Does anyone use speakers in the helmet? So far it seems like most people use some type of headphones/earphones to listen to music. I'd like something I can put behind the padding in my full face that has a break away cable so I could just unplug and walk away from the bike. I'd also like something that would more or less be permanent in the helmet. I tried earbuds, but my head is just too big and there is not enough room for me to slip a helmet on and keep anything in my ear.
I know there is a lot of doubt in the bluetooth market right now. The reason is that all of these companies keep advertising their intercoms that have "added bluetooth technology." What happens when they do this is that some intercom or CB guru's add a crappy version of bluetooth tech. and it never works right.
Blue Ant is different. They are a leading bluetooth company, and they rock at it. So the
BLUEANT INTERPHONE is a fantastic and permanent solution to your headset woes. It's a system that you install behind the foam in your helmet and it has 1 speaker and 1 boom mic. It can be used with either open faced or full faced helmets. Not only can you sync it up with a bluetooth Ipod kit but you can sync it to your GPS or your Phone and either play music, navigate, or make calls from there (everyone who hears me on the phone swears i'm sitting in a quiet rooim talking to them because of the noise filtration system even though i'm traveling at 80+MPH). It will store pairings to all of your devices at one time and you can easily hear this thing traveling at 80+MPH whether it be music or phone conversations or navigation directions. I use it to listen to my Ipod as well as to use my mobile phone. I have had it for over a month and have yet to recharge it. It doesn't have to attach to your bike battery to urn well. You can talk on the phone for a huge amount of hours on it but it will also sit in standby(which is paired to your phone and on, ready to use) for 700 hours without running out of juice. I really recommend this thing as I've gotten some great use out of it and I think people are not buying it because of the fact that it's new and also because of the failures that traditional headset companies have had with incorporating bluetooth into their products. Also, it's a fairly cheap solution as I got mine on Newegg.com for 130 shipped and it's got a 2 year warranty if anything happens.
Ok, that's just my 2 cents. I think I've mentioned this thing before but I just wanted everyone to have the facts(and opinions...) on a product that I just could not live without.
