JabraSpeak2 55 Wireless Bluetooth Speakerphone with 4 Noise-cancelling Mics, Full-range 50mm Speaker, Wideband Audio, Compact and portable - MS Teams Certified, Works with Other Platforms - Dark Grey

I purchased this for an important 10 person (face to face) conference in a boardroom setting, with additional attendees joining remotely by Teams.From earlier experience attending similar conferences, I knew that relying on a laptop and large screen TV display alone would not cut it; such setup had resulted in severe sound issues; in particular, echo for those joining remotely and inability for physical attendees to hear remote parties.I inherited responsibility for organising the conference and a whole lot depended on it. Conscious of risk of sound issues, I researched aux conference units.I settled on the Jabra Speak2 55.As I wasn’t sure it would handle the setting, I ordered a couple of days ahead and road tested.The sound quality for this product was well above adequate, and, far exceeded and out performed my expectations.For the conference , I used a 90” TV as extended display for my laptop; the TV was set to mute.I used the Jabra Speak2 55 as both speaker and mic for my laptop, set in the centre of the boardroom table, with 10 people sat around the table.My laptop sat on table to utilise webcam and run Teams hosting.The outcome was fantastic. Granted it was an organised and well behaved conference with little or no interrupting.All physical attendees could hear remote attendees without any issue, it’s crystal clear output was as if remote parties were present.Crucially, remote attendees could hear all physical attendees without any difficulty and there was absolutely NO echo or bounce-back for remote attendees.I cannot rate this item highly enough, especially given the low price.I’ve since used it for several teleconferences with 4 physical attendees with great success.Totally fantastic kit. I wouldn’t host another teleconference or videoconference of similar size (i.e.: 2 to 12 physical attendees) without it.Yes, I could have opted for a unit specifically designed for larger number of physical attendees, but this was more than ample.Love it.

The Jabra Speak 2 55 arrived in very simple packaging, environmentally friendly, all recyclable, no e-waste here. Case is soft and reasonably protective, it does seem to work at keeping it from taking the worst knocks when it is in my bag.Setup on day 1 was simple enough thanks to the USB Type-C cable, it was detected immediately by Teams. Calls have been clear with no noticeable distortion, it has been able to filter out some of the background noise that is normal with working from home to the point where a few colleagues have noticed the clarity is better in comparison to my previous speaker.The speaker is clear when listening to videos, its not the most broad range speaker but is does a nice job of adding some depth to the audio output, it makes me wonder how this compares to the Speak 2 75. I've been using it out and about at offices that aren't equipped with conferencing tools and it has made a marked improvement to me not having to get out a headset and having a cable trail after me.Speaking of cables the option to have Bluetooth as a fallback has been nothing short of great, I am able to connect my mobile phone to the speaker and use the phone for Teams calls, no one notices that I am using my mobile for the calls.I installed the app to see what options are available and they seem fairly limited, apart from keeping the firmware up to date and choosing what "softphone" to be sync'd, was hoping to be able to get it have the soft keys work with Teams but this doesn't seem to work.All in all the Speak 2 55 seems to be a good all rounder thanks to the Bluetooth support.

The Jabra Speak 2 55 is a very compact and stylish design. It worked straight out of the box with very little set up. I just used the Bluetooth connectivity for using with my smartphone, rather than the need for any app. The USB port made connection to my laptop very easy. The speaker comes with a soft case which makes it very easy to carry around. The battery life states 12 hours use. The battery has not required charging- and charges when plugged into laptop.My primary reason for purchasing this was for work meetings via teams but I have already discovered many personal uses that I didn’t expect. I have found it very useful for simple loud to loud calls on my phone, rather than using speakerphone and also for playing music. The speaker clarity is great and with it being so portable, I have been using it as an outdoor speaker. The audio quality for conference calls is great. The microphone has 360 coverage but there have been times when the receiver of the call has said they can’t hear me clearly. The functions were very user friendly and easy to control features such as volume, mute and other settings.In summary, I would say it is a speakerphone that excels in delivering outstanding audio quality but the microphone quality could be slightly better. It’s portability, battery life and features still make this a great choice.

Given that I spend a lot of my work on calls, I bought it for my office use at home. The voice is clear and the mic is also good. The feedback I got from my collaborators is that they hear me well. For me it gets the job done. It has replaced my earbuds most of the time. It works well with MS Teams.