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Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 Wireless 2016 vs Bose QuietComfort 35/QC35 Wireless 2016
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Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 Wireless 2016
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Our Verdict
Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 Wireless 2016
Bose QuietComfort 35/QC35 Wireless 2016
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Variants
- BackBeat Pro 2 (Black)
- BackBeat Pro 2 (Gray, SE)
- QuietComfort 35 (Black)
- QuietComfort 35 (White)
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Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.5
8.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.65 lbs
0.52 lbs
Clamping Force
0.9 lbs
0.69 lbs
Controls
8.0
6.4
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
iOS
Ease Of Use
Great
Good
Feedback
Great
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
N/A
Noise Cancelling Control
On/Off
No
Talk-Through
On/Off
No
Additional Controls
No
No
Breathability
6.5
6.3
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
5.7 °C
6.3 °C
Portability
5.5
6.1
Portability Picture
L
8.5"
5.12"
W
8.5"
5.71"
H
2.4"
3.15"
Volume
172 in³
92 in³
Transmitter Required
No
N/A
Case
7.5
8.0
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Hard case
L
9.3"
8.27"
W
8.8"
5.91"
H
2.9"
2.17"
Volume
234 in³
105.7 in³
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
7.0
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
2.09 dB
0.93 dB
Treble Amount
-0.33 dB
-0.88 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
7.8
8.1
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.44 dB
0.37 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Raw FR L
Raw FR L
Raw FR R
Raw FR R
Bass Accuracy
7.6
9.1
Bass
Bass
Std. Err.
3.33 dB
1.15 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
5.76 dB
1.81 dB
Mid-Bass
-1.49 dB
0.97 dB
High-Bass
-2.79 dB
0.81 dB
Mid Accuracy
9.2
8.4
Mid
Mid
Std. Err.
1.13 dB
2.19 dB
Low-Mid
-1.32 dB
-0.02 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.41 dB
-1.83 dB
High-Mid
-0.22 dB
-0.28 dB
Treble Accuracy
8.6
8.2
Treble
Treble
Std. Err.
1.9 dB
3.26 dB
Low-Treble
-0.25 dB
1.3 dB
Mid-Treble
0.52 dB
-2.82 dB
High-Treble
-7.64 dB
-1.51 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.6
7.7
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.59 dB
1.38 dB
Dips
1.14 dB
1.52 dB
Imaging
8.2
8.1
Group Delay
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.43
0.11
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.81
1.99
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.75
1.89
Weighted Phase Mismatch
7.56
5.33
Passive Soundstage
5.3
5.1
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
2.73 dB
4.21 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
4.36 dB
9.15 dB
PRTF Distance
13.98 dB
11.82 dB
Openness
3.1
1.4
Acoustic Space Excitation
2.5
4.3
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Speaker Modeling
No
Room Ambience
No
Head Tracking
No
Virtual Surround
No
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.6
7.8
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.182
0.161
WHD @ 100
0.197
0.150
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Power
On
Connection
Unknown
Codec
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
ANC
On
Tip/Pad
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
6.9
8.6
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-18.91 dB
-25.16 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Bass
-7.06 dB
-15.7 dB
Mid
-14.05 dB
-25.58 dB
Treble
-36.06 dB
-35.18 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
N/A
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
5.7
5.9
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
530.46 Hz
281 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
3.76 dB
2.54 dB
HFE
3,568.48 Hz
2,152.7 Hz
Weighted THD
3.193
16.622
Gain
39.08 dB
39.75 dB
Noise Handling
6.8
6.4
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
19.11 dB
16.69 dB
Active Features
Battery
9.2
8.3
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
30 hrs
18.5 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0
Total Battery Life
30 hrs
18.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.1 hrs
2 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer
Audio While Charging
Yes
No
Passive Playback
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
micro-USB
micro-USB
App Support
6.0
7.0
App Picture
App Name
Plantronics Hub
Bose Connect
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
Yes
N/A
Windows
Yes
N/A
Equalizer
No
No
ANC Control
No
Adjustable
Mic Control
No
N/A
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
Yes
Button Mapping
No
N/A
Surround Sound
N/A
Surround Support
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
8.7
8.8
Bluetooth Version
4.0
4.1
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
2 Devices
NFC Pairing
Yes
Yes
Line Of Sight Range
250 ft
116 ft
PC Latency (SBC)
173 ms
189 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
166 ms
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
34 ms
N/A
iOS Latency
472 ms
Android Latency
140 ms
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
0.0
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Non-BT Latency
N/A
N/A
Wired
9.5
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.8 ft
3.84 ft
Connection
1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS
Wired Latency
0 ms
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
No Base/Dock
N/A
USB Input
No
N/A
Line In
No
N/A
Line Out
No
N/A
Optical Input
No
N/A
RCA Input
No
N/A
Dock Charging
No
N/A
Power Supply
No Base/Dock
N/A
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Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 Wireless 2016
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