Customer Reviews

Polycom SoundStation Premier

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Polycom makes a full range of conference room phones, and the Soundstation Premier is their best phone. If your needs don't justify the price of the best, then consider the plain, old Soundstation (sans Premier). Or if you have special Voice over IP needs, then check out their seperate Soundpoint IP and Soundstation IP product lines.

Are you wondering what makes the Soundstation Premier the best? Let me explain. This system uses any where from 3 to 6 mics; 3 mics are built into the base station, and depending on your configuration you can add 2 extension mics plus a remote mic. What is special is that the unit only uses one mic at a time by sensing which mic is picking up the best sound; this avoids that hollow, echo sounds that you've heard many times before on speakerphone calls.

The system also features noise canceling circuitry, so many background noises are removed. Plus it is expandable with additional mics, a remote lapel mic, and even a remote speaker station. There are other niceities including an LCD display on the base unit, but in my opinion the reason to spend the extra dollars in this unit is the quality of sound. Simply put, it is spectacular.

There are a few different Premier models, each one uses the same basic base unit. The Premier EX is expandable with additional mics, and the Premier is not, so plan accordingly. Select the unit most appropriate for your conference room setting (their web site has very nice guidelines on it). In my experience, the base unit is adequate for most 8-12 person conference rooms, and larger rooms require the extension mics. I have never used the remote lapel mic or the remote speaker setup.

I have tried a variety of cheaper conference room speaker phones but nothing comes anywhere close to the performance of the SoundStation. The sound quality is excellent, there is no distortion and the self directing mics work like a real charm. If you can afford it, just go for this one ... it is well worth the money!

A superior conferencing phone. Not difficult to set up. Great sound quality, depending on what the other parties are using at THEIR end.

I wound up getting my phone from another source, as the one I originally purchased through a seller on Amazon, was in poor condition. It sounded like people on the other end were talking with a mouth full of steel wool.

I bought this rather sophisticated and usually expensive conference phone as a cheaper reconditioned unit, the first time I had bought a reconditioned device. It was delivered in the delays I was told. It had a few scuff marks from prior use -- to be expected -- but did function, the essential thing! My only minor complaint is that no instruction sheet or manual was included, rather an 800 number was provided for user information.

The best sound quality that you can get in your office.
I am using a pair of those to connect between my US office and East Europe.