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Plantronics BackBeat Pro+ Review: A Do-It-All

Bluetooth Headset That Falls Just Short Of Excellence

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You'd be hard pressed t o find a Bluet ooth headset with more features than Plant ronics' BackBeat Pro+. Active noise

canceling? Check. NFC? Sure. Bluetoot h and 3.5mm plug? Yes, definit ely. Multipoint technology? Oui. And the list goes on and

on. Name any opt ion and the Pro+ likely has it . If you're looking for a jack of all trades headset, you'll waste a lot of time

trying to find one more versatile and feature-filled than the BackBeat Pro+, but there's more to this pair of headphones than

gimmicks and long feature lists. The Pro+ shines in some instances that I didn't know I'd appreciate and falls flat in some

other places where I had higher expectations. The result is that I love it but can't recommend it because there's a better

opt ion hiding not so far away.

I am not a lover of large headphones. I am not even accust omed to wearing t hem for more than an hour and I'm definit ely not

the kind of person who would go out and seek such a headset . I like small in-ear earphones, the smaller the bet ter, and I hat e

feeling pressure against my ears or carrying any weight on my head. The Plantronics BackBeat SENSE though, t hat I reviewed

last year, changed my perspect ive a lit tle. I loved a lot of things about them, but hated the on-ear design, so I kept the

brand on my radar unt il I could get my hands on an over-ear model that should, on paper, be easier for me to manage.

And I was right. Even though the Pro+ weighs 340g to the SENSE's 140g, it is more comfortable for me t o wear for longer

periods of time because it doesn't exert any physical pressure on my ears. I have listened to more than two hours of music

on it , non-st op, without any complaint. I won't deny that I felt some relief by the time I took it off, but at least I wasn't

tempted t o rip it as far away as possible from my head in less than 10 minut es. That's a big nod of approval for any headset I

try. But I'm getting ahead of myself here so let's go back t o t he beginning of the st ory.

Packaging and Design

The BackBeat Pro+ ships in a huge box that just screams badass. Even t he presentat ion of the headset, once you open the

box, is impressive with that faux-rock effect. It's nice, but most import antly, it keeps the headset safe during shipping.

Inside the box, you'll also find the carry sleeve, 3.5mm cable, MicroUSB cable, and Bluet oot h USB adapter. The latter is

basically all that differentiat es bet ween the regular BackBeat Pro and Pro+: it's already paired wit h t he headset and makes it

easier to st ream audio from any comput er, regardless of whether or not it has Bluetoot h connectivit y.

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Poly Plantronics BackBeat Pro+ Specifications

General

Type	Over-ear
Bluetooth Profiles	A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP
Talk Time	Up to 24 hours
Charging Time	3 hours
Speaker Driver Size	40 mm
Frequency Response	20 Hz - 20 kHz
Impedance	32 ohms
NFC Pairing	Yes
Water Resistance	No
Battery Life	Up to 24 hours
Noise Cancellation	Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)
Wireless Range	Up to 100 meters (328 feet)
Bluetooth Technology	Bluetooth
DeepSleep	Up to 6 months
Multipoint Technology	Yes
Foldable	Yes
Audio Codecs	SBC
Built-in Controls	Yes