03-11-2018, 04:19 PM
EmptySea, I'll try:
1. It's easier for me to get my helmet over my ears when my hair is a bit longer. If the sides hang even a little bit over my ears, the helmet slides on without pulling down the tops of my ears. If it doesn't slide easily, earplugs and the Bose buds can get pulled out. My permanent solution is to wear a very thin merino wool skull cap which just covers the tops of my ears. It makes putting on the helmet easier and the ear buds stay in place.
2. I'm going to work into this as I don't have a Sena unit. The Bose headphones have a unit containing a battery and the electronics that generate the white noise that cuts out sound very close to the 3.5 mm plug that connects to your phone or mp3 player. Originally, I came up with all sorts of tricks to connect it to the phone which I had/have mounted on the handlebars. The best of those methods meant the box of electronics was actually inside my jacket and protected. You switch it on just before you take off and it works its magic. In this method, adjusting volume requires accessing the buttons on the side of the phone or wearing thin enough gloves to be able to work the little control unit where the cord splits. Unless you manage to get that control unit inside your helmet, there's no real way of taking calls as you don't have a microphone.
3. Hang in there. Phase two was discovering an early iteration of the [url=https://griffintechnology.com/intl/itrip-clip-bluetooth-headphone-adapter]Griffin iTrip Clip which allows a bluetooth connection to the phone which means you don't have to find a way to plug the cord in directly. You can control volume, pause, skip tracks and take calls, but the latter only if you can get the iTrip inside your helmet as that's where the microphone is. I don't want to take phone calls, so I don't worry about that aspect. You can also turn it on and off on the fly to conserve battery life when you don't want to be listening to anything.
4. I've investigated Sena units and, if you want to make them work with the Bose headphones, you have to have a model which will accept a 3.5mm headphone jack. There are some; I'm pretty sure the 20s is one as are the 30 numbers. I assume plugging earphones in cuts out the speakers (like plugging headphones into a portable radio) but I don't know that. Maybe they both work, or maybe you don't have to plug in the speakers. In any event, you listen through the earphones not the speakers and the Sena does everything it ordinarily does, including provide the bluetooth connection, controlling the volume, working the phone, etc. This goes for other bluetooth communication products made for motorcycles. Remember, though, they must have a 3.5mm headphone socket or you can't connect the earphones. Many don't.
5. The one downside seems to me to be that you have to deal with the heaphone cable and I reckon you would find you would also need an extension cable so you could make sure the box of electronics at the end of the earphone wire was in a pocket somewhere. Without a Sena, I keep that bit in my pocket and plug it into an extension cable that runs under my jacket to the iTrip Clip which I hang off a waist strap on my jacket. I can reach it there easily and (mostly) manage the controls. If I ever upgrade to the Sena (and I think I will one day), I'll run the extension cable from my pocket to the Sena's unit and thence to the headphones.
6. Frankly, I suspect that will end up being more cumbersome than just using the Sena speakers and earplugs, but the sound may well not be as good and, if the hearing protection is not as good, it's worth the inconvenience.
7. As to issues of inter-spousal communication, may I refer you to a counsellor?
1. It's easier for me to get my helmet over my ears when my hair is a bit longer. If the sides hang even a little bit over my ears, the helmet slides on without pulling down the tops of my ears. If it doesn't slide easily, earplugs and the Bose buds can get pulled out. My permanent solution is to wear a very thin merino wool skull cap which just covers the tops of my ears. It makes putting on the helmet easier and the ear buds stay in place.
2. I'm going to work into this as I don't have a Sena unit. The Bose headphones have a unit containing a battery and the electronics that generate the white noise that cuts out sound very close to the 3.5 mm plug that connects to your phone or mp3 player. Originally, I came up with all sorts of tricks to connect it to the phone which I had/have mounted on the handlebars. The best of those methods meant the box of electronics was actually inside my jacket and protected. You switch it on just before you take off and it works its magic. In this method, adjusting volume requires accessing the buttons on the side of the phone or wearing thin enough gloves to be able to work the little control unit where the cord splits. Unless you manage to get that control unit inside your helmet, there's no real way of taking calls as you don't have a microphone.
3. Hang in there. Phase two was discovering an early iteration of the [url=https://griffintechnology.com/intl/itrip-clip-bluetooth-headphone-adapter]Griffin iTrip Clip which allows a bluetooth connection to the phone which means you don't have to find a way to plug the cord in directly. You can control volume, pause, skip tracks and take calls, but the latter only if you can get the iTrip inside your helmet as that's where the microphone is. I don't want to take phone calls, so I don't worry about that aspect. You can also turn it on and off on the fly to conserve battery life when you don't want to be listening to anything.
4. I've investigated Sena units and, if you want to make them work with the Bose headphones, you have to have a model which will accept a 3.5mm headphone jack. There are some; I'm pretty sure the 20s is one as are the 30 numbers. I assume plugging earphones in cuts out the speakers (like plugging headphones into a portable radio) but I don't know that. Maybe they both work, or maybe you don't have to plug in the speakers. In any event, you listen through the earphones not the speakers and the Sena does everything it ordinarily does, including provide the bluetooth connection, controlling the volume, working the phone, etc. This goes for other bluetooth communication products made for motorcycles. Remember, though, they must have a 3.5mm headphone socket or you can't connect the earphones. Many don't.
5. The one downside seems to me to be that you have to deal with the heaphone cable and I reckon you would find you would also need an extension cable so you could make sure the box of electronics at the end of the earphone wire was in a pocket somewhere. Without a Sena, I keep that bit in my pocket and plug it into an extension cable that runs under my jacket to the iTrip Clip which I hang off a waist strap on my jacket. I can reach it there easily and (mostly) manage the controls. If I ever upgrade to the Sena (and I think I will one day), I'll run the extension cable from my pocket to the Sena's unit and thence to the headphones.
6. Frankly, I suspect that will end up being more cumbersome than just using the Sena speakers and earplugs, but the sound may well not be as good and, if the hearing protection is not as good, it's worth the inconvenience.
7. As to issues of inter-spousal communication, may I refer you to a counsellor?