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#1 cupasoop

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Posted 27 August 2006 - 09:27 pm

Looking to see if anybody here listens to music while riding. Tried one of them mp3 things while riding last week and fair enjoyed it except for the earphones, couldnt get them to stay in my ears properly when puting my helmet on.

So, what earphones do you use? I know an autocom or the like would be ideal but the pennies wont stretch that far sad.gif


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Posted 27 August 2006 - 11:03 pm

QUOTE(cupasoop @ Sun 27th Aug 2006, 10:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Looking to see if anybody here listens to music while riding. Tried one of them mp3 things while riding last week and fair enjoyed it except for the earphones, couldnt get them to stay in my ears properly when puting my helmet on.

So, what earphones do you use? I know an autocom or the like would be ideal but the pennies wont stretch that far sad.gif


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Posted 27 August 2006 - 11:52 pm

I use THESE jobbies. Cheap, comfy and they don't fall off. good.gif

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Posted 28 August 2006 - 06:48 am

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That was my original idea Tam but google searches never really came up with anything. I've been keeping an eye on e-bay and second hand autocoms (which is what i'm after ulimately) are going for about twice the price of these speakers which makes them quite pricy for what you get.

What about trimming a set of these down and sticking them inside my helmet?


QUOTE(David H @ Mon 28th Aug 2006, 12:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I use THESE jobbies. Cheap, comfy and they don't fall off. good.gif


David, I discounted set like this coz they were on the outside of my ears (if that makes sense) so would get pulled off when puting on my helmet. Might have another look at them now if you say they work.

I was sort of heading down this route, fit quite far in so wouldnt get caught by the lid.


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Posted 28 August 2006 - 07:21 am

QUOTE(cupasoop @ Mon 28th Aug 2006, 04:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was sort of heading down this route, fit quite far in so wouldnt get caught by the lid.


I've used this type of thing, they work quite well.

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Posted 28 August 2006 - 07:35 am

you don't need to buy an entire autocom or starcom kit. Just buy the speakerset and install them in your helmet. Buy the 2.5 or 3.5inch stereojack to 6-pin cable and plug in your mp3 player from Starcom.

If you want it even cheaper you can make the cable yourself (or have it made at your local electronics parts shop).

Works a treat and no painfull ears or problems while putting helmet on or taking it off...
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 08:01 am

QUOTE(duibhce Kaelann @ Mon 28th Aug 2006, 08:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
you don't need to buy an entire autocom or starcom kit. Just buy the speakerset and install them in your helmet. Buy the 2.5 or 3.5inch stereojack to 6-pin cable and plug in your mp3 player from Starcom.

If you want it even cheaper you can make the cable yourself (or have it made at your local electronics parts shop).

Works a treat and no painfull ears or problems while putting helmet on or taking it off...


Woh, big cable. Thought you lot on the continent were metric?

To be honest I recon I'm gonna go down the earphone route at the moment. The autocom / starcom is planned, just not at the moment sad.gif


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Posted 28 August 2006 - 08:34 am

QUOTE(cupasoop @ Mon 28th Aug 2006, 09:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Woh, big cable. Thought you lot on the continent were metric?


doh! I meant mill's of course wink.gif

No need to buy a star/auto-com, you can just plug the mp3-player straight into the set of speakers (available seperately) in the helmet.
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 02:51 pm

try these, i used them during a trip round Ireland, they're pretty good


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Posted 28 August 2006 - 03:27 pm

QUOTE(seamus @ Mon 28th Aug 2006, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
try these, i used them during a trip round Ireland, they're pretty good


http://www.maplin.co...e...ES&doy=28m8



They look pretty good! good.gif I'm after some new earplugs at the mo. Do these cut down the wind noise much?

I may try these.......although to be honest, I'm not too sure about listening music whilst on a bike.....it's a tad distracting, no?
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 03:42 pm

QUOTE(Cavey @ Mon 28th Aug 2006, 05:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I may try these.......although to be honest, I'm not too sure about listening music whilst on a bike.....it's a tad distracting, no?


depends. for some people it is, for othetrs it actually helps...
It's the same as with studying with music, some people can, some can't.

Personally I always studied with music, it kept my mind from wandering of to other things. If I lost concentration on my books i would automatically focus on the music in stead of starting to daydream blink.gif

It's the same on the bike for me, if I'm listening to music I'm less easily distracted...
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 03:53 pm

QUOTE(duibhce Kaelann @ Mon 28th Aug 2006, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If I lost concentration on my books i would automatically focus on the music in stead of starting to daydream blink.gif



Interesting. Never though of it that way. I suppose it'd have to music that you are familiar with, otherwise you'd be listening to the music too much? I often listen to Radio 4 (speech) when in the car so it's no different to being on the bike really - they both need your full attention.
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 04:36 pm

QUOTE(seamus @ Mon 28th Aug 2006, 03:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
try these, i used them during a trip round Ireland, they're pretty good


http://www.maplin.co...e...ES&doy=28m8


That looks like exactly the sort of thing i was thinking of.

How do you get on with puting on and taking off your helmet with them? Do they stay in place?

Mind you, for a fiver there worth a shot good.gif

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Posted 28 August 2006 - 10:34 pm

QUOTE(cupasoop @ Mon 28th Aug 2006, 05:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That looks like exactly the sort of thing i was thinking of.

How do you get on with puting on and taking off your helmet with them? Do they stay in place?

Mind you, for a fiver there worth a shot good.gif

just what i was looking for....a trip to maplins tomorrow lunch time me tinks

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Posted 28 August 2006 - 11:08 pm

Now what I'd like is a honking big pair of waterproof speakers blasting 'Ride of the Valkyries' at about 2,000 watts!

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Posted 29 August 2006 - 06:41 am

QUOTE(Cavey @ Mon 28th Aug 2006, 04:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They look pretty good! good.gif I'm after some new earplugs at the mo. Do these cut down the wind noise much?

I may try these.......although to be honest, I'm not too sure about listening music whilst on a bike.....it's a tad distracting, no?


Assuming they're similar to my Sure E2Cs then yes, they'll work very well as earplugs, not tried mine on the bike but use them at work quite a bit and they're great at cutting out everything.

I use a Vixen Intercom which has an audio input jack on it and doesn't need the radio attatched to play music. One thing you might want to consider though is some form of controls for it. I use my iPod set on a fairly loud volume and have built myself a volume control that clips on to my chest so I can switch the volume down when I need to.
I agree with comments about about it helping concentration. I particularly find long motorway trips very boring and a bit of music helps stop my attention wandering, I can then turn the volume right down when there's more going on and it could potentially be distracting, eg when filtering.

One other tip though, depends on your musical taste but never try listening to the Prodigy's Fat of the Land album when riding, some music just makes you want to ride way too fast :-D

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Posted 29 August 2006 - 11:45 am

QUOTE(cupasoop @ Mon 28th Aug 2006, 05:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That looks like exactly the sort of thing i was thinking of.

How do you get on with puting on and taking off your helmet with them? Do they stay in place?

Mind you, for a fiver there worth a shot good.gif


Bought a pair today and they're pretty good for a fiver. A bit bright for bass freaks, maybe, but they suit my needs. Feel as though they'd be quite stable, but they do stick out a little (depending on ear shape and size!) so comfort will depend on helmet profile. The cord is quite long (1.2m) and divides asymmetrically (longer on the right). For an extra fiver there's a 1m extension lead with a volume control (which actually seems to enhance the sound) that could clip outside the jacket for adjustment on the road. Bit tricky getting the helmet on. Will give them a longer try and see how the comfort goes.

(Later note) More comfy for my ears when I cut the end "mushroom" off, leaving 2 - better fit in the helmet, too.

Edited by Pict, 29 August 2006 - 09:54 pm.

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Posted 29 August 2006 - 12:00 pm

QUOTE(Cavey @ Mon 28th Aug 2006, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I often listen to Radio 4 (speech) when in the car so it's no different to being on the bike really - they both need your full attention.


Speech doesn't work for me as that tends to draw my attention away rolleyes.gif
Mostly I use jazz, lounge, drum 'n bass, ... i.e. stuff that I can just have in the background.

Although stuff like Rammstein and Therapy? is also excellent while blasting through some twisties yahoo.gif
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Posted 29 August 2006 - 12:19 pm

QUOTE(duibhce Kaelann @ Tue 29th Aug 2006, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Speech doesn't work for me as that tends to draw my attention away rolleyes.gif
Mostly I use jazz, lounge, drum 'n bass, ... i.e. stuff that I can just have in the background.

Although stuff like Rammstein and Therapy? is also excellent while blasting through some twisties yahoo.gif



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Posted 29 August 2006 - 12:24 pm

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Bought a pair today and they're pretty good for a fiver. A bit bright for bass freaks, maybe, but they suit my needs. Feel as though they'd be quite stable, but they do stick out a little (depending on ear shape and size!) so comfort will depend on helmet profile. For an extra fiver there's an extension lead with volume control that could come outside and clip to the jacket for adjustment on the road. Will give them a longer try and see if the comfort lasts.


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