Poster: A snowHead
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Hi guys.
As I plan a few solo ski trips (#foreverAlone) this year, I'm looking for a good quality Bluetooth headphone that fits the Smith Vantage helmet and has a great audio quality.
Smith had one in the past but I guess it's not available anymore.
Any tips ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Those looks nice, good reviews as well, thanks!
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Or just get a Bluetooth speaker and have it blaring out of your backpack, pissing off everyone else in a 50m radius...
I also have Chips 2 speakers in my helmet and am happy with them, just the wired ones as I'm cheap
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I bought a generic Bluetooth beanie hat from amazon for £5 (something like this) and installed it into my Smith Quantum helmet. I mostly use it so I can take calls from my kids. It plays music okay, not great but for the chair up it is fine.
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I have the original CHIPS bluetooth headphones - very happy with them, long battery life. Work well for receiving telephone calls, even when still skiing!!
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Another vote for the Chips, I have v2 and they work very well, for music and for calls.
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Mjit wrote: |
Or just get a Bluetooth speaker and have it blaring out of your backpack, pissing off everyone else in a 50m radius...
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Sooooooo annoying! Next time I encounter it I am going to have stern words.
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@under a new name, Agreed plonkers. That said why anyone would want to ski with music blaring is beyond me, being spacially aware and hearing what's around you is a key safety aspect imv and part of the mountain experiance, i've lost count of the number of times we've been buzzed over the years by folks skiing/ Boarding way too close and fast, clearly listenining to music when i've worded them up at the next lift station. Yes on a lift or transport no problem but skiing/ boarding with music on, imv is wreckless, unless they are off piste and far away from crowded pistes.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Markymark29 wrote: |
@under a new name, Agreed plonkers. That said why anyone would want to ski with music blaring is beyond me, being spacially aware and hearing what's around you is a key safety aspect imv and part of the mountain experiance, i've lost count of the number of times we've been buzzed over the years by folks skiing/ Boarding way too close and fast, clearly listenining to music when i've worded them up at the next lift station. Yes on a lift or transport no problem but skiing/ boarding with music on, imv is wreckless, unless they are off piste and far away from crowded pistes. |
In fact I also think it's important to be space aware, my idea is to use it at gondola time and/or lunch time when there are no people to talk to(I love to talk with strangers during lunch time )
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@AndreSilva, Good man!
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AndreSilva wrote: |
Markymark29 wrote: |
@under a new name, Agreed plonkers. That said why anyone would want to ski with music blaring is beyond me, being spacially aware and hearing what's around you is a key safety aspect imv and part of the mountain experiance, i've lost count of the number of times we've been buzzed over the years by folks skiing/ Boarding way too close and fast, clearly listenining to music when i've worded them up at the next lift station. Yes on a lift or transport no problem but skiing/ boarding with music on, imv is wreckless, unless they are off piste and far away from crowded pistes. |
In fact I also think it's important to be space aware, my idea is to use it at gondola time and/or lunch time when there are no people to talk to(I love to talk with strangers during lunch time ) |
Yes, crank the volume right up and you will lose the auditory input of people coming up behind YOU/rejoining from off piste without looking to the side of you, but I don't think I've ever been first aware of someone AHEAD of me due to my ears? I tend to see people ahead of my long before I hear them.
That said I only use my speakers when I'm skiing alone and even then with the volume down to just give that background accompaniment to what I'm seeing and feeling that's handled by friends saying "Look at that"/"Weee!!!"/"Haha, you cocked that up!" when skiing in a group. Can sometimes be a bit like watching a movie with the sound turned off otherwise, just missing that extra dimension. I also go with reasonably chilled music. I'm not sure some Rage Against The Machine would help my skiing, other than maybe committing to that mogal field...before getting switched off 20 turns in and the rest of the run spent in silence other then me mumbling "Why the f*#k did I come down here" to myself
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You know it makes sense.
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Earphones/helmet speakers are great for pretending to be at work too
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