![]() ![]() Whereas the ear cups on the original were large and round, the new ear cups are more oblong and feature a texture finish with a wood grain center plate on the outside. The bright column of LED lights that lit up when you turn on the headphone has been replaced with a more discreet horizontal row across the bottom of the right ear cup, and the large control rings for volume and track control have been replaced with buttons and a movable inner ring. Subtlety seems to be a key factor in the redesign. ![]() That’s admittedly a more convenient solution, though it will take a bit of learning to get used to where all of the controls are if you’re a first time user. The controls are also slightly re-arranged, with the Open Listening feature now activated via a slider as opposed to a button press. Where the BackBeat Pro was distinctly utilitarian in design, the Pro 2 seems to have gone the way of the new BackBeat Go devices, with a stylish, modern look. Design and Featuresįor starters, the BackBeat Pro 2 is noticeably slimmer than its predecessor. And while it doesn’t completely rewrite the script, it does make some welcome design changes. Why release a successor targeted at a niche market? Well it seems we may have jumped the gun a bit, as we now have the true “successor” to the BackBeat Pro – the BackBeat Pro 2. Given that there's essentially no change to the headset from an audio or technical perspective, that decision was a little puzzling to say the least. The company then followed that up with an on-ear headset ( the BackBeat Sense) and a new set of in-ears ( BackBeat Go 3) before releasing the BackBeat Pro+ in July last year, which added a USB Bluetooth dongle for quality audio streaming from a computer source. Plantronics really surprised us with its first BackBeat Pro back in 2014, a pair of headphones that blended a well-rounded set of features with impressive audio quality. Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 review: Good looks, good sound ![]()
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