ECS WordMaster Transcription USB Headset, 7-Foot Cord, Over-Head, Around-Ear, Superb Audio Clarity, External Sound Card, Ideal for Transcribing Medical & Legal Dictation, Padded Headband & Ear Cups

I have been doing legal transcription for eighteen years and finding good headphones is always priority number one. I can get used to a weird keyboard, but if I can't hear what is being said then I can't do the work properly. I always would spend a chunk of money on nice headphones and then have to buy a secondary product to battle the bass issue. These headphones don't give me that problem. I can hear speech extremely well with these and no longer need the secondary device between the headphones and computer to filter through. I have now recommended them to two other transcriber friends and we are all thrilled with them. It's completely worth the purchase. Just know they are USB, not headphone jack. This shouldn't be a problem for your computer, but I know a lot of transcriptionists use their laptops and some of those have limited USB ports.

I am a full time medical transcriptionist and highly recommend this headset. I had to max out the volume on my old headset, and still had trouble hearing the dictation. I keep the volume on this headset about the middle range. The dictation is easier to understand and they are very comfortable on the ears. I do not even notice the headset on my head. I highly recommend this product.

I work as a virtual medical scribe, and have found these headphones to isolate spoken voice very well compared to other headphones I have tried. I do not use specific software, but a secure cloud based UI, and these work great without issue. The $50 price tag is worth it for the sound quality. I have noticed most of the ambient noise and artifact in the recording is more filtered and I can hear mumbles clearly, where as before I would have to replay the sound clip several times to understand what was said, slowing my productivity. I also like the ability to further increase the volume of the headset. The USB plug works great. Drivers installed automatically. While the recording is playing, the noises around me are not noticeable, however they do not have true noise cancelling technology. I have no complaints in that regard, however, as it does not affect my work.I have tried a number of different earbuds and headsets ranging in cost from $1- $300. The $300 ones were superb with comfort and noise cancelling, but the headband broke within 4 months. Other over the ear headphones I have tried have not had this quality of sound. The headband is a bit large, but they do not fall off my head. I will try to remember to update this review about the durability in 6 months or so.UPDATE: Afew months back one of the wires was coming loose. I contacted the manufacturer/seller and they had me send back the old ones and sent me an new pair at no cost. Excellent customer service!

I do like this headset. The sound quality is great and voices are clear. The volume control works well when you have different level speaker volume. It's easier and quicker to adjust than using the transcription software controls. The one issue I have is that the headphones are really loose. If I turn my head or bend down just a little bit, they fall off. I do not have a small head; my head size is large/average. I bought this headset because the description says they are comfortable, even for all day transcription. I sometimes transcribe for 7 or 8 hours a day and wanted something that didn't give me a headache, like most headphones do after an hour or two, and that don't fall out like earbuds do. Unfortunately, these fall off!

I used to use the ECS Wordslinger on-ear headphones. I liked the extra volume, but I found them very uncomfortable on my ears and there was always a constant high-pitched sound coming through the headphones when they're plugged in. It's faint enough not to interfere with audio, but still annoying.I moved on to a pair of over-ear headphones from a different brand, which I really liked, but I had to replace them recently when the sound started going in and out of one ear. Then I discovered these ECS Wordmaster over-ear headphones and thought they would be great. They are more comfortable than the Wordslinger ones since they don't press on the ears, and they do have louder volume than normal headphones, but that's partly negated by the fact that the ear cups don't fit snugly over your ears. They're very loose. My other over-ear headphones weren't officially noise-canceling either, but they did a pretty good job of dampening environmental noise just because they fit snugly over the ears with no gaps. These leave a bit of gap between the ear cups and your head and there is zero sound-dampening effect. I don't really find much benefit from the extra volume because any good over-ear headphones will usually sound plenty loud enough if the ear cups fit properly. Also, I've gotten used to headphones that have volume control on one of the ear cups, which I find much more convenient to tweak quickly than controls on the cord like these ECS headphones have. Also, while I know these ECS headphones are supposed to be designed specifically to make human voices more clear over other sounds in the recording, I personally have never noticed much difference between ECS transcription headphones and regular headphones in that regard.I returned these ECS Wordmaster headphones for a refund and am happily using a pair of bluetooth over-ear noise-canceling headphones (yes, it turns out some bluetooth headphones can be good enough for transcription nowadays)!

This has worked very well for my transcription as an independent contractor. Thank you for a great product.

I received but did not order an apparently used set. The package seal was broken, there was no product literature of any kind, and the cord was unwrapped. Against my better judgement because I needed the headphones for work, I decided to keep them. After about an hour's use across two days, both of my ears became red and painfully swollen before my skin started to peel. I am pretty much grossed out wondering what kind of the skin infection I contracted from the previous buyer -- ugh, ugh, ugh.