High Performance Helmet Speaker Headphones with a 3.5mm Earbud Audio Jack Compatible with Most Helmet Comm Systems - The XSound 2.1 R fits in Most Ski, Snowboard and Motorcycle Helmets

I was told my previous comment was too long. I will be succinct this time. XSound3 speakers are more than they are cracked up to be. Installation simple, typical. Amp is small perhaps tiny it’s installation is easier than speakers. You can’t figure it out email, call support they have people who will talk to you, respond to your email and answer your question Can’t say enough about the products or service. You will not be disappointed. NO I DO NOT WORK FOR THEM. I have just dealt with other companies.

Replaced my Sena 20s speakers with those. I even did a frequency comparison between the two speaker sets within and outside the helmet. The sound quality is superior with those speakers.Surprisingly, while the Sena 20s speakers were louder outside the helmet compared to these speakers, the quality of the sound was so much better with those new speakers.Taking them out on the slingshot revealed their true quality. At 50 mph the Sena 20s speakers made speaking/understanding really hard not to mention music quality was really bad and anything above 50 mph was not viable.With those speakers there were almost no issues until 80 mph or more, which is to be expected that at some point due to the speed.In addition all the padding options and self adhesive padding raising the speakers to your ear also made a big difference but to be fair to the Sena 20s speakers, I also compared those after raising them and the same results as outlined above.What can you expect if you pay ~$600 for a Bluetooth set where the speakers are worth $39, which is the price you can buy those from the Sena website. They should really invest in better speakers or at least offer an option for better speakers.The install was easy with my helmets and you only need a very small philips screw driver to remove the old Sena 20s speakers and then plug in these speakers into the 3.5mm slot (there are 2 slots, one on each side but only one is the 3.5mm).My only issue is the power up of the Sena 20s system as it always starts at the lowest volume if you use the 3.5mm speaker output vs their proprietary speaker connector. You have to get used to that and I will contact Sena to hopefully come out with a new firmware to address this.The only reason for the 4 star on value is the price. Yes, those speakers are better but I think that price is a little bit too high.I am very happy with them and I can recommend them to anybody. I should mention that I do not use any amplifier as some people are recommending and I am very pleased. You don't need to blow your ears out and you have to be able to listen to your surroundings while operating any vehicle. Not to mention having seen pictures of people having glued their amp to their helmets and it looks hideous.

Update 2: Customer service finally got in touch with me and required me to ship the headphones back on my dime so they could be "inspected" for warranty replacement. I never shipped them back and I won't be buying any more of their products. I wish you could do 0 stars.Update: The speaker wires shorted and now sound only comes out of one speaker. The 3.5mm plug and cable is designed so that when you mount a Sena 20S there is too much pressure and the cable is too short. A 1.5" longer cable would solve the problem. You could possibly try to extend the cable with an extension.Below 55mph these things sound fantastic. Theres not a huge amount of bass but they are much much less tinny than the speakers that come with either Sena or Scala Rider headsets. They provide a much fuller immersive sound without destroying the upper registry of hearing. Above 55 they are just OK. Not bad at all, but OK is all any helmet mounted speaker will be at that speed so don't take it as a negative. No helmet mounted speakers are going to provide bass that you can hear at highway speeds, physics won't allow it. These things are at least twice as thick as the Sena speakers and are much heavier. Keep this in mind because they will touch your ears. They come with a large amount of foam spacers and leather covers to keep them clean. I would not buy them again. Customer service has been non-responsive through Amazon. I'm currently waiting for reply contact through their website.

I bought these for my AGV K5S full-face helmet; I got tired of wrestling with corded earbuds every time I put the helmet on. The sound quality and volume of these speakers is pretty impressive when manually held against the ear canals prior to mounting, as specified in the manual. Duplicating that when they are mounted is a challenge; on my K5S, the helmet strap mounting rivets prevent positioning the speakers just that TINY bit more forward for best results (for me), but still, pretty nice sound. This, of course will vary from user to user.My biggest gripe is, the self-adhesive Velcro mounting rings come pre-attached (velcro'd? Is that a word?) to each other. These are by necessity, pretty thin, and in separating them, they are easily deformed/damaged/torn. Not cool. Additionally, the Velcro does its job almost too well - when trying to remove the speakers, the adhesive lets go MUCH easier than the Velcro. It would also be nice if there was some means of securing the connector to the helmet included (i.e. an adhesive zip-tie mount). They're inexpensive enough, and for the price of these speakers, should be part of what's "in the package".Interestingly, there are two sets of spacers included, which if used, would suggest that the helmet is too large for the wearer; a motorcycle helmet should fit snugly, with almost zero free play and no movement when the wearer shakes his/her head side to side. The standard mounting rings position the speakers right up against my ears; any closer would be uncomfortable over time.I'm going on my first lengthy ride (>150 miles) in a few days, and will update this review if I discover any glaring problems or pleasant surprises.

These are great sounding speakers. I have the JBL 40mm speakers that came with my packtalk edge in a different helmet also, these sound almost identical, if not better. Work great with the packtalk edge unit.