Also note that there's a bigger Brother, the Jabra Speak 810 which might
be worth looking at, its a huge step up from the 510 though its 4 times
the price, I'm not regretting my decision to purchase the 510 but now I
know about the 810 I've added it to my savings goals for later this
year, audio quality means everything to me.
On 20/01/2018 2:49 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote:
Amazon currently has this on sale for $79.99 which sounds like a good
deal to me. Thanks for the review.
Can you please post the subscription info for this list?
*From:* Dane Trethowan [mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net]
*Sent:* Wednesday, January 17, 2018 9:59 AM
*To:* Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! <techno-chat@techno-chat.net>
*Subject:* [Techno-Chat]: Jabra 510 Speaker Conference: I've struck gold
Hi!
I’ve always been interested in hands free speaker devices for
computers and mobile phones particularly in this day and age when
noise and echo cancelling has developed to the point that you can hear
someone across a room from the device and not know that the echo
existed in a room, that’s how good hands free devices can be and this
effect is clearly demonstrated if you have something as simple as a
Logitech HD Webcam and you’re using it to communicate with someone
else on Skype, the other party can clearly hear you talking in your
armchair on the other side of the room from the camera.
Portable hands free devices are my main interest though I’ve found few
that have really performed well in a room, the only good one I knew of
up until today was one of the Pollycom portable speaker phones
developed for Laptop and Notebook computers.
Polycom are known for their excellent range of business conference
phone packages so I was delighted to read about the portable Notebook
Polycom speakerphone around a year ago, I purchased one and was very
happy with the way it performed, all the attributes I expected from a
conference desktop phone were at my fingertips including echo/noise
cancelation.
Unfortunately the Polycom portable speakerphone is no longer being
developed and thus I began the hunt for a replacement, I unexpectedly
stumbled upon that replacement late last week at a computer
accessories store in the form of the Jabra 510 Speaker Conference.
Jabra are well known of course for their mobile hands free car
solutions so I hadn’t given the company a thought when it came to
desktop solutions but I can tell you their desktop speaker is the best
portable solution I’ve tried, not only for its clear sound and
acoustic adjustments but also for its flexibility.
The Jabra 510 can be used with either a computer or a mobile as a
speakerphone and this is flexible in itself, the first time I’ve seen
a device offering either USB or Bluetooth connectivity.
The speaker is a nice 4 inch type so Jabra obviously do really care
about the audio quality of this speaker, sounds even better than the
old Polycom which only has a 2 inch speaker.
The Jabra 510 is around 5 inches round and comes in a smart round zip
case, perfectly portable.
The USB cable is built-in to the 510 and winds up around a space
between speaker and stand when you’re not using it.
As well as a connection to a computer the USB cable is used to charge
the internal rechargeable battery.
There are 4 buttons placed around the circular rim surrounding the
speaker on the 510, volume up and down at top and bottom of rim
respectively and answer end buttons to left and right.
Unfortunately these buttons are touch sensitive but it didn’t take me
long to find where the buttons where if I placed the speaker on a desk
in a particular position - USB cable coming out to the right -.
The 510 has a voice guidance system so connecting to a Bluetooth
device is a snap.
The buttons make a “Click” sound through the speaker when touched and
volume up sounds a “Double Click” when the maximum loud position is
reached but you’ll know how loud the speaker is by that stage <smile>.
When held down the answer and end buttons perform various functions
such as giving you a spoken battery indication, turning Voice Guidance
on/off though I haven’t worked out what button performs what function
as yet.
The 510 also has a headphones socket so you may conduct private hands
free conversations if required say in a crowded office environment and
here we see a feature added that sets the Jabra 510 Speaker conference
apart from any other speaker I’ve tried thus far.
If you’re using the 510 with your computer then you can use the
speaker to transmit the audio via Bluetooth to a Bluetooth headset
which offers a staggering array of possibilities, total private
listening with your Hearing Instruments for instance, absolutely
brilliant!
That’s all on the Jabra 510 Speaker Conference device for now and I’ll
write up notes on additional features and functionality as I explore.
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