Compared to ordinary wireless Bluetooth headsets, helmet headsets have advantages such as good waterproof performance, portable use, and call connection without a mobile phone. Moreover, the wiring is inside the helmet, which does not affect the wearing. It can realize functions such as listening to navigation, making and receiving calls, and communicating with teammates at any time during motorcycle riding. It is one of the must-have equipment to improve the happiness of riding.
The key to choosing helmet headsets is battery life, connection technology, call quality, noise reduction technology, and the adaptation of different brands also need to be considered.
Due to the size limitation of Bluetooth headsets, the battery capacity is generally not large, generally 850mA-1500mA, and the battery life can reach 12h-16h, which is enough to cope with a small long-distance trip of about 300km per day; for heavy use of Bluetooth headsets, it is recommended to choose a type-C charging interface, or a headset brand with fast charging function.
The most common connection technology is Bluetooth, which has the advantages of mature technology, low cost, lower power consumption, and good compatibility regardless of the brand of mobile phone connected. The disadvantages are that the signal is somewhat delayed; it is easy to be interfered when encountering intersections and places with many cars, and the sound quality is also affected; the transmission distance is limited. At present, the 5.0 and 5.2 versions are widely used in helmet headphones.
The essential use scenario of helmet Bluetooth headphones is mainly cycling. The wind noise and exhaust sound of the car will greatly interfere with our audio quality. In this context, the noise reduction function is very necessary. First of all, it is clear that the noise reduction orientation of helmets and ordinary headphones is different. The actual noise reduction effect is not as thorough as the noise reduction headphones that specialize in daily use. In addition, there are slight distortions of the sound during riding, which is a great test of the brand’s tuning ability.
The current mainstream noise reduction technologies are: DSP+CVC algorithm noise reduction, and ANC noise reduction technology is only available in thousand-yuan headphones.
The size and power of the headphone unit determine most of the sound quality and timbre. For size, it is right to choose a larger one at the same price and level. Power determines the volume of sound. For example, most earphones do not provide specific parameters on their product details pages. If they do not, they are assumed to be unqualified and directly passed. This is the same situation as the audio/earphone market.
Similarly, helmet earphones are used in many riding environments. In this special usage scenario, no matter how good the unit is, it cannot resist the wind noise and exhaust whistle, so this part can be taken lightly and can be selected according to personal budget.
