Garmin users...what's your solution to sound?

I bought a behind the ear mono earphone from Maplins, and use this over my moulded earplugs. Works fine up to around 80 mph, and even above that (which tends to mean motorays or mainroads) it alerts you to look at the screen. If on a long journey where I want to use the earphone and it starts to get a little uncomfortable, I just switch ears.

I always use the earphone when the place I'm looking for is in a town or city centre, ensuring I can concentrate on the traffic, or on foreign tours where missing a motorway junction might be slightly more annoying, but otherwise I just rely on the pictures.
 
For those of you without autocom, try these, I use them with everything, liistening to music at 70+, or my Quest sexy lady talking to me. No probs with interference, as they are specifically designed to block it out...

Sony MDR-EX71SL Ear Bud Headphones - MDREX71SL

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Expect to pay around £27.00


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I use a Quest 1 with an Autocomm, with the Quest wired for sound when I am on a route for the first time.

The sound can be enhanced (a bit) over standard by pressing and holding down the Quest speaker button which brings up a slider bar for "Motorcycle Mount Ear Bud Volume Control". Good enough for UK road legal speeds anyway.
 
We used audio from the GPS for the first time in the Pyrenees this spring. It certainly did help; we hardly missed a turn and could concentrate more on the scenery and riding, and less on the GPS. Mine was feed via an Autocom and standard headset, which worked fine, but a wireless (Bluetooth) system would be great.
 
2820 connected to an Autocom system - works a treat! It feeds the sound direct to my fullface helmet - I get noise free directions even at motorway speeds and higher...
 
I have an earpiece that attaches direct into the back of the unit. Don't use it anymore, as its not really required. I just keep my eye on the unit, making not of the 'time to go' to next junction.
 
2820 with scala-rider bluetooth headset from Maplins around £90 - Much cheaper than a System V bluetooth helmet and works realy well :) .
 
pedmo said:
2820 with scala-rider bluetooth headset from Maplins around £90 - Much cheaper than a System V bluetooth helmet and works realy well :) .
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This one:- ScalaRider?
Can you tell us any more Pedmo, is it easy to operate? battery life in real use etc?
 
Fawlty, old chap, good to hear from you.

We installed the 2610 and all the wiring, then we had to pull it apart to then cable up the Starcom, works a treat..


Lasted 2-3 weeks, and was pulling my hair out, s'bad enough with Kathy telling me where to go as well. :D :D

Like people say, :rob would be handy in a large city/busy area, so we do have it wired up, but just enable the voice when we think we are gonna need it, but visual on the fly is good.

I must admit though, I have followed a few people that are glued to the screen, very scarey indeed, you just know they are going to get hit one day :nenau

Oh yeah GPS info for our Turkey trip was very poor.
 
Hi ebbo - thats the one. Its easy to fit and operate and the battery life has been fine for me so far, all day. To turn it on you have to hold the button down for 7 seconds, which is a bit odd. I wear ear plugs and its loud enough with them in. The sound quality is fine for directions but not great for music. I have not tried using a phone with it yet.

If you get one be careful not to pull the microphone clean off when fitting it, as only a complete ham fisted muppet would do that :o
 
With the Quest one I don't bother. I have tried it with the ultimate ear headphones / plugs and was very good. Also run it through the Autocom but it tok off the first few words due to the VOX.

Now use visual all the time I also make the same observations as above!!
 
Capt Over-reaction said:
Fawlty, old chap, good to hear from you.

We installed the 2610 and all the wiring, then we had to pull it apart to then cable up the Starcom, works a treat..


Lasted 2-3 weeks, and was pulling my hair out, s'bad enough with Kathy telling me where to go as well. :D :D

Like people say, :rob would be handy in a large city/busy area, so we do have it wired up, but just enable the voice when we think we are gonna need it, but visual on the fly is good.

I must admit though, I have followed a few people that are glued to the screen, very scarey indeed, you just know they are going to get hit one day :nenau

Oh yeah GPS info for our Turkey trip was very poor.[/QUOTE-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------




George,

I read all the stuff about Turkey. You looked over heated in all that BMW kit.
Bin the GpS..KEEP KATHY.

Come and see us some time

Ben
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Old Autocom Pro M1 (??) with Quest attached / MP3 / phone (occasionally) / Two-way radio with PTT (old BT something-or-other)....all works really well on the current bike and previous bikes, and at all speeds. SWMBO and I can communicate with little if any inconvenience as well, (this CAN be a pain at times!!) especially when she sings along with the music, (she makes up the words!!) Find it too risky constantly looking from the road to the Quest, but find it useful for glancing at to get advance warning on severity of bends on approach.
PS Dont have ALL the gadgets connected at all times, honest!! :confused:
 
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