Helmet friendly Ipod headphones

[Major Softie]

Who is the guy at all the IMS shows? He makes then while you wait, but he also sells a "home" kit.

Yeah, I've seen that guy too. That gives the greatest isolation, but I don't know about the quality of the buds he's using, or if you can make them with his kit and your own buds.

[Zombie Master]

Who is the guy at all the IMS shows? He makes then while you wait, but he also sells a "home" kit.

Yeah, I've seen that guy too. That gives the greatest isolation, but I don't know about the quality of the buds he's using, or if you can make them with his kit and your own buds.

Isolation....masturbation! In the environment of high speed wind noise in a modular helmet, we need cancellation and isolation to achieve head room with limited SPL! Our hearing needs protection.

[George Ryals]

http://www.earinc.com/ I think this is the company you are loking for.

You can get ear buds that limit the sound level to (I think) 82 dba so that no matter how high you turn the volumn(to cover wind/etc. noise) 82 ia all that gets through.

[Major Softie]

Isolation....masturbation! In the environment of high speed wind noise in a modular helmet, we need cancellation and isolation (MS's emphasis) to achieve head room with limited SPL! Our hearing needs protection.

No, we don't, and that makes no sense.

Cancellation is unnecessary if there is enough isolation - and if the buds are incorporated into the isolation system so that they are not being attenuated by the isolation system.

Isolation is unnecessary with cancellation, but, again, the buds/speakers need to be incorporated into the cancellation system or the cancellation will cancel the desired sounds.

Not only do we not need both, it is senseless to have both.

[Zombie Master]

Isolation....masturbation! In the environment of high speed wind noise in a modular helmet, we need cancellation and isolation (MS's emphasis) to achieve head room with limited SPL! Our hearing needs protection.

No, we don't, and that makes no sense.

Cancellation is unnecessary if there is enough isolation - and if the buds are incorporated into the isolation system so that they are not being attenuated by the isolation system.

Isolation is unnecessary with cancellation, but, again, the buds/speakers need to be incorporated into the cancellation system or the cancellation will cancel the desired sounds.

Not only do we not need both, it is senseless to have both.

You'll still want isolation in either case.

[The Veg]

I've been very pleased with the Etymotic ER6i. Really good isolation, and different tips are available for the right fit (which was a real challenge for me, as I seem to have very narrow ear canals). They are also small enough that they didn't cause any problems under my helmet.

[Major Softie]

You'll still want isolation in either case.

From what?

Are you confused about how noise cancellation works? Cancelled noise has no "SPL." Noise you are isolated from is not being cancelled. Noise cancellation can work in a bud, in a headphone, in helmet speakers, in a car, in a room, etc. Isolation is only required for failings in the cancellation system. If it really works right, it is all you need.

[Zombie Master]

You'll still want isolation in either case.

From what?

Are you confused about how noise cancellation works? Cancelled noise has no "SPL." Noise you are isolated from is not being cancelled. Noise cancellation can work in a bud, in a headphone, in helmet speakers, in a car, in a room, etc. Isolation is only required for failings in the cancellation system. If it really works right, it is all you need.

Ahhhhhh to live in a perfect world. What's it like Softie?

[Major Softie]

Ahhhhhh to live in a perfect world. What's it like Softie?

I haven't the slightest. There's a few individuals in mine that render that idea impossible...

[macdaddy]

Tim McCarty EAR-ific Molds 770-992-0048

is the guy at the IMS shows, these come highly recommended