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Plantronics BackBeat PRO+ Review

October 10, 2016
Plantronics is starting to crank up its consumer oriented product offerings. Released in July 2016, the BackBeat PRO+ (SGD 449 / USD 299) is the follow up to their first over-ears model, the BackBeat PRO. This time round, they include a USB dongle for high quality Bluetooth streaming. Let's dive into the full review. Pros (+): Good sound quality; Flexibility in Bluetooth pairing options;...

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Audio Quality

IFA 2016 - Sony's Portable Audio Lineup

September 25, 2016
IFA held in Berlin is always a great place to find breaking news on the latest in consumer electronics. This year didn't disappoint. In this article, let's focus on Sony, which launched a whole slew of portable audio products. Sony President and CEO, Kazuo Hirai was there to talk about the company's latest developments. What's So Special? Sony introduced a 6 new products in...

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Apple

Beats' and Apple's 2016 Audio Lineup

September 09, 2016
This was an incredibly exciting week for audio tech, with IFA 2016 held last weekend and Apple's Special Event just yesterday where the iPhone 7 was launched.  I was itching to send out a couple of articles out but I decided to refrain. I was in Krabi, Thailand (yet again) for the past week but with two babies in tow this time round....

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Sennheiser PXC 550 - First Glimpse

August 11, 2016
Sennheiser has had a pretty quiet 2016 in the portable audio space. It was, of course, very timely that they chose to launch the Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless last month. For some background, the 'PXC' range of Sennheiser products are consumer-centric noise canceling headphones that have been around since 2002. We take a first glimpse at what this offers. Who's It For? Those who...

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