Which intercom?

[rat840771]

I would like to purchase an intercom so I can listen to music, sat nav and maybe talk to mates and other half.

Is Sena the one to go for is interphone also decent. Also with they fit into a shoei NXR?

I don’t want to be spending a fortune but it does have to work well!

Thanks

[Birky_41]

Yes and yes

Smh10 is great lasts ages works far enough and can do all what you want

[ilovequo]

Interphone tour works well for me

[Wombat3]

Cost goes up when you want Bike to bike comms.

Cardo (Scala) do some kit specifically for Shoei lids - you'd have to check to see if yours is on the list.

[ilovequo]

Bike to bike function is unbelievably useful if you ride in a group
Shouting directions and having general banter are well worth the premium
Obviously depends if you're riding in a group or on your own...

[independentLee]

I was a doubting Thomas when I purchased this.

https://www.gearbest.com/motorcycle-parts/pp_26492...

At the time it was $29.99 delivered, but even at $53 it must be a bargain.

Bluetooth stereo
FM Radio

I can't fault it. Installation took 5-10 minutes.

[SAS Tom]

Sena is the one to go for, they seem to be taking over at the moment. Even several helmet manufacturers have switched to them for helmet specific systems.

[SteelerSE]

My Sena has been excellent. Good battery life, easy connectivity.

[Spanglepants]

Me and my son (pillion) have the SMH5 each, good for volume up to around 70 ish.
Believe the higher models are better for that and battery time though.

[jimi]

I have a SENA, highly reccomended.

[mad4amanda]

Interphone tour is fantastic and so clear

[rat840771]

Was sold on the Sena and then someone raves about the interphone, what I take from that is that they are both decent. I also presume they are all comparable with each other?

Think I’ll go for the Sena 10smh if it is around the same price as the interphone

Thanks for replies

[Matt_Zeus]

We've used this set for the past 2 years with no problems.
Range isn't as advertised but is good enough. It was £55 for the set when we bought it though!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00JQW17NM/ref=sspa_dk...

[Dave2t]

I've had the same one as Mart for a few months but it's stopped charging now, and volume was never that great.

But it was used daily, in all weather's, so at the harsher end of usage

[rat840771]

The most competive prices for the Sena intercoms are from a website called Athleteshop, the price of the 20s evo with mini speakers is £178. This is a lot less than other sellers. Anyone know of this company or am I missing out on all of the accessories that go with the intercom

https://www.athleteshop.co.uk/sena-20s-evo-motorcy...

SAS Tom, can you price match this??

[RizzoTheRat]

How good is the range and battery life on the decent Bluetooth systems these days? My Autocom is starting to get a bit flakey and it may be time to upgrade this year.

[Danm1les]

rat840771 said:

The most competive prices for the Sena intercoms are from a website called Athleteshop, the price of the 20s evo with mini speakers is £178. This is a lot less than other sellers. Anyone know of this company or am I missing out on all of the accessories that go with the intercom

https://www.athleteshop.co.uk/sena-20s-evo-motorcy...

SAS Tom, can you price match this??

The lead times seem a bit vague, I would try to get SportsBikeShop to price match? They are normally pretty good at matching prices in my experience

Edit to add SportsBikeShop won't price match them as they are not based in the UK!

Edited by Danm1les on Tuesday 6th March 13:07

[A993LAD]

Following some recommendations on here I just bought the SENA 10s dual pack from the cheapest vendor on eBay.

Due to the weather we haven't had a chance to test on the bikes yet, but we have installed the units in our helmets and found the process very easy.

We have also used the opportunity to test them out (in the house, not on the bikes) and found the instructions very intuitive and easy to follow. Speaker and microphone quality seems very good and linking to phones/music/satnav et cetera seems very easy to navigate.

[MGEmGee]

Just my two pence worth...
Look into the freedconn before spending silly money
It's about 30qid and prob the best 30qid I have spent on my bike!

[BonzoG]

Another vote here for the Freedcom/Fodsports/Boblov cheapo units available on Amazon or eBay.

We got a pair of these last year and the only thing I can really fault is the terribly translated Chinglish instructions.

The speakers are not the thinnest but with some careful positioning they are plenty loud enough even with earplugs. If I'm commuting I charge them once a week and have music on roughly 1.5 hours a day; intercom or bike-to-bike they last about 6 hours max.

They only do two-way bike to bike, so I guess that's where the added value with Sena et al comes in - provided you have a few mates with mesh compatible headsets? I just want to listen to music and talk to the Mrs, which these do just fine.