headphone output jack?

[yfx4]

DW would like to have a phono jack on her Spyder (2010 RTS) so she can listen to her music without serenading the whole town. Any suggestions for line out adapters? Suggestions/experiences on whe re to mount the jack? Any other help??

She would like it so when the headphones are plugged in the speakers are shut off. It seems to me that this scenario is basically a line out converter with headphone jacks and a switch to cut out the "downstream" speakers.

 

[Desert Spyder]

Why not just get a communication device like SENA, etc., and listen to the music via bluetooth? If windnoise is not an issue the sound quality is pretty much outstanding.

 

[memphisdan]

I have an RT A&C thus no rear speakers. I ran wires from the rear speaker boxes and made my connection under the seat and ran the jack under the Tupperware and out the left in front of the seat. I purchased the parts from Radio Shack. The earbuds control from the handle bars and this setup works great for me.

 

[arntufun]

On the RS, Holly and I use a MP3 player with a Splitter so we can plug in two sets of earbuds in and both listen. I ran a extention under the tupperware and it comes out by her hand on the passenger hand grips so she can plug in. This works well for us but I know you already have a radio, but to me radios sound awful and you get nothing but commercials so this is another option to ponder. :thumbup:

 

[waytootall67]

I bought on of these and they work great.

http://www.geniusnet.com/wSite/ct?xItem=48476&ctNode=145

 

[MRH]

I checked into this in a number of ways and came to the conclusion that helmet speakers were easiest and best. I run the music through my iPhone 4 (make sure your cell phone/ipod/mp3 player can send music through bluetooth) and it sounds great. The only issue is that once you stick it down, it is hard to move (the glue on the speakers isn't as strong as the Velcro, ironically, so you might use tape to experiment with the placement and then actually remove to cover over the sticky stuff). It also has a mike that is part of the speakers, so you don't see it, AND IT WORKS with my phone. It can also work as a rider-to-rider communicator, but I haven't yet tested it.

http://www.amazon.com/U-Clear-HBC-Helmet-Communicator-HBC100/dp/B0050ISAXQ

I bought a used Spyder and it has the factory radio, but it's just too loud to use practically, and it doesn't sound great at speed. It does work well as a very large portable stereo, however - although I don't know how long before the battery would complain.

I began by trying to figure out how to run the system through the Spyder, but it just ended up looking complex and expensive, where this solution was far more elegant. It charges easily, and boasts something like a nine hour life (?), which may be true.