Poly Sync 40 Smart Speakerphone

Expensive junk

This product is not worth the price. In fact it’s not worth even 30$. Please stop advertising this product. The fundamental issue is that audio constantly drops with Mac max M3. Incompatible with MacBook.

Luke

May 7, 2024

worth the money, I use it all day every day

I love this device, I work at home and two separate offices, this is a great tool for conducting teams/zoom/video/phone calls. the bluetooth connectivity with my smartphone is great, and it works well plugged in via cable to my laptop as well, my only criticism is that I wish it could get a little louder but this is not a serious problem, for work phone calls the volume output is perfectly useable, I use it for white noise while I sleep/nap too.

Loud and clear!

Plantronics Poly Sync 40 Smart Speakerphone supports any types of workspaces. You can connect it to your computer via USB-A or USB-C and Smartphones via Bluetooth. It works great with both Teams and Zoom calls. I put it at the far end of our largest conference room, which is at least 40FT x 30FT, and the sound actually fills the room. It’s amazing coming from such a small device. When I speak, people on the call all said my voice comes through Loud and Clear!

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Great For Meetings

The Poly Sync 40 Smart Speakerphone by Plantronics is really great for Zoom or Team calls. I am so used to just using my phone and putting everyone on speaker, but this causes issues because other people one the call hear echoes or muffled sounds and everyone else in the room can't hear the other speakers as well. The Poly Sync 40 speakerphone fixes this problem and is so versatile. This can be connected with bluetooth to your phone so everyone in your room can hear the call and also be heard. The speaker is loud and can be charged for wireless use. It also has a built in USB cord to connect with a computer or other device if you need to connect that way, which is also great if you have a laptop or tv with the zoom app.

Great conferencing speakerphone for your home office

Review for Poly Sync 40 Smart Speakerphone.

Speaker quality is quite excellent for it's intended use. Call quality comes through nicely. You could even listen to music with it but the sound signature won't be the best especially in the lows and in the bass. But again, this is for call conferencing. Mic quality is fairly clear and UI is intuitive with a quick-mute button.

Battery life held up great and didn't need to charge it much. The included cable that stashes nicely as part of the speaker makes it easy to charge. It can even conveniently double as a battery-pack.

There is a dedicated app which is pretty bare-bone (which is not a bad thing).

I'd recommend it for your home office.

Honest Review

October 27, 2023

Sleek. Good, clear sound. Simple to use. Great for small business or home use.

Sleek design, great sounding, simple to use speaker. I have a small business and often need to take notes while on a call and the speaker on my phone is OK, but nothing near as clear or good as this speaker. Like most speakers, you do need to talk toward it to be heard clearly… you will lose some fidelity if talking off to the side. Sound leans more toward bass than treble.

Low profile, portable, easy to use and wireless. When using wirelessly, the wire can be stored under the unit. Simple to understand and use controls and even has a cool look to it. I also hooked it up to my computer and made (Zoom) calls and it worked really well and SO much better than the computer speaker and microphone. I also used it for a personal call instead of having to wear an uncomfortable headset. Volume can be controlled from your phone, which it is super easy to connect to using Bluetooth.

Just for the heck of it, I played music on it, and it sounded as good as other portable speakers I have in the house, just doesn’t get as loud. I didn’t change the default play/pause function of the programmable rocket ship button, and it works great to play / pause music. Not sure I would get it just for music purposes, but certainly a capable speaker.

I’m familiar with this brand from my days working in a corporate setting and had pretty high expectations, which it easily met. I really like everything about this speaker and am glad I have it – can’t imagine going back to my computer or phone speaker. Great for a small business or even just as a personal speaker for home use. Good looking enough that it can sit almost anywhere and not look out of place. Wish it had a way to hang it on a wall (above my computer screen) and a carry/story case.

The app is super basic – I was hoping to have some additional control over light/color or music settings, but there is nothing like that… in fact, I’m not sure I’ll even leave it on my phone.

I only have a single unit, so can’t speak to how well they link, but based on how impressive everything else is (except the app), I have to believe they will link as expected.

The Final Test

October 25, 2023

Really Good Conference Speaker

This was a really good conference speaker, I'm quite impressed. Very intuitive to use hardware. The sound quality and mic quality is pretty great!

However, as this is a travel speakerphone, I am shocked they didn't include some kind of carry bag or case in the box. Especially at this price point, that's a pretty steep disappointment.

Additionally, their app functionality is extremely limited and not very highly rated (3.8 stars on Google Play).