Intercoms talk to me

[andburg]

Looking at getting an intercom for me and the wife.
Play music, talk to each other , no group rides so just 2 units.

We don’t ride huge miles so has anybody had any success with the cheap Chinese units that are around? Don’t see the value in paying hundreds per device for cardo etc unless they’re genuinely a world better

[TV200]

I’ve a Sena SMH5 which I got second hand. It works great for music, nav and talking. The downside is its range, which isn’t an issue with a pillion. I’m changing to a cardo so I can increase distance/ mesh when in a group. I’ll be amazed if it’s worth 4-5x the price! You can get two SMH5s for a little over £100.

[hiccy18]

I've only owned a Cardo mesh system so no experience of cheap Chinese units etc. however on Wednesday night was paired up with someone with an older Cardo system via Bluetooth and the sound quality was pretty poor.

[crofty1984]

I have a cheap Chinese one. Starts to get difficult to hear above 40-50 mph with earplugs in, so don't expect to be chatting as you ride down the motorway. But really useful in town. Watch that bus, I'm going to turn round in this car park, etc

[RoadToad84]

andburg said:

Looking at getting an intercom for me and the wife.
Play music, talk to each other , no group rides so just 2 units.

We don t ride huge miles so has anybody had any success with the cheap Chinese units that are around? Don t see the value in paying hundreds per device for cardo etc unless they re genuinely a world better

I've got a pair of random Chinese ones that I got for free via Amazon's Vine reviews program.

They've been faultless for over a year of daily use (well mine anyway) good battery life, great audio and very good P2P comms when the other half gets on the back. Retailed at about £40 for the pair. Very generic and many clones on Amazon and AliExpress

[andburg]

RoadToad84 said:

andburg said:

Looking at getting an intercom for me and the wife.
Play music, talk to each other , no group rides so just 2 units.

We don t ride huge miles so has anybody had any success with the cheap Chinese units that are around? Don t see the value in paying hundreds per device for cardo etc unless they re genuinely a world better

I've got a pair of random Chinese ones that I got for free via Amazon's Vine reviews program.

They've been faultless for over a year of daily use (well mine anyway) good battery life, great audio and very good P2P comms when the other half gets on the back. Retailed at about £40 for the pair. Very generic and many clones on Amazon and AliExpress

Care to share which?

The ones I’m leaning to are the ejeas v4plus or v6 pro


The key thing is we have rather different musical taste so ideally we’d like to have our own audio plus the inter one and reviews of some other units suggested it was 1 audio source

[RoadToad84]

andburg said:

Care to share which?

The ones I m leaning to are the ejeas v4plus or v6 pro


The key thing is we have rather different musical taste so ideally we d like to have our own audio plus the inter one and reviews of some other units suggested it was 1 audio source

https://amzn.eu/d/02heaP2v

These are the ones I got, but I think all the Chinesium ones are pretty much the same.

You can have individual music inputs while still having P2P comms. Used them today for just this purpose for the first time this year, and performed great.

[podman]

I bought a pair of the Freedconn items for the wife and myself back in 2017, they work perfectly well, range is about 1km, less if it’s more hilly, clear to around 80mph .

Even now the battery lasts all day and you can take calls on them as well.

My friends have now bought the same freedconn comms and have the same expierences as me.

I’ve no doubt more expensive intercoms are
better but for £30 for a pair, they are excellent value for money and will meet your needs.

[RossF1984]

Bought Fodsports FX-S after recommendation from a colleague.

Used by myself and Wife on separate bikes and for the price they have been absolutely flawless.

Bought directly from AliExpress for extra saving.

[Dog Star]

For intercoms I really recommend this place in Italy

https://motointercom.eu/shop/en/?gad_source=1&...

No affiliation, just a very impressed customer. Miles cheaper than anywhere else and last time I got some CellularLine interphones I ordered them on a Monday at 5pm and they were delivered by DHL the next morning at 8.30.