Radio while traveling

[ConqSoft]

2OHOH2954 : Oh, I've tried several gizmos, but so far here's what worked best:

head(ear)phones - Sony MDR-EX70LP Fontopia Headphones

http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?...=sonymdrex70lp

http://www.electronicaccessory.com/i...MDR-EX70LP.jpg

I've had them for, uhh, over two years and they've been flawless.

MP3 player - I now have an iPod (don't ask, Conq ), and it is all that. I tried the Archos Mutimedia Jukebox (PITA - when riding, it shut off whenever, skipped like a bastage, froze, etc.), and the inexpensive NEX II CF player (great, no problems, but limited to the size of the card, so about six or so hours of play on my 256MB card.

If you don't want/need a huge collection of music with you, get one of the new super-small MP3 players with 128 or 256 MB of memory, maybe a tuner, those Sony earphones and be done with it.

I picked up the MDR-EX71SL ones today. Seem nice so far.

[luvtolean]

Conq the gadgeteer!

[ConqSoft]

Actually, I've been debating getting one for months now. Finally decided to do it today.

[luvtolean]

2OHOH2954 : EDIT: I'll try to remember to take a pic of how I seat them in my ears, that might make a difference too; suffice it to say, that I don't put them in the conventional cord-down way, but rather with the cord up and back a little, which allows most of the phone to go in my ear canal.

Yeah, I use those on airplane flights to listen to music for hours on hours with no problems. *They're pretty good but I think they suck for bass, I have to tweak my settings for them so they don't distort.

I like them cord down pointed forward a bit so the little rubber 'stalk' can follow the contour of my ear.

[ConqSoft]

ROCK!

24 Hour Comedians. Weather. CNN News. Why the hell did I wait so long to get this?

An XM portable unit would be cool on a bike. The antenna would probably work from inside the trunk since it's plastic and the next generation of antenna's is much smaller than the original's and due out shortly. I definitely prefer Sirius to XM, but either are great for travelling. A small line amp could probably be used to increase the output. I've been testing the new Sirius plug & Play device for a while in my ML, maybe I'll play with putting on the 954 when I get some free time.

[ConqSoft]

The output range of this Delphi unit seems like it will be plenty without an amplifier. I'm going to try the antenna up on the dash of the XX, just under the windshield and above the tach.

CyBeR929 : This guy's got a XM setup on his G1k....pretty trick

TSBA Geek

He's actually the one who gave me the idea for it. Edward Walker rides a Gixxer 1000 like most folks do a Goldwing.

LINK

Thanks for all the great input guys!

OK, here are the pics, trimmed as needed

BTW Conq, that's the actual model that I have, the one with the split cord (for their MD players, I think)

luvtolean : They're pretty good but I think they suck for bass, I have to tweak my settings for them so they don't distort.

Hmm, my experience was the opposite - when I first put them on, it felt really weird to have so much bass (something I'm used to from having two direct-fire 12s in my Accord), yet not have my entire body vibrate to it

They do need 'maintenance' of sorts (cleaning, inversely proportional to how clean you keep your ears ), and for good bass response it is absolutely crucial that the pinhole in the center of each earpiece remains clear

[luvtolean]

I'm wondering if I had them plugged in and turned up loud, and logged on to a dial up and sent those tones through them so loud they got damaged or something? *

[ConqSoft]

Well, got the truck kit installed. Now when the rest of my RAM Mount parts come, I can do the bike mount.

http://www.conqsoft.com/images/xm/

Chain, I use an MP3 player/FM radio combination unit made by iriver Link.

It's awesome! Tiny - barely bigger than an AA battery (it only uses one, which lasts a really long time, BTW). It holds about eight hours of your own music (MP3 format), or you can also listen to FM radio on it. It has great sound, too. I'm really impressed with this little thing. They run under $200, and are well worth it, IMO.