SenaSRL Motorcycle Bluetooth Communication System for Shoei Neotech II

What's not to like? The mixed reviews on the Sena SRL had me nervous to shell out $299, but it's hard to complain about something that fits flawlessly and sounds pretty darn good. I'm an audio enthusiast as well so the reviews about the sound quality being poor have me scratching my head. The installation took me a longer than expected and I had to find a video online to get it done. If you have never taken a helmet apart before (like me) the written directions are useless. Other than that everything seems to work fine, updated the firmware and paired with my phone easily.

For what its worth I've made my living from Linux and software engineering in general; that may lend credibility or it may not. I read hundreds of reviews before purchasing a Neotech 2 helmet and then could n't decide on a bluetooth communications device because there are numerous convincing, bad reviews.Ill start backwards-ish, I finally selected this unit because it fits my helmet and I thought that, if it sucked, I could just live with it. The Ugly: the instructions that come with the unit are horrible!!! For those of us needing readers the "universal" drawings are nearly illegible and the written instructions aren't worth the paper they're written on. Suffice to say, if it wasn't for instructional videos online, you might never fully understand its functionality.The bad: the variance in the bot's voice vs everything else is annoying. People in other reviews complained that their music wasn't loud enough and was also to "tinny" / had no bass. For me this is a nonissue as in order to provide "home theater" class sound the battery would need to be larger or you'd never get 10 hours out of it, not to mention hearing damage. In reality the wind noise is a bass so overcoming that would be nearly impossible.The good: after viewing videos and getting it installed and setup properly it really is a nice, well designed device. I have tinnitus and, of course, hearing loss, and the background music is a welcome addition to my morning commute. I have yet to receive any calls on it but from what I can tell the overall experience should be as good as the music playback.In conclusion, if you are, like me, obsessed with reading reviews and you have the Neotech, just go for it. The unit works well but don't expect concert level sounds as that just isn't going to happen, not with Sena and not with Cardo.

Installed in new Shoei Neotec 2 helmet. Installation was a breeze and the SRL system fit perfectly. My previous helmet was a Shoei Air GT that was super quiet and a good host for the Sena 20S that I upgraded to. I upgraded the speakers in the 20s with some Thunder Clap units that I soldered in. That was a huge improvement. The bluetooth integration on BMW bikes isn't the best (mine bike is a 2016 K1600GT). Playback from an ipod is very good, but the poor bluetooth integration was amplified by the 20S. The new SRL has made big improvements in that regard. No humm or static, just good audio. There is still a big gap in the bass department, but overall audio is good. Just good, not great. I can talk and hear phone conversations very well, listen to spoken broadcast like FoxNews just fine and listen to music and hear the lyrics. Overall satisfaction is good given that I knew what to expect from my experience with the 20s. The SRL has improved upon that and represents a good buy. I like to communicate and listen to music, so this fits that bill well.

I tried a bluetooth communicator about 10 years ago, and wasn't impressed. Had a recent conversation with a friend who has a Sena communicator and told me how he enjoyed it. Looking into it a little more, I learned that my helmet (the Neotec II) was designed to work with this communicator. Install is not hard - recommend looking at the available installation videos.Once I got it installed, use couldn't be easier. It connects with my phone flawlessly. Love the ability to make calls if needed (although I would like more than 3 speed dial numbers). Once you memorize the available commands, saying "Hello Sena" makes hands free operation much easier.Sound is better than I though it would be, although (as with most motorcycle helmet speakers) bass is a little thin. Volume is better than I thought it would be. I ride a Harley with aftermarket pipes and I can still hear clearly. Noise cancellation must be really good - did a test phone call and daughter and she said she could barely tell that I was on the bike.Love the ability to check battery level and skip songs without touching anything. Turning on and off is quite easy. Haven't used it in a group setting yet, but am currently thrilled with being able to connect to phone without wires.A little pricey - but as the saying goes - you get what you pay for. From that perspective, I'm very very happy.

Top Gerät

Perfecto para la moto

é nato per il casco shoei neotech 2 si integra perfettamente però mi risulta molto complicato da usare ci sono tre pulsanti vicini e con i guanti (specie quelli invernali) è difficile effettuare le varie selezioni , sempre ammesso di ricordare tutti i vari pulsanti da tener premuto per vari secondi e per le differenti selezioni , per di più ho la tutor che parla in inglese e mi fa penare ogni volta che devo chiamare.....troppo complicato ,

Je ne suis pas trop satisfait de ce produit car ça marche pas convenablement avec ma casque Shoei Note II et je sais pas pourquoi !

Designed by a none biker. Buttons difficult to use with gloves on and music volume not loud enough. Although the build quality is good definitely a case of style over function.