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Plantronics BackBeat 500 Series review

Posted on March 22, 2017August 27, 2023 By Jarvis

With companies ditching the headphone jack left and right, it’s painfully obvious that wireless audio is wave of the future. While we’re still not at the point where you can pick up a pair of wireless headphones at the airport for the cost of a dinner, there are tons of mid-range wireless headphones available.

Unfortunately, however, most of them still have a fatal flaw: whether it’s build quality, sound performance or a lack of features. However, Plantronics thinks it has the perfect blend of performance, features and build with its new BackBeat 500 Series wireless headphones. And, on paper at least, it does.

The BackBeat Series 500 is impressive, boasting a solid 18 hours of battery life, multipoint Bluetooth pairing and a compact on-ear design. So how do the headphones fare in the real world? Let’s explore.
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