Though I love my Sena, the speakers are absolute crap (imho).
When riding, especially at highway speed, it was difficult to hear
music, phone calls, GPS directions... it was all way too quiet, and
very tinny.
My wearing ear plugs certainly does not help, but I like what
hearing I have left, so they're not going anywhere.
I decided to try ear buds, but they're very uncomfortable
when my head is in the helmet. They also don't do a very
good job cancelling road/wind/engine noise.
I figured why not try to swap out the speakers? Something a little
better audio quality maybe? Not wanting to break the bank, I went with
a pair of 32ohm headphone replacement speakers for $21 on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GZFKB72/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
These speakers are nice and thin, and only a few mm larger than the Sena speakers. Sena speakers are 28 ohm,
the new ones are 32 ohm, so I'm hoping battery life isn't compromised too much.
The process was fairly straight forward. Removed the existing speakers, with a gentle tug.
Soldered the new speakers in (watch polarity), and viola!
The new speakers are considerably louder, and offer a tad more low frequency output.
The audio quality is much better too. In the living room, with ear plugs in I can hear
the difference. I'm looking forward to a test ride to see if the upgrade works on the road.
Fun times!
When riding, especially at highway speed, it was difficult to hear
music, phone calls, GPS directions... it was all way too quiet, and
very tinny.
My wearing ear plugs certainly does not help, but I like what
hearing I have left, so they're not going anywhere.
I decided to try ear buds, but they're very uncomfortable
when my head is in the helmet. They also don't do a very
good job cancelling road/wind/engine noise.
I figured why not try to swap out the speakers? Something a little
better audio quality maybe? Not wanting to break the bank, I went with
a pair of 32ohm headphone replacement speakers for $21 on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GZFKB72/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
These speakers are nice and thin, and only a few mm larger than the Sena speakers. Sena speakers are 28 ohm,
the new ones are 32 ohm, so I'm hoping battery life isn't compromised too much.
The process was fairly straight forward. Removed the existing speakers, with a gentle tug.
Soldered the new speakers in (watch polarity), and viola!
The new speakers are considerably louder, and offer a tad more low frequency output.
The audio quality is much better too. In the living room, with ear plugs in I can hear
the difference. I'm looking forward to a test ride to see if the upgrade works on the road.
Fun times!