Sena SMH10 Motorcycle Bluetooth Headset & Intercom

I bought this after some friends and I had tried the Interphone. We found this over complicated to operate and flakey at best when trying to connect 4 or more riders.One of my friends just decided to purchase the Sena and I followed suit expecting the same problems to occur with any Bluetooth intercom. Not so......... I won't go into detail because you can find numerous reviews on the Web. We've yet to try and connect more than 2 riders so I can't comment on this feature yet. There is a little bit of wind noise created by the unit fixed to the lid. The speakers don't have a great deal of Bass but can exceed safe volume levels. My buddy uses other more expensive speakers with good mid range and Bass. Crystal clear voice / noise cancelling.This Sena gets my 5 STARS It's worth every penny. Easy to use and adds to enjoyment of riding bike.Update: 4 Units connected and work successfully. They seek to reconnect automatically when range exceeded. I've got the speed dial programmed so if we do go out of range I can still make a quick call to my buddy using the cell phone network.One of our group has just purchased the latest Sena which claims to connect more than four riders (using the same model) although we did get his new unit paired and connected (total of 5 now) which worked some of the time. Possibly pushing the envelope of what is achievable with our existing units.

First off, some background to why we opted for the Sena SMH10. After looking at all the reviews and flagship models currently on the market we opted for the Cardo Scala Rider G9x Power Set, I may not be the most hi tech savvy person in the world but this unit is a nightmare, it never once paired up automatically so we could talk, every time we had to go through the hassle of selecting channels and trying to get a connection.While riding along the connection would just drop out for no reason when you tried to reconnect you had constant issues. The sound quality in both helmets when paired was ok up to 45mph, but at 70mph the speakers were terrible and I could hardly hear a thing no matter what the volume. One replacement on and customer service turning it into a month long science project I gave up and returned them for a full refund. Not impressed after paying £400So this didn’t help in finding another intercom, however with a trip to Spain looming we needed to bite the bullet, what a difference in the Sena SMH10, first off, charge the units up whilst fitting the speakers and mic’s into the helmets, a quick firmware update, clip the unit on press the toggle and phone button together and were talking within two seconds, very clear sound through the speakers (after minor adjustments) with loads of volume even at very high speeds (70mph+). Changing the settings to suit your own preference is easy; the only thing that Sena could improve on is the foam covering the mic’s to reduce wind noise.A good tip to start off with is, when looking for bike intercoms as we found out, look at your helmet first, mine is a Shoie GT Air which is very quiet and the other unit was fitted to a Arai which is not so quiet which does make a difference in filtering out ambient noise.Really great intercom system, £75 cheaper than the G9x, loads more clarity, volume and easier to use, I would recommend it to anyone.

Did a bit of research before buying this unit because I wanted the best device for voice quality whilst on the phone, and I am not disappointed with that - it's crystal clear at 50mph, and still very usable at 70 (naturally wind noise is the issue from here upwards).Second most important criteria was the ability to upgrade the stock speakers for some with more bass for listening to music, and there is an accessory mount with this device that enables you to plug your own ear bud type headphones or as I will be doing some Tork Xpro speakers. This addresses the issue with most intercoms on the market - they have rubbish speakers meaning you can't enjoy music as you should.The stock speakers in the SMH-10 are very clear and loud, but lack any amount of bass, even if you place them in the optimum position and use the spacer provided to get it closer to your ear, it's still very disappointing whilst listening to music, especially considering the cost of the unit. I'd have given it 5 stars if it were not for this.Other than that the unit has more features than I actually wanted (can pair 4 units together for use as an intercom with a respectable range & music sharing & an audio input jack - what's the point of this on a BT device?)It is pretty easy to use and set-up. I did the firmware update first, no problem took 5 mins. Install into helmet was a bit fiddly, but I think that is partly due to my helmet (Shoei Qwest) not having a fully removable liner so ticking the wires away is a bit more fiddly. Paired it with my HTC 500 Desire and TomTom Rider 5 without issue too. One useful feature with this is you can adjust the volume of both devices independentlyOverall a well designed unit, it's a bit more bulky than the Sena 20S, but has the benefit of being able to choose your own aftermarket speakers, and does not need a separate battery mounting like on the SMH10R which is also thinner. Shame the speakers are very tinny with music (very hight treble) but I think it was primarily designed for voice than music. I'm hoping phone and intercom with passenger clarity will not suffer much from extra bass when I fit the new speakers.