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Helmet audio?

RachelV

Administrator
Staff member
Am I the only one who was like “oh look, popping out this foam piece lets the Chip sit right inside like it was meant to be there all along??” Lol
:smile: fwiw I was checking out my helmet the other day (a Smith... Valence?) and the pads don't really come out without some peeling -- they're kind of glued in, but very weakly. So I think I'll see how the chips feel in there with the pads in place before I do anything more drastic, though I don't think it will be a problem to take the pads out if that seems better.
 

Ski Sine Fine

Angel Diva
To be fair, it took me half a season to realize the ear foam inserts can be separated from the rest of the foam in the ear muffs (which appeared to be glued/attached to the inside in some way).
 

contesstant

Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I bought Eco Pucks last season and I had no idea how much music makes me ski better until I started using them! I keep the volume down enough that I can hear conversations and therefore what's going on around me. I use the phone function sometimes, but it's not the best for those on the other end of the call. Today was a powder day--I played the Foo Fighters and had a blast!
 

MissySki

Angel Diva
I bought Eco Pucks last season and I had no idea how much music makes me ski better until I started using them! I keep the volume down enough that I can hear conversations and therefore what's going on around me. I use the phone function sometimes, but it's not the best for those on the other end of the call. Today was a powder day--I played the Foo Fighters and had a blast!
I agree! I think it has to do with focusing on the beat and getting out of my head, in my case.
 

jthree

Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Just ordered some headphones & looking forward to having them this season. Mainly because it will enable me to better handle my inevitable work calls. I hadn't really been thinking of playing music with them. But I'm intrigued at the better skiing with music. So now I want to know... does anyone have a skiing playlist?
 

MissySki

Angel Diva
Just posted my review of the Cardo PackTalk Communicator System on TheSkiDiva blog, if anyone's interested.
I was just reading your blog post, very interesting! I don't think I have a need for the additional capabilities currently (I only use mine for music and choose not to take calls and such when skiing in general), but if friends I ski with had them it would potentially be an incentive to be able to communicate while skiing.
 

Idahoskier

Diva in Training
I use BE Headwear from Amazon. I've used mine for 4 seasons and they are still going strong. They happen to be on sale for $39 right now but they've never been over $50. I have had 2 smith helmets in those 4 years and the BE Headwear speakers fit both helmets. I put the speakers on the outside of the foam that is in my helmet ear pockets so the foam sits on my ears not the speaker. For me there is a sweet spot where they do not put any pressure on my ears. I do sometimes have to adjust the speaker I pull out to charge if I'm getting some pressure.

A lot of people are anti speaker. I keep the volume low enough that I can hear people around me and have a conversation on the chairlift but just loud enough to hear skiing. I'm in a much better rhythm when I have music.

Here is an Amazon link. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013HSXKQ2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 

RachelV

Administrator
Staff member
Used my new Chips for the first time this past weekend and they're great. I really should have gotten some years ago but was being a cranky old person about being unplugged while out in nature, or something. Can now confirm that skiing bumps to Lizzo is A+++.

The ear pads in my helmet (a Smith Valence I think) are in 3 sections but not removable, so I ended up cutting out the middle section so that the Chips could sit between the 2 edge pieces without squishing my ears. I can slide the middle piece of foam back in if needed, but unless I'm skiing on a very cold day without the Chips in I'm not sure I'll ever bother.

Anyways, I love them! Thanks all.
 

Jilly

Moderator
Staff member
I have 1 ear pad that has the cut, the other seems to be glued where it should be....So I'm cutting that one too, Smith helmet too. Fit fine in my Salomon.
 

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