Thanks to @BMW RT Pilot for the idea. https://forum.ironbutt.org/index.ph...get-a-cup-of-coffee-its-long.2784/#post-41292
A couple of months ago, I'd posed a question on the LDRiders mail list about what the experienced riders do with ear irritation while using earphones. Now, I'd been using a $20 pair of Sony earphones, and tried to get my wife interested...
I wrote this back then:
On the Atomic 1000 ride we did in April, she did okay for about the first 500 miles. When we got back on the bike, her complaint of in-ear irritation with the silicone tips on the $15 Skull Candy earphones was too much. The rest of that ride...no added hearing protection.
Many good pieces of info provided (see, when it comes to the WOTL - Wisdom Of The List - there is some gems out there...) but I was looking for more.
At about the same time, I ran into referenced review. Okay - $250? Nope. Now, I have no issue with spending money like that - but the CFO does.
So, let's see how good the Google-Fu is...
The Shure SE215's seem to be a much less expensive model, and it's well-liked by those that use it. Once thing that you'll note - most of the "IEM's" are offered for use by musicians in a live setting. A motorcycle environment is similar, but not exact. Our application needs to simply remove the noise from the audio equation. A respectable amount of isolation is ideal.
Then a couple more hours down the rat-hole of Internet research brought me to a company called MEE Audio.
The direct comparison to the Shure SE215's is their M6 Pro 2 (2nd generation). $50? Really?!
Thirty-six hours later, the USPS truck delivered two of them to the door. On Sunday.
Now, I use an Edsets 3G headset on my Shoei Neotec helmet. The interface module on the helmet contains a 3.5mm jack for the use of auxiliary earpieces. A 3.5mm male-female splitter adapter allows the one jack to be used by my wife and I - at least for the time being.
A short time later, we were on the bike for a hour-long ride getting used to the additional cable. We both were sold on the IEM's!
A week later, we were on a five-day train-chasing adventure. Out of ~2400 miles of riding, there may have only been 100 miles of us NOT wearing them in those five days.
The MEE Audio kit contained two cables (one for phone use, one for non-phone use), a half-dozen styles of tips, including Comply Foam tips. For those that want an ultimate seal, MEE Audio offers a novel method of creating custom eartips - 3D printing!
The first 8 minutes is superfluous - the meat of the process is about eight minutes long from this start point of this video:
(hint: play at 1.5 speed or greater...) Pretty slick system - and inexpensive.
Durability? Hard to know just yet. For those that ride a LOT...and with the warranty they provide, this could be a viable alternative.
In fact, I'm seriously considering getting the custom inserts. Yeah, I'd probably ride out there to get them scanned, just to go thru the process.
A couple of months ago, I'd posed a question on the LDRiders mail list about what the experienced riders do with ear irritation while using earphones. Now, I'd been using a $20 pair of Sony earphones, and tried to get my wife interested...
I wrote this back then:
She's reluctantly begun to wear earphones while riding with me (yes, I'm forcing the issue - the wisdom shared here has not been lost on this reader regarding maintaining what little hearing I have left) on longer rides, and she's got a couple of irritants that I'm attempting to help find a solution for before we hit the road next week.
So, the first one is rather easy. Way back when, while investing in LD Comfort gear, I purchased two of the helmet liners. I *love* mine; she never became a fan - not sure why. Now, once I began to wear headphones regularly, I found out the *other* reason - it helps hold the headphones in yer skull, while the helmet is installed.
So, the first one is rather easy. Way back when, while investing in LD Comfort gear, I purchased two of the helmet liners. I *love* mine; she never became a fan - not sure why. Now, once I began to wear headphones regularly, I found out the *other* reason - it helps hold the headphones in yer skull, while the helmet is installed.
Many good pieces of info provided (see, when it comes to the WOTL - Wisdom Of The List - there is some gems out there...) but I was looking for more.
At about the same time, I ran into referenced review. Okay - $250? Nope. Now, I have no issue with spending money like that - but the CFO does.
So, let's see how good the Google-Fu is...
The Shure SE215's seem to be a much less expensive model, and it's well-liked by those that use it. Once thing that you'll note - most of the "IEM's" are offered for use by musicians in a live setting. A motorcycle environment is similar, but not exact. Our application needs to simply remove the noise from the audio equation. A respectable amount of isolation is ideal.
Then a couple more hours down the rat-hole of Internet research brought me to a company called MEE Audio.
The direct comparison to the Shure SE215's is their M6 Pro 2 (2nd generation). $50? Really?!
Thirty-six hours later, the USPS truck delivered two of them to the door. On Sunday.
Now, I use an Edsets 3G headset on my Shoei Neotec helmet. The interface module on the helmet contains a 3.5mm jack for the use of auxiliary earpieces. A 3.5mm male-female splitter adapter allows the one jack to be used by my wife and I - at least for the time being.
A short time later, we were on the bike for a hour-long ride getting used to the additional cable. We both were sold on the IEM's!
A week later, we were on a five-day train-chasing adventure. Out of ~2400 miles of riding, there may have only been 100 miles of us NOT wearing them in those five days.
The MEE Audio kit contained two cables (one for phone use, one for non-phone use), a half-dozen styles of tips, including Comply Foam tips. For those that want an ultimate seal, MEE Audio offers a novel method of creating custom eartips - 3D printing!
The first 8 minutes is superfluous - the meat of the process is about eight minutes long from this start point of this video:
(hint: play at 1.5 speed or greater...) Pretty slick system - and inexpensive.
Durability? Hard to know just yet. For those that ride a LOT...and with the warranty they provide, this could be a viable alternative.
In fact, I'm seriously considering getting the custom inserts. Yeah, I'd probably ride out there to get them scanned, just to go thru the process.