Before I start this product comparison, let me first acknowledge that a few of you — maybe many of you — will be tempted to write in complaining about reviewing products that might be dangerous. As in: Earbuds might prevent their wearer from picking up some audible alert to impending doom, that, had they not been listening to In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida at maximum decibels, might have been avoided.
A few points on those warnings: To start, let me be the first to admit there is some veracity to these concerns. That said, helmet-mounted speakers draw no such ire, nor has any criticism prevented Cardo and Sena from making a boatload of money selling motorcycle communications systems. As well, with more than 15 years of riding with earbuds — wired previously; now wireless — I have not had a single incident made more dangerous ‘cause I was listening to the . Most importantly, I am not advocating that one should ride while listening to music,