![]() You will hear a pleasant British woman’s voice saying prompts in your ear when certain things happen, like, “power on”, “your headset is connected”, etc. I can’t say the music sounded that great, but then again, I don’t think that this device was meant to be used for listening to music all the time. It comes with A2DP, which means I could listen to music over the headset, which is a nice addition to the feature list. The Xpress paired very easily with multiple devices that I have – cellphones, tablets, iPods, etc. That annoys me, so it is nice being able to turn that off and on when I want. The volume up and down buttons also do some neat things, like turning off that blue blinking light that you always see on Bluetooth headsets. On the outside of the headset is the multi-function button which does many things, of course, regarding answering calls, rejecting calls, pairing, etc. ![]() The mute button is nice because you can hold that down for 2 seconds during a call to mute it, and the headset will beep in your ear every 10 seconds to remind you that it is muted. The USB charging port is on the end of the device, and on the side of the device, you will find the volume up/mute button and the volume down. They are extremely comfortable and I highly recommend getting these if you are going to get the Xpress. When I use those headbands, I almost can’t tell that I am wearing the Xpress. One of them goes over the top of your head and the other goes around the back of your head. So I also got the Xpress Convertible Wearing Style Kit ($12.00) that includes 2 types of over-the-head bands. To be fair, I have had issues with other Bluetooth headsets that used the ear loop type of hook that fits over the ear. The ear loop that comes with the Xpress fits just fine, but with a headset this big I had some issues with it falling off my ear if I moved my head too fast. I am not always around a computer or a car, so that means at times I am using a wall charger from another device to charge this headset. What you won’t find is a wall charger, which for this price point is a little shocking to me. In the box you will find the headset, a small user’s guide, a USB cable for charging via a PC, a car charger that also uses the USB cable, an ear loop, and a couple rubber ear buds that fit on the piece that is inserted into your ear. The list price of the BlueParrott Xpress is $119.99. So in that regard, the VXi BlueParrott Xpress seems to be blazing a trail here by going in the opposite direction for size. My personal observation of the trend over the past couple of years in Bluetooth headsets is that manufacturers are trying to make them smaller and smaller, while trying to improve the sound quality at the same time. The headset, as you can see from the pictures, is quite large compared to other Bluetooth headsets you might have seen. ![]() When I opened the box for the VXI BlueParrott Xpress ,my first reaction was “wow, this is big.” (Please, no Michael Scott jokes!) I mean, I have embraced my geek-ness, but this is pushing the limit, which causes me to question just how vain I am. ![]()
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