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michaelbmenaker

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Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« on: August 21, 2011, 07:48:57 PM »
If your a full-face helmet wearer, can you hear your stereo at highway speeds? Wear earplugs too?
Upgraded your stereo?

I put a Hawg Wired double shot in my '10 SESG and just can't hear it. Wondering if an upgrade to the stereo would help enough to be worth the investment.
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2011, 08:17:08 PM »
That's the major downside to using a full-face helmet on the bikes with a music system using speakers.  I guess some go to ear plugs for music.  spyder
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2011, 08:28:23 PM »
About 5 weeks ago I rode from florida to Chicago and back, I wore a full face modular helmet with earplugs.  I did listen to music mainly when I was tired and trying to stay awake. If I lifted the visor a bit I could hear the music better, granted I couldnt hear all the "highs and lows" but it was enough to get by.  2011 CVO SG  stock system played at just over half volumn, I found that raising the volumn past that point didnt help with the loudness.  Maybe my amp is crapping out!  I am not a big fan of music while riding but it helped keep me up!
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2011, 08:38:11 PM »
Quote from: spydglide on August 21, 2011, 08:17:08 PM
That's the major downside to using a full-face helmet on the bikes with a music system using speakers.  I guess some go to ear plugs for music.  spyder

Which would require adding a "line-out" jack to a SESG...
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2011, 09:06:48 PM »
Quote from: michaelbmenaker on August 21, 2011, 08:38:11 PM
Which would require adding a "line-out" jack to a SESG...
yep....like Wayne stated above, I open my face shield a bit and it increases the volumn enough that I can listen to music, but not as clear as with a 1/2 helmet.  Amazing how much sound the face shield cuts out, but I guess it's more 'directional' than you think.  spyder
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2011, 10:22:45 PM »
IPod, Chatterbox XBI, Bluetooth Dongle, or, as stated earlier, just crack the visor a little and that works.
« Last Edit: August 21, 2011, 10:24:57 PM by UFO_HOG »
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2011, 11:23:13 PM »
I bought the shoei quest.  Very quiet and added a J&M elite headset. This set up works great. I had a buddy try mine, the first thing he stated was how quiet the helmet was and really liked the speakers. Here's some pics.
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2011, 11:24:25 PM »
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2011, 11:25:23 PM »
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2011, 11:26:15 PM »
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2011, 11:27:01 PM »
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2011, 11:27:56 PM »
The cord coming from helmet is not the boom for the microphone, its the 7 pin connection.  The mic is mounted in the helmet.
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2011, 05:23:14 AM »
Thanks for posting the pics.  That cord looks pretty 'stout'...does it have a very easy break=away in case of being thrown in a accident?  spyder
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2011, 08:21:13 AM »
The cord is a 2 piece design and would come apart with no problems.
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Re: Wear a full face helmet / can you hear your stereo?
« Reply #14 on: August 22, 2011, 12:20:07 PM »
What are you using for a line-out jack and how is it connected?
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