Hi All, My wife and I have been using Sena 20S intercoms for communication, music and navigation. With her on her own bike and they work amazingly well, Crystal clear communication, our own music via Bluetooth from our phones etc. They work so well I convinced other friends to get the same units. But sadly in our small group of usually 3 or 4 , but sometimes 5 riders, the intercom quality drops dramatically with each additional unit we add. We all have the latest firmware, and have tried many variations of connection modes, group intercom, HD intercom, with and without earbuds and just regular with the same results, popping and crackling in the audio. Also we have a hard time keeping the connection up for more than maybe 20 miles without needing to reconnect .. Connectors are all tight and freshly cleaned, cables good etc.
A google search finds many complaints about this usually described as popcorn sounds in the speakers, but no resolution. I have used these for close to 3 years and we have fought to make them usable. They work so well 1 to 1 but fail miserably in a group. We have spent many hours troubleshooting all the recommendation online and nothing has had an effect on the noisy connection.
So my question is does anyone know of something that works well in a group of maybe 6 riders max. And also supports the Bluetooth connection from a phone for music? We are not opposed to replacing the Sena's with something else entirely IF they will work properly .
A google search finds many complaints about this usually described as popcorn sounds in the speakers, but no resolution. I have used these for close to 3 years and we have fought to make them usable. They work so well 1 to 1 but fail miserably in a group. We have spent many hours troubleshooting all the recommendation online and nothing has had an effect on the noisy connection.
So my question is does anyone know of something that works well in a group of maybe 6 riders max. And also supports the Bluetooth connection from a phone for music? We are not opposed to replacing the Sena's with something else entirely IF they will work properly .