A coupel of weeks ago I posted on the installation of an Autocom unit and the J&M Elite Headsets which I said gave a superb sound - much better than the Autocom units - which was tru. However I have now changed my mind. After doing a couple of hundered miles yesterday with my wife on the back of the bike the noise above 50mph was unbearable - from the headset not my wife!
The noise concelling corcuitry in the Autocom isn't properly enabled with the J&M headset and you get a very loud hissing once your speed gets up.
I contacted Autocom to see if there was something I could do with the set-up and there response was to install the Autocom units as they had a noise filtering microphone that fitted in the side cheeks of the helmet and monitored the ambient noise. The J&M headset shuold be OK for my wife on the back but I am now relegated to the Autocom unit for my helmet.
I am going to investigate using the better ear speakers from the J&M headset and see if they will work with the Autocom helmet kit. I have contacted J&M to see if they can come up with an answer.
I will keep you posted.
I utilize the J&M headset with an Autocom Active + and do not have any of these problems. I utilize a Shoei Multitec. Very quiet, with only the very slightest hint at noise, and only when the volume is turned to zero. I also have the Autocom noise suppressor wired into the system.
I have also utilized the J&M Elite on a Nolan with the same setup. No issues. I think they are giving you a line of crap. the noise may be coming from somewhere else besides the J&M.
Posted by: Darryl | April 13, 2010 at 09:49 PM