Bang & Olufsen
BeoPlay EX
In-ear · closed-back · 3 colours
The Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay EX is a pair of true-wireless earbuds with adaptive ANC and aptX Adaptive. The manufacturer rates the battery at 8 h, plus 20 h from the charging case. Across 7 reviews it averages 78 out of 100.
- Avg. reviews
- 78/100
- from 7 external reviews
- Battery
- 8 h
- + 20 h Case
- Weight
- 6 g
- In-ear
- Bluetooth 5.2
- built-in mic
- Adaptive ANC
- Multipoint
- 9.2 mm drivers
Colour: Black Anthracite
Pros
- Adaptive ANC adjusts noise cancelling to your surroundings
- Waterproof (IP57)
- Hi-res codec: aptX Adaptive
- Multipoint: connected to two devices at once
- Transparency mode for announcements and conversations
Pros and cons are derived from the spec sheet and compared with similar models – not a hands-on test. About the method
Specifications
| Ohrhörer (In-Ear) | |
| How the headset sits on your ears. Over-ear surrounds the ears completely (comfortable, good isolation, but warmer), on-ear rests on them (more compact, more pressure), in-ear sits in the ear canal (small, ideal on the go). | |
| True Wireless, bügellos | |
| How the headset is held in place: by a headband, a neckband, ear hooks or no band at all (true wireless). | |
| Bluetooth 5.2, AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive, Google Fast Pair, Microsoft Swift Pair, Multipoint | |
| The wireless links. Bluetooth pairs with phones, laptops and many consoles without extras. "Funk digital" usually means a 2.4 GHz USB dongle: much lower latency, so the better choice for gaming. AAC, aptX and LDAC are Bluetooth codecs for better sound quality. | |
| integriert | |
| Where and how the microphone sits. A boom close to your mouth sounds clearest and picks up the least background noise; "abnehmbar" (detachable) means you can remove it and wear the headset as plain headphones. Mics built into the housing are less visible but usually sound more distant. | |
| adaptive aktive Geräuschunterdrückung (ANC), Umgebungsmodus, wasserdicht (IP57) | |
| Extra hardware features. ANC (active noise cancelling) electronically removes steady noise like engines or fans; swivelling or folding ear cups make the headset flat for a bag or around the neck. | |
| 6h (mit ANC), 8h (ohne ANC), 20h (mit Ladeetui) | |
| How long one charge lasts according to the manufacturer. With ANC or RGB lighting it is often less in practice. From about 30 hours you rarely need to charge. | |
| USB-C Ladeanschluss, Ladeetui (380mAh), kabelloses Laden (Qi), 1.5h Ladedauer, Schnellladefunktion (20min für 1.8h Betriebsdauer) | |
| How it charges. Fast charging means a few minutes on the cable give several hours of playback. | |
| 6g (je Ohrhörer), 53g (Ladeetui) | |
| The weight without cable. Over-ears under about 270 g count as light, from about 310 g as on the heavy side: then good padding and a wide headband matter more. For in-ears the weight per bud counts; from about 6.5 g you notice them in your ear. | |
| 1x 9.2mm dynamisch | |
| How many speakers each ear cup holds and how big they are. Size alone (e.g. 40 or 50 mm) says little about the sound, though larger drivers produce bass more easily. Dynamic drivers are the most common type; planar magnetic ones are rarer and pricier. | |
| 32Ω | |
| The electrical resistance of the speakers in ohms (Ω). The lower it is, the less power the headset needs to get loud: up to about 64 Ω any phone, controller or laptop will do. From about 150 Ω (typical for studio headphones) weak sources often sound too quiet and a headphone amp helps. For wireless headsets the value hardly matters because the amplifier is built in. | |
| 20Hz-22kHz | |
| The lowest and highest tones the speakers or microphone reproduce, in hertz. Humans hear roughly 20 Hz to 20 kHz; anything beyond is mostly marketing. The range says little about the sound, the tuning matters more. | |
| 108dB | |
| How loud the headset plays for the same input power, in decibels (dB). Higher means it gets loud more easily. Combined with a low impedance, even weak sources like a phone or controller are enough. | |
| geschlossen | |
| Closed-back ear cups isolate both ways: you hear less of your surroundings and others hardly hear your audio. Open-back headphones sound airier and more spacious but let sound through, better suited for home. | |
| Equalizer-Voreinstellungen, individueller Equalizer, App-Steuerung | |
| What you can adjust in the app or PC software, such as an equalizer to shape the sound or virtual surround for spatial audio in games. | |
| Touch Control | |
| The controls on the headset itself, e.g. a volume wheel, a mic mute button or touch panels. | |
| Colour | schwarz, grau, blau, beige, gold |
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