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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Bluetooth Motorcycle Intercoms - Exploring Their Limitations

By Sarah Don


Many people threw the baby out with the bath water after buying and trying to use the first generation of Bluetooth motorcycle intercoms and headsets a few years ago. They were bulky, had lots of static, a short range and battery life wasn't great. But those that stuck around and bought the next generation (and the next) helped headset manufacturers of today like Sena, Chatterbox, and Cardo Systems bring us to where we are. The latest Bluetooth motorcycle intercoms like the Sena SMH10 and Scala Rider G4 offer crystal clear intercom communication even between bikes with a distance between them, great quality stereo sound and a battery that lasts all day long.

But with regards to connecting numerous devices to these headsets, progress has been slower. You are able to pair your telephone towards the motorcycle headset OR you are able to pair a Bluetooth CB, but not each simultaneously. You are able to pair your iPod towards the motorcycle headset or perhaps a GPS but not each simultaneously. A closer appear supports the conclusion that it isn't the motorcycle headset businesses fault, but rather deficiencies within the Bluetooth standards which are holding back a few of the functions motorcycle riders would like. For instance: the majority of the Bluetooth helmets and motorcycle intercoms sold these days assistance A2DP, Headset Profile, and Intercom Profile (for talking to other Bluetooth intercoms). But there's no normal for getting numerous devices (i.e. two devices acting like a telephone with 2-way communication) in the exact same kind. How would the headset know which device you had been wanting to speak into (CB or telephone) if each had been paired?

1 in the most annoying limitations is the fact that each the Headset Profile and Hands Totally free Profile (the 2-way communication profiles) are each mono and don't assistance stereo music. This, no doubt, dates back to how the profiles had been created and nonetheless utilized these days with headsets which are utilized on 1 ear. But this limitation implies that any 2-way device that also plays stereo music should take up each the A2DP profile in the Bluetooth motorcycle headset and also the Headset Profile and know when to switch in between them. Within the case of a smartphone that differentiates in between its call function and MP3 function this really is not a large issue. But for other devices that seek to mix numerous signals and feed them towards the Bluetooth helmet it gets much more complex.

The Sena SR10 may be the initial try at a Bluetooth mixing device with 2-way capabilities. It really is a fantastic approach to connect a GMRS radio or CB, your cellular phone, as well as a radar detector for your Bluetooth motorcycle intercom. It pairs with any Bluetooth headset which is compatible with all the regular headset profile and contains its personal push to speak button. The Sena SR10 will not have prioritization but just mixes all signals at when.

This really is excellent for radar detector alerts as there's no delay but not as great for telephone conversations as you can be interrupted by GPS, CB or other sounds. It isn't suggested to make use of the Sena SR10 for routing music because it is mono because of factors listed within the paragraph above. Within the case in the Sena SMH10 or Scala G4 you can, nevertheless, pair an A2DP music device and also the Sena SR10 simultaneously as they're on various Bluetooth profiles.




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