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    In helmet audio

    I’ve been tossing around the idea of either the honda plug in helmet kit or a wireless Sena style helmet set up for listening to music. I’m curious if anyone has tried both and can provide guidance as to the pros and cons. Which has the better sound quality and usefulness for the price.
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    If you have a honda headset your good. The Sena head set doesn’t do music
    Vert well.
    ITS ALL GOOD

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    I use the sena with a set of Ultimate Ears IEMs plugged into the 3.5 jack on the Sena. Bluetooth transmitter on the DIN and life is great. There is no upgrade that can be done to the bike that could sound better!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Switchmonkey View Post
    I use the sena with a set of Ultimate Ears IEMs plugged into the 3.5 jack on the Sena. Bluetooth transmitter on the DIN and life is great. There is no upgrade that can be done to the bike that could sound better!
    Ultimate Ears a very nice and big $$$ but I would agree that the sound would be amazing.
    The stoichiometric mixture for a gasoline engine is the ideal ratio of air to fuel that burns all fuel with no excess air. For gasoline fuel, the
    stoichiometric air–fuel mixture is about 14.7:1 i.e. for every one gram of fuel, 14.7 grams of air are required. - Wiki

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    Quote Originally Posted by StoichSix View Post
    Ultimate Ears a very nice and big $$$ but I would agree that the sound would be amazing.
    I already had them for studio/gig use. Added the Bluetooth harness. Never looking back!
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    I use a Sena 20 on my bikes. Also have bikes wired in with a Sena Free wire set up. I can route pretty much anything into my helmet. Sound quality is much better that the corded systems, plus with cords I seem to have to replace cords every year or so. I have a F6B and full wing and Sena wired up to free wire on both. On full wing I have am/fm, weather band, telephone and everything extra it will do, Sirius radio, CB radio, a MP3 player, aux stick in saddle bag on B in the trunk on wing, and my Zumo 660. Plus bike to bike intercom for me and wife and can pair up to anyone traveling with us with a Sena. F6B has everything but the CB radio. Battery life is 8 to 10 hours plus I have bike wired so I can charge on the go if needed. I am very happy with the Sena 20

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    I’ve been riding with a Sena 10s playing music on every type of bike imaginable for close to 5 years. Amazing product imo.

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    I have to ask because I'm not sure the answer. I have a Bluetooth connection from Electical Connections. That allows me to send music via Bluetooth on my phone to my stereo on the bike to be played thru the speakers.

    So, question is, can that Bluetooth on my bike send the stereo music and intercom wirelessly to my helmet/Sena from the bike??

    I also have a Bluetooth on my Garmin GPS but I've never tried it. I'm usually very interested in techy/electronic kind of stuff so my knowledge is lacking in this area.
    The stoichiometric mixture for a gasoline engine is the ideal ratio of air to fuel that burns all fuel with no excess air. For gasoline fuel, the
    stoichiometric air–fuel mixture is about 14.7:1 i.e. for every one gram of fuel, 14.7 grams of air are required. - Wiki

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    What I use is a bit pricy,
    1 Sena sm 10 plugged into headset jack with 3.5 to 5 pin din.
    2 Sena 20s headset
    3 Garmin zumo 396.
    With this setup I can listen to any sorce on bike.
    I can listen to music on phone, also make and receive calls.
    When gps gives directions it will cut off music and give directions.

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    I have the Sena10 head set and listen to music while I ride. I have Serius XM hooked into the F6B audio system so that I can listen to 60's and 70's tunes. What I found is that the Sena helmet speakers were not close enough to my ears, because of the helmet padding, so I get some double sided 1/4 inch thick material and cut it to fit and attached it behind my helmet speakers. It made a big difference and now I use much less volume and get better quality sound.

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