Scala G9 vs G9x

[Middle-aged-Man]

I'm thinking of changing from my Autocom + Kenwood radio comms system to one of the Scala products.
They do a G9 and a G9X. Does anyone have any experience of these ?

Any thoughts on sound quality (are they load enough) and bike to bike communication reliability

What's the difference between the G9 & G9X.

Any other input would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[mcinlb]

I did exactly what you are proposing, but changed back to the Autocom.

I found it no where loud enough in use, but I wear earplugs when riding.

 

[Gargy]

Don't know about Scala, as I use the Sena SMH10. This is used with custom in ear monitors (Ultimate ears).

I can hear everything crystal clear, at any speed with the unit set at around 20% volume.

Mates have the same set up, but with the speakers in the helmet. They don't wear ear plugs and can hear me at up to 80mph'ish.

Not sure how good any system is if you wear earplugs though................ I know my old Autocom wasn't loud enough with plugs.

Good luck.

 

[MacJ]

I've just upgraded from the Scala Q2 to the G9 and find the G9 a great piece of kit. Very easy to link up to other riders with a realistic range for intercom. The volume should be adequate for all but the stone deaf (even wearing ear plugs). The trick is to place the speakers in the right position. My Shoei Neotec helmet has deep recesses for speakers with thick foam pads to cover them. I used the pads supplied with the G9 to fill the recesses and cut the foam off the back of the covers. I can listen to the intercom now at 60mph+ no problem.

 

[Middle-aged-Man]

Thanks for that. I'm actually widening my research to include the Sena SMH10 or possibly the Sena 20S if it ever arrives in the UK. I've had some very positive comments about them.

 

[Bumpkin]

Like all in helmet speakers, either for wired and Bluetooth, positioning is critical if you want the best performance.

First time around with my Autocom Active Plus things got inaudible above about 60-65mph. I messed around with the positioning aligning the centre of the speaker with my ear canal and jacked them up out of the ear recesses with home made foam pads so that they lightly touched my outer ear. I have mine inside the cheekpad lining of my Arai Quantum.

I do wear ear plugs whenever I'm on the bike.

Having upgraded my Autocom I am now running a Super Pro Avi. This does have the advantage of the BGNS that boosts audio against background noise. I can now hear clearly up to 90 and can still make out instructions and PMR chatter at higher speed though wind noise does intrude quite a bit. I'm sure things would be better still with in ear monitors but I prefer not to have to faff around with putting them in and dealing with the wires every time I put on, of take off, my lid. Clear up to 90 fulfils all I really need.