Which Intercom

[Hambo]

Kit 3 package

Hi Ste,

Am interested in the Kit 3 package. Please PM me with price and how to get payment to you - PayPal?

Cheers, Hamish

 

[nadeem]

PM Sent...

Has anyone fitted a pro rider kit to their 1200? Dealer told me it was best to go for the smaller unit as there's not much space...

 

[trotsky]

And a kit 3 for me please.

I've PM'd you too so life might be getting interesting...

 

[peterh]

I have a pro rider (Kit 6).

The Autocom box fits besides the tank on the right hand side, with the connections facing towards the rider. If you know what you are looking for you can just see part of it behind the black plastic triangular cover.

 

[nadeem]

order placed -good deal...

 

[Coz]

Ste, how much would P&P be for a kit 6 ? (I'm in Oxfordshire)

£140 + p&p for kit 6 with 2nd headset + ext lead?

 

[neily]

Ste, how much would P&P be for a kit 6 ? (I'm in Oxfordshire)

£140 + p&p for kit 6 with 2nd headset + ext lead?

Why not become a site sponsor and get free P&P from Ste


Oh, suits u sir.....Oh Oh

 

[Coz]

Why not become a site sponsor and get free P&P from Ste

Valid point, sorted
I've been meaning to do that for a while....

 

[trotsky]

Can't complain about the man's service

 

[neily]

Valid point, sorted
I've been meaning to do that for a while....

You have now become a official

 

[Coz]

You have now become a official

yeeehaaa, official at last

Ste PM sent

 

[neily]

Well my Kit 6 just arrived 2 minutes ago






Thanks Ste......youd da man

 

[cral]

flangetastic service ste

just a thanks to ste at southport supers, phoned yesterday at about 11, for kit 6 + headset, came down this moaning and the lads already taken off the postie.
flangetastic! an allround excellent service, top bloke
thanks carl

 

[judge]

Not wishing to piss on anyones parade but there is a reason why Autocom are being so generous here and it's all due to a competition beating new model which is due out soon.

It means they need to clear out of stock of old stuff. Just thought I'd better clear that up as you know some will want the latest

 

[Coz]

Not wishing to piss on anyones parade but there is a reason why Autocom are being so generous here and it's all due to a competition beating new model which is due out soon.

It means they need to clear out of stock of old stuff. Just thought I'd better clear that up as you know some will want the latest

I'm certain you're right judge, but if it does what I need it to do and I can save some £ in the process, then that's me sorted

 

[Ste@SSB]

Not wishing to piss on anyones parade but there is a reason why Autocom are being so generous here and it's all due to a competition beating new model which is due out soon.

It means they need to clear out of stock of old stuff. Just thought I'd better clear that up as you know some will want the latest

Of course there is...

But right here and now ... it doesn't get any better than Autocom...

I was supposed to go to the bike show to see the new models and to get the latest gossip ... but I have no ticket ... couldn't blag one ... wasn't going to put my hand in my pocket (again) just to go and see one product ... sure I will find out sooner or later ... and I will tell you all about it...

...and then I will nail some hats on ... with my industrial strength Autocom nail gun...

 

[SFSlim]

Yet Another Intercom Query

Hullo all! I too am about to pull the trigger on an intercom system purchase, and even after loads of research I'm hardly closer to a decision than I was when I started. Given that many of you have already gone down this road, I thought I'd solicit your help and advice.

Essentially I've narrowed my choice down to either Autocom and Starcom. There's also a slim chance that I might still consider Baehr, as their products appear to be highly recommended by those who own them, despite being appalling expensive.

Price is very much a factor, but ultimately sound quality and useability are my highest priorities. If necessary I will go without an intercom whilst I save for what I need, rather than skimp now and regret it later. (Though I'll admit that the current half-price sale on Autocom gear is very tempting.)

Where I get stuck is at the issue of side-tones (the process of mixing some of your voice back into your own headphones). Reading the Starcom and Autocom websites only confuses the matter, as each company describes the other's approach as inherently flawed: Autocom claims that side-tones are indispensible and a crucial mark of the superiority of their technology, while Starcom claims that side-tones are unnecessary in a properly engineered system.

There are also some weird consequences of this whole debate. For example, Autocom systems, as I understand it, lack individual volume controls for the rider and pillion's earphones. Supposedly you're just meant to set the whole system up once and leave it alone, which is fine if it works, but the idea of being unable to easily make adjustments on the road seems odd to me.

VOX is also an issue. No one wants to deal with the frustration of having the beginning of your sentences chopped off all the time.

So, UKGSers, what has your experince been? Have any of you used either of these systems successfully? Has anyone been disappointed by one of them? And if so, why?

Thanks in advance!

- SF Slim


p.s. For the record, I intend to use my selected system with a gaggle of accessories, including an iPod, a radar detector, speaking GPS, GMRS/FRS radio (for bike-to-bike comms) and probably at least one or two other devices that I'm forgetting at the moment.

 

[Flashman]

Had my Starcom for a while now and very pleased with it. Rigged up to my iRiver (MP3 player), PMR radio, Quest audio output. Contrary to popular belief the Starcom VOX does not cut the first part of your sentence either. Speakers / microphone fit perfectly into the Arai helmet and give clear communication both rider/pillion and bike/bike. My only criticism is that the pins of the connecting leads are a bit fragile and bend easily as my pillion wife found out. A male/female single plug connector here would be much better. Other than that the unit is great.

 

[SFSlim]

Contrary to popular belief the Starcom VOX does not cut the first part of your sentence either.

Thanks Flashman!

To clarify: I'm not opposed to VOX entirely, I just want to make sure that it works as advertised on each system, and can be set so as not to cause frustrating choppiness or lost words. Thanks you for letting me know that the Starcom succeeds on that count.

Any of the Autocom purchasers on this thread care to weigh-in, post-install?

 

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Not wishing to piss on anyones parade but there is a reason why Autocom are being so generous here and it's all due to a competition beating new model which is due out soon.

It means they need to clear out of stock of old stuff. Just thought I'd better clear that up as you know some will want the latest

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