I've spoken with the guys at Ultimate who have informed me that they can and do indeed offer conversions for certain comms units. The Schuberth SC2 has been difficult to do apparently, but the SRL and SRL2 can be done quite easily for them. Drop them an e-mail with the device you have and they will let you know if they can convert the cable for you.
Absolute game changer. Been using in ear monitors for 4 years. Kills wind fatigue, and removes the harmful frequencies that damage your ears. Side benefit is comms and music is only required to be a 25%…… soft ears and speakers in a helmet are so 2010 lol. Ride free guys and gals. ✌🏻🇦🇺
Another timely video for me, thanks. Recently fitted Bluetooth comms for receiving phone calls and have had to crank the volume to hear through wind noise and basic foam ear plugs. Can't quite justify the top end with speakers but used your code and bought the filtered ones. Hopefully that will allow me to hear calls better and still cut the awful wind noise from tallrounder screen. Cheers. And by the way my basic Sena 10S also has a 3.5 jack socket.
I have a pair made by a different company - honestly wish I'd gone with Ultimate Ear. Whichever brand you buy, though, it's very worthwhile adding a couple of layers of heat shrink tube to the plug and first couple of inches of flylead from the earbuds and the comms unit itself just to protect that part of the cable that's prone to internal breaks.
Thats a good tip thanks, once thing i should have metioned is that these have polyurethane coated cables which stops the cable reacting from going brittle. The stands are Kevlar coated too.
I’ve had numerous other brands ands Ultimate Ear has by far been the best. In fit, sound and quality. If fitted correctly I don’t understand if people have issues with them feeling pressure from helmet. Great product and that is a great discount. I’ll be getting a pair when I get back to the U.K.
I ordered a set of these from their stall at the Edinburgh bike show back in March and have been very happy with them. Far superior sound for the intercom and sat nav. I don’t use the phone if I can help it or listen to music on the bike but I’m sure they would be great there as well. I was already a customer as I have had 2 previous pairs from Ultimate Ears and paid about £170 I think. I have a Cardo Freecom 2 intercom and removed the speakers from the helmet and just use these now and got the short cable.
I have a Schuberth SC2 and it was easy, there is a Sena speaker to Jack port adapter out there that works fine, was about £13 As for the product, it's brilliant, just buy it if you're uncdecided- I wish I'd done it years ago!
Have been thinking about these for a while, although I wonder if it’s possible to use an AUX to bluetooth adapter in the 3.5mm jack on the Cardo Packtalk, and have that transmit to a set of the bluetooth headphones. Would make it really handy if you were getting off the bike for a few minutes and wouldn’t have to take the ear plugs out. And of course, can use them for other things too.
Could you elaborate about the gel? Do you need to put gel on the earplugs before each use? How is gel prevented from being collected inside the ear? How long one gel tube lasts? How much it costs to buy another one?
Sure, I don’t use it everytime, just occasionally when needed. You only put a tiny amount on the plug and it’s a medical grade gel, so you get no build up in the ear. They last for ages and a new tube will cost £6.99 each or £20 for a pack of four
@@mancavemoto thank you for taking your time and replying :) Ordered mine yesterday. Tomorrow ear impression appointment. P.S. and very nice to get 15% off with your code.
I've just emailed them to ask if they can add filters to them. I have a set of these and custom fits version with the filter, and UE win everywhere except the filter
I have 2 pairs of their custom fit plugs. I find the fully moulded ones move too much when I put my helmet on so I’m guessing these would be the same, but their cut-down ‘sleep’ plugs fit much better. They work well with my SRL-2 system in my GT Air 2 lid.
Are you talking about "Side Sleeper Plug"? I think non-side one is of normal side. I was thinking to get "Side Sleeper Plug" plug first, try the comfort and if all good then go all out on the Bluetooth Pro (and the Sleeper plug then could be used for sleeping as I anyway always use plugs when sleeping)
@@PovilasPanavas yeah, they are the ones I’m talking about. They don’t seem to move as much. Also if you apply a small amount of the ‘lube’ that comes with the plugs it seems to create a better seal than without.
@@westhompson2118 thank you for your reply! I guess I'll do just that and start with Side Sleeper ones. The only small detail is that these are rated 25dB while motorcycle ones 30dB.
I have these and in general work well- but I had to send back as the left kept losing sound intermittently. It was fixed but doing it again. Seems to happen after I've been using them for a couple of hours.
You can buy Bluetooth receiver for like 15-30 £. The battery will last like 8 hours or something. It will have 3.5mm jack for the wired headphones. And most of those receivers can connect two Bluetooth devices at the same time (there might be a bit of lag between switching). So you could connect phone for musing and garmin XT for navigation at the same time. P.S. I haven't tried it personally, but in theory should work. Or you can go with Bluetooth versions. Both Bluetooth versions say in description that they are able to pair up to two devices at the same time, thus again, you can listen to music from phone and also navigation from Garmin
Do these have a filter inside of them or do they just block sound? I have some custom iem for drumming, the issue is they block too much where you can’t hear ambient noises.
These have inbuilt monitors, but offer 31db of protection, so ambient sound can still be heard. They also make filtered plugs with no internal monitors, and the level of db protection can be chosen. Either 23db or 29db
@@mancavemoto Thanks for the reply I appreciate it. I’m still a little confused. Do the model with the drivers in them (speakers) also have a filter or is the sound blocked because the ears are plugged?
Hi, Sena also provides splitters to use earphones in stead of the standard speaker. I’m using a similar setup with my Sena 10R. Just google “sena splitter speakers”
Having used custom mould earphones in my helmet and moved to speakers, i can assure you these never work. 1. Its going to be fiddly in the long run when you have to remember to wear the earplugs before putting on your helmet. Vice versa, youd have to remember to take them off or unplug the earphones before moving your helmet away from you. Else you end up with painful ears 2. The smallest pull on the wires of these earplugs is going to move it inside your helmet. Now you'd be stuck with the option of pulling over and adjusting OR ride with pain. My critic is based on a custom mould earphones that were made to fit my ear i still had issues. Cannot imagine a generic shape working for everyone. These may work good for cars/racing but definitely not for motorcycle
Ok, well there's a lot to unpack here, where do I start? Firstly I can assure you that they do, that's why I made the video. 1. I have found that it's generally best to insert your earplugs before you put a helmet on. That's a little tip you can have for free. If someone can't remember that they're wearing wired earplugs when they take their helmet off, I question if they should be riding a motorcycle anyway. 2. The wire is very thin, so thin that you don't notice it. The earplugs fit snugly into your ear, almost locking into place in the Concha part of your ear. A slight pull will have no effect, and in practice, you can give it quite a pull and the earplug won't move. You've also failed to take into account that these are custom moulded to your ear, they are not a generic fit, I don't understand where you've got that idea from? Maybe I should have spelt that fact out more clearly, but on the basis that the company only make custom moulded plugs, it seems obvious.
Interesting this is NOT an independent review as I provided a superior and non affiliated solution which is free to try, and you removed it Seems you don’t have people’s best interest at heart
Its still a review channel, so not sure where you're coming from. This isn't a product advert its information on a piece of kit that i use and have been using for a while. If anything there is a wider range of content on the channel. What 'old stuff' are you talking about?
Still plenty of that stuff on the channel, maybe my filming has become more professional over time which makes it lol different. Appreciate the feedback
For me it’s like buying a pair of shoes you wouldn’t but a pair that doesn’t fit just because they are cheap I’m very happy to pay a bit more before I shove stuff in my ear
I've spoken with the guys at Ultimate who have informed me that they can and do indeed offer conversions for certain comms units. The Schuberth SC2 has been difficult to do apparently, but the SRL and SRL2 can be done quite easily for them. Drop them an e-mail with the device you have and they will let you know if they can convert the cable for you.
Absolute game changer. Been using in ear monitors for 4 years. Kills wind fatigue, and removes the harmful frequencies that damage your ears. Side benefit is comms and music is only required to be a 25%…… soft ears and speakers in a helmet are so 2010 lol.
Ride free guys and gals. ✌🏻🇦🇺
Another timely video for me, thanks. Recently fitted Bluetooth comms for receiving phone calls and have had to crank the volume to hear through wind noise and basic foam ear plugs. Can't quite justify the top end with speakers but used your code and bought the filtered ones. Hopefully that will allow me to hear calls better and still cut the awful wind noise from tallrounder screen. Cheers. And by the way my basic Sena 10S also has a 3.5 jack socket.
Glad I could help! and thanks for the info about the Sena
I have a pair made by a different company - honestly wish I'd gone with Ultimate Ear.
Whichever brand you buy, though, it's very worthwhile adding a couple of layers of heat shrink tube to the plug and first couple of inches of flylead from the earbuds and the comms unit itself just to protect that part of the cable that's prone to internal breaks.
Thats a good tip thanks, once thing i should have metioned is that these have polyurethane coated cables which stops the cable reacting from going brittle. The stands are Kevlar coated too.
I’ve had numerous other brands ands Ultimate Ear has by far been the best. In fit, sound and quality.
If fitted correctly I don’t understand if people have issues with them feeling pressure from helmet.
Great product and that is a great discount. I’ll be getting a pair when I get back to the U.K.
Thanks for commenting, yep nice of them to stick with the discount code for all this time
I ordered a set of these from their stall at the Edinburgh bike show back in March and have been very happy with them. Far superior sound for the intercom and sat nav. I don’t use the phone if I can help it or listen to music on the bike but I’m sure they would be great there as well. I was already a customer as I have had 2 previous pairs from Ultimate Ears and paid about £170 I think. I have a Cardo Freecom 2 intercom and removed the speakers from the helmet and just use these now and got the short cable.
Thanks for the info, nice to hear your pleased with them. I've been really impressed with my Ultimate products so always happy to recdommend them
I have a Schuberth SC2 and it was easy, there is a Sena speaker to Jack port adapter out there that works fine, was about £13
As for the product, it's brilliant, just buy it if you're uncdecided- I wish I'd done it years ago!
My Ultimate ears I have a USB c so I use direct into my phone for Nav. Works a dream.
Got these recently & as I state really good audio also as I can remove my helmet speakers much more comfortable
How can I get these in the USA?
I tried similar ones but had issues with pressure from the helmet cushions onto the earbuds. I guess my ears aren’t compatible.
or the earplugs are sitting out too far!
Have been thinking about these for a while, although I wonder if it’s possible to use an AUX to bluetooth adapter in the 3.5mm jack on the Cardo Packtalk, and have that transmit to a set of the bluetooth headphones. Would make it really handy if you were getting off the bike for a few minutes and wouldn’t have to take the ear plugs out. And of course, can use them for other things too.
Some great advice thanks for the information
Glad it was helpful!
Could you elaborate about the gel? Do you need to put gel on the earplugs before each use? How is gel prevented from being collected inside the ear? How long one gel tube lasts? How much it costs to buy another one?
Sure, I don’t use it everytime, just occasionally when needed. You only put a tiny amount on the plug and it’s a medical grade gel, so you get no build up in the ear. They last for ages and a new tube will cost £6.99 each or £20 for a pack of four
@@mancavemoto thank you for taking your time and replying :)
Ordered mine yesterday. Tomorrow ear impression appointment.
P.S. and very nice to get 15% off with your code.
I've just emailed them to ask if they can add filters to them. I have a set of these and custom fits version with the filter, and UE win everywhere except the filter
I have 2 pairs of their custom fit plugs. I find the fully moulded ones move too much when I put my helmet on so I’m guessing these would be the same, but their cut-down ‘sleep’ plugs fit much better. They work well with my SRL-2 system in my GT Air 2 lid.
Are you talking about "Side Sleeper Plug"? I think non-side one is of normal side.
I was thinking to get "Side Sleeper Plug" plug first, try the comfort and if all good then go all out on the Bluetooth Pro (and the Sleeper plug then could be used for sleeping as I anyway always use plugs when sleeping)
@@PovilasPanavas yeah, they are the ones I’m talking about. They don’t seem to move as much. Also if you apply a small amount of the ‘lube’ that comes with the plugs it seems to create a better seal than without.
@@westhompson2118 thank you for your reply! I guess I'll do just that and start with Side Sleeper ones. The only small detail is that these are rated 25dB while motorcycle ones 30dB.
@@PovilasPanavas I find the sleep version blocks out more sound, but I’m sure they can add the attenuators into the game lugs if you want/need them.
I have these and in general work well- but I had to send back as the left kept losing sound intermittently. It was fixed but doing it again. Seems to happen after I've been using them for a couple of hours.
Thats a shame, hopefully the guys will make sure they get sorted
Hi,can i simply plug the jack into my GS din to 3.5mm female for power and then bluetooth to a Garmin XT satnav?..thanks
You can buy Bluetooth receiver for like 15-30 £. The battery will last like 8 hours or something. It will have 3.5mm jack for the wired headphones. And most of those receivers can connect two Bluetooth devices at the same time (there might be a bit of lag between switching). So you could connect phone for musing and garmin XT for navigation at the same time.
P.S. I haven't tried it personally, but in theory should work.
Or you can go with Bluetooth versions. Both Bluetooth versions say in description that they are able to pair up to two devices at the same time, thus again, you can listen to music from phone and also navigation from Garmin
Hi there, not sure about the "new" studio, much prefer the garage!
Great vid though
Its not a new studio, it my kitchen, there wasnt room in the garage without moving a load of stuff about, so I plumped for this one
@@mancavemoto lol, its a very clean kitchen lol
I thought the kitchen studio worked well, clean looks, good audio quality,good lighting. 👍
I've had problems in the past with earplugs getting dislodged when putting on the helmet. Do these stick out from your ear much?
No, they sit in the ear nicely, the main body is designed to fit snugly into the Concha part of your ear without sticking out
Do these have a filter inside of them or do they just block sound?
I have some custom iem for drumming, the issue is they block too much where you can’t hear ambient noises.
These have inbuilt monitors, but offer 31db of protection, so ambient sound can still be heard. They also make filtered plugs with no internal monitors, and the level of db protection can be chosen. Either 23db or 29db
@@mancavemoto Thanks for the reply I appreciate it. I’m still a little confused. Do the model with the drivers in them (speakers) also have a filter or is the sound blocked because the ears are plugged?
Ok, gotchya. There are ports in these as they are required for the sound from the speakers.
Are these available in the United States?
They can put you in touch with a audiologist close to you
Hi, Sena also provides splitters to use earphones in stead of the standard speaker. I’m using a similar setup with my Sena 10R. Just google “sena splitter speakers”
Thanks for the info, I see that they make a splitter for the 10c and 50c.
Did you ever do a second part to the RST airbag video?
No,sady not yet. I'm still waiting for the RST airbag 'vest' to be released....
@@mancavemoto 👍
Thanks for the review. Unfortunately the discount code doesn't work anymore.
It should do, I’ll get them to check it
@@mancavemoto Thanks. It said 'expired' when I tried it.
The code has been changed to MANCAVE12 (thats inflation for you!) so i've got to go and change all of the links in the video descriptions 🙄
@@mancavemoto Used and works. Many thanks.
I just wear the standard yellow ones. 1990 Nick J
can't beat the squidies for everyday use. I tend to keep these for longer days in the saddle
What decibels would you recommend to hear helmet speakers 23 or 29db
29db would be fine, even higher than that works too
@@mancavemoto 👍
Having used custom mould earphones in my helmet and moved to speakers, i can assure you these never work.
1. Its going to be fiddly in the long run when you have to remember to wear the earplugs before putting on your helmet. Vice versa, youd have to remember to take them off or unplug the earphones before moving your helmet away from you. Else you end up with painful ears
2. The smallest pull on the wires of these earplugs is going to move it inside your helmet. Now you'd be stuck with the option of pulling over and adjusting OR ride with pain.
My critic is based on a custom mould earphones that were made to fit my ear i still had issues. Cannot imagine a generic shape working for everyone. These may work good for cars/racing but definitely not for motorcycle
Ok, well there's a lot to unpack here, where do I start? Firstly I can assure you that they do, that's why I made the video.
1. I have found that it's generally best to insert your earplugs before you put a helmet on. That's a little tip you can have for free. If someone can't remember that they're wearing wired earplugs when they take their helmet off, I question if they should be riding a motorcycle anyway.
2. The wire is very thin, so thin that you don't notice it. The earplugs fit snugly into your ear, almost locking into place in the Concha part of your ear. A slight pull will have no effect, and in practice, you can give it quite a pull and the earplug won't move.
You've also failed to take into account that these are custom moulded to your ear, they are not a generic fit, I don't understand where you've got that idea from? Maybe I should have spelt that fact out more clearly, but on the basis that the company only make custom moulded plugs, it seems obvious.
Interesting this is NOT an independent review as I provided a superior and non affiliated solution which is free to try, and you removed it Seems you don’t have people’s best interest at heart
What are you taking about? Removed what?
Your channel has become a an product advertising channel. Miss the old stuff.
Its still a review channel, so not sure where you're coming from. This isn't a product advert its information on a piece of kit that i use and have been using for a while. If anything there is a wider range of content on the channel. What 'old stuff' are you talking about?
@@mancavemoto maybe it’s the way it’s presented now. Like it’s all sponsored. Old stuff like motorcycle reviews and builds.
Still plenty of that stuff on the channel, maybe my filming has become more professional over time which makes it lol different. Appreciate the feedback
@@mancavemoto still love your channel.
Don’t use any coms All too complicated and a great big lump stuck on the side of my lid ! Cheep ear plugs are a must !
If you’re riding with someone the ability to chat with them is a game changer.
For me it’s like buying a pair of shoes you wouldn’t but a pair that doesn’t fit just because they are cheap I’m very happy to pay a bit more before I shove stuff in my ear