FWIW, I'm running an ARAI Defiant helmet with lots of venting. It's quiet enough behind my windshield, that I actually keep the volume on the headset very low. But when I ride my wife's bike, with a low windshield, I get a bit of buffeting on the top of my helmet and therefore more noise. So helmet noise and volume levels vary from bike to bike because of the way wind hits the ventsGood info on the Cardo systems. I run a Sena 20S and am happy enough with the end result, but there has been quirks. Some streamed or YouTube content has to be run at full volume on the headset and phone to be heard in my, less than quiet, helmet. Let alone running at 80mph, with the vents open.
I'm glad to see more competition in the helmet communicator market. IMHO, the pricing for these units are around twice what they should be, for what you get.
Dr.Midnight said:I just play my music through the speakers in my Harley. It's certainly not high-end audio equipment, but it suits me just fine. I don't have any trouble hearing it at highway speeds.
I heard you coming down the road a mile away, just the other day...
I'm pretty much willing to bet that the cost of a pair of the Harley speakers is a lot more expensive than the cost of a top of the line helmet comm unit.