PROS Powerful bass-forward audio performance.Easy-to-operate toch controls.Water-resistant design.Secure fit. CONS Faint mic signal.EQ presets are pretty extreme. PLANTRONICS BACKBEAT FIT 6100 SPECS TypeCircumaural (over-ear)WirelessYesTrue WirelessNo We see far fewer ...

COMMUTING IN LARGER cities like Boston has its perks. I haven’t needed a car in nearly a decade thanks to the fleets of busses and subway trains that zip across town, which is awesome. But I could really go without that piercing, screeching noise each train makes as it grinds to a halt at the ...

PROS Excellent call quality.Easy pairing using NFC.Charging cradle included.Solid battery life given its size. CONS Mediocre wind resistance.Tested range is slightly short. Plantronics and Jawbone have been duking it out with their Bluetooth headsets for years now, the former focusing ...

Plantronics has been developing headsets for over 50 years and is considered one of the best headset manufacturers in the world.  Recently, Plantronics sent us a pair of their RIG 800HS wireless headphones to take a look at.  Plantronics says these headphones are designed to work with ...

PROS Affordable for wireless, noise-canceling headphones.Full, balanced audio.Solid noise cancellation. CONS Noise cancellation isn't quite on par with Bose. The original BackBeat PRO headphones from Plantronics were ambitious, offering noise cancellation and ...

PROS Powerful, bass-heavy sound signature.Excellent fit stability.Waterproof, dust-resistant build. CONS On-ear controls are divided up oddly.No user-adjustable EQ, only presets. When we reviewed the BackBeat Fit 3100 earphones from Plantronics last year, we found one major ...

PROS Powerful audio performance with crisp highs.Comfortable, secure fit.Easy-to-operate on-ear controls.Long battery life.Includes cable for passive listening. CONS Cable lacks inline remote or mic.Bass Boost mode employs DSP that impacts entire sound signature. We've long been fans ...

IN HIGH SCHOOL, my cross-country coach once counseled me to open my clenched fists. Stay relaxed, he said. The energy that you use to clench your fists is energy that you need for running. To this day, every time a shirt rides up or a shoe comes untied, I shout, “Noooo! I need this energy for ...

PROS Excellent audio performance with deep bass and crisp highs.Strong mic clarity, with HD Voice mode for enhanced intelligibility.Comfortable fit.Adjustable boom mic.Solid battery life.Useful app. CONS Expensive.Mic clarity in standard Bluetooth mode (not HD Voice) is just average. ...

OUR VERDICT The Plantronics BackBeat Go 810 is a more affordable BackBeat Pro 2. You still get good sound quality, solid build, and average ANC but at a lower price point. While the BackBeat Pro 2 are the better headphone, the BackBeat Go 810 are a great option if you can’t justify spending the ...

The Plantronics Blackwire C3225 is the more expensive and better-equipped brother to the C3220, which I reviewed positively. This headset series is for professional use in offices or on Skype calls. Just like the C3220, the California-based company boasts the C3225 to be an excellent corded ...

Plantronics creates headsets for a number of scenarios. The RIG 800LX is a wireless solution for Xbox One and PC, while the C3220 is a professional headset for calls and general multimedia. The California-based company boasts the C3220 to be an excellent corded USB headset designed to ...