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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: spanner on October 22, 2015, 09:21:46 AM

Title: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: spanner on October 22, 2015, 09:21:46 AM
Has anyone used noise cancelling ear phones in their helmets whilst riding??

Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: Streak on October 22, 2015, 09:27:05 AM
Sure do mate, i use EarMoulds (http://www.earplugsqld.com.au/ (http://www.earplugsqld.com.au/))

best thing i ever did, makes a huge difference
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: ST2UP on October 22, 2015, 10:00:18 AM
Has anyone used noise cancelling ear phones in their helmets whilst riding??


So by noise cancelling do you mean some form of hearing protection like the Earmoulds Streak mentioned (which are brilliant) or electronic Noise cancelling earphones ?? which are also sensational.....just haven't seen them made for in helmet use  :think1

 :popcorn
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: WendyL on October 22, 2015, 10:19:39 AM
I just use the off the shelf noise cancelling ear buds.  Just make sure you get ones with a fairly low profile otherwise the helmet knocks them out when you put it on.
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: Diesel on October 22, 2015, 11:01:30 AM
I've used these for over 100,000kms         :eek


https://www.masters.com.au/product/900026099/prochoice-proplug-uncorded-earplugs-10pk (https://www.masters.com.au/product/900026099/prochoice-proplug-uncorded-earplugs-10pk)


Cheers, Diesel


PS - not the same pair - I have been known to use fresh ones now and then!      :rofl
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: Scarlett Thunderbolt on October 22, 2015, 01:27:50 PM
hey spanner,
  Kate & I use 2 different versions of noise cancelling ear phones in our helmets whilst riding. Kate has an R-Jays FF NFOT (full face, non-flippy-open type) & I have a Shoei FF NFOT helmet. We use dual Sena 20S units so that we can talk to each other, listen to music or make/recieve phone calls via bluetooth.
  I use the Sena in-helmet speakers as well as foam ear plugs (the same type I wear at work everyday). I first tried using just a set of in-ear headphones, plugged into my 20S unit, but they made my ear canal sore after an hour or so. For me, the speakers/ear plugs combo does the job very well.
  Kate uses Philips in-ear headphones ($12 BigW) plugged into her 20S unit. She has created a pair of moulded, in-ear, earplugs using mouldable silicone putty which adheres to anything, sets to any moulded shape and can be blended to create different colours. Cheers. John & Kate.
(http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u388/ScarlettThunderbolt/outside%20view_zpsc8q19zdy.jpg) (http://s1065.photobucket.com/user/ScarlettThunderbolt/media/outside%20view_zpsc8q19zdy.jpg.html)
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Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: spanner on October 22, 2015, 03:31:03 PM
Has anyone used noise cancelling ear phones in their helmets whilst riding??


So by noise cancelling do you mean some form of hearing protection like the Earmoulds Streak mentioned (which are brilliant) or electronic Noise cancelling earphones ?? which are also sensational.....just haven't seen them made for in helmet use  :think1

 :popcorn

I mean the electronic ones.

I got some ear moulds made at the Toowoomba rally but they have never worked properly for me.  I have to jam them in to get the real noise reduction. I have gone back to the orange ribbed ones I get from a safety store now.

Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: Gadget on October 22, 2015, 04:22:18 PM
Did you try the alcohol hand gel every time. I kept a little in the tank bag on the last trip and it made a big difference.
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: Brock on October 22, 2015, 05:27:31 PM
I havent heard of noise cancelling earbuds.

They would have to have mini speakers and microphones plus the active electronic inverting amplifier module and connecting wiring, batteries etc. They would be expensive.
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: Gadget on October 22, 2015, 06:20:27 PM
I've got a set my daughter got with a Sony phone. It has a AA battery module and volume control in the lead. Plus a switch to turn the noise canceling on and off.
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: Brock on October 22, 2015, 07:30:06 PM
I forgot about those ones, My son got some for a trip to Vietnam. I hate the plugs, they dont fit me properly.
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: Gadget on October 22, 2015, 08:56:28 PM
They don't fit me well either. Although, I haven't tried the cables over the ears trick for ear buds which I saw on FB last week.
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: spanner on October 23, 2015, 10:40:44 AM
Did you try the alcohol hand gel every time. I kept a little in the tank bag on the last trip and it made a big difference.

I did but I still had a hard time and frankly I don't want to have to fill up my ear with some gunk trying to get (apparently) high quality ear buds to do the job they are supposed to do.
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: spanner on October 23, 2015, 10:41:42 AM
I've got a set my daughter got with a Sony phone. It has a AA battery module and volume control in the lead. Plus a switch to turn the noise canceling on and off.


any chance of a pic?
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: Gadget on October 23, 2015, 10:56:43 AM
This is the ones.

I mostly use them on flights,  hence the two pin adapter.

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/22/45d2e63cd0e7202785e2828f56089bcf.jpg)
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: Kev Murphy on October 23, 2015, 12:25:11 PM
I can't use any type of earplugs, as I am prone to ear infections and regularly pop an eardrum which can take a month or two of antibiotic treatment to heal.  :H
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: Skip on October 23, 2015, 07:39:35 PM
I just use a very cheap set of supermarket ear buds which come with an additional 3 sets of rubber buds so you can choose a size that fits your ear canal opening. I find this blocks out a very high percentage of external noise, some say perhaps too much. I do use an Aldi bluetooth head set for the most part but the music quality through them is not great so resort to the ear buds when i want to 'shut myself away' a bit more and enjoy my music with a bit more quality.   
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: RockyRural on October 31, 2015, 03:49:31 PM
I've used them I brought a set of electronic Noise cancelling ear buds in France when travelling back to Aussie. When I got home I tried them on the bike, I must say they worked ok, they run on a AA battery. I eventually broke the plug so I now use earmolds I plug into my Sena 20S.
Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: RockyRural on October 31, 2015, 03:51:55 PM
hey spanner,
  Kate & I use 2 different versions of noise cancelling ear phones in our helmets whilst riding. Kate has an R-Jays FF NFOT (full face, non-flippy-open type) & I have a Shoei FF NFOT helmet. We use dual Sena 20S units so that we can talk to each other, listen to music or make/recieve phone calls via bluetooth.
  I use the Sena in-helmet speakers as well as foam ear plugs (the same type I wear at work everyday). I first tried using just a set of in-ear headphones, plugged into my 20S unit, but they made my ear canal sore after an hour or so. For me, the speakers/ear plugs combo does the job very well.
  Kate uses Philips in-ear headphones ($12 BigW) plugged into her 20S unit. She has created a pair of moulded, in-ear, earplugs using mouldable silicone putty which adheres to anything, sets to any moulded shape and can be blended to create different colours. Cheers. John & Kate.

Where do you get the putty, thinking of doing same for "she who must be obeyed"

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Title: Re: noise cancelling earphones
Post by: Scarlett Thunderbolt on October 31, 2015, 10:32:41 PM
hey ROC, the stuff is a self-setting rubber called sugru... and we got a multicolour pack online from microwear.com.au, although they only have b&w in stock at the moment... cheers. John & Kate.