User Panel
User Panel
User Panel
|
Posted: 4/20/2024 3:42:42 PM EDT
My fellow helmet wearers, I'm looking for some hearing protectors/Bluetooth ear buds
Preferably something that is tethered together from side to side so they're less harder to lose, something with decent dB in hearing protection/noise cancellation and obviously something that can be worn with comfort while wearing a full-face helmet...and bluetooth for connectivity with my Garmin GPS and/or phone (intercom with a passenger maybe?) |
|
|
|
|
Posted: 4/20/2024 4:39:49 PM EDT
[#1]
I've yet to find a perfect solution. Currently I'm using some refurb Anker buds. The hardest part for me is finding ones that fit well under my helmet including donning and doffing which eliminated basically all my existing stuff. They don't have great wind protection. I haven't played with replacement buds that are flanged or foam to really seal up but I think that will probably be the best solution for wind noise.
I think you need the external control box but some put the control buttons too close to the earpiece so it's in or right up against the helmet and hard to manipulate. For a long time I was using the cheap sony plug in earbuds that were $10-$15 and they worked great but the new phones killed the jack. |
|
|
|
|
Posted: 4/20/2024 5:30:13 PM EDT
[#2]
I have a Sena system mounted in my helmet and wear plugs when going highway speeds. I keep a set of these on my keychain.
 
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: 4/20/2024 9:04:53 PM EDT
[#3]
I used to use a Sena SMH10 and a Cardo Packtalk Bold with foam earplugs in. Worked well enough but the speakers would press on my ears and really irritate them to the point of being painful on long trips. I prefer no music with foam plugs.
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: 4/20/2024 10:16:47 PM EDT
[#4]
Foam works pretty well I used them for a long time. Once I did music I won't go back. I've never had speakers in my helmet but had bad luck with earbuds that didn't seal because the wind was loud enough that you had to crank them up high. No way I didn't burn up some extra long term hearing.
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: 4/23/2024 11:27:41 AM EDT
[#5]
Thanks for all your input. I'm still debating what I would like to try.
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: 5/3/2024 2:03:47 PM EDT
[#6]
I use ear plugs and a helmetheadset, seems to be the only comfortable solution.
|
|
|
|
VA, USA
|
Posted: 5/28/2024 11:18:55 AM EDT
[#7]
EAR Inc, makes custom ear plugs for just about every activity you can think of. Get in touch with them to see if they have an installer in your area, we paid $60 for them (plain plugs) two years ago, but we had a dozen or so guys from the shooting club lined up for a pair, so we got a discount. I contacted the guy that did ours about a BT set for riding month or so back…$250, which isn’t bad, two day turn around or if I wanted to drive to him, about an hour. these are “basic” BT phones…I don’t not listen to music, just wanted to be able to hear directions and maybe a phone call, although I haven’t got a set yet and probably won’t, only because I like the “silence” of riding w/o added noise. I can look at the GPS to see when I have to turn, so for me why spend the money…
|
|
|
|
Posted: Today 10:33:52 AM EDT
[#8]
I may have a partial solution for you..
I picked up a pair of cheap headphones like these to wear when I'm on the tractor and wearing ear protection (pelator shotgunners). Any ear buds I've tried would dig in to my ear. With theses I can't even feel them under the pelators. I tried them on with my modular helmet last night. Same thing..can't even feel them and they never moved putting the helmet on or taking it off. I'll try them with my full face when I get home today. The wind noise is the one thing about riding that really bugs me. With these headphones I'll be able to wear foam ear plugs too. Haven't tried it yet as I'm waiting for some parts to get the bike back on the road. You obviously couldn't use your phone with them but if you have an intercom system, with the ear plugs in it should make hearing those speakers better. 
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Today 3:55:45 PM EDT
[#9]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Striker: I may have a partial solution for you.. I picked up a pair of cheap headphones like these to wear when I'm on the tractor and wearing ear protection (pelator shotgunners). Any ear buds I've tried would dig in to my ear. With theses I can't even feel them under the pelators. I tried them on with my modular helmet last night. Same thing..can't even feel them and they never moved putting the helmet on or taking it off. I'll try them with my full face when I get home today. The wind noise is the one thing about riding that really bugs me. With these headphones I'll be able to wear foam ear plugs too. Haven't tried it yet as I'm waiting for some parts to get the bike back on the road. You obviously couldn't use your phone with them but if you have an intercom system, with the ear plugs in it should make hearing those speakers better. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135/bone-conduction-headp-13-3227158.jpg Standing by....  |
|
|
|
|
Posted: Today 4:00:52 PM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By inzane123: I have a Sena system mounted in my helmet and wear plugs when going highway speeds. I keep a set of these on my keychain. www.amazon.com/dp/B019M576XW I noticed when I finished my ride yesterday that the container for my Earpeace earplugs that was on my keychain had popped open sometime during my ride and my earplugs were gone 
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Today 4:31:19 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RED_5: Standing by.... |
|
|
|
|
Posted: Today 5:13:06 PM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Striker: epic fail. lol it feels like my helmet is going to rip my ears off so I'm not surprised. not really failure, we learned something that doesn't work  thanks for taking one for the team  |
|
|
|
AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types.
From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm.
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more.
Copyright © 1996-2024 AR15.COM LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Any use of this content without express written consent is prohibited.
AR15.Com reserves the right to overwrite or replace any affiliate, commercial, or monetizable links, posted by users, with our own.
