Talk While Riding With the SMH10 Intercom by Sena [Review]
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- Let's face it: riding is best done with friends and there's nothing worse than when you can't talk to each other while on an adventure. Sena is a company that solves that problem with the SMH10 Motorcycle Bluetooth Headset and Intercom.
When I was first learning to ride my BMW Adventure bike off road this headset was a necessity. My friend could give me real-time instruction and feedback every step of the way without spending valuable time regrouping, shutting the bikes down and taking off helmets to have a conversation. Even while wearing ear plugs we could carry on a normal conversation and I could get instant feedback on my riding.
Now I'm coaching Christine the same way as we tackle our mountain pass project together and it's made all the difference in the world.
Installation isn't exactly a breeze but it will depend on your specific helmet. It takes a bit of time to get all the wires, speakers and microphone routed behind the padding and placed correctly but once you do you'll rarely need to adjust them again.
Pairing is simple and straight forward. I've paired my headset with Christine's and we rarely need to do anything after turning them on; they'll usually find each other automatically within a few seconds. After initial pairing with my iPhone 5 I haven't experienced any issues there either. The SMH10 has always connected with my phone after powering on, as long as my phone's Bluetooth is on.
I often ride with friends who have 20S models mounted on their helmets. After our initial pairing a few months ago, reconnecting is always easy, involving only the push of a button. The units have always remembered their connections and sync back up without a problem.
Christine and I spend hours on our bikes every week riding Colorado's mountain passes. The purpose of the project was to spend quality time together but if we couldn't talk to each other our time together would barely count as quality.
When I'm riding by myself I usually like to listen to a podcast or Pandora. Once the apps are opened manually on my phone and begin playing, holding the jog dial button for two seconds starts and stops playback.
I have had some issues reliably activating SIRI from the SMH10. During the times when I was able to pull her up she sometimes had a difficult time understanding what I was saying. If this was improved I could reliably send and receive texts safely without looking at my phone. That's a game-changer when you don't want to stop riding, either because you're in a hurry or it'd be unsafe to do so; caught in a traffic jam, for instance.
After riding with the SMH10 for at least 40 hours and having put multiple trips in with more expensive units like the 20S, the SMH10 is definitely a great value. You'll find the 2-pack SMH10 for about $300 which is only slightly more than the cost of the 20S. If you're just starting out with intercom units and don't want to listen to music and talk to someone at the same time (these are the main upgrades to the 20S), I'd opt for the SMH10.
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Sena SMH10 Motorcycle Bluetooth Headset and Intercom: goo.gl/Nd9S2q
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Top info, enjoyed the review, thanks 🤙
Awesome review guys.
thank you so much, best review i have seen
The biggest female halmet I have seen
Good info, thank you!
thanks for the video :)
You may want to consider switching out those hard bags for soft bags. They can REALLY do a number on your calf when you go down. And if you doing the backroads....its a matter of when. I like your channel. Thanks for sharing. I wish I could convince my wife to travel backroutes with me....lucky man!
hey guys
just found your channel when looking a sena video's
I just won a sena smh10 from cruzin moto's 10,000 subscriber contest
subscribed to your channel ,,,ride safe ,,,liked ( thumbs up )
Thanks for your video. I see this video was from a while ago, so you're the perfect person to ask if it possible to be connected to your phone, getting navigation directions, AND to be chatting with your riding partner (in my case my husband) at the same time? How does that work? (We actually have these, but I've not yet been able to achieve that double pairing yet.) :) Thanks and ride safe.
Yes, it works great. I followed the directions included to set it up. You should reach out to Sena if you have questions or need help.
@@JustinLukasavige great. Thanks. We're heading off for a trip soon, so I'll try to set that up before we go. 👍
Can you talk to the pillion and connect to a camera like a garmin virb ultra at the same time. My requirement is to be able to record my conversations with another rider on the camera. I think we can do that with the 20S, but looking for a less expensive alternative.
You can talk to anyone who is also using an intercom, even other brands. I'm not sure if it connects to the Virb but check Garmin's directions to find out if it does Bluetooth. We've used these headsets extensively with the Sena Prisms and the voice quality on recording is great. We've also used the 20S with great results. These are a tiny step down in audio quality but if you're stepping into them as your first intercom you're going to love the voice quality and ease of use.
I was hoping it was going to be an example of the voice quality while riding... I guess not.
Unfortunately there isn't a good way to record the voice quality in this unit. You'd have to jump up a few models to get one with an integrated video camera that will also record the audio. The clarity is very good however.
I'm afraid they don't record the audio.
is it possible to mute? For windnoise on highways and if you talk to someone on the sidewalk :p
+2manyusarnames with a full face helmet you shouldn’t get any wind noise. The microphone is great at blocking it out. While you can’t mute, you can turn it off.
Ok thank you. Maybe i wanna sing a little for myself. If i turn it off i cant hear the others if something happens. I guess it reconnects when i turn it on again but anyways... Would love a mute button
Yes, you should let Sena know your request. Even in headsets that do mute and also give you the ability to port in ambient sound (when the need arises to talk to a parking attendant, for instance), the mute also turns off the voice feedback from yourself into the mic.
You don't actually turn the entire unit off if you want to mute everything. It's more a standby mode that stays connected so it comes right back on with no need to connect all over again.
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