Sena speakers

[Fatcycledaddy]

After a long wait, I finally recieved one of the two sets of speakers I ordered. Hopefully the second set will come faster.
I have never had problems of getting enough volume out of the old
speakers, I didn't like the sound quality and clarity.
I had not changed the volume of the headset from the old speakers, installed the new and had to turn the volume down.
I used the bass boost setting and noticed a big differance, I now here the bass line of the song. Being a bass player it is one of the things I listen for and was missing on ther old speakers. This is not as important to my wife.
It rained here most of the day yesterday so I did not get to test them running down the road, so I will update you as I Get to try them out.
At this point I think they were well worth it, but a true road test will tell more.

 

[ThreeWheels]

OK. I got the new speakers.
I tried three levels of HD boost. Balance, Midrange and Treble.
I didn't notice any difference in volume from the plain audio boost.
In my view, it's a big nothing burger.
I don't see any reason to change them back, but they're not the improvement I hoped for.

As always, this is my own opinion. Others may come to a different conclusion.

After 900 miles in three days, I've got to tell you, this guy who posted this is an A$$HAT.
Higher volume. Better frequency response.
I can tell you with personal experience, the new speakers are definitely better than the original.

Just my opinion, I could be wrong.

 

[Fatcycledaddy]

Update.

I went on a 3 day color tour and got to see how the speakers were at low speed to 85mph freeway speeds.

Bass was awesome and could be heard throughout the entire trip, with the old speakers I would lose the base as the road and wind noise would get louder. I also noticed that I did not have to have them turned up as loud in my ears to understand what my wife was saying. Much clearer at a lower volume.
I also did not have any less battery life with the new speakers. I can still get a good 10 hours out of the 20s on each charge.

Well worth the money in my opinion.

 

[Bangorbob]

I just installed the newest software and was able to boost the bass. Not so bad now. For me at least, I wear hearing aids but not when riding. I would probably imagine that it wouldn't make a lot of difference if I spent $2 or $200 on speakers they would still not sound great. Just my take on this.

 

[troop]

Nice to hear I just bought a lightly used Sena 5S dual pack on ebay for $155. I use two helmets, and need to buy a second helmet kit, so WTH. Save some $$, and now I have a second 5S unit. Gonna replace my current Sena 10S kits. I currently use UClear Digital Plus speakers in my 10S. I read a nice review of the 5S here ..
https://www.webbikeworld.com/sena-5s-bluetooth-system-review/

 

[RayBJ]

I am hard of hearing and always wear earplugs when I ride. I had a Sena 20s with the original smaller speakers and upgraded to the bigger speakers. Absolutely increased the volume of my intercom! I rarely use the Sena for music so have no opinion there. I recently updated to the Sena 50s that includes the larger speakers and they are just as good, if not better than the 20s bigger speakers.

 

[troop]

Just got my Sena 5S dual pack comm devices updated and installed. I set my audio/speakers to treble boost, as this makes the music a bit louder/clearer on the road at higher speeds. I use these for music and an occasional incoming phone call. Gotta say I'm quite happy with the results. Not as convenient as the 10S unit if using as a comm device. Now I have a device for each of my two primary helmets and no more switching

 

[pegasus1300]

When I bought my 1st set of 20s evo I was very disappointed in the sound quality, much worse then my SMH10. I made a comment about it on the site here, Dave saw it and reached out to me to warranty them. The new set was better but not great. With the new speakers I can enjoy classical music again on the bike. The sound level is much improved and do is the clarity. I can also hear highs better. The 35 bucks was money well spent. Thanks MotorcycleDave.