I've been using bluetooth headsets for a few years. I've had good ones and bad ones and by far this is the best I've owned.

MY first headset was a motorola H800 and it was good but it took too long to connect when you had it off. Then I got another motorola headset and I didn't like that one at all.

That was when I gave up on motorolas and traded over to Plantronics. I needed one and I wanted cheap so I got a 320, then I lost it and got a 320. I liked it but it got quiet after a while and my friends and collegues had trouble hearing me.

I finally decided to try a nicer model. I had my eye on the 855 stereo set but I couldn't justify the price. Thats when I settled on the Voyager 520.

The Good.

The 520 is a sharp headset with a black and chrome color scheme with a faux carbon fiber accent. Its a good looking piece. Of Couse I am biased, I love black silver and faux/real carbon fiber.

The controls on it were simple. Theres a combination button toggle. Press the button and it answers calls, turns on or off the device, or even puts it into pairing mode. Push it toward the back and the volume goes up, towards the front and the volume goes down. I've read people have trouble with the switch but it seems to be a usability issue. Myself, if you can't figure out a button, perhaps you shouldn't reproduce, let alone review electronics equipment.

Sound quality. The unit sounds good, and it sounds good to my friends. What more can you ask for? It has "AudioIQ" technology, which actually enhances voices while reducing background noise. No complaints, and honestly I really like the sound.

Pairing. As soon as the unit is turned on it goes into pairing mode. Makes life incredibly simple. I have a Helio Ocean and pairing was easy and fast. The 520 even has a nifty feature called "Multipoint". Multipoint allows for the headset to be paired with 2 different phones. So it makes life nice and simple if you have a work phone and personal phone you carry with you regularly. I don't see it being useful to pair to someone elses phone as they are are kinda personal items. I mean they do go into your ear. I'll swap spit and other fluids with my girl, but my earpiece? Somehow that seems kinda skeevy.

Charging and battery. The headset fully recharges in 2 hours and it has a rated life of 8 hours for talk and 180 hours standby. The nifty thing it came with, I thought, was the charging cradle. The cradle is a simple piece that is basically a holder for the charging cable,  but it does add a nice touch of class.

One last nifty feature. Unlike any of my previous headsets this one actually has a battery indicator. When you turn it on it will flash red a few times to let you know the state of the battery. Three flashes means it almost fully charged, one means it is low and two means its about halfway.

The Bad.

I don't really have any bad things to say. I like this headset, and its probably the best one I've ever used.

The only time I've had a issue with it was when I was outside and it was windy. That didn't last long and it was great after the wind died down.

Final thoughts.

I have used several different units and this is by far the best I've had. The MSRP is $99 bucks but if you look around you can find it for closer to $60. I got mine for $59 on sale a Radio Shack. I am not a fan of radio shack but they are the closest place to browse around near the place I get chinese food and they occasionally have some good prices.