These headphones really do live up to those expectations. I was able to get 42 feet away from the source before the signal started to drop.Ĭonsidering that Plantronics is best known for headphones and headsets used to communicate, you would expect the BackBeat 500 to be especially good at making and taking phone calls.
Plantronics advertises the operating range of the BackBeat 500 as 33 Feet. If you are sitting in a quiet room this isn’t a problem, but in a public space, the ambient sound could be an issue. The only problem I found with the sound is that ambient sounds could be heard unless you had the volume over 50%.
PLANTRONICS BACKBEAT 500 DRIVERS
The 40 mm drivers and advanced acoustic technology that Plantronics incorporated really do a good job of delivering a very nice sound. The bass was very solid and clear, no muddy bass line with the BackBeat 500. There was no hissing or distortion unless you turn the volume all the way up. If you like bass, you’ll love these headphones. It’s very well balanced with just a bit more bass than treble. The sound of the BackBeat 500 is very good. Once you’ve memorized where all the buttons are, controlling the headphones is no problem. The right earcup houses the on/off/pairing button and the phone control button. Pause, play, forward, reverse, volume up/down, 3.5 mm jack, mic and the charging port are located on the left earcup. The controls for the headphones are mounted on the headphones themselves. There’s no more being caught out with a low battery on your headphones. If it were low, I would just turn them off and plug them in to charge. I found this battery charge level announcement very helpful, if it was high, I took the headphones and off I went. Once you hit the power switch, the headphones announce that they are on and give a vocal cue as to the charge level of the battery.
PLANTRONICS BACKBEAT 500 BLUETOOTH
Setting up the BackBeat 500 is very easy and very typical of most Bluetooth devices these days, no problem at all. It doesn’t really have too much of an effect on the sound, but you do end up with more pressure on the bottom of your ear.
This results in a fit that leaves the earcups sitting on the ear at an angle instead of flat against the ear as you would expect. The overall shape of the headphones is very round and the earcups don’t articulate very much. Another issue I ran into was with the way the BackBeat 500 fit. This looks very tacky and is totally unnecessary considering that the Plantronics branding is already located on 4 other parts of the headphones. One problem I had with the styling is a large, orange tag with PLT on it that is attached the headband. The overall styling might be a bit bland, but it’s not unattractive. This makes it very easy to put them on properly. HOW TO: Change system date in OS X from Terminal A large R and L printed inside the headphones differentiate the right and left earcup. The cans are simple circles that fit over your ears and won’t cause a stir because of their styling. They have a few angles on the headband that bring the F-117 stealth attack aircraft to mind. The set that I reviewed were dark gray, but they are also available in white or gray. The BackBeat 500 come simply packaged, nothing fancy, just a box.
PLANTRONICS BACKBEAT 500 FULL
Read on for the full review of the Plantronics BackBeat 500. The BackBeat 500 has me thinking music, not business. They were always comfortable and the calls were always clear. I myself worked for many years at a call center and happily wore their headsets on a daily basis.
Plantronics has long been known for their headsets used in business and call centers.
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