Anyone using the WHIM with the Sena 20s (not the HD version of the headset)?
How is the sound quality? Any loss of functionality?

I'm currently use the Freewire and I'm thinking about going to WHIM, but I don't really want to buy the new HD headsets. The wife and I use the Sena 20S headsets with another bike that requires a Freewire and I don't really want 4 headsets.

 

HD headsets are stereo with the WHIM and the 20s is not stereo sound

 

Yep.....only real difference between the two other than the internal antenna on the Evo models. I've had both the Sena 20s and Boom 20s Evo with the WHIM on my 2016 Ultra Limited and the only difference is the sound quality. There is no functional difference.

 

1. The SENA 20s, SENA 20s EVO, the H-D 20s, and the H-D 20s EVO are all stereo.

2. Only the H-D 20s EVO is also high quality audio, meaning it has the AptX audio codec installed.

3. If you connect any of the four bluetooth headsets listed in #1 above to the WHIM, only the H-D 20s EVO will connect in both stereo and high quality audio.

4. If you connect any other H-D headset to the WHIM, they will connect in stereo, but not high quality audio. They will connect with the bluetooth standard SBC (sub-band coding) audio, but not the AptX audio.

5. If you connect any SENA headset other than an H-D headset to the WHIM, the WHIM will shut off both stereo and high quality audio.

6. If you connect the Freewire to any bluetooth headset that supports stereo, the Freewire will connect in stereo.

 

Is the sound quality on the 20S bad? I don't have a great acoustic ear, I'm not sure I actually know the difference between a stereo and mono sound.

 

This helps a ton! Thanks!!!

 

I purchased the WHIM, additional harness and the HD Dual Pak 20s from an online dealer. It should arrive today. The single 20S was labeled EVO on the site and on the HD website, but the Dual Pak is not. Has anyone purchased the HD Dual Pak 20S and does it give you stereo?

Thanks,
Scott

 

It will give you stereo, but not the high def audio. Only the H-D Boom Audio 20S EVO has the high def audio codec.

 

I guess I should have asked the vendor I bought the unit from. Upon further examination in the P&A catalog that the vendor referred me to, the Dual Pack is the same as the Single 20S EVO. Based on that, I should be getting the HD audio and stereo. Thanks anyways for your info.

Scott

 

No problem! Btw, in some other threads on the WHIM and the H-D Boom Audio Bluetooth headsets, there are owners saying that they're getting much shorter battery time than expected. Riders that already owned a SENA headset are seeing shorter battery life once they pair to a WHIM.

Once you start using your new setup, check back in and let us know how it's working.