![]() ![]() If you think you need instant VOX communication you can set it in permanent open mode. ![]() Walking around at the gas pumps with the ability to communicate with helmets on, hopping on/off the bikes without the wire connection was a welcome relief. Reception was good until totally out of line-of-site, and volume was excellent (even on a +100 mph hooligan moment). Although in practice, the manual intercom mode was not as instantaneous as the Autocom's VOX, at the end of the day we both decided that it wasn't an issue, especially considering the hassles of life with Autocom. We decided to use the "tap" to open feature vs keeping them open all the time, although I think my Street Triple's exhaust tone would keep mine open all the time if I let it, as I pretty much had to "tap" the jog dial to close it on my end. Well, we did a 4-1/2 hour trip today and used the Sena's, just for bike-to-bike intercom. Yes, the VOX isn't too functional, and the delay on connect can be annoying. But if I cared, I would just use ear buds or something. It isn't HiFi, and the couple of times I tried to place music at high speeds, it didn't work well. I have the speaker centered and just touching my ear (not pressing). I tell her to put the microphone back, and all is well again. Anytime I have had a problem, it is because my wife has moved the microphone away from her mouth and didn't notice. I wouldn't call it "loud and clear", but it is functional. My Sena works fine at speed with earplugs. For me, people that told me that Autocom had a great system, those people were smoking something. Basically, the Autocom failed totally with earplugs. ![]() I had to have them painfully pressing my ears to function at all when moving. That is with the Autocom speakers touching my ear. Even some of the convenience you lose by having to drag chargers along on road trips and charge the units.Ĭlick to expand.I tossed out my Autocom system because I could NOT hear anything with earplugs if I was moving more then 10 MPH. Seems like what you gain in convenience (no wires), you lose in sound quality and performance. In this regard, the Sena is no match for an Autocom system. I also use mine with earbuds, not helmet speakers, so leaving it on all the time means I'd be listening to background "noise" the entire time. It would also mean that we'd hear every cough, sneeze etc. We could try that, but I don't know what effect that would have on battery charge on a long ride. I know riders who have other brands of Bluetooth communicators, like the Cardo Scala Rider, and they have told me that they simply leave them on all the time. That means it's effectively useless for warnings from my wife about a road hazard, a deer on the side of the road, for example. The problem with turning the unit on and off with the jog dial every time you want to start a conversation with the passenger, or vice versa, is that that there's a noticeable delay before it connects. ![]()
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