I picked up this bluetooth set back in April for our 4 day trip to HMT and I was very happy with it. I used it to communicate with my daughter riding with my father in his car mostly, but there were times my daughter rode in the seat next to me in my car and it worked very well in both cases. Two days we used them for 8+ hour rides. As long as we were in range, we could easily communicate with each other. It supports up to 8 units in an open intercom configuration (no push to talk). Take a look, I think it would meet your requirements.

Fodsports Motorcycle Bluetooth Intercom

Cordless - yes, bluetooth from unit to unit, not dependent on cell phone
Ability to listen to music from my phone - yes, switch between intercom and cell phone with the push of a button
Ability to talk to passengers but really not other machines - it communicates from helmet to helmet, if they are in the same car or another car
Ability to easily turning and off the mikes so I don't have to listen to the passenger singing along with the music. - can turn off the mic, but you can switch from intercom to cell phone with the push of a button
Separate volume controls - yep, each connection has its own volume setting, though I admit its a bit tricky with knowing what the volume is set at
Waterproof - yes
Affordable but not a cheap piece of crap - I bought 2 units for $150

Earpad and mic installation is key, get them in a good position to pickup your voice and hear the others.

 

Look into Sena Bluetooth units.

https://www.sena.com/product/30k

We went down the same road and now have a rugged setup with voice activated in car and push to talk radio. Helmets can be cordless with some units.
Bluetooth range will be limited when compared to a 50watt cb style radio.

https://www.ruggedradios.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1085_1173







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Would you mind sharing a little bit as to why you switched to the Rugged set up? Are you glad you did?


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I bought cheapo units on E-bay.
They work good. Wired them into my full face and open face helmets.
Phone, music and intercom.
Only volume adjustment though.
Velcros on to the helmet- easy to remove and switch helmets.
Less than $ 100 with the 4 headsets.

https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemVersion&item=192666038228&view=all&tid=1602223152009

 

I coach for motorcycling riding on road race courses.

We use a set up called "Cardo Scala Rider" it's a "mesh" style system. They are wireless and Bluetooth to your phone.

The more people on the "mesh" the wider the range. You can set them up to be just your group (passengers) or more broadly to an entire group if you wish. They handle wind noise quite well and the voice activation works well. (especially compared to say the Chatterbox)

The only problem I have found is that the speakers don't fit as well in the "adventurer" style helmets like they do on the full face streetbike helmets.

 

Check out pac talk


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Sena. Works great and if other have it in other vehicles you can talk to them. I've had them now for 2 years and we still like them and use them all the time.

 

PACKTALK DUO

I have two 4 seaters, I wanted something flexible that would work with helmets or earmuffs.
I paid about $600 per 4 seater.
These units work very well, mesh technology allows all 8 to easily talk to each and listen to music that mutes a little when someone is talking plus they have FM radio tuners in each one, I put a FM Transmitter in each rzr to transmit music to all 4 headsets in each rzr.
Cardo Systems claims that DMC can manage up to 15 members over a range of 1 mile between individual users and over a combined range of 5 miles in a group ride.
They also have a extra bluetooth channel that I could hookup a bluetooth walkie-talkie if i wanted a little more range between rzr's, but i have not tried that yet
If you have any questions feel free to call me. Leo 918-810-9194



PACKTALK DUO
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SCALA-PACK...2-PACK-BLEM/192903538966?epid=1441878694&hash=item2ce9f26916:g:7vUAAOSwSxhcx2j6

EARMUFFS
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ear-Muffs-...2247119523?hash=item465f550aa3:g:jPcAAOSwfVpYwHLH:sc:USPSFirstClass!74012!US!-1

FM TRANSMITTER
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/anker-...SinMhxnhZCjO3HoqgBehxaoW-uozQhsEP1veOFeYzYS-4S7XCrXghoCEAkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

So much for not breaking the bank.
Picked up a pair of the Packtalk Slim yesterday.
Wife and I fought for about 2 hrs last night at the cottage trying to get them going.The 2-4 page instruction sheet they give you is laughable.
Downloaded a 29 page manual this morning when I went to town to get a signal.
Gonna do a temp install with some 2 way tape and do a ride.
I'll report back with results.

 

Sick of fighting with there things to get them to do what I want .
If my 19 yr old cant get them working properly then there is absolutely no hope for me.
These are going back and I'm probably gonna give some cheap ski / snowboard helmet headphones a try.

 

Sorry for asking maybe a silly question but did you pair them first or is that what you can't do?
I know my cardo scala has a certain sequence to get the lights in pairing mode

Maybe this video might help

 

Paired everything. Np.
Cant share google music
Turning on and off coms is a pita.Pairing to one another for bluetooth was super difficult.
The whole press these 2 buttons for 2 seconds then this one button till the light flashes a certain colour is bs.
My expectations for this were super high based on the reviews that I watched . In retrospect I now realize that all I watched were fluff pieces (my bad) and not a real life demo of this product.
It would be one thing if the cost was like $150 or so but for almost $400 (canadian)

 

Ability to easily turning and off the mikes so I don't have to listen to the passenger singing along with the music.

:crackup: :crackup: :crackup:

 

That's odd.
Only problem I had was hitting the right buttons to pair the headsets as you said getting to the right color but once that's done the pairing doesn't have to be done again.
Connecting to bluetooth was the EZ part. Once it's on my phone the cardo connects automatically to my phone as long as bluetooth is on.
Not sure what's going wrong
Only one headset can connect to one phone
Both headsets can't listen to the same music at least on mine it can't

 

You are supposed to be able to share music in bluetooth mode.We accomplished that.
Problem is when doing this and using the "hey cardo " command..
It controls the other headset and well.
The bs was just endless.!

 

understand your frustrations but no need for the sexual inuendos
this is a family forum

 

Bump for later

 

My wife and I have been using the Sena 20S units on our street bike helmets for almost three years now. We added the mic, speakers, connector to our dirt bike helmets and used the same 20S units when we went dirt bike riding and have been using them for our RZR riding.

 

Another vote for Sena 20s. Bought them for motorcycles, now use them on the ATV's and the RZR as well as the powered parachute. Works great! Simple to use if you can remember which button does what. Lotsa options.

 

Would you say it's much of an improvement over the 10s? I have the Sena 10 and it has been lackluster; pairing dropping out, speaker cackle, initial pairing difficult etc

 

Follow....

 

Every situation is different as discussed in at least two other threads in regards to comms and mentioning of bluetooth setups. Having said that, I still do and offer to send a set of mine that I have built using bluetooth setups from ebay attached to shooting earmuffs. Or the first version, was done with gaming headsets.
As mentioned, they can bluetooth music which cancels the mic (dont want to hear passenger singing) or some sets have an aux cord. I had not seen the ms-1 sets mentioned but it is the first set ive seen to allow more than 4 in an intercomm setup.
So, I wont go into a long rant, but Ill offer up a set to try. I can send a pair his/hers, charge cables etc etc. you just cover shipping from 47802. Maybe 3lbs? Then just ship them back when done. PM me if need be.
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SSGPohlman, sounds interesting. Can you post a little more info on your earmuff set up, a couple of pictures parts list? I would like to talk to the passenger and answer the phone (don’t really care about listing to music) maybe even interface with a portable HAM unit. Thanks Jeff

 

Here is my setup, I have 4 like this for each rzr.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...QudBDzz8af-57P7t46oeiN2cefOwENOgyQ?key=VlV3Z0JUbGJ2OHVpRFBqZ0VmREFlNFd5Z2pleUxn

Home made with these earmuffs
https://www.ebay.com/itm/302247119523?ul_noapp=true

 

Well i tried to find all the links where I have posted details, pics, link to pics, etc etc. so there will be some reading but it will be nice and detailed as well. And going fwd it has all the links in one place for easier access later.
2-4 person Head set on a budget!
https://www.rzrforums.net/showthread.php?t=258905
WTB: intercom system (2 person)
https://www.rzrforums.net/showthread.php?t=534550
Car to car communication
https://www.rzrforums.net/showthread.php?t=163878
Intercom
https://www.rzrforums.net/showthread.php?t=532548
Intercoms
https://www.rzrforums.net/showthread.php?t=515697
Radio sugestions
https://www.rzrforums.net/showthread.php?t=480793


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The op was inquiring about in helmet communication
The muffs are a great idea as I have a set too but it's getting off topic
Thanks:smile

 

To echo 185EZ, yes theres a lot in reference to muffs in the last few posts, but Ill add that most if not all of the earmuff setups are based on helmet setups that were modified to work on ear muffs.
Add a side note that these can be mounted to helmets, buy some additional mounts and set them up for multiple events. Rzr ride today with helmet comms and tomorrow swap the main piece to a muff set for watching truck pulls/drag races/etc. use the armband holder and simple earhook/mic and then you can freely roam around say a flee market or parts swap meet. Lots of uses that you can get out of the bluetooth helmet setups that you cant really do with the hard mounted cb style setups. Not to mention a much cheaper option.
Just a lot of variables to take into consideration for each individual.
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And finally the video that I should have done years ago.

DIY Bluetooth Comms w/ Noise reduction. Less than $150! SxS, off road, rzr, you name it, they work!

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