Good review/comparison. In making a purchase that gets a lot of use, buy once, cry once. My Dad was fond of telling me, "There's only one thing more annoying than something that doesn't work. It's something that only kinda works".
I bought a Cleardryve 220 back in September and the charging port failed today (became loose) please spare yourself the trouble, just go with anything else
@@hakeemabdella2304 And they won’t repair headsets if they are not under warranty. I snapped part of the plastic yoke that holds the earpiece on and I was willing to pay to have them repaired, but the company won’t repair them or sell me a replacement piece. The charging port coming loose is a common failure on these headsets. The Cleardryve is made in China; the Garmin is manufactured in Taiwan.
Hey you have actually helped me make the decision. Yeah I’m in Apple’s walled garden and my dzel gps is literally stalking my iPhone daily. I’ve held it back because I stream podcasts through my speakers via bluetooth lighter hookup… but, the time has come to get serious, mentioning that I can also switch in the dash cam and have them work together has sold me. Thank You!
Thanks for the review! I have wondered if it’s worth the extra money and you’ve helped me make that decision. Quality and ease of use along with functionality sold me. I love Garmin on my boat and am slowly adopting it for my truck too. Great information and I appreciate you trying to give the Rand and BP kudos along the way
What everyone seems to forget in these video is…how good is the mic? Does it block out the noise like the blue parrot. One of the biggest reason for buying these headsets is so other people can hear us over the truck or outside noise.
I have the dezl 200 and the cleardryve 220. I use both sets periodically, but the blue tiger storm is my go-to. It's only one ear though. The dezl has a lot of features, but the cleardryve has louder earphones.
Heathens was here!!! I love my rand, the lifting the mic up to mute feature is pretty cool, especially when i need to sneeze or cough. should put links in description for those that want to search/buy products you review.
Yeah like I said as much as I want to dog the Rand it worked and worked well. Hard to put links as most of the items are truck stop only but if I do more reviews I will put links
I can attest to the cheap feeling of the ClearDryve 220. In fact I have gone through about 4 in the past 2 years as the plastic cracks in the wishbone area. If you struggle to find hats that fit your large head avoid the 220.
I'll certainly take this into consideration when recommending hardware to other drivers. I've got a kinda tiny head (big beard to compensate ayyyyee), I've not had this issue. Talking to other folks, I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the perspective!
AWESOME info. Really been wanting to upgrade my Blue Parrot 350 for a while. I was looking at the ClearDryve 220 but that Garmin, yeah, gonna save up those Pilot points for sure!
I wonder how sturdy the dezl is. My Rand McNally took a solid brass buckle, popped off the deck of my car haul trailer, right into the power button. Barely avoided busting my face open, but it hit my 270 dollar (with tax) headset. All it did is remove the clickie feeling from the power button. Power button took the direct hit, and it still works fine. The rand is great for active work, like flatbed and car haul, but the cup will start to smell bad and disintegrate with cleaning. I've had mine for three years, the micro USB has died in it. I'm gonna try to get the port switched out by someone other than me. I've only got a competía A+, I have no interest in going back lmao With all the drops, falls and abuse my 220 has taken, I'm no sure how the 200 from Garmin will compare. Especially since they're asking sennheisser prices. Though, now I've got an actual athletic earpiece set for when I'm out of the truck loading, so that does negate a lot of this. Still curious.
Thanks for the video. It helped me pull the trigger on the Garmin. It's fantastic. You did touch on it in your video, but for someone watching this trying to decide. I will say it's a chunk. If you're wanting thin and lightweight this is not it.
@@ridingwithkev5560 I'm still trying to figure out all the voice commands for my Garmin 810. It definitely works well if you know exactly what to say 😃
Garmin falling off head to easy when doing anything besides of seating in chair, any movement like walking, bending, will end up in headphones falling off the head, especially when using only on one ear, when I was swiping semi trailer and picking up woods from flor it failed off my head few times, when I was adding coolant in my car it failed in engine compartment good thing engine wasn’t running, can’t complete proper pre trip inspection on semi truck with garmin 200 headphone, hadn’t had that problem with rand McNally or blue tiger
You've convinced me with this to upgrade to the Garmin. I've been looking for a replacement for my 2 year old Jabra Elite 85h, since it's been starting to lose battery life, and it randomly decides to stop emitting sound from the speakers. I can't stand on-ear headsets, I need an over the ear headset. I also have hearing loss thanks to driving freightshakers, and the high pitched whistle from the turbo is painful for my ears. I'll gladly pay $400
I don't think you would be disappointed. I really love mine. They will occasionally lose connection with Bluetooth if I take my phone out of the truck and get to far they don't auto reconnect. Other than that I have no complaints
I have the randy mcnally clearDrive 220 and i have a garmin otr 810 the 8 inch and i am happy. Wondered if i should have bought garmin but ill keep my cleardrives while they last me
Good deal. I have the dezl 1010 and dezl dashcam so being in one ecosystem is nice. I still use these everyday and they have held up if you ever get them in the future.
My cleardryve 220 quit charging after 6 months since used loves points and got the delz200 is kicks the cleardryve to the curb its way more comfortable louder and cleaner and better noise canceling I can hear everything when I'm on the call sith my wife
Nose cancelation is for you, so you can hear em clearly without having em to repeat themselves. On the other hand, look for heavy duty outdoors headset cause they built for both way
Thinking about getting the dezl. Got a BP 650 2 months ago and very disappointed. I've had the 220 for over a year now and it's time for a new one. I agree with you on the buttons on the 220,changing ears throws me off with the buttons.
@@ridingwithkev5560 if I get one it will be the 100. I only like to have 1 ear coverd while driving. I'll probably wait a few months to see if the price comes down and to see a few more reviews. It looks pretty good tho.
I have that exact same rand mcnally and it sucks, i always have to repeat my self when talking to people but the audio is good.. I might try the Garmin if the price is right
I think people want real world reviews not just sitting in an office talking about the products. Get behind the wheel so we can actually hear sample audio with noise cancellation and compare the two side by side
I use rand McNally 220.. problem with them is build quality is very very bad.. ear cups brakes broken within 5-6 months.. same thing happened with 2nd headphones.....0 out of 10..
Yeah that's what everyone says. I tried them and couldn't stand them and my wife hated how I sounded. That's the hard part about tech it can vary from one person to the other.
How far can you go behind your truck and trailer with your phone in the cab until it starts cutting out? I pull doubles and triples for FedEx just trying to get an idea, I know Rand is great with distance but my Blueparrott barely gets me to the back 1 28' pup.
So I purchased them 2 weeks ago and they work great. I can easily go 250-275 ft if not more from the cab of my truck with my phone in its phone holder. I just kept walking until my buddy said I was starting to cut out.
@@ridingwithkev5560 I've tried it with cleardryve headset and it wouldn't connect but when I tried to connect my xbox with different off brand headset, it worked lol. And please if you learn more about the garmin 200 make a video about it and thanks for replying to my comments.
Quick update: I bought it and tried it but unfortunately not compatible and the aux that comes with is not helpful at all 😅😅 Oh one thing, sound quality is good, fits well but still $400 is ridiculous but hey you're it's all up to the users. If drivers do videos like your without being sponsored, that would help others decide.
Garmin for me. BP450 lasted 5 years, but I hear the new one is garbage. CD seems flimsy. I'm going with the Garmin. Just gotta explain the price to the wife lol.
I’ve use the B550, the S-450, and the B-650 from BlueParrott. All of them have had that exact same issue where they hang up randomly and sometimes so many times in a row it’s aggravating. The S-650 also has garbage for noise cancelling and it’s plagued with software glitches. I hope the Garmin is going to be a serious improvement from these BP headsets I’ve tried.
Great review. I absolutely hate the controls on the Rand McNally 220. Maybe if they were raised more you could feel them. Trust me calloused working hands will fumble around feeling for controls. It was designed for a pencil pusher with smooth hands.
I got a Rand McNally 100 a few years ago on Clearance from a Walmart. It works well, but I don’t use it while I’m driving, because I have my phone connected to my Rand McNally Overdyve GPS. I’m about to switch my SiriusXM to a radio I can switch between my tractor and my f150, and I’ve been looking at the Garmin Dézl gps. This video is making me think about switching, and getting the headset as well. I’m definitely not going to get the 200 though.
Only thing that matters is can you here them and can they here you and battery life. I upgraded from bp450 to 650 and returned the 650 within 2 days. That suction in the ear from noise canceling . Is irritating. So swapped for bp550 and people are saying they can't hear me.
I had the dezl 100 for a short time. I had issues that half the time it wouldn't connect to the app without restarting the phone and the biggest drawback that nobody seems to miss is that it doesn't have a redial function which is what I have to use the most. I even contacted customer service and they wanted me to do stuff that they had written on a piece of paper but had nothing to do with the issue.
Great review dude, I've heard alot of good reviews on the RM 220 so I'm fixing to upgrade from my old still working Blue Parrot S450xt, love wearing them even if they're flimsy always falling off.
Sometimes love's has good monthly challenges you can sign up for at the beginning of the month. In September every gallon of def you got after a hundred gallons you got a hundred point. I went from 4000 points to over twenty thousand that month. Then like a fool I've been blowing it on free coffee.
@@ridingwithkev5560 one thing I forgot to mention about cleardryve was the standby battery life and 5-10 minutes to fully charge 0-100% and talk time is excellent but unfortunately people on the other side of the call still hears background noise and static noise that transmites to them.
Good review/comparison. In making a purchase that gets a lot of use, buy once, cry once. My Dad was fond of telling me, "There's only one thing more annoying than something that doesn't work. It's something that only kinda works".
Amen to that.
I bought a Cleardryve 220 back in September and the charging port failed today (became loose) please spare yourself the trouble, just go with anything else
@@hakeemabdella2304 And they won’t repair headsets if they are not under warranty. I snapped part of the plastic yoke that holds the earpiece on and I was willing to pay to have them repaired, but the company won’t repair them or sell me a replacement piece. The charging port coming loose is a common failure on these headsets. The Cleardryve is made in China; the Garmin is manufactured in Taiwan.
Hey you have actually helped me make the decision. Yeah I’m in Apple’s walled garden and my dzel gps is literally stalking my iPhone daily. I’ve held it back because I stream podcasts through my speakers via bluetooth lighter hookup… but, the time has come to get serious, mentioning that I can also switch in the dash cam and have them work together has sold me. Thank You!
Thanks for the review! I have wondered if it’s worth the extra money and you’ve helped me make that decision. Quality and ease of use along with functionality sold me. I love Garmin on my boat and am slowly adopting it for my truck too.
Great information and I appreciate you trying to give the Rand and BP kudos along the way
I definitely think it is worth it if it fits in your budget
What everyone seems to forget in these video is…how good is the mic? Does it block out the noise like the blue parrot. One of the biggest reason for buying these headsets is so other people can hear us over the truck or outside noise.
Yeah i guess we get so focused on the user we forget to mention what it sounds like to others. Will definitely incorporate this in the futuee.
I have the dezl 200 and the cleardryve 220. I use both sets periodically, but the blue tiger storm is my go-to. It's only one ear though. The dezl has a lot of features, but the cleardryve has louder earphones.
Heathens was here!!! I love my rand, the lifting the mic up to mute feature is pretty cool, especially when i need to sneeze or cough. should put links in description for those that want to search/buy products you review.
Yeah like I said as much as I want to dog the Rand it worked and worked well. Hard to put links as most of the items are truck stop only but if I do more reviews I will put links
@@ridingwithkev5560 both headsets are on Amazon and for cheaper prices 😉 lol damn near find anything on there nowadays
@@HeathensTruckingLLC duh guess I should have looked 😂
I can attest to the cheap feeling of the ClearDryve 220. In fact I have gone through about 4 in the past 2 years as the plastic cracks in the wishbone area. If you struggle to find hats that fit your large head avoid the 220.
Definitely agree
I'll certainly take this into consideration when recommending hardware to other drivers. I've got a kinda tiny head (big beard to compensate ayyyyee), I've not had this issue. Talking to other folks, I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the perspective!
AWESOME info. Really been wanting to upgrade my Blue Parrot 350 for a while. I was looking at the ClearDryve 220 but that Garmin, yeah, gonna save up those Pilot points for sure!
Won’t regret it. Still use mine everyday
I wonder how sturdy the dezl is. My Rand McNally took a solid brass buckle, popped off the deck of my car haul trailer, right into the power button. Barely avoided busting my face open, but it hit my 270 dollar (with tax) headset. All it did is remove the clickie feeling from the power button. Power button took the direct hit, and it still works fine.
The rand is great for active work, like flatbed and car haul, but the cup will start to smell bad and disintegrate with cleaning. I've had mine for three years, the micro USB has died in it. I'm gonna try to get the port switched out by someone other than me. I've only got a competía A+, I have no interest in going back lmao
With all the drops, falls and abuse my 220 has taken, I'm no sure how the 200 from Garmin will compare. Especially since they're asking sennheisser prices. Though, now I've got an actual athletic earpiece set for when I'm out of the truck loading, so that does negate a lot of this. Still curious.
Great comment my rand is still kicking. The dezl definitely feels sturdy be.
Don't buy the Rand McNally. They used cheap plastic to connect the earpiece to the headband and it breaks easily.
Yeah I definitely noticed that was a weak point
Good headset... But that is the weak point. I've added super glue and cloth electrical tape to this area because of breaking and cracks.
Yep, Those speakers are amazing, but I've already j.B.Welded them three times to that wishbone connection
Thanks for the video. It helped me pull the trigger on the Garmin. It's fantastic. You did touch on it in your video, but for someone watching this trying to decide. I will say it's a chunk. If you're wanting thin and lightweight this is not it.
Appreciate it. I still ise it everyday
@@ridingwithkev5560 I'm still trying to figure out all the voice commands for my Garmin 810. It definitely works well if you know exactly what to say 😃
Awesome review 👏 Thanks brother 🙏
Thank you you sir
Garmin falling off head to easy when doing anything besides of seating in chair, any movement like walking, bending, will end up in headphones falling off the head, especially when using only on one ear, when I was swiping semi trailer and picking up woods from flor it failed off my head few times, when I was adding coolant in my car it failed in engine compartment good thing engine wasn’t running, can’t complete proper pre trip inspection on semi truck with garmin 200 headphone, hadn’t had that problem with rand McNally or blue tiger
Very good information. I never had that problem but definitely worth others considering
You've convinced me with this to upgrade to the Garmin. I've been looking for a replacement for my 2 year old Jabra Elite 85h, since it's been starting to lose battery life, and it randomly decides to stop emitting sound from the speakers. I can't stand on-ear headsets, I need an over the ear headset. I also have hearing loss thanks to driving freightshakers, and the high pitched whistle from the turbo is painful for my ears. I'll gladly pay $400
I don't think you would be disappointed. I really love mine. They will occasionally lose connection with Bluetooth if I take my phone out of the truck and get to far they don't auto reconnect. Other than that I have no complaints
My biggest downside with trucking headsets are that the material starts peeling. I would get these if I knew they wouldn’t.
Yeah that fake leather. Mine haven't yet but again I don't wear them constantly
I have the randy mcnally clearDrive 220 and i have a garmin otr 810 the 8 inch and i am happy. Wondered if i should have bought garmin but ill keep my cleardrives while they last me
Good deal. I have the dezl 1010 and dezl dashcam so being in one ecosystem is nice. I still use these everyday and they have held up if you ever get them in the future.
My cleardryve 220 quit charging after 6 months since used loves points and got the delz200 is kicks the cleardryve to the curb its way more comfortable louder and cleaner and better noise canceling I can hear everything when I'm on the call sith my wife
The video is great and I would like to work with you on our NewBeeM51 headset, which is also particularly suitable for truck drivers!
Shoot me an email and we can discuss.
Ridingwithkev@gmail.com
How good is the noise canceling for the mic? So the person your talking to isn't hearing your truck and road noise? 🤔
Nose cancelation is for you, so you can hear em clearly without having em to repeat themselves. On the other hand, look for heavy duty outdoors headset cause they built for both way
Thinking about getting the dezl. Got a BP 650 2 months ago and very disappointed. I've had the 220 for over a year now and it's time for a new one. I agree with you on the buttons on the 220,changing ears throws me off with the buttons.
If you have the budget the dezl is awesome. I wish in would have gotten the 100 since I don't use the extra ear piece but I am happy
@@ridingwithkev5560 if I get one it will be the 100. I only like to have 1 ear coverd while driving. I'll probably wait a few months to see if the price comes down and to see a few more reviews. It looks pretty good tho.
I have that exact same rand mcnally and it sucks, i always have to repeat my self when talking to people but the audio is good..
I might try the Garmin if the price is right
Price isn't right lol, but I still use it everyday so it has definitely lasted
On the garmin what charger does it take is it a usb-c I can’t find any info on that
@@mando0503 usb-c
@@ridingwithkev5560 thank you I just bought mine garmin 210 hopefully I love them 😅
@@mando0503 you will
Do they both mute when you lift up the microphone from your mouth
I believe so. I don't remember on the Rand
How good is the sound and are they nice and loud? The bluetigernb elites has great sound
They do have good volume
I think people want real world reviews not just sitting in an office talking about the products. Get behind the wheel so we can actually hear sample audio with noise cancellation and compare the two side by side
You are welcome to do a review if you like. I had just received it and thats what I had. I use it daily and love it for sure.
good review
Thank you I have been wanting to put it out for a while.
I use rand McNally 220.. problem with them is build quality is very very bad.. ear cups brakes broken within 5-6 months.. same thing happened with 2nd headphones.....0 out of 10..
I hear that a lot
The bone conduction ones are pretty good and decently cheaper than these.
Yeah that's what everyone says. I tried them and couldn't stand them and my wife hated how I sounded. That's the hard part about tech it can vary from one person to the other.
what hook do you use to hang them in the truck
The Garmin comes with one. Before that it's called "the hook". I have seen them mainly in TA and Petro. Maybe loves.
I have to pull over to “redo my whole setup”? What planet are you living on?
@@Troy707 Uranus
How far can you go behind your truck and trailer with your phone in the cab until it starts cutting out?
I pull doubles and triples for FedEx just trying to get an idea, I know Rand is great with distance but my Blueparrott barely gets me to the back 1 28' pup.
I honestly have to idea I may try and play around with it for you. I don't talk on the phone unless I'm driving. So I'll have to check
Sweet thanks, I do alot of drop and hook so either I'm giving dispatchers numbers or just talking while getting hooked.
Great content as well buddy
Hope it's better than BP. Mine cuts out before I get to my tandems. CD seems cheap. BP650 I hear is a dumpster fire. It's Garmin for me.
So I purchased them 2 weeks ago and they work great. I can easily go 250-275 ft if not more from the cab of my truck with my phone in its phone holder. I just kept walking until my buddy said I was starting to cut out.
I dropped my 330s once and it broke. Chesp plastic
Yeah
Im in a cascadia and use air pods pro while driving and never had it fall out of my ear..
Not saying it will saying it could.
how the fk did you pair your air pods i tried everyting !
hello? mic test? worthless
Hell yeah
This was such a phenomenal review. Thank you for presenting your info so well!! #formertvprod
Your kind words are greatly appreciated.
If I'm paying $399.99 this better be compatible with my game console 😆 🤣
It does have Bluetooth 😂
@@ridingwithkev5560 I've tried it with cleardryve headset and it wouldn't connect but when I tried to connect my xbox with different off brand headset, it worked lol.
And please if you learn more about the garmin 200 make a video about it and thanks for replying to my comments.
Quick update:
I bought it and tried it but unfortunately not compatible and the aux that comes with is not helpful at all 😅😅
Oh one thing, sound quality is good, fits well but still $400 is ridiculous but hey you're it's all up to the users. If drivers do videos like your without being sponsored, that would help others decide.
@@sig8279 yeah definitely not sponsored. I could only speak to my experience. It's still pretty new so hopefully more guys make videos
Garmin for me. BP450 lasted 5 years, but I hear the new one is garbage. CD seems flimsy. I'm going with the Garmin. Just gotta explain the price to the wife lol.
It is worth it
I’ve use the B550, the S-450, and the B-650 from BlueParrott. All of them have had that exact same issue where they hang up randomly and sometimes so many times in a row it’s aggravating. The S-650 also has garbage for noise cancelling and it’s plagued with software glitches.
I hope the Garmin is going to be a serious improvement from these BP headsets I’ve tried.
Always subjective but I'm happy
And always only seem to last 1 year the blue parrots
The garmin is amazing its like Bentley to Honda lol
Great review. I absolutely hate the controls on the Rand McNally 220. Maybe if they were raised more you could feel them. Trust me calloused working hands will fumble around feeling for controls. It was designed for a pencil pusher with smooth hands.
Yeah the controls are the worst part
I bought the garmin 200 and I’m so happy I could cry
It's pretty awesome
The rand McNeely was great until the mic stopped working. It was under 2 years old...
Cleardrye 220 is louder. And much better for music. The Garmin 200 is very bad for music and talking on. Not worth the price tag
I got a Rand McNally 100 a few years ago on Clearance from a Walmart. It works well, but I don’t use it while I’m driving, because I have my phone connected to my Rand McNally Overdyve GPS. I’m about to switch my SiriusXM to a radio I can switch between my tractor and my f150, and I’ve been looking at the Garmin Dézl gps. This video is making me think about switching, and getting the headset as well. I’m definitely not going to get the 200 though.
you are right!.. Unfortunately!
Ive tried all the headsets, the dezl isn't worth it at all
Only thing that matters is can you here them and can they here you and battery life. I upgraded from bp450 to 650 and returned the 650 within 2 days. That suction in the ear from noise canceling . Is irritating. So swapped for bp550 and people are saying they can't hear me.
Yup.
I had the dezl 100 for a short time. I had issues that half the time it wouldn't connect to the app without restarting the phone and the biggest drawback that nobody seems to miss is that it doesn't have a redial function which is what I have to use the most. I even contacted customer service and they wanted me to do stuff that they had written on a piece of paper but had nothing to do with the issue.
Wow I still use mine daily. I just use voice controls for my phone but I can see how no redial would be an issue
Great review dude, I've heard alot of good reviews on the RM 220 so I'm fixing to upgrade from my old still working Blue Parrot S450xt, love wearing them even if they're flimsy always falling off.
Yeah I took that same step. BP to RM. As mentioned I prefer the true over the eat style.
bose qc headphones better than anything youre going to find
Bose are awesome but these are specific to truck drivers who talk while driving. We can't cover both ears and are designed for that.
dont buy rand they break ive had 2 go out in 6 months
I didn't have the issues with mine but I'm much happy with my Garmin
Garmin it is.. thx for the video
Love mine
Awesome review!!!
Thank you
I used 40000 points to buy my Garmin 200 so basically it was free I'm happy
Wish I had that many points
Sometimes love's has good monthly challenges you can sign up for at the beginning of the month. In September every gallon of def you got after a hundred gallons you got a hundred point. I went from 4000 points to over twenty thousand that month. Then like a fool I've been blowing it on free coffee.
Garmen last 40 hrs I think
I can see that
I got 3 BlueParrot 550s lol
It can be an addiction 😂
hey kev, where have ya been?
Lots of moving parts Brother. Hopefully putting a video out soon with an update
Nice review. Good job👌
Thank you
Cleardrive is extremely fragile mine lasted half year.
I can definitely see that
@@ridingwithkev5560 one thing I forgot to mention about cleardryve was the standby battery life and 5-10 minutes to fully charge 0-100% and talk time is excellent but unfortunately people on the other side of the call still hears background noise and static noise that transmites to them.