{"id":308480,"date":"2022-11-14T14:20:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T19:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/?p=308480"},"modified":"2022-11-14T15:32:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T20:32:08","slug":"qa-what-do-nc-and-unc-mean-on-voip-headsets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/qa-what-do-nc-and-unc-mean-on-voip-headsets\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A: What do \u201cNC\u201d and \u201cUNC\u201d mean on VoIP Headsets?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you have been shopping for a headset, you would notice that some headsets are labeled as \u201cNC\u201d or \u201cUNC\u201d. What do they mean? Let\u2019s find out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2022\/11\/Twitter-Posts-October-2020-5-36-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2022\/11\/Twitter-Posts-October-2020-5-36-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2022\/11\/Twitter-Posts-October-2020-5-36-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2022\/11\/Twitter-Posts-October-2020-5-36-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2022\/11\/Twitter-Posts-October-2020-5-36-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2022\/11\/Twitter-Posts-October-2020-5-36-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2022\/11\/Twitter-Posts-October-2020-5-36.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What do \u201c<\/strong><strong>NC\u201d and \u201cUNC\u201d mean?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNC\u201d stands for \u201cNoise Cancellation, and \u201cUNC\u201d stands for \u201cUltra Noise Cancellation\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which one is for you? It depends on the environments you want to use these headsets in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you are planning on using your headset in a very loud office environment, then an Ultra Noise Cancellation (UNC) headset would be an ideal option. UNC headsets are designed to pick up only sounds very close to your mouth and they eliminate literally all background noises.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you are a multitasker looking for a headset that can allow you to focus on what you need to accomplish while being aware of your surroundings, a regular Noise Cancellation (NC) headset will do the trick!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out some of the popular options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/jabra-evolve2-85-link380a-uc-stereo-black\">Jabra Evolve2 85 with noise canceling<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/headsets\/call-center-headsets\/jabra-biz-2400-ii-duo-unc\">Jabra BIZ 2400 II QD Duo with ultra noise canceling<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/plantronics-blackwire-3220-binaural-corded-usb-a-headset-209745-101\">Poly Blackwire 3220 with noise canceling<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been shopping for a headset, you would notice that some headsets are labeled as \u201cNC\u201d or \u201cUNC\u201d. What do they mean? Let\u2019s find out! What do \u201cNC\u201d and \u201cUNC\u201d mean? \u201cNC\u201d stands for \u201cNoise Cancellation, and \u201cUNC\u201d stands for \u201cUltra Noise Cancellation\u201d.&nbsp; Which one is for you? It depends on the environments [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1221],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-308480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-small-business-voip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308480"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":308494,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308480\/revisions\/308494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}