Plantronics BackBeat Pro

Plantronics has a long and and exceptional history with designing headsets. When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, his famous lines were transmitted through a Plantronics headset. While the $249 (about £155) BackBeat Pros don't live up to being "first man on the moon" cool, they are still a great set of headphones.

The BackBeat Pros weigh in at about 340 grams (roughly ¾ of a pound), making them one of the heaviest set of headphones I have ever worn. This incredible weight might be the result of the number of features that Plantronics has chosen to attach to the Pros. Fortunately, the Pros have plenty of comfortable padding around the earcups and bridge to make you forget about their excessive weight.

The Bluetooth wireless is also superb, and makes the Pros an excellent addition with phone pairing. The NFC technology for Android phones extends the range of the Pros to about 330 feet (about 100 meters). And the headphones even double as a headset, allowing your to pick up calls with its built-in microphone.