After 13 years of loyal service, my BlueParrot has finally died. Any recommendations on a replacement?

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BubbaLeeTruckerTote@reddit

Nothing will ever take the place of my blue parrot B250XT+ .... I even tried to find someone who could fix it. No such luck. Rocking the big Garmin, which is comfortable but not anywhere near tough enough for the road.

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FundsWhale@reddit

Blue parrot 450

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CashWideCock@reddit

Another Blue Parrot, duh.

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Ulikasil910@reddit

Anything except blue parrot. Have 3 coworkers who use them and they say people complain often over the quality, the noise cancelling not working right, and battery life. I personally just use Galaxy Buds Pro 3 and they work phenomenally. Buddy of mine has a pair of Turtle Beach Stealth 600s and they work so much better than the Blue Parrots he did use before.

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mxadema@reddit

Bone conducting headphones

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Electrical_Boat_8823@reddit

My company won’t let us use them because apparently they cause fatigue idfk

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Honch777@reddit

First time trying this type out, I bought a Shox OpenPro and love them. Very long battery life, great voice quality and the mic filters out loud engine noise well.

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Tank52086@reddit

I just got these after retiring my Blue Tiger. These are a pretty solid option. SUPER comfy, I forget they’re on… I do wish they were louder or isolating.

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scarecrow8311@reddit

Blueparrott b550-xt. Have had mine since 2021 and no issues. Still last all day.

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Jiangcool9@reddit

AirPods

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pianodude01@reddit

Your friends must hate you on the other end of a call.

Airpods are TERRIBLE at noise mitigation during a call

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PromethazineNsprite@reddit

Truth, there’s buddies I straight up won’t call if I know they’re driving. It’s like you can hear everything BUT the person speaking

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pianodude01@reddit

My buddies bullied me into buying a blue parrot. "If you want us to keep calling, buy onr"

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Jiangcool9@reddit

iphone have really good background noise isolation during call, it’s build into the os

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pianodude01@reddit

You've never been on the receiving end of a phone call with a driver using airpods then. Its nowhere near as good as a blue parrot

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Jiangcool9@reddit

I’m not claiming it to be as good in calling aa blue parrot. But for the same price, AirPod pro is a better all rounder. Better sound quality, noise isolation, features.

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nekaiser@reddit

They’re great until one side shits the bed on a whim and now screeches at you when you first put it in and when you touch it.

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_877-CASH-NOW_@reddit

I usually only use one at a time

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BeadDauber@reddit

I’ve had my AirPod pros for like 2 years or more and used them HARD while farming. (Think welding,construction, little bit of everything) and mine have been great.

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chayosman@reddit

I second this

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ThaDollaGenerale@reddit

I'm a lurker here, but I've always seen truckers wearing these, but no one else. Why? I've always wondered.

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scottiethegoonie@reddit

Bc we're driving 10+ hours a day, and some of these drivers can't stop flapping their lips for 5 minutes at a time. They can even hold their dick in one hand, brush their teeth with the other and continue to talk at the same time.

It's a whole aesthetic and we own it. Why do they call it a trucker hat? Where do piss bottles come from? We own all that too.

Shameful or not it's ours.

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LikwidHappiness@reddit

Bro is not exaggerating. Like a week ago dude was brushing his teeth while on the phone via his headset with someone in a Loves bathroom. I'd hang up on someone so mf fast if they tried talking to me while brushing their teeth.

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Victorious1MOB@reddit

These are not actions I've completed, but dang I feel attacked

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GoldCovers@reddit

Blue parrot 450

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clevrhandle@reddit

“That is a dead parrot. The parrot has ceased to be.”

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KnifeKnut@reddit

Ee's not Dead, he's just pining for the fjords.

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Hot-Instruction-4961@reddit

Blue parrot

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Ok-Bar5260@reddit

I personally use the 650XT. Been working for a good minute, can hear nearly everything completely clearly, and everyone can hear me clearly. With the extra headphone, it’s nice for gaming or for a good audio experience in general

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Strict-Aspect6716@reddit

Garmin headset has been the absolute best

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Onzaylis@reddit

I really like my Garmin 200s

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Mediocre_george@reddit

If the battery has failed and you're attached to your old friend, consider getting a replacement battery. My old reliable stopped taking a charge a while back and I found a battery for $8. A ten minute job to replace it and she's good as ne.... Well, good as 10 years old with a fresh battery, anyway.

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mindsunwound@reddit

The Garmin headset seems like it would be nice, bit it is not.

I bought one back in February and since then it has had constant connection issues, plus the cups are very shallow, with very weak foam, so the inner surface of the cups, which is a thin cloth over hard plastic grill, presses against my ear, so it becomes uncomfortable after about 10 minutes.

In addition, the construction is incredibly flimsy, entirely plastic. I don't expect it to last a year.

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SpecialRanger8@reddit

"I'm tired boss"

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Overall-Lynx917@reddit

It is no more.

It has shuffled off this mortal coil.

It is an ex-parrot.

Sorry but at my age this is a reflex action - I can't help it

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ilovelabattblue@reddit

Blue parrot 450 or 350 no doubt. I’ve had the 450 for years but I’m thinking of getting the 350 next so I can wear it under my hard hat. The only difference between the two is the head band

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possibly_lost45@reddit

Garmin has a nice headset

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Safe_Fail_568@reddit

AirPod Pro

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scottiethegoonie@reddit

I'm a huge Apple hater but the Air Pods Pro 2 are certainly worth it. No other company gets the noise cancellation correct.

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Safe_Fail_568@reddit

Battery life could be longer, but other than that they’re perfect

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_877-CASH-NOW_@reddit

Just use one at a time. By the time one dies the other one is fully charged and you can use either of them in either ear just put it in upside down and it works fine

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Kr4zy01@reddit

Yup! People are sleeping on these! Confortable, noise canceling, small and great for music too when outside strapping, loading, doing pre-post inspection.

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IBringTheHeat2@reddit

I have air pods pro 2 and bought the $400 garmin dezl and the $250 AirPods are way better in both sound quality and noise cancellation. AirPods Pro 3 are even better and I’m gonna upgrade to them this year if they don’t release an Ultra version

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Usa696969@reddit

Speaker phone

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Leaf-Stars@reddit

Shokz opencomm2

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Crazzie_c@reddit

Rayban metas

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TossmySalad88@reddit

I find the battery life underwhelming.

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Major_Failure2@reddit

Get a pair of soundcore anker libert 4 nc earbuds. When one dies you can just pop in the other and keep listening or chatting.

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flergityberg@reddit

I used the same Blueparrott for a year. Got this as a backup when I misplaced mine, now it’s my main. Much more comfortable, better audio.

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redrhino606@reddit

I used these too. Pretty solid for my use

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CraayyZ556@reddit

Levi on Amazon. Cheap but works great. I once talked to some buddies for almost 8 hours and was surprised to see I was at 70% battery.

I use to use Galaxy buds (basically airpods) but the microphones got washed out in the rain, and they don't hold charge as long. Now I use them to listen to stuff otherwise not really used much for calls anymore.

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