what headphones and what music?

[clancy]

pretty straight forward.
whats your favourite sort of headphones to use?
and whats your favourite sort of music to listen to when driving?

[Paulington]

[clancy]

was thinking about the headphones that dont actuarly go in your ear, that stick to the inside of the helmet?

i thought general bike chat was a pretty good choice

[Finglonga]

[clancy]

i ment riding.
as much as i love the sound of my engine. it can get pretty ear splitting after a few hours. so i thought headphones and some music would be a nice change on long drives

leigh.

[bigtruck74]

I use sony in ear bud thingys - they are good because they reduce the sound from wind etc whilst allowing the music to be heard on a low volume. This means I still have awareness of whats going on around me
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[Mystery]

its probably more dangerous to ride with music on imo
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Sennheiser CXL 300-II Precision
Buy them from a proper seller (not fleabay)
Best bang for buck

Perfect for long boring M'way runs

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[snomag]

Sennheiser CX500

I quite often listen to music while riding, but not too loud, so I can still hear what's going on around me. That's why I like these headphones as they kind of block the wind noise, so you don't have to turn the volume to the max to hear something. Had a few other Sennheisers already and can't recommend them enough.

[Knacker]

Iphone on Headphones in Random selected usually start off with something cool and relaxing before going completely fucking mental to psychosocial/Scream aim fire.......Etc
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[Marci]

Sensorcom Microbuds, pn: SC1921BK - have bass attenuation plugs that go in the shell to limit the amount of bottom end they produce... and used with right size silicon tips cut out all the nastiness from engine and wind noise. Nice long cable to reach my tank bag (down the front of my jacket and up the tank) which is very sturdy... and most ear-techs will make a set of moulded earplugs to accept them as they're used a lot in live music as in-ear-monitors. And they're quite cheap too... and they've got a damn small profile so stay in yer ear and tend not to snag on your lid as you're pulling it on etc.
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[iooi]

No idea on headfones...

But you can only listen to Opera or some serious classical music while on the move....
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[Zenarchy]

[leeclissett]

On a related note I've been looking at the parrot SK4000 system, looks like a good little bluetooth / music kit for about £100. Means I can leave my iphone in my pocket, the parrot has A2DP built in so you can stream and control your music over the bluetooth too.

You can also plug in your mp3 player or listen to the radio, and there is a controller for your bars so you can skip tracks and fiddle with the volume. I'll be picking one up in the next few weeks and i'll post a review.

[extreme3d]

If the engine noise is already ear splitting you are going to struggle to hear music over it without cranking up the volume. Combine this output with wind noise which is already around 90dB at the national speed limit and you will place yourself at serious risk of permanent hearing damage.

If you have a race can on I would suggest replacing it with a standard can to at least allow a lower volume to be used through the speakers.

As above get in-ear ear buds - I know some people swear by the external noise canceling type but they are not cheap.

[Black Knight]

I've got a set of Grado SR80's.


Useless on a bike but best peice of audio kit i've got. Well worth the investment.
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[Zenarchy]

At the bottom of that first link I posted he talks about hearing loss and suggests using in-helmet speakers in conjunction with noise reducing ear plugs.

I'm not sure how well that'd actually work, but I figured it might be a bit easier on the ears if it does work than the in-ear type.