All I can say is "SENA"! They connect to the computer and have worked rock solid! I have the SMH10 and will get the 20S (or whatever is newest) when the time comes to replace...or just get it to upgrade the comms! I'm super happy with my comms!
Don't want to further the thread into something unrelated, but I also have a Sena and have been extremely pleased. A word of warning- there were a lot of complaints about the new 20S with them breaking, which is why I specifically went with the SMH10.
Can a person using a long charging cord charge and talk on a Sena at the same time?
Scala's won't.
I also have a Sena and have been extremely pleased. A word of warning- I read a lot of complaints about the new 20S with them breaking, which is why I specifically went with the SMH10.
I had the SMH-10 for a couple years and loved it. Fantastic product. Bought the Sena 20S when it first came out and have been very pleased with it. I like the lower profile, the aux in port, and the integrated FM tuner...that's cool. I haven't heard anything but them breaking, but I haven't looked either.
I had a bluant F4, POS. Had a hard time pairing with another F4 and sound quality sucked. Sena SMH10, pair's easy, much better sound quality and jog dial much easier to use.
So has the 20S been improved since it came out? I won't be able to ride for at least a month more, maybe 2. But want to buy a 10S or 20S soon. I ride solo and mostly alone, but would like to ability to connect to somebody else's communicator if needed. I also want detached helmet speakers AND mic (not the 'boom' one, since I wear a closed Shoei X12 helmet), PLUS the ability to connect in-ear speakers, in case I go that direction in the future. The softest MAX-lite foam earplugs are starting to bother my ears on long rides, so will try those in-ear speakers Nicole posted somewhere (from Amazon). Need to make sure the plug from those fit the 'aux' plug on the Sena. Finally, want to be able to use Pandora/Spotify when cell service is available. No need for FM unless there're special channels for weather, etc. (who hears FM anymore?). Based on those needs, which is the best value of the 2 SENAs? And what's the difference in battery life? Comments welcome.
I don't know if the 20 has been physically improved since release (to address the breaking issue), but I assume it would have been by now.
If you want both speakers and earphones, only the 20 supports that, not the 10. Both will do everything else you listed and have similar battery life.
I have a SMH10 with 2 different helmet clamps, one has hard wired speakers and microphone and the other has a boom mic with earphone jack. So it does support both speakers and earphones but not at the same time.
$54 extra dollars. The 20S includes that feature at no cost.Thanks man. It'd be stupid to buy the old one at basically the same cost. Will get the S20 then. And wait until I actually need it, in case it gets any more improvements.
Thanks man. It'd be stupid to buy the old one at basically the same cost. Will get the S20 then. And wait until I actually need it, in case it gets any more improvements.
Believe it or not, I got an answer back on the trade in.....they said they'll look at doing something like that in the future once their backlog of 20s is cleared out.