altonk
10-17-2010, 10:02 PM
Well I was bored and went for a ride this afternoon and finally got feed up with the crummy sound from my bluetooth headset
Lots of road noise and distortion from
The little open port speakers
So I stopped by Best Buy to find some replacements.
I bought a J&M Bluetooth headset because it had the best looking speakers and they where connectorized so they would be easy to replace.
So after auditioning and measuring a few headsets here's what I came up with
These are the headsets I started with Dr Dre solo HD
http://beatsbydre.com/products/Products.aspx?pid=B5800&cat=1
They where the right size for the ear pockets in my shoei multitec helmet and the where sealed on the ear and sealed port speakers and they sounded great too a little pricey $229
But I ride every day and want good sound.
So I took them apart and put on the connectors from the cheesy speakers that came with my headset. I had to get out the dremal and remove some foam from the edges of the ear pocket but man was it worth it.
The sealed over the ear cups really cut down the road noise and make the bass response better
They don't sound as good over Bluetooth as they did wired but I knew that going in.
If you're handy with a soldering iron and a dremal tool I highly recommend this project if you want great helmet sound
http://184.72.239.143/mu/4453dee3-b8b1-7f2d.jpg
Lots of road noise and distortion from
The little open port speakers
So I stopped by Best Buy to find some replacements.
I bought a J&M Bluetooth headset because it had the best looking speakers and they where connectorized so they would be easy to replace.
So after auditioning and measuring a few headsets here's what I came up with
These are the headsets I started with Dr Dre solo HD
http://beatsbydre.com/products/Products.aspx?pid=B5800&cat=1
They where the right size for the ear pockets in my shoei multitec helmet and the where sealed on the ear and sealed port speakers and they sounded great too a little pricey $229
But I ride every day and want good sound.
So I took them apart and put on the connectors from the cheesy speakers that came with my headset. I had to get out the dremal and remove some foam from the edges of the ear pocket but man was it worth it.
The sealed over the ear cups really cut down the road noise and make the bass response better
They don't sound as good over Bluetooth as they did wired but I knew that going in.
If you're handy with a soldering iron and a dremal tool I highly recommend this project if you want great helmet sound
http://184.72.239.143/mu/4453dee3-b8b1-7f2d.jpg