Sena 20 Speaker upgrade

[KidDoc]

Have you noticed any increase in the Sena battery depletion rate? It makes sense that bigger speakers will draw more power.

 

[spyder01]

Have you noticed any increase in the Sena battery depletion rate? It makes sense that bigger speakers will draw more power.

Thats a good question about the battery life,Im wondering as well.I have a set of speakers left over from my GW(JM) and was thinking about swapping them in but also noticed that if pressed up closer to my ear they sound better.Im thinking a better answer for me might be a ear muff which I also have left over from my GW.I have tried to slip it in but the extra pressure on my ear was uncomfortable after a while so maybe a muff thats large enuf to go around the ear and push against my head might work.It would have the added benefit of stopping some wind noise too.

 

[Pirate looks at --]

Just a note. This is a post from 4 years ago. So you may not get much in the way of response. Check out the Cardo Pak-Talk bold. They have a JBL speaker upgrade and they are excellent. They do not seem to drain the battery any faster.

 

[McClendons]

It is unlikely you would see any significant change in battery life with larger speakers. The speaker size and quality do not directly relate to power draw per say, but instead speaker efficiency determines how much sound pressure at a given power level. I found with a sena 10 that better speakers required a lower volume adjustment on the unit (ones I used were more efficient), which likely increased battery life.....but probably only minutes. I would not use that as a criteria for concern, the sound is worth any small change.

 

[bikerchris1270]

Yes, I used some speakers from a Panasonic Headset.....just make sure the impedance/ohms are the sameas the Senas....I think they were 34 ohms.

 

[2dogs]

Unless i missed it, has anyone used the boost feature on the SM10 or SR10? Once I turned it on my 20s came in loud and clear. I no longer run the volume at full blast. No need to cut wires and splice in new speakers. As far as battery life goes, mine will last much longer than a tank of gas, if they're fully charged.

 

[ThreeWheels]

I always needed just a touch more volume out of my 20S headsets even after using the boost feature.
I tried the speaker upgrade with the cut and splice. Maybe my soldering skills are not as good as I thought. I could not get it to work.
I used the volume boost on the 20S. It was OK, but as I said, I wanted just a touch more volume.
I've found that my new 2020 RT Limited is quiet enough that I no longer need the boosted volume. I'm getting plenty enough volume through the headsets now.
Some people have complained about base response out of the Sena speakers.
While that may be true sitting in my living room, at least for me, at 70 mph, the dynamic response of the stock speakers is plenty good enough.
My ears are not calibrated enough to tell the difference.

Just my opinion, I could be wrong, and I'm sure someone will let me know about it on this forum.

I hope this post doesn't get banned like the ones I posted on the mirror cover thread.

 

[bcer960]

I would also like a little more volume, even with the boost on the SM-10. I cut in new speakers on my wife's set. Now her headset lasts about 2/3 the time does. She says the sound is better, but like ThreeWheels, I don't have a problem with the sound, just the volume.