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BACKBEAT FIT BLUETOOTH

BACKBEAT FIT BLUETOOTH

Mobile phone – besides the Bluetooth audio connection, the headset also has a The obvious use for the Fit 6100s is with a Otherwise, the sound quality was rather good and I had no complaints or issues with it at all. Heavy on the bass, which works well for me – I do like bassy music, and theĮffect carried over well to games, with explosions, gunfire and the like I rather liked the Urban Camo design.īeing fitness-oriented headphones, they’re Just don’t go out running in a tornado-which is good life advice, whether you’re wearing wireless headphones or not.The Backbeat Fit 6100 is available in three colour options. Congratulations! You just wasted two minutes and fifteen seconds of your life!Īt $80, these headphones aren’t dirt cheap, but they’re durable and offer great workout performance at an accessible price. In the event that losing your headphones wasn’t making you feel sufficiently incompetent, the app also comes with a timer. It was impossible to hear the sound, let alone pinpoint it. With the headphones turned to comfortable listening volume, I took them off and put them in my backpack and pinged them. But when you do ping it, you can’t hear the beeping unless the volume is already turned up to a volume that would be unbearable for in-ear listening. Upon opening, it warns you that if someone is listening to your headphones when you ping them, it could damage their hearing. The app also has a Find My Headphones function, which might be less useful than you think.

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If you do have any operational questions, Plantronics has an app with a manual and list of FAQs, which I found convenient to reference while I was testing these headphones. It was easy to make and accept calls via Bluetooth, and the person I was talking to heard me clearly on the other end. It’s easy to distinguish between its controls by touch and it takes some effort to press them so that you don’t accidentally skip tracks. The inline controls are a cinch to find, even while moving. After charging, simply hold the power button until the indicator light blinks alternating red and blue to pair them. Operating these buds was surprisingly easy. Plantronics states that one charge has up to six hours of wireless listening, but I got a little over seven hours off one charge. The battery life also outperformed the listed specs. My jams remained clear with the phone placed next to me during studio workouts, and I was also able to freely move around the kitchen while my phone was charging. Plantronics advertises the range as 33 feet, but I placed my iPhone at one end of an empty studio and paced off 50 feet while the music continued to play. They were tough enough to shove into a pocket or gym bag, even without the protective mesh pouch, and they didn’t flinch when doused with sweat and rain.

They didn’t fall out while running, doing sit-ups, or lifting. Three different sizes were available, and the smallest didn’t require the usual fiddling that I’ve had with other workout in-ear buds. Wind-catching conch shells aside, the silicone earbuds fit securely. The headphones also blocked ambient noise so well I took to wearing only one sometimes, so pedestrians and cars would stop sneaking up on me. With workout headphones, I appreciate a bigger bass presence, and I doubt I’m the only runner whose playlist resembles that of DJ’s nightclub set. Beyoncé’s vocal fry was as intimate as if she were singing over my shoulder, and Mariah Carey’s bat-whistle solos were so pure. There's no better way to say this-these headphones sound amazing. Over a week of outdoor and indoor workouts, these light and sturdy Plantronics outperformed my expectations at every turn. It was like wearing two miniature conch shells over my ears.Ī beanie solved the headphones’ only quirk, blocking the wind-catching loops. The earbud’s distinctive rubber loop, which braced it inside my ear, was picking up the air blowing past my head, making an annoying whooshing sound. I put them in and started running, but then had to take them out. The first time I wore the Plantronics BackBeat Fit earbuds was on a three-mile trail run on a brisk, breezy fall day.

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