Epos Impact 500 headset ZDNET's key takeaways The Epos Impact 500 series headset is available now for $299.
It's supremely comfortable, with breathable, lightweight earcups, and the sound quality is top-notch.
Its buttons are tiny, and it's expensive. View now at Epos
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Epos, maker of premium audio equipment, just released a new lightweight headset for the office with ANC, crisp call quality, and Microsoft Teams certification. The Epos Impact 500 is a sleek headset with a comfortable fit and handy features for quickly responding to calls.
I recently reviewed the brand's productivity-focused earbuds, the Adapt E1, and noted their very good audio quality -- even for music -- and handy integrations with common videoconferencing platforms. The Impact 500 headset follows the same trend with a streamlined form factor and comfortable earcups I found myself able to wear for long periods of time.
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Even better, the headset works out of the box without a lot of fuss. It features native Bluetooth, so it'll connect to your laptop without a dongle, but it can also come with both a USB-C and USB-A for devices that need it. Epos also states that it will add support for Teams over native Bluetooth in the future, but there's no timeframe for this yet.
Connecting the headset has been very easy on all the devices I used it on: just switch to pairing mode and go. No apps are required, although an optional one is available.
Regarding their fit, I found this headset to be very comfortable. It's exceedingly light, weighing just 139 grams (4.9 ounces) with small, 2.56-inch earcups. Keeping the headset on for extended periods is no problem, and yes, I even forgot I was wearing it on a few occasions. This is notable to me, as I typically don't like headsets and can only wear them for an hour at a time.
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