Headset Volume

[Trooper]

I have am Autocom Super Pro Avi which I bought direct from Autocom as I live in Leamington Spa. I have recently fitted it and all works fine but I do not have great hearing and I cannot get the volume loud enough for me. My wife tells me the volume is fine for her but for me I have to concentrate to hear what is said.

I am not deaf just not great hearing. I have an Arai helmet. I am using the speaker supplied with the Autocom kit.

Any suggestions, those earplug speakers maybe ?

Regards
T

 

[KMD]

Any suggestions, those earplug speakers maybe ?

Regards
T

Could be the way to go. I have a set of Shure EC2 in-ear speakers. They come with numerous sets of buds so you can get the right fit for you. They work like ear plugs in that they reduce background noise while at the same time piping sound straight into the ear. Used mine on the bike for the first time last week and was very suprised. Good clear sound at reduced volume. You'd need a seperate lead from Autocom though for the 3.5 mm jack.

 

[Coolcarbon]

It's been said many times before, even by me...

Custom moulded in-ear monitors are the way to go, especially in your case..

They block out virtually all ambient noises, thereby allowing what limited hearing you have left to work at receiving the sound where you need it, right in your ear canal...next to the Big Bass Drum....

 

[Blackal]

I have am Autocom Super Pro Avi which I bought direct from Autocom as I live in Leamington Spa. I have recently fitted it and all works fine but I do not have great hearing and I cannot get the volume loud enough for me. My wife tells me the volume is fine for her but for me I have to concentrate to hear what is said.

I am not deaf just not great hearing. I have an Arai helmet. I am using the speaker supplied with the Autocom kit.

Any suggestions, those earplug speakers maybe ?

Regards
T

The positioning of speakers within the helmet is absolutely critical.

I think the Arai has too much space around the ear, while the Shoei is too tight in the same area.

I've just had the impressions taken for Ultimate Ear Monitors, which will sort out the faffing about with speaker position and the other benefit is.............

Would you listen to your hi-fi with sponge in your ears?

.........course you wouldn't

Al

 

[Trooper]

Hi all

Ordered a set of Shure E2C-N In-Ear Headphones

See if that sorts out the volume issues

Thanks again
T

 

[Blackal]

I hope they are proper "in ear" and meant for use with a helmet, otherwise there is a real chance that they will be agony when you fit and remove your helmet, and also could become painful during use

I tried a pair of i-pod monitors (think they were made by JVC) and they fitted into the ear more than the standard type---------- they were feckin' agony!

Good luck

Al

 

[Tony T]

I bought the autocom drop lead to allow plugging in of ear monitors, but a word of caution. The autocom system is designed to work with certain impedance speakers/headphones and the Sony in-ear headphones I used were not too loud (quieter than the speakers) when plugged into the box in the drop lead. I contacted Autocom who were very helpful and suggested I remove the resistors from the circuit board in the drop lead, but that may still not be enough to raise the volume sufficiently. As long as both pillion and rider are wearing the same earphones you could always take out the resistors in yours and leave them in for your pillion then either turn the volume up, or if an older system, plug in the high volume plug.
I would strongly suggest you tried different earphones for fit under the helmet and for volume level.

 

[Coolcarbon]

When I had an Autocom system, I simply cut the speakers off and soldered a 3.5mm stereo socket in it's place within the Headset loom...worked fine with Sony MDR 71s ....Volume never an issue...

It may just be that trying to drive both speakers and in-ear units is too much of a drain on what output is available...

 

[paulst]

Coolcarbon, I have seen you post this somewhere else but cannot find it now
I have the active 200 model and would like to use the Koss in-ear speakers that I use directly from my PDA for music.
Have you done this with a 7 pin Autocom system? How do you connect the 4 leads from the speakers as there appears to be no common ground?
Any information gratefully received.
Cheers

 

[terayon]

autocom do a lead that connects a 3.5mm jack to there system, it replaces the lead that you might use to connect headset to the bike (extension lead)

 

[paulst]

Thanks Terayon, I know about the cable but being "frugal without meanness" I would like to avoid spending any money if possible