Hands on the Wheel. Eyes on the Road. Your hands are on the wheel, a call comes in, and you take it without moving either one — you just say so. That's the whole idea behind the BlueParrott B550-XT. Its VoiceControl Pro lets you run calls, music, GPS, and your phone's assistant entirely by voice, starting with "Hello BlueParrott" and never reaching for a button. This is a single-ear, over-the-head headset for people who can't afford to look down: truckers, delivery drivers, farmers, anyone whose office moves at highway speed. The noise-cancelling boom mic the line is known for pulls up to 96% of engine and road noise out of your calls, so dispatch hears you and not the diesel. One ear stays open for traffic. The other keeps you on the call through a 24-hour shift. Is the BlueParrott B550-XT the right headset for you? BlueParrott's road headsets look nearly identical, so the choice comes down to how you want to control it and how you want to charge it. It's built for you if — you work with your hands and need to stay connected without using them. [icon:headset-mono] Truckers and professional drivers. Full voice control means you never look down to manage a call, and one ear stays open for the road. This is the model drivers reach for first. Field service, delivery, warehouse, farm. IP54 toughness plus up to 300 feet of range lets you step away from the vehicle and keep talking, hands free for the job. Look at another model if — you'd trade voice control for something else. [icon:headset-stereo] You want both ears covered or stereo music. This is mono by design; a stereo headset suits desk work better. You want modern USB-C charging. The B550-XT charges over micro-USB. If that matters to you, the lighter B450-XT is the USB-C option — but its voice control is more basic. [compare] B550-XT — this one VoiceControl Pro — full "Hello BlueParrott" hands-free command of calls, music, GPS, and assistants. 165 g. Charges over micro-USB (~3.5 hours). Pick it for the voice control. B450-XT Same 96% mic, same range, same IP54. Lighter at 161 g, charges over USB-C, longer standby — but VoiceControl handles calls only, no full command set. Pick it for the charging. [/compare] 100% voice control — VoiceControl Pro on the B550-XT VoiceControl Pro is the reason this headset exists. Wake it with "Hello BlueParrott" and you can answer or reject a call, change the volume, start or pause music, hear GPS directions, or hand off to Siri or Google Assistant — without lifting a finger off the wheel. BlueParrott built it as the first headset you can run start to finish by voice, and on a long haul that's the gap between fumbling for a button mid-lane-change and keeping your eyes where they belong. [card title="Just say Hello BlueParrott"] The wake phrase puts the whole headset under voice command. The customizable Parrott Button on the earcup is there as a backup and a shortcut — map it to mute, a speed dial, or a push-to-talk app like Zello for radio-style calls to the crew. Voice when your hands are full, one button when they're not. [/card] Microphone and 96% noise cancellation on the B550-XT Like the rest of the line, the noise cancelling lives in the microphone, not your ears. The boom mic sits near your mouth and strips up to 96% of background noise out of what it transmits — independently verified — so the person on the call hears your voice and not the engine, the wind, or the warehouse behind you. It's the part truckers buy these for: sounding clear to dispatch from inside a moving cab. [callout type="honest"]Be clear on what this is: a mono headset with one cushioned earcup, and noise control that works on your outgoing audio, not your ears. You'll still hear the road, your radio, and the people around you — which is exactly what you want when you're driving. If you're after a headset that seals you into silence, this isn't built for that.[/callout] Battery and range — built for the long haul Up to 24 hours of talk time covers pick-up to drop-off with margin, and around 400 hours of standby means it waits in the cab for days between charges. When it does run flat, the included cable brings it back in roughly three and a half hours. [stat]24 hrs talk · 400 hrs standby · ~3.5 hr charge · 300 ft range[/stat] Class 1 Bluetooth stretches the range — up to 300 feet, or 100 meters, from whatever it's paired to. Set the phone down in the cab and walk the trailer or the lot without dropping the call. [callout type="tip"]The catch on that 300-foot figure: you only hit it when the paired device is also Class 1, and most phones are Class 2, so real-world range runs shorter. Still far enough that more than one driver has nearly pulled away without their phone, because the headset just wouldn't lose the signal.[/callout] IP54-tough, built for a full shift IP54 means dust and splashes don't faze it — made for truck stops, loading docks, and weather that won't cooperate. The polycarbonate and ABS shell takes the knocks of life in a cab, and at 165 grams with extra headband padding and a larger cushioned earcup, it's built to stay on all day without digging in. This is the fifth generation of the design, and most of the work went into comfort. What the BlueParrott B550-XT works with Pair it to your phone over Bluetooth 5.0 — tap to pair, or use NFC on Android for one-touch — and you're set for calls, music, and GPS audio. Multipoint keeps two devices connected at once, so a work phone and a personal phone can both ride on the same headset. Voice dialling triggers Siri or Google Assistant straight from the earcup, and the Parrott Button drives push-to-talk apps like Zello for radio-style calls to your team. What you're paying for is running your whole working day — calls, navigation, dispatch — without taking a hand off the wheel or your eyes off the road. It pairs the noise-cancelling mic the line is known for with the most complete hands-free voice control BlueParrott makes. For a driver, that's not a convenience — it's how the day gets done with both hands where they belong. BlueParrott B550-XT headset USB-A to micro-USB charging cable Spare foam ear cushion Spare microphone windscreen 12V vehicle charger Quick start guide Warranty and warning leaflet Specification Detail Style Mono (single-ear), over-the-head; 5th generation Weight 165 g Materials Polycarbonate, ABS, silicone Speaker 36 mm; 150–6800 Hz Microphone Noise-cancelling boom mic; blocks up to 96% of background noise (independently verified); 150–6800 Hz Voice control VoiceControl Pro — 100% hands-free, "Hello BlueParrott" wake phrase Voice assistants Siri and Google Assistant (voice dialling) Call audio HD Voice Audio streaming A2DP (music, podcasts, GPS) Bluetooth Version 5.0, Class 1 Bluetooth profiles A2DP v1.3.1, HFP v1.7, HSP v1.2, PBAP v1.1 Wireless range Up to 300 ft / 100 m (Class 1 to Class 1; shorter with Class 2 devices) Multipoint Up to 8 paired; 2 connected at once Pairing Bluetooth or NFC (NFC Android only) Controls Customizable BlueParrott Button; on-earcup controls Talk time Up to 24 hours Standby time Up to 400 hours Charging USB-B / micro-USB; approx. 3.5 hours for a full charge Battery 300 mAh rechargeable lithium Durability IP54 (dust and moisture resistant) Color Black Warranty 1-year manufacturer warranty Software. The free BlueParrott app for iOS and Android handles Parrott Button mapping and headset settings, and the headset triggers Siri or Google Assistant directly by voice. BlueParrott releases firmware updates to keep the headset current over its life. Hardware. Connects over Bluetooth 5.0 (Class 1) with multipoint — two devices connected at once, up to eight paired — and supports NFC one-touch pairing on Android. It's designed for smartphones and tablets on Android and iOS; it may pair with computers, though full functionality isn't guaranteed there. Charges over micro-USB, and a 12V vehicle charger is included for the road. Platforms. Works for standard calling on any paired phone, for music and GPS audio over A2DP, and for push-to-talk with apps like Zello via the Parrott Button. Voice dialling reaches Siri and Google Assistant hands-free.
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