks one day I hope it is still available as I will purchase again without hesitation. I should have bought two or three at the time of purchase just for that reason. There is no reason not to purchase this product unless you are concerned with looking like a call center agent while using.

I spend much of my day on the telephone, so I've gone through several headsets over the years. Based on the price, I bought this one as my "backup" for the next time my primary goes out. I always hate paying $20-$35 at the retail stores because those headsets barely last a year. I've had this Panasonic over a month now, and it has become my primary headset. It fits well, and no one has any trouble hearing or understanding me on my calls. I took one star off for durability because it feels stiff, so I constantly feel it's about to break. I took one off for usability because the cord is a little shorter than I'd like, but it is also a little longer than you get on the ones in the store. Other than those two minor things, I love this headset and highly recommend it. I'm planning to pick up another one as "backup" on my next order because you can't beat it for the price. Update 02/27/2012 I'm still using the one I bought in November 2009. I work from home, and this headset is used every workday, often for several hours at a time. It has held up without problems. I have made it a habit to clip the wire to my shirt or collar every time I use it, because I noticed most headsets fail at the connection between the wire and the earpiece. By using this clip to reduce strain on the wire, I haven't had any problems with this one, and it has now officially lasted longer than any other headset I've used. I did order a "backup" in 2009, but that one is still here, unopened. Update 10/14/2012 Well, the one I bought in November 2009 finally broke about 2 weeks ago. As expected, the failure was the connection between the wire and the earpiece, which is where most of these headsets fail. But I still think $10 for almost 3 years of constant use still makes these a great bargain. I'm currently using the backup I bought previously, and my experience has been the same. I also bought another backup. This will probably be the last update I put for this review unless the 2 I have fail miserably. Having repaired a number of the wiring breaks on earlier headsets I've owned, I'm more convinced than ever that the key to longevity is keeping the weight of the wire from hanging freely from the earpiece.

I will start by saying that even though this product does 'burn out' about every 5-6 months, and need to be replaced, that the quality of this item during its life span is fantastic. I have probably purchased about 6 of these since my initial purchase in 2008, at a cost of roughly $8.50-$10.00. I use this product in conjunction with my Panasonic Cordless Phone (Panasonic DECT 6.0-Series Dual-Handset Cordless Phone System with Answering System (KX-TG1032S) and it works beautifully. The volume is superb, it is very comfortable for all day use, you can choose the ear that you want to have the phone over and then swing the headband to switch sides if you need to. Additionally, the microphone quality is unmatched in my personal experience. I have never, not even once, had someone say that they were having difficulty hearing me. The clarity of the call quality (both to hear and be heard) of this product are highly recommended by me. This product would receive 5 stars all day long if they could make it so that it does not burn out so often. There is no guessing game with this unit. When it is done, it just starts cracking up and sounds like a bad connection. Do yourself a favor, recycle the unit, and purchase this same unit again. I know that this sounds crazy to recommend a product that dies that often, but trust me, the call quality is THAT good! I always order two at a time and leave one in storage so that when they go bad it doesn't slow me down. For the small investment of about $20 a year (2 headsets/plus shipping), I am guaranteed hands free convenience and excellent sound quality. Works for me. Happy Chatting!

There's a reason why, as of December, 2014, when I bought this, Amazon had stopped selling this headset, directly, but rather only through other vendors, due to people having returned pairs, so much so that Amazon considered it to be too bad to sell -- probably because they were losing money on replacing them. They had a big, fat warning about that, right on this page. I should have heeded that, because they were correct. I guess some people got "lucky" with their headsets, out-of-the-box, but it won't last long, I guarantee that. On my first attempt to use this piece of garbage, EVERY move of the boom microphone causes painful static, until you get it in just the right position. That makes for some very awkward openings to conversations, because it takes a minute or two to get it into good position. Because it was (and is, at the time of this writing), the top-selling headset on Amazon, I went ahead and got this, along with a Panasonic KX-TCA-400. That set is OK, but not comfortable, for long, and only does well when the boom is RIGHT next to your mouth, which is pretty awkward, too, and as with most headsets, it tends to shift, during use. At least is is usable, though. I mention that for a number of reasons regarding this KX-TCA60. First, I wouldn't even be able to use this piece of garbage for a few minutes, given that every adjustment requires both parties to hear loud static, with every shift and even the slightest boom adjustment. I've seen others here mention the "great quality," but clearly, they have never used a decent headset, must be comparing it to bad Bluetooth sets, or they got a pair in which the boom wires hadn't broken, yet, before they opened the box. If some pairs don't even make it to the first use, I doubt any set's wiring is durable enough for more than a few long conversations. Customers must have been pretty upset, to deal with returning a $10 item, so often. Second, even if one does get lucky with the wiring, the set is VERY uncomfortable, for a couple reasons: 1) the speaker's size is so small, it would barely fit a three-year-old's ear comfortably (which makes for more adjusting); and 2) you also have to put the boom right in front of your mouth, and with the ridiculously-large, spherical, clown-nose-like size and shape of the boom, it rubs against your mouth, all the time, causing more noise. It feels like you're trying to eat a little sponge. It is also visually annoyingand distracting, because from the user's perspective, AT LEAST, it looks like there's a black clown nose, right beneath your eyes. I suppose, if you have a lot of experience playing children's parties, you might not mind that, but if you aren't employed by a (literal) circus or entertain children, on the weekends, you'll be fantastically annoyed. This headset is unbearably bad, or will become so, with the static, very quickly -- even if you are a clown.

I spend many hours per week on calls for my job. I use any number of methods to do that, and one that is used frequently is a headset. I have gone through a number of headsets over the years, some expensive ones - some cheap ones. This Panasonic KX-TCA60 is a great little headset that is extremely inexpensive, but does the job very well. WHAT I LIKE: - Light weight. So light, that you don't notice it on much at all. This is important if you're on a 4 hour conference call! - Comfortable ear pad. The leather(ish) padded ear pad is like those found on much more expensive sets. It provides long-term comfort and also gives you a good seal so that you hear the call clearly. - Good quality mic. After using this headset on several business calls, I asked some people how it sounded. They said I sounded perfect - nice and clear. The mic boom is bendable and it swivels, so it is easy to find the perfect spot for it and move it as necessary. The windscreen is nice too, and helps your voice sound good. - Sound quality is very good. I am able to clearly hear the other person(s) on the call very well, with a nice rich tone to their voices - not tinny sounding. - Good cord length. The cord is long enough to allow comfortable movement after you set the phone down. It also has a clip that you can use to attach to your shirt to prevent the "pulled the headset off my head" accident from happening. - The 90 degree connector is good - it minimizes the amount sticking out from the phone, and you can swivel it to get optimal cord direction. - Does not pinch. There is so little pressure against your head that you can wear it all day. I've had some that give me a headache after a couple hours because they have too much tension. WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED: - Really just one thing - the fitting of the headset is made for larger heads. I wear it at the smallest possible setting and it *barely* fits right. It fits... but just barely. Meanwhile, it expands enough to go on a pumpkin. I'd like to see a notch or two the other way for smaller heads. I purchased this headset for under $10. At that price it is top notch. I would take away 1/2 star for the sizing factor, but I won't remove a whole star for that... so.... five stars!

We have one of those all-you-can call long-distance plans for calling in Canada and the United States, and having a large family across the country you end up making a lot of long distance calls. It's not convenient to use the handset all the time, especially when you are on the phone for 4-5 hours at a time. We purchased two headsets about 3-years ago and literally used them until they were not usable. So I started looking for inexpensive headsets, but were of good quality -- yes, that may be an oxymoron but there are some real hidden gems out there. I gravitated towards Panasonic because this is what we used previously and my wife is a stickler for brand names and wanted something that would be more "like" our Panasonic cordless phone. Searching Amazon the Panasonic KX-TCA60 was one of the first headsets I found and it was virtually identical to a previous model we had bought which was foldable and had a volume control, and one touch mute button on it -- but that headset was also over $25.00 and we wanted to buy 2-3 this time so we don't have to keep looking for one. I'll admit one of the deciding factors was price - at under $10.00 (I think we paid $9.00 and change) I could buy 2 or 3 of the headset for the cost of the one premium one we bought (from a box retail outlet). The KX-TCA60 had over 2,000 reviews -- which was important, but not a deciding factor, I looked at dozens of reviews. Many were good 4 or 5 stars but there were quite a few with 1, 2 or 3 stars -- each tells you a story about what people expect. Because we're buying on Amazon you can't really try the headset on for feel so some of the reviews were very important, and looking at the picture available also was helpful -- though more pictures would be better, this low-cost headset probably didn't warrant too much work and now as there are thousands of positive reviews it practically sells itself! The headset was identical to the premium model we bought a few years ago, less the inline volume control (which we've never used) and the one-touch mute (which would have been nice to have, but not necessary). The important parts were the ear piece and headband because my wife uses it regularly and for long periods of time. As both were identical to the previous one we bought we decided to go ahead and buy this one and placed our order. Now some people complained that they didn't get it in the retail packaging however we rec'd both items in its full retail packaging and well packed. The headset was exactly as we expected. My wife tried it on right away, and found it was as comfortable as the $25.00 headset we had just thrown away and the headband was adjustable as well. The microphone was also adjustable and came out a fair distance so you could speak into it and the person on the other end could hear you clearly. We bought the headset in November 2013 and it gets frequent and constant use (in excess of 10-hours per week) and it still works like it's new. I would never expect consumer versions of headsets to work as well as commercial versions (FYI - I manage a busy call center where we buy headsets that are over $100.00) but these are a hidden gem. We got 3-years out of our first headset, and I would expect we'll get the same from this one. Needless to say my wife is very happy with the headset and is glad that we bought one more spare.

Car use: -------- I still LOVE my Burger King Drive-thru style headset in the car for a few reasons: 1. I tend to call into conference calls and need every bit of fidelity to hear everyone in the room, while I'm driving 2. Don't want customers to hear road noice 3. Doesn't look like I'm talking my self when driving 4. When I'm upset on the phone, other drivers don't think I'm ragin' at them 5. Voice quality in my opinion is best for my audience and myself 6. I never lose my big ol' headset in the car or house, easy to find 7. Big ol' headset never needs charging 8. Reminds me of the charcoal hotdog shop I used to work at when I was a teenager (fun, laid back times with friends) Well, as I mentioned I need excellent listening and talking quality because I dial into conference calls from the car EVERY weekday as well as customer calls. I always come through crystal clear EVEN AFTER 3 YEARS of use and I can hear everyone in the room. The headset fits my head TIGHT (maybe I have a fat head), even after three years. I just tried to shake if off now and couldn't, my head actually started to hurt from trying. Tell ya what, I have a tape measure in the drawer... hold on, ok 22.5" circumference head. Not sure if that helps. I haven't read the other reviews, but I wonder if some folks find the headset too-tight. After a while, my ear does get a bit sore from being pressed tightly for so long, but it's just necessary as I want to hear the conversation well and for the headset to never fall off. Home use: --------- I give E-COMMERCE SOFTWARE PRODUCT DEMONSTRATIONS - around 400 a year, that require web meeting software and both hands free to work the mouse and keyboard(obviously, when I'm in the house, not driving!). Most of these demonstrations are received by the customer in a conference room on a conference phone - so they need to hear me CLEARLY!!! I can't stress this enough. Sometimes customers have a projector in the room as well that produces background noise - I can still usually hear well even with the hum/buzz of a project fan on the other end. There's always paper shuffling and even laptop fans, I can still make out voices and background conversations with this headset. Given the critical nature of these demonstrations, which usually make or break the deal - the headset must be reliable! A technical demonstration that experiences a technical problem can be a deal breaker. I have to hear and be heard at all times. This headset always comes through for me. Features I like: ---------------- 1. Pivoting earpiece - seems to really stayed glued to my ear, other headsets don't have this feature 2. Thick/solid cord. Definitely substantial, way more than my other headsets or headphones. 3. Full 5' cord (I measured) this is ideal length more me, any longer, it gets caught on shifter/armrest/home chair armrest and snags things when I'm walking around) 4. THICK, I mean THICK mic boom that adjusts well and stays where I adjust it 5. Mic boom stays up when I pivot it up. I do this often when I put the call on mute and need to talk to someone else or take another call 6. THICK head band (top of head), so even after 3 years, it's still as tight fitting as when I got it. 7. Durable - it's a SOLID headset. I use it every day. Many days, I put it on in the house, then walk out to the car - and the other way around. So it's in motion a lot. What don't I like: ------------------ I've spend some time digging here, but I can't really come up with anything I personally don't like. I was thinking maybe if it had a volume control or mute, but my last headset did and I never used it - and it made winding the cord up awkward. So no complaints. I'll probably order 2 more now that they're half the price as when I originally ordered them. I'm still thrilled after 3 years, they're a part of my life! I don't usually give 5-stars, but had to this time! Feels good! By the way, I needed an adapter for my new phones that now have 3.5MM plug (first it was a blackberry curve, then the Motorola Droid 3, this adapter works for both)so I ordered the adapter below at the same time as the headset. Both work great together, read my review on the adapter if you'd like: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0010VLYJE/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Considero que no debería destrozarme el cuello ni quedarme inútil de un brazo por estar hablando por teléfono. En su día 'encontré' en casa un auricular con micrófono y conector jack 2.5'', perfecto para mi teléfono CISCO SPA514G. Mi cuello quedaba normal, y mis dos manos libres mientras hablaba por teléfono. El problema estaba en que el cable era de 0.5m - no me podía mover - y el auricular quedaba colgando lejos de la boca - lo resolvía pasando el cable desde la oreja.. pasando por barbilla... y enganchado al cuello de la camisa en el lado opuesto a la oreja del auricular. Estaba para foto, aunque funcional. El micrófono quedaba justo debajo de la boca. Al final me he cansado de la situación poco profesional y he optado por este Panasonic KX-TCA60. Ahora el micrófono está siempre al lado de mi boca, y la longitud del cable me da la libertad necesaria para moverme por la mesa sin dificultad. Yo oigo bien y a mí me oyen bien. Así como antes de vez en cuando escuchaba que no me oían bien (a veces el cable caía de la barbilla) con este todavía no he recibido ninguna queja. Como único aspecto negativo, pero tal vez tenga que ver con la configuración del teléfono, lo presté a un amigo para que lo probara. Tras la primera llamada me llamó emocionado 'esto es una gozada!' - tal vez hablaba su cuello - sin embargo en lo sucesivo todos se le debían quejar de que no oían lo que decía. En mi teléfono va estupendamente - no es problema de estos auriculares, Totalmente recomendable!!

practica, de buen sonido y de buen micrófono buena impedancia mejora el sonido cuando llega débil así como sale tu voz muy clara limpia de ruidos

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I have a Panasonic wireless handset for a number of years. Just recently, I've taken on a position where I can work from home. Needless to say, I'm on the phone alot. I've had these set for a number of months and on most business days, I'm on the phone for 2-3 hours a day. While basic, the headset has performed flawlessly. The cord length is ample. The headset rests comfortably on the ears for hours at a time. The sound is crisp and microphone is clear. The sheer simplicity of the headset is what I believe will make it last a fairly long time. There is no volume switch but that is easily controlled on the wireless handset. Also, there is no mute button but that is also easily controlled on the wireless handset. You can't beat the price.

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