I compared them to many other BT Headphones. A real comparison will be posted sooner or later in the "Huge Comparison" thread in the Forum.
I liked them. They have personality.
Warm signature, proudly huge and stubbornly not foldable. Excellent rigid carrying case. Elegant look, solid build, premium feel with wonderful comfort.
I disliked them. They have no punch.
Bass is very poor. Even if in comparison with the AKG K845 at least with the Samsung you can EQ it and it improves in quantity. The quality remains mediocre, not punchy.
There is a nice warmness in the mids, yes, but somehow there is a slight dullness in the lower mids and upper bass.
Highs are good. Not too pronounced as in the AKG, not wonderfully and gently present like in the Plantronics Backbeat Pro.
But good.
The Soundstage is very nice, although it is of course influenced by the sound signature, giving priority to the instruments and sounds which runs on mid frequencies.
Detail is also very good.
They do not get very loud but loud enough to me.
The ANC is quite good. I did not notice such a huge difference with that of the Plantronics, but the guy at Thewirecutter who reviewed them for the ANC Headphones comparison stated that the Samsung have "much better" ANC.
Considering that he also stated that the Plantronics sound "acceptable" while for me they sound MUCH better than the Samsung, I would say that we must have two very different pair of ears.
Btw, the Plantronics get quite louder, which compensate their "worse" ANC
The Samsung have a VERY annoying problem: each single time that you turn them on, you find their volume at Min and you have to turn the volume up again.
They are the ONLY headphone I have tested which have this problem.
They are very expensive and in my opinion they absolutely do NOT worth the price over the Plantronics unless you really desperately need their somehow better ANC.
All the rest they do, the Plantronics do it equally or better.
Plus things that they do not do. For example multipoint, open mic, and voice prompts. Plantronics 3, Samsung 0.
So. here we go. If you mostly/only listen to soft pop and chillout, and if you travel a lot on planes, and if you hate the look of the Plantronics and do not need their extra functions, then you should buy the Samsung.
Otherwise you have no reasons to avoid the cheaper Plantronics.
Cheers
I liked them. They have personality.
Warm signature, proudly huge and stubbornly not foldable. Excellent rigid carrying case. Elegant look, solid build, premium feel with wonderful comfort.
I disliked them. They have no punch.
Bass is very poor. Even if in comparison with the AKG K845 at least with the Samsung you can EQ it and it improves in quantity. The quality remains mediocre, not punchy.
There is a nice warmness in the mids, yes, but somehow there is a slight dullness in the lower mids and upper bass.
Highs are good. Not too pronounced as in the AKG, not wonderfully and gently present like in the Plantronics Backbeat Pro.
But good.
The Soundstage is very nice, although it is of course influenced by the sound signature, giving priority to the instruments and sounds which runs on mid frequencies.
Detail is also very good.
They do not get very loud but loud enough to me.
The ANC is quite good. I did not notice such a huge difference with that of the Plantronics, but the guy at Thewirecutter who reviewed them for the ANC Headphones comparison stated that the Samsung have "much better" ANC.
Considering that he also stated that the Plantronics sound "acceptable" while for me they sound MUCH better than the Samsung, I would say that we must have two very different pair of ears.
Btw, the Plantronics get quite louder, which compensate their "worse" ANC
The Samsung have a VERY annoying problem: each single time that you turn them on, you find their volume at Min and you have to turn the volume up again.
They are the ONLY headphone I have tested which have this problem.
They are very expensive and in my opinion they absolutely do NOT worth the price over the Plantronics unless you really desperately need their somehow better ANC.
All the rest they do, the Plantronics do it equally or better.
Plus things that they do not do. For example multipoint, open mic, and voice prompts. Plantronics 3, Samsung 0.
So. here we go. If you mostly/only listen to soft pop and chillout, and if you travel a lot on planes, and if you hate the look of the Plantronics and do not need their extra functions, then you should buy the Samsung.
Otherwise you have no reasons to avoid the cheaper Plantronics.
Cheers
