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Old 01-22-2018, 02:09 PM
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I am looking to get a wireless communicator. I am not looking for one with a ton of bells and whistles. I just need to talk on my phone, listen to music (rare) and if possible talk with Siri (iPhone voice assistance). I would also like the unit to have a good microphone and speakers. I like to keep it around $200. Any suggestions?
 
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I have the Sena 20s. I do not believe I have even scratched the surface on what they are capable of. They are a bit pricy tho but I think they have come down.
 
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+1 on the Sena.
 
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Old 01-22-2018, 09:19 PM
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Seems to me in my research that it's either Sena or Scala.
 
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Old 01-23-2018, 07:16 AM
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What style of helmet (1/2, 3/4, full face)?
Makes a difference (from what I have seen).
 
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Old 01-23-2018, 07:36 AM
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I use sena also. I think its the Sena 10 for my half helmet, I forget which version but it does all of the things your looking for - phone calls, siri, FM radio, bluetooth streaming music from phone, communication with other riders...

Full face I have the Sena 20s. It does what the 10 does, but has a much better range for inter-rider communication. I think it may handle up to 8 devices on the communication channel as opposed to the 10's 4 rider limit, but I could be wrong on that.
 
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I had both a Sena and a Scala.

The Scala sucked and did not work well with my Garmin GPS. If I stopped the Gamin MP3 player and restarted it I had to resync the scala. If I made a call I had to resync the scala. If I did anything I had to resync the scala.

The Scala's battery lasted 6-7 hours, the Sena smh10 lasts 12-13 hours of continuous music
 
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Another +1 on the Sena.. I've had an SMH-10 for years, and just bought a 20S to go with my Freewire that I'll be installing soon.
 
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This one
 
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I use the Sena SMH5-FM. Cost was under 100 bucks. Does everything you required in first post.
 
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