Sena SRL 2 Motorcycle Bluetooth Communication System Compatible for Shoei GT-Air 2 Helmet

I would give this a 4.5 star rating mainly due to the complicated button usage and having to have the helmet where the charging happens but I rounded up since that wasn't an option. I should start by saying that when we replaced our old Shoei helmets with new ones and we saw the integrated comms, we decided to try them out. Our previous 2 comm systems were Cardo ScalaRider PackTalk systems that are 6-7 years old, so that's where my comparisons to our "old comms" are from.Install was easy and the integration with the helmet is outstanding. The drawback to being integrated with the helmet is that we now have to keep our helmets in the house if we don't want the cold garage to drain the battery in the wintertime. We also don't have a lot of outlets in the garage near our helmet shelf, so we have to bring the helmets in to charge.Compared to our old comms, the buttons are harder to use, especially with gloves on. Both of us have accidently turned the Sena unit off and also somehow got stuck in FM radio mode. There is also a very fine line between tapping a button and holding it for 1 second. I'm sure practice will make things better but currently we're in that struggling phase of the learning curve.Battery -- Our old comms batteries didn't seem to last as long. We could use them for about 6-7 hours and then it seemed one or the other would start giving us low battery warnings. So far on the Sena, we haven't charged them yet and they are still displaying 70-100% full when we turn on the comms. I've gone for 3 3-hour+ rides and mine still shows high battery. I also like that you can see battery status, the old comms didn't have that feature.We are using a full faced helmet with fixed microphone and a neotec with a boom mic -- wind noise in the boom microphone is much less than our old comms.Pairing was easy between the 2 units. Unsure if we can easily add other people or other comms.Pairing was easy between my phone and the unit and/or an iPod and the unit.Volume hasn't been an issue with the Sena. The old comms would limit the music volume when 2+ paired devices were both on at the same time. Not only would it dim the volume while we were talking, but it would not allow us to turn the music up as much as we wanted when we weren't talking. Sena does not appear to have this limitation. We have both been turning up and down the volume as needed during the ride and whether we're talking or listening to our individual music doesn't seem to affect anything. As far as speaker quality, I don't really have an opinion -- the speakers provided are good enough for my use. I've never been someone who absolutely demands to hear every little nuance in the music they're listening to. For those people, I believe they can substitute other speakers if they don't find these adequate.

World of a difference and it works great. Simple setup. Definitely recommend

Works great

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY, THIS IS A HORRIBLE PRODUCT!!!This company, Sena, should be ashamed of themselves for selling this so called communication system for 300$!! It is complete garbage. I used it for 1 week, did several short rides and 1 long ride from LA to SF and back. Here is my list of pros and cons:Pros:-It kind of fits in certain Shoei helmets.-Doesn't use large external parts or antennas, looks like it was made with the helmet.-friends said my voice sounded good when calling them using this comm system.Cons:-You cant hear anything when riding faster than 40-50 mph, the volume is too low. Speakers are very small and cheap looking / feeling.-When you are riding slow enough to hear the speakers in your helmet, the sound quality is HORRIBLE. All high pitched shrills, all treble, no bass. Not even mid.-Inconsistent volume, changes level up or down when switching between a phone call and music app and voice control / feedback. I did confirm all the sound settings on the sena crap app and my iphone 13 were correct.-Does not stay synced to your mobile device, no really it does not stay synced. Each time I turned the comm system on, it has to re-find my mobile device, attempt to connect to Bluetooth, configure something (it says outload). Not quick and easy at all.-Sena app does not stay connected to Comm System. Each time you close the app or just put it in the background to use another app, the Sena app has to "reconnect" which is hit or miss, slow and confusing.-FM Radio feature doesn't work that well, poor reception, the sound quality is worse in FM radio than other modes. (worse than a clock radio speaker tunned into some am radio)-"Hello Sena" works sometimes, does not understand your words.-Three button controller is not designed for a moto gloved hand, impossible to hit a single button, usually inadvertently press 2 buttons, and turn unit off or on.-It cost 300$, should cost 59.99 on sale for 29.99$. Seriously, this is an inferior product.-Have to remove the whole unit if you want to wash your interior helmet pads.-Controls and features are not intuitive or common sense.-The Sena app is probably one of the first apps ever created in history, and has not had one upgrade or improvement since 1999.-most stores wont let you return it, if you opened the package. Thank you Amazon for taking this garbage off my hands with a full refund.Bottom line, this product sucks. It should be sold as a toy for little kids playing on tiny plastic big wheel's. It should not be considered for real usage, by a real motorcyclist in the real world. After i got my refund, i went to costco and bought the airpod pro's for 169$ and the work great. They also stay in my ears when i put helmet on or off.

Good Product! I had reservations about this system because of all the negative comments regarding the speaker quality. Download the device manager from the Sena website, update the firmware, THEN TURN THE SOUND BOOST (I believe that's what it's called, not sure on that) ON in the manager. This changes everything. You also have to save it to the system. It will ask again if you want to 'save' or 'update' the firmware. The first time I did it, I thought it did it automatically. It did not. When I plugged the system back in the sound boost was not checked, I repeated it and saved it to the firmware and BOOM! Problem solved. You would not want to wear the helmet with it on max. volume. The sound is the best quality I have had. I'm a four-season rider. I've had a motorcycle endorsement since 1981. Been riding for several years before that. New tech is not my thing, but this system is NICE. Perfect fit to my NEOTEC 2 as it was made for it.Sena's installation pamplet stinks. You Tube is your friend. Watch the video(s) first. There was a small tool that came with the helmet which makes taking out the blank plugs and installing the system much easier. It would have saved me a lot of grief if it was made mention of before in the Sena instructions. Among other things.DO NOT make a judgment call on the speakers until you are sure the sound boost is ON.Linking the system to my '23 BMW GSA was flawless. You Tube again saved my bacon.GOOD LUCK!!