Poster: A snowHead
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I'm looking to buy a helmet with built in earphones which i can plug my ipod into.... before anyone starts I listen to it on the lifts and not whilst skiing
Does anyone have one which they can recommend which is still available? Where to buy one? Which manufacturers make good helmets with earpieces either included or as an additional extra? Whats the sound like as I presently use in ear phones... comparison?
Thanks...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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A friend of mine has one that connects to an MP3 player via the headphone jack. It gives volume and mute, but nothing else, and it looks really gimpy because it looks like a massive lump of plastic on his head. I suspect using your own 'phones would give better sound.
I've got a rucksack with an iPod interface built-in to one of the straps, giving pause/play, forward/back, and volume control. There's also a glove that has wireless controls for iPod.
I listen to mine while skiing, as well as when on lifts.
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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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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I've got a Salomon helmet which is compatible with such devices (speakers built in to furry ear-flaps) - however because I'm a skiier and not a boarder I was able to throw away the connecting cable upon purchase!
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I looked at one of these, but decided against one as would not like to ski with being able to hear whats going on around me.
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Thanks Spyderman, this seems to fit the bill perfectly!
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SnowGod, RED and Bern(?) offer replacement ear pads with built in headphones.
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I have a Red lid. I've replaced the original ear pads with their headphone accessory. Works fine - I have mute available on the ear pad itself so can switch on or off with a gloved hand. Unless you're the type to have your choonz so loud your choice of musical entertainment can be heard down the other end of the tube carriage, the sound insulation is good enough that your friends aren't irritated.
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I have Giro tune-ups, work well, no problems, though because of head sizes/shapes I've swapped the earpads with my OH's Red helmet - the mute button on the earpad, as mentioned by Zammo, is much easier and quicker to use than the Tune Up thingy. I've not yet hit anybody else in 35 years of skiing and am not about to start. If someone skiing behind me is well in control, the fact that I'm turning rhythmically and predictably will help them not to hit me. If an out of control skier or boarder comes hurtling into me from behind, I'd rather be relaxed than super-tense because I've heard him (probably a him) coming! People do talk the most terribly load of old codswallap about the unspeakable dangers of skiing with music.
I look round before I set off down a piste, or take a sweep across one, or do anything else slightly unpredictable. Same as anyone else sensible, with or without music.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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pam w, re. codswallap. Firstly, good word! Secondly, hear, hear!
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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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Don't you all worry about hearing people crashing down the slopes behind you ?
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GordonFreeman, no, because I can hear what's going on around me with or without music.
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You know it makes sense.
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GordonFreeman, no.... maybe slightly mad, but a resounding NO!
I ski better with music... aspam w, says.... more rhythmically...
i just love the word codswallop.... are you originally from Notts / Derbys by any chance pam w, ?
Thanks for all the info folks... I'll start trying some ono to make sure they fit my "Hills Have Eyes" shaped head
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