Jabra Speak 510 (2025 Edition) Portable, USB or Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Meetings and Calls with Crystal-Clear Sound, Works with Microsoft Teams, Black

I have a reputation among friends, associates, family for doing a deep dive and researching the field when choosing new products. I like to understand the differences between products, state of the art, etc., and generally be an informed buyer. I've also been in "tech" for more than 35 years, with roles from hands on through CIO and CTO, so I've got a lot of experience researching and choosing products, whether for one person or thousands. In short: I tend to be a picky shopper. I researched the field here, and think I've found a winner. At this point in my career, I'm traveling weekly, and I'm meeting -- either in person or remote -- with numerous people each week. Conference calls are the norm, and may involve dozens of people, conference rooms with poor equipment, offices with dreadful 15 year old "speakerphones", hotel rooms, working from my home office, etc. One of the most frustrating experiences is trying to participate in a mission critical conference call when 1) I can barely hear or understand the folks at the other end, and 2) they can't hear and understand me unless I lean over a mic and raise my voice. Cell phone "speakerphones" may be acceptable in an emergency, but haven't proven adequate for routine use. I had recently research Bluetooth speakers for use primarily as audio / music listening speakers (for use, e.g., with Google Play Music from my phone). I researched and auditioned many: Bose, Cambridge, JBL, Shark, Amazon, Phillips, Anker, Jambox, etc. I narrowed it down to those with speakerphone capability, thinking I'd satisfy that need along with the media speaker requirement. After a LOT of research and live auditions, I settled on Nyne Bass, and couldn't be happier with it -- as a media speaker - truly amazing in all respects: sound is stunningly good - even outdoors, and both battery life and bluetooth handling are excellent. Unfortunately, it's only mediocre when turning a phone into a speakerphone, and often quite disappointing -- and I've tried out colleague's products like Jambox for the same purpose, and also found them disappointing. So -- I went on the hunt for a "real" business quality Bluetooth speakerphone. After much research, I homed in on Jabra, and the 510+ looked most promising after reading a LOT of reviews. Buying via Amazon Prime, I knew I had no risk, so I place the order -- and had the package on my desk about 36 hours later. Once again -- kudos to Amazon Prime and the vendors that work with Amazon in this program. The product is perfectly packaged, and beautifully made. It appears to be about 4.5" in diameter, and about 1.25" high when sitting flat on a desk or table. It is a gorgeous, professional grade piece of tech with excellent fit and finish and features. It comes with a neoprene zipper case, the USB cord wraps around the body and tucks into a groove that also holds the cable end in place. Incredibly well thought out and executed. This model can be connected to a phone or laptop via bluetooth, and to a laptop via USB cable. It doesn't come with its own charging brick, but the USB cable can charge from any standard 1A or higher brick. It takes a while for a full charge, but once charged, I can use it all day and into the night, and the charge is only partially depleted. Sound quality is absolutely spectacular for the purpose. I can place this on a table or desk in a room with a dozen people at distances from 3 ft to 15 ft or more, and they are all picked up and easily understand by people at the other end of the call. What comes out of the speaker is superb as well: I'm often on the receiving end of a conference call with two dozen people, all different sound environments and volume levels, and half a dozen international accents -- and this speaker yields clear audio rivaling $400 or $500 Polycom and Cisco equipment (no exaggeration). This is so good, in fact, that I've taken to turning it on when sitting in my office at my current client's site, and using it in favor of the brand new Cisco equipment installed there. It's a better experience. The controls around the perimeter are all touch controls -- no physical buttons to degrade, and they work perfectly. Power, answer / hang up, volume up/down, bluetooth (on/off/pair), mute, battery (to check battery charge level). There are a serious of LEDs around the perimeter of the speaker that are almost invisible when off, but light up as needed to indicate function, e.g., Bluetooth connected, power on, volume level and battery life (number of lights on out of ten around the perimeter), etc. Audio prompts walk you through pairing, connection status, etc -- and these can be turned on and off via preferences. The firmware is easily upgradeable via the USB cable and downloadable PC application. I haven't had need to use the app yet, but it provides deeper control over options and connection to services like Lync. This also provides support for soft phones: this "510+ MS edition" is optimized for Microsoft products like Lync -- the other 510+ is, I believe, aimed more at other soft phone products like Cisco. All in all: a beautifully designed, engineered and implemented product. Every now and then you trip across a gem that defines state of the art in its category - and I believe this qualifies. As you might guess, I'm delighted with this product.

With the onslaught of COVID, my connection to the outside world is my Mobile Phone and Zoom. I have bought the Anker Bluetooth Conference Speaker Phone. There is no better product for $99. I bought the Beyer Dynamic Conference Speaker Phone, the quality is great, battery life is fair and there are some charging glitches. So now, let's talk about the Jabra 750. I work great. Easy to connect, easy to charge (I would replace the hard wired USB-A charging cord and replace with a USB-C port) and the Audio quality is excellent. The best (and very hidden feature) is for bigger rooms or just the the ability for 2 people in the same room to sit apart, you can easily (1 button) pair two Jabra 750's together. No feedback, no echo and perfect Audio. The battery life could be a bit better but it is easy to overlook. I am a retired (but active member) of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) since I am 15 years old. CTA are the wonderful people that put on CES every year. I am not an engineer, I am a Consumer Electronic Sales and Marketing Professional. Full disclosure, I distributed Jabra thru 2007 but today, I have no current business ties to their brand or company. Jabra has always made great products and this one is a CHAMP!

Only the Jabra Speak 750 had what I needed - If you're working from home you may as well set yourself up so it's not painful. I bought two together with a 40" monitor and now I have an immersive home office for less than 1K - so comfortable. - Stereo sound - you can link two together - it's not the stone age after all - attend meetings or listen to music in stereo - Portable or desk use - simple and beautiful - Bluetooth or USB - easily use with both a PC and smartphone at the same time - Full duplex microphones - don't be fooled - this model has echo cancelation meaning you can speak at the same time as others on the line. There is a lot of misinformation about this. This makes meetings go A LOT better - Play music or talk - great sound - OK bass cuts out at about 60HZ but with a bit of eq these sound great with music - We're not in meetings all day afterall - Good room microphone - move close to you for good personal hands free audio or on a table to pick up the whole room - connect two together for wide pick up - place flexibly in a large room and boom - you're meeting or listening to music

This thing is great for the modern office worker and traveler. The audio is clearer and you can tap on/off for muting and speak less loudly than into a phone. It started working as soon as I plugged it in, no complex setup. The cord is a few feet long to put it on a desk or table wherever you’re working. Small enough to put in my backpack in a little zippered case it came with. Happy to have this when I’m working in a new space with complex AV setup and would rather just have a quick call with one or more other people joining me.

Speakerphone Comparison Jabra 710 vs Anker Conference Phone Speaker Quality: Tie: Both of these have very good speaker quality. Both reproduce clear and distinct. If you were to decide on speaker quality, you would not go wrong picking either one. Unfortunately, the speakers can only reproduce what the mics pickup and the signal sends. Microphone Quality: Jabra wins: I own both of these and have tested both. At about 3-5 feet from the unit the Anker had acceptable quality, but it was not as robust and clear. The Jabra was clear and robust and comfortable to listen to. At 10' you had to strain to understand the conversation with the Anker. At 10' the Jabra was not quite as robust as it was at 5' but there still was not a strain to hear what the other side was saying Design: Jabra wins: The Jabra has more controls and they are laid out well. The volume is more incrementally adjustable. Anker's controls are laid out well but there are fewer of them and they have bigger steps in their adjustment. With the Jabra it is easier to dial in a "just right" setting as opposed to the Anker. Both have good cases. The Jabra has a zippered cloth case vs the Anker has a zippered injected moulded case with a nice semi-textured finish. One of my pet peeves is the number of charging cables I have to carry independently. The Anker furnishes a nice USB-C to Type A charging cable, but you have to carry it separately and it will not fit in the case. Therefore, you have to carry it separately. Just hope when you need to charge it you remember where you stored it. The Jabra integrates the cable with the unit, and it stores neatly wrapped around a circular slot on the back of the unit. Connectivity: Jabra wins: Jabra will allow me to have two devices connected at the same time and the Anker only lets me have one. Build Quality: Tie: Both units are solid and well made. The Jabra is round and the Anker is square with rounded corners. Both feel solid in your hand and are of reasonably good weight. Extras: Jabra Wins: Jabra's integrated charging cable (mentioned above). Jabra furnishes a USB wireless dongle if you need to connect to a computer and you do not have your cable handy. Jabra has a pop-out stand integrated in the rear of the unit that holds the speaker in the vertical position if you prefer that. Unfortunately, the Anker comes with the unit, charging cable, and case. No stand, no wireless dongle and a USB-C to Type A charging cable. Price: Anker wins: This is easy. Today on Amazon Anker costs $129.99 vs Jabra at $214.79. That is about a 40% price difference! Summary: If you are looking for a good speaker phone and you are more concerned about price than call quality then you will be happy with the Anker. If you are more concerned about call quality, then go with the Jabra. You will be happier. As for me I own both. One for home and one for office. I will probably buy a third to throw in my briefcase. I will buy another Jabra just because the call quality is important. If I am on a call with a customer and am making a sales pitch, I do not want my customer having to continually ask me "what was that you said" and I end up shouting and repeating myself. That is time consuming and gives the appearance of not being professional. Plus, at the end of the call I want to hear them say "You sold us, here is the purchase order". Hope this helps.

I bought this to replace an Emeet Luna that did not live up to my expectations, and this Jabra is exactly what I was looking for. I needed one of these devices--Emeet Luna or Jabra Speak 710--to do three things: (1) connect to my computer for use with Webex, (2) connect to my mobile phone for higher quality phone conversations, and (3) transition between these uses seamlessly. Though Emeet Luna is one-third the cost of Jabra Speak 710, the lower price of the Emeet is irrelevant to me because it did not accomplish the three things I was looking for. Jabra Speak 710 did. The biggest short fall on the Emeet was with number 3. Even when I had it connected to computer through the USB, connecting it to my phone would disconnect it from the computer, and vice versa. So I had to keep the Emeet connected to my computer, and if I wanted to use it for a phone call, I had to go into my phone settings and connect it to the phone manually. Besides being a pain to do this every time I needed to make a call, I simply couldn't get it connected to the phone fast enough before answering when people called me. Additionally, the Emeet would shut off when I put my computer to sleep and would not turn back on automatically when I woke the computer up. So every day, I had to turn the speaker on by holding down the button on the speaker. That's all to say that the Emeet did not give me the experience I expected and simply didn't work for what I needed it. I also had an issue with number 1, because the Emeet would cut out and have static and interference during video calls (something I’ve never had an issue with using other speakers, including the now the 710). Jabra Speak 710, on the other hand, stays connected to my computer (through the USB) and my phone (through Bluetooth) at the same time. When I turn off my computer (or put it to sleep), Jabra Speak 710 automatically shuts off and disconnects from my phone. This is perfect because when I shut off my computer, I’m done working and don’t need the speaker phone anymore. The next day when I turn on my computer, Jabra Speak 710 automatically turns on, connects to the computer, AND connects to my phone. So I can use it for a video conference, and as soon as I get off the video conference, if someone calls me, I can hit the answer-phone button on the Jabra Speak 710, and boom, it’s like I’m talking on my speaker phone back in the office. A few other small distinguishing characteristics that also help explain the difference in price. Jabra Speak 710 is much higher quality. It looks better and feels better to use. The Speak 710 has a nice stand so that the speaker can face you. The speaker on the 710 also seems ten times better than the Luna; I actually enjoy listening to music on it, whereas the Luna did not sound good for music. In short, make sure you’re getting something that will actually meet your needs. Another caution about the Luna: I got a card with it offering a $10 gift card for writing a review. Whatever the intent of these types of things are, people tend to write five-star reviews when trying to get the gift cards, sometimes even when the product doesn’t deserve it. So I bet the Luna is overrated, and it certainly seemed that way to me.

Decided to go with the Jabra 750 after reading all the positive reviews. Right from the start, this is a portable, lightweight plug & play speakerphone with excellent sound & mic. I use it with a Macbook Air. I've used this with various videoconference call apps, including Zoom, Microsoft Teams & Webex. The most challenging scenario was for a 2-hour virtual robotics competition with four 6th grade students. All four kids are soft-spoken & sat together wearing masks outdoors at a patio table to compete in front of three judges remotely via Zoom. For the entire videoconference call, the mic audio & speakers were excellent - perhaps the next best thing to clipping a professional lavalier mic on each kid. However, since the kids needed to move freely to demonstrate their robots, a wired mic was impractical. The speaker sound was loud & clear, and everyone was able to dialogue back & forth very naturally. The duplex audio means more than one person can be speaking, yet everyone can still hear each other like a normal conversation. Bc the mic & speaker sound are so good, I use this for every work videoconference call. I've also done a 3-hour deposition with my client and two other remote participants via Zoom. Again, the results were all perfectly loud & clear sound for a natural conversation that a remote court reporter could follow & transcribe. I tried to identify at least one "con", and the only negative is the high MSRP. But you get what you pay for. Luckily, Amazon discounts the Jabra 750 regularly for anyone who's not in a rush. Pros: Duplex audio Excellent sound Excellent mic Long battery life using Bluetooth Stays charged using USB Plug & play Self-contained small footprint with a storage pouch Cons: Price 100% full transparency - I'm not a professional reviewer & wasn't paid or received any discounts for writing this review. I'm just a regular Joe who likes this speakerphone enough to post some candid opinions to help anyone else along.

Amazing small plug and play speaker that packs a punch. Needed something reliable for Team meetings that would provide sound quality without cutting in and out. Inexpensive and works like a charm. Will definitely be ordering more for all work and home spaces.