Headsets - in the ear with microphone?

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by TEC

Though saying that they do fit better in Arai/Shoei lids

I had mine fitted to my shoei xr1000 by an autocom agent and it was uncomfortable on longer rides which is why i took it out

I have an Autocom system with the speakers fitted behind the lining of my Shark RSR helmet as opposed to against your ears and have had no problems at all other than helmet noise does overcome speakers sometimes as I wear earplugs as well.I rang Autocom recently and they said that they do sell earpiece type speakers but not cheap as I now have an AGV Ti Tech that its impossible to fit speakers in.

[TEC]

Originally Posted by dirtydog

I had mine fitted to my shoei xr1000 by an autocom agent and it was uncomfortable on longer rides which is why i took it out

Mine was uncomfortable (on long runs) when first fitted but a slight adjustment and I don't even notice the headset now

Originally Posted by dirtydog

When i was at the NEC show i had some custom earplugs made up from this company www.ultimateear.com make 2 types of in ear earphones but they aint cheap.cant remember exactly how much but it was expensive, each earphone/plug has a tiny speaker in it. on the plus side thay are moulded to your ears and work prefectly with the autocom stuff

Bout 150quid for the speaker ones I think

I have been looking at the Cardo Scala Rider Q2 set, which is bluetooth linked to MP3 player. mobile phone etc. It also has an FM radio built in, and can do 3 rider links for comms. Really hard to find in the UK though - have seen them on ebay for £100 from Canada though.

Asked at my local bike shop and they went to look for it at the retailers convention about 4 weeks ago - They couldn't find it, but did say that a rival product will be launched in March by a company called Midlands (IIRC) which they were quite excited about and reckoned it should be around £99 mark.

Not sure if you want to stay with Autocom or have a change, as the whole kits seem to be cheaper than the Autocom mikes