Looking for small, high quality, high output audio transducer for helmet intercom
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Posted by Scott Kelley on July 3, 2008, 1:44 pm
Please log in for more thread options I have a motorcycle intercom system with helmets that have had microphone and speakers installed. The intercom system is of high quality, but the speaker transducers that are provided are not able to product adequate volume without distortion. The problem is that I wear ear plugs while riding, so the transducers must produce pretty substantial volume for their size. So I am looking for a transducer that is able to produce good quality sound (also want to listen to music)at relatively high volume levels. I suspect that something like what I am after will be found in a set of headphones, but I doubt that any retailer is going to be very cooperative about letting me tear apart headphones until I find a set that contains a transducer that will work... I think the ideal transducer woud be in the range of 40mm diameter, thin, with the diaphragm protected on the "front" side from direct contact. DigiKey and Mouser show some things that may work, but I thought I'd ask here before I started just buying & trying... Any thoughts? Thx Scott Kelley | |||||||||||||
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Posted by mw on July 4, 2008, 7:44 am
Please log in for more thread options Try looking at in-ear monitors designed for musicians in live performance. M-Audio IE-30 Professional Reference Earphones $250 Shure SCL4 Sound Isolating Earphones with Bass Port $250 These are described on www.musiciansfriend.com . | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Scott Kelley on July 4, 2008, 3:48 pm
Please log in for more thread options > > The intercom system is of high quality, but the speaker transducers
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> > that are provided are not able to product adequate volume without > > distortion. =A0The problem is that I wear ear plugs while riding, so th= > > transducers must produce pretty substantial volume for their size.
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> > So I am looking for a transducer that is able to produce good quality
> > sound (also want to listen to music)at relatively high volume levels. > > I suspect that something like what I am after will be found in a set > > of headphones, but I doubt that any retailer is going to be very > > cooperative about letting me tear apart headphones until I find a set > > that contains a transducer that will work... >
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> Try looking at in-ear monitors designed for musicians in live performance= >
> M-Audio IE-30 Professional Reference Earphones $250 > Shure SCL4 Sound Isolating Earphones with Bass Port $250 > > These are described onwww.musiciansfriend.com. I have in-ear monitors. It's nearly impossible to get the helmet on while wearing them without pulling them out. I've concluded that the earplugs & loudspeakers is a much more viable solution. Still looking . . . | |||||||||||||
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Posted by JosephKK on July 6, 2008, 4:42 am
Please log in for more thread options On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:48:54 -0700 (PDT), Scott Kelley
>> > The intercom system is of high quality, but the speaker transducers
>> > that are provided are not able to product adequate volume without >> > distortion. The problem is that I wear ear plugs while riding, so the >> > transducers must produce pretty substantial volume for their size. >>
>> > So I am looking for a transducer that is able to produce good quality
>> > sound (also want to listen to music)at relatively high volume levels. >> > I suspect that something like what I am after will be found in a set >> > of headphones, but I doubt that any retailer is going to be very >> > cooperative about letting me tear apart headphones until I find a set >> > that contains a transducer that will work... >>
>> Try looking at in-ear monitors designed for musicians in live performance. >> >> M-Audio IE-30 Professional Reference Earphones $250 >> Shure SCL4 Sound Isolating Earphones with Bass Port $250 >> >> These are described onwww.musiciansfriend.com. >
>I have in-ear monitors. It's nearly impossible to get the helmet on >while wearing them without pulling them out. I've concluded that the >earplugs & loudspeakers is a much more viable solution. Still >looking . . . The best i have for you is to try a bunch of different headphones and try using the pieces after de-constructing them. | |||||||||||||
> that are provided are not able to product adequate volume without
> distortion. The problem is that I wear ear plugs while riding, so the
> transducers must produce pretty substantial volume for their size.
>
> So I am looking for a transducer that is able to produce good quality
> sound (also want to listen to music)at relatively high volume levels.
> I suspect that something like what I am after will be found in a set
> of headphones, but I doubt that any retailer is going to be very
> cooperative about letting me tear apart headphones until I find a set
> that contains a transducer that will work...