PLANTRONICS BACKBEAT GO HOW TO
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The top-end commands a lot of presence, but doesn’t tend towards harshness, which we might expect in a relatively low-cost wireless set of earphones like this. Sets like these are often bass-heavy to the extent that they become indistinct-sounding and boomy, but these are quite the opposite.īass is fairly lightweight, ruling these earphones out for those who thrive on low-end thump, but it supplies the BackBeat Go with a better-balanced signature than many at the price.

PLANTRONICS BACKBEAT GO BLUETOOTH

The Plantronics BackBeat Go sound quite different from the majority of Bluetooth earphones we’ve listened to recently. However, at this price, what’s more important is earphone tonality. Using bog-standard A2DP, audio is relayed from the device to the earphones at a rate that can make digital compression audible. The Plantronics BackBeat Go don’t use the more advanced Apt-X audio codec, making do with the standard codec of A2DP, SBC. Technically, the Bluetooth streaming isn’t all that impressive, though. We experienced no unexpected drop-outs and their range is excellent, remaining solid for around 20m before even starting to break down. Just plonk them into pairing mode with the prolonged press of a button, select them from within the device’s settings menu and they’ll be forever joined in holy wireless matrimony.īluetooth streaming reliability is great.

PLANTRONICS BACKBEAT GO ANDROID

Using an iPhone or Android phone, the Plantronics BackBeat Go earphones are simple to setup. You can control volume and track playback as well as take calls and – as usual for Plantronics – call quality is very good. This holds the Plantronics BackBeat Go power button, as well as a pinhole microphone and a trio of call/music buttons. Bluetooth headphones never supply all-day, all-night listening, but often offer six hours’ use.ĥcm down from the right earpiece sits a remote housing. This limits their use quite drastically for big music fans – they’re better thought of as secondary earphones, for use while exercising perhaps, rather than as an everyday workhorse pair. The Plantronics BackBeat Go are only rated for up to 4.5 hours of use off a charge. It’s not evident from a quick glance, but the right earpiece holds a rubber flap that hides the microUSB slot used to charge the internal battery. The cable design ensures there’s little-to-no microphonic noise – caused when a regular IEM earphone cable rubs against clothing – although we notice a slight whooshing sound when walking that appears to be caused by air passing by the chunky earpieces. Once you’ve found the perfect fit, just leave the cable trailing around the back of your neck and you’re ready to go. Three sets of rubber tips are included, in the standard small, medium and large sizes. And if the tips aren’t quite the perfect size, Plantronics also includes optional rubber stabilisers that poke out into your ear cartilage – they’re too soft to cause discomfort, though. How well they fit will depend on your ears, but we found it easy to get a rock-solid fit, strong enough to go running without the things falling out. They use silicone rubber tips to create a vacuum within your ear canal, firmly cementing them in place.

Given this includes a battery and Bluetooth transmitter, the BackBeat Go are impressively lightweight. Although the earpieces are significantly larger than rival entry-level earphones, the earpieces fit in everything that’s needed.

PLANTRONICS BACKBEAT GO PORTABLE

Plantronics has fitted all the required gubbins into a pretty portable package. Having the right tech is half the battle.

PLANTRONICS BACKBEAT GO HOW TO

And while Plantronics isn’t a highly respected, venerable name in headphones, it doesn’t half know how to make a good Bluetooth headset. The Plantronics BackBeat Go wireless earphones are among the cheaper Bluetooth earphones on the market. The Plantronics BackBeat Go wireless Bluetooth earphones make great use of this – they’re little more than a pair of earbuds with a cable joining them up. The best thing about wireless headphones is that there are no dangly bits to get in the way, which comes in especially useful while you’re out running.

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