Airpods and lids

TaffyTDM · Spanner Monkey Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Karma :

Considering a new phone as the current one is on the way out

Has anyone used those wireless airpod earphones under a lid? Any experiences in how good they are at shutting out road noise, comfort in the helmet etc

I understand the new iphone doesnt have a headphone socket so thats my 7.99 betron in ear phones, which are excellent for the job, out of play

weasley · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Oct 2010 Karma :

You can get a Lightning-to-3.5mm adaptor, meaning your earphones are back in play. I doubt the regular EarPods do anything for noise isolation bar a small impedance effect.
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RAYK47 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 29 Nov 2018 Karma :

I am pretty sure you get one of those adaptors in the box with an iPhone.

Smok3y666 · Derestricted Danger Joined: 03 Jul 2019 Karma :

I've ordered some wireless Bluetooth earbuds from the forest to try under my lid. I thought i'd give it a shot before ordering a Sena or Cardo seeing as I mainly ride on my own. Main use is going to be for background music and GPS navigation. They are arriving today but i'm probably not riding today unless I change my mind after dinner but I'll report back if you want let you know what they're like? Don't think it will be until next Sunday though.

Okay well they arrived from the forest, they sound awesome in the ear and I got my helmet on okay and they stayed put. Getting my helmet back off was another matter entirely. As I started to lift the lid off my head it also started to remove the earbuds at the same time so for me it's a no go.

TaffyTDM · Spanner Monkey Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Karma :

Hmmmm. Didnt realise the adaptors were fairly cheap. Theres a few non official versions that are a bit more chunky but seem to facilitate charging as well - has anyone had experiance? Happy, these betrons have been by far the simplest and cheapest solution to gps etc ive found yet

sickpup · Old Timer Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

You can buy a v6 bluetooth intercom for £30, why bother with earphones?

Orennayar · Scooby Slapper Joined: 08 Apr 2014 Karma :

I use cheapo amazon bluetooth earbuds everyday to listen to podcasts on my commute, they're quite bulky so you have to fiddle a bit to find a comfortable position in your ear with the helmet on but besides that they're perfect Thumbs Up

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Prawny · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 22 Jun 2019 Karma :

I got a cheap Bluetooth kit for my helmet for £16 from eBay, it's just phone and music but works well and sounds good. The mic is a bit annoying but I think that's either the shape of my helmet or I've mounted it wrong, works fine though.

Bluetooth earphones are normally a bit bulkier than wired ones none of mine fit inside my helmet

Analogkid · Scooby Slapper Joined: 20 Jul 2016 Karma :

For recreational riding I got by fine with a Cardo Packtalk and Sennheiser CX3.00, they cut a fair bit of noise, but as I've moved to commuting 40miles each way mostly motorway, I've switched to Shure, I have bought some SE 425, (I'm in the audio business, independent, I don't work for Shure, so get a good price) and the noise isolation is vastly superior, Shure claim 37db reduction, all their models from SE215 and above are basically the same shell and tips, not cheap any of them, but how much do you value your hearing?

Prawny · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 22 Jun 2019 Karma :

I've got some some SE215s too, I didn't want to use them because I thought they'd block out too much external sound, but I don't ride on the motorway, still on my CBT.

Might give them a go then. It's a bit noisy at high speed.