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How is the Lemmy MC community getting music/coms in the helmet? (self.motorcycles)

submitted 2 weeks ago by InternetCitizen2 to c/motorcycles

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Are you buying a fancy Sena helmet or adding some aftermarket stuff to another? What is your gear combo that works and which are the noob traps?

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[–] InternetCitizen2 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is a very good post. Thank you for taking time to write it out. I generally don't ride in groups, but it seems like Sena is a bit more popular around here.

Is there a better option for simply listening to music or do you feel it better to just get airpod types and slide any helmet on?

[–] greyfox 2 points 2 weeks ago

Before I had the helmet units I used to ride with in-ear wired headphones. Those worked pretty well but as you put the helmet on it often pulled at least one side slightly out of your ear making a worse seal. In ear means you also get some hearing protection as well which it is always good to have, especially at highway speeds or if you have loud exhaust. I will say the audio quality/clarity/volume going this route is unbeatable. If all you want is music finding an in-ear solution will be much better than speakers in your helmet. Especially if you have a loud exhaust.

You can get relatively high quality wired headphones for quite cheap that are very low profile.

I would think any wireless headphone like airpods would probably be too big to stay in when you put your helmet on, but you might be able to make it work.

One issue with headphones is that it is probably not legal in most placese, so be cautious about that. You can easily rip them out before the police would notice anyways, but still a risk.

If you go the Sena/Cardo route you should consider hearing protection as well. I usually use the foam inserts. It sounds counterintuitive but having the earplugs in actually makes the speakers easier to hear. They tend to filter the wind noise but the more direct sound from the speakers can get through.