Helmet speakers?
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bramfrank
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Autocom's are excellent, but nothing beats a set of UM-2 ear-canal headphones from Westone
Air Rider or Ed Sets if you need a mic for transmitting. If you just want to hear, it's hard to beat the sound quality of a pair of custom molded ear monitors.
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Mark G
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I didn't like the Autocom sound, went with custom molded earphones from The Earplug Super Store, lots better, did the mold impressions at home (hilarious husband/wife episode), was quite happy with the sound and the sound isolation, but after about 8 months one driver went out, replaced it, then the other went out last week, I ordered Etymotic Er4p earphones, which also have significant outside sound protection, sound great. Not as comfy as molded phones, but cheaper. I got them from a place called www.shipdog.com...came right away.
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Yet another reason to buy a honda accord with the six speaker system.
Thanks for the replies. I'm not interested in the intercom system, just want something to listen to music every once in a while. I was looking at the helmet speakers because I wanted to still use my earplugs. Hadn't heard many good things about the noise cancelling earplugs, but maybe I'll look into the custom molded ones.
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Feejer/Weejer man
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Where have youy been reading and researching? Custom earmolds approach noise reducing but don't quite do as good of a job. But the upside is that the stereo earphones are in the ear canal so the volume doesn't have to be up near as loud and the sound is outstanding. So all in all the noise is very much reduced. If they didn't reduce sound the musicians would not use them. They must block out alot of noise as they use these for monitors.
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SkooterG
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I beg to differ. After my experience with the Westones, I would say that many other options will *beat* them.
Hmmmm......while the sound quality is excellent. So is the sound quality form the etymotics earbud speakers. My issue with the custom molded jobbies, is for me, they did not attenuate enough ambient noise. Not near enough. So what good is sound quality when you can't hear it?
Chubbs - as has been mentioned before, the Autocomm speakers receive much praise. I would try to find the speakers only.
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Whip
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A properly fit set of custom plugs has, in my experience, dampened more ambient noise than any of the generic foamies I've ever used. When you consider how much you have to crank up the toons to get them past the foamies, then the in-ear monitors are the dogs dangles wrt to total sound pressure exposure.
RoadGlide
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Wow! Lots of info and opinions so here's mine. I have a XM ToGo system and V1 detector mounted on the bike with simple Ear Buds from Radio Shack ($19.95), works good. Some wind noise but thats mostly due to my HJC helmet.
mehaffydr
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I dont like any of the stick in ear type that I have seen so what I did was go to Best BUy and get a good set of sony headphone type that are about 2" diameter and I took the dremmel toool and inlayed them inside the helmet. Now it sounds like a freakin concert hall inside my helmet.
HaulinAshe
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You would have to customize a female plug, but the new HJC-Chatterbox headset gets my vote.
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Feejer/Weejer man
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Don't really mean to criticise but the avitar doesn't have very good protective gear on except the gloves and helmet.
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TheAxeman
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I may have to try the same thing because the headsets that are included with the Starcom suck. I'm not looking for audiophile quality anything, I just don't want it to sound like the AM transistor radio I had when I was 6. When Michelle is talking to me she sounds like she is speaking from inside a tin can...
HaulinAshe
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Criticism is fine. Reality around here is temps commonly exceed 100F on the bike. Does no good to wear all that protective gear if you pass out and crash from heat exhaustion. Would love to ride safer, IF I could stand the heat.Don't really mean to criticise but the avitar doesn't have very good protective gear on except the gloves and helmet.
One last suggestion on the speakers. The $5 airline headsets can be torn apart and tucked into ear pockets on your helmet. A $2 plug soldered on the cable end to match your MP3 etc., and you are good to go!
UPSMAN
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How about some links to these brands of speakers?
BubbaZ-Isaac
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"One last suggestion on the speakers. The $5 airline headsets can be torn apart and tucked into ear pockets on your helmet. A $2 plug soldered on the cable end to match your MP3 etc., and you are good to go!"
I just read that and thought, cool, great idea! I've got several A/A sets on the shelf from past trips. I just plugged one into my Ipod and, alas, the volume is only 2/3 of the buds that come with the Ipod. Just sitting here I have to turn the volume up almost to max to hear. I suspect that in the helmet and with the road and wind noise, it's not going to be a workable solution fo me.
Oh well.
I just read that and thought, cool, great idea! I've got several A/A sets on the shelf from past trips. I just plugged one into my Ipod and, alas, the volume is only 2/3 of the buds that come with the Ipod. Just sitting here I have to turn the volume up almost to max to hear. I suspect that in the helmet and with the road and wind noise, it's not going to be a workable solution fo me.
Oh well.
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