I rarely listen to music whilst riding, I either find it a distraction or I can't hear it over the noise of the bike and the wind. Besides I like listening to the engine anyway!

 

Me and a buddy split the cost and bought the Scala Rider Q2 from Cycle gear when it was on sale for $300.00

It was definitely worth the price. I like riding with music when it's a longer ride and I'm able to relax a bit. It can be as loud as you want, to the point where it drowns out anything else.

 

I have a Sena SMH10 and i love it. great for music/calls/texting/ talking to passenger or group riders. even usefull with GPS or Radar. pretty much anything thats blutooth. id reccomend..... also if you wanna save a few $ there is the smaller version:SMH5 with most of the same features just less battery life and a shorter range. and its under 100 bucks!

 

I can't agree more, it's so worth what I paid. I highly recommend it.

 

I love Sena SMH10 too and the sound is awesome too

 

I wouldn't recommend SMH5. If you ever pair up with another rider, it won't work too well because of the distance. You can use it just to talk to your passenger

 

I use the Uclear system it is very affective. Plays music loud and I can answer phone calls just by saying hello. I picked it up on sale at Cycle Gear and I recommend it to anyone who likes to listen to music while riding. It still allows you to hear your bike and any emergency vehicles coming.
I was doing well over the speed limit while on the phone and the wife couldn't hear any of the wind noise at all. Also as the wind noise rising in the helmet the sound on the speakers will increase slightly.
Again well worth the $179.99 I spent on it.

 

I have a set of noise canceling sony earbuds, with the volume set low, I can hear what is going on around me and enjoy the music. I shake up my play list pretty regularly so changing songs really is not an issue to me.
I like the controls on the sony earbuds, but honestly I have never used them while I am moving.

 

My solution is a scala rider g4 Bluetooth headset, an android (or iPhone/iPod) running either Pandora (endless music) or Google play (my library). my android sits in the middle of my bars held by a ram mount aqua box. The box is waterproof and has a see through vinyl top which lets you operate the phone. The scala Bluetooth has controls as well for the volume, play, previous, next etc. it also has FM so if i get tired of my music i can always get FM. The sound is great even at highway speeds and the stereo speakers fit very comfortably in the helmet. I have no problems managing the buttons with gloves on either.

 

SMH10 here too. I love this product.