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Made our decision! (Reply to this comment)
by whagen01
Thank you Nick1326! If not for your recommendations, we might not have known enough to make an informed decision. We were looking at other options, including the earlier version of the Chatterbox, until my wife found your review. After that, we knew what to avoid, and how to do it right. Even though we wear full-face helmets, we're going to follow your advice and get the open-face models. We know we're getting the right stuff. Thanks again.
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Jan 16 '05
4:42 am PST
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HJC X1 Chatterbox Communicators work very well (Reply to this comment)
by windsurfed
My wife rides her own bike and I ride mine. These are great communicators. Especially if you get separated, need to let the other know you want or need to stop, turn around, or whatever. Bought a pair for our HJC Symax helmets. Work great for speeds up to 50-55 for voice and music. Then the wind kicks in then you have to start concentrating on what the other person is saying.(Could be the helmets) We have very small windshields. Maybe if you had a large windshied or jammer you might beable to hear great at high speeds. Lacks base for music. You can adjust the base all you want on the player but it comes out the same in the helmet speakers no matter what you do. Its like playing your stereo with no base adjustment. Batteries go for 13 Hours solid playing music. We chose a certain channel and never heard anyone on that channel but one time all summer.(construction workers bleeding onto our channel)Wife doesn't listen to music so her batteries lasted 16 hours or more. All depends on how much talking you do. We talked pretty regular in town and less on the road. Love how easy they can be taken off the helmets and put back on. Solid Mounting. Battery life indicators not too accurate. Couple times showed full charge, then half hour later half charged, then half hour later they were dead. So you kinda got to keep track of their "on" time yourself. Myself, I didn't have much use for the push to talk handle bar mount button. The Voice activation part is great if you hold a steady speed. Say riding around town at 35-40. If your speed is continually varying (10-45)you are continually adjusting the sensitivity control. I just turn the sensitivity off and use the push to talk button on the side of the unit in variable speed situations. LIke the idea they are water resistant. Got caught 2 times this summer in downpours. Don't know how the cell phone sound is since We never use them. I wouldn't hesitate in buying another one if I needed one. I think they are quality units. One time after we had them for a while we rode downtown without them and totally missed them. You wanted to talk bad but couldn't. It was an erie silence. No music, no conversation, nothing. Just like I have been riding the past 35 years, but now something has changed. This was the first summer I have ever been plugged in and I ain't never going back!!! These units made a believer out of me.
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Oct 14 '03
11:50 pm PDT
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A thank you, and a recommendation (Reply to this comment)
by cecarlson
Thank you for the detailed information on the FRS X2. I just ordered a pair of these units for my wife and I. The thought of clear bike-to-bike communication is very appealing.... :)
I also would like to recommend a source, in case anyone plans to purchase an FRS X2 in the future.
I purchased my units online from Autumn Gold Motorcycle Accessories (www.mc-accessories.com) for $194.95 each under their "2fer" deal. Their web site seems to be under development right now, but don't let that fool you - their service is top-notch.
Alana at Autumn Gold was EXTREMELY helpful and attentive to my order details. She contacted me while filling my order to ensure I was certain about some extra cables I ordered. After a brief discussion, she sent my package on its way.
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May 13 '03
12:16 pm PDT
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Questions to Nick from Canada (Reply to this comment)
by fishnrod
Hi Nick,
your review on the X2 was great and informative. My husband and I are trying to decide between purchasing the FRS multi-sport and X2 models. We have the 51 series Nokia phone and also consider using a CD walkman. Your tip on the boom mic headset is great....we want to use the units for snowmobiling (Yamaha SXr 700 and Yamaha VMAX 700), dirtbiking(Yamaha WR400 and soon to be Yamaha TTR250) and soon streetbiking.
Does the noise cancelling headsets come standard with the X2 model?
Have you heard of anyone using these units while snowmobiling?
Have you heard about the need to use resistor type spark plug for noise cancelling/interference?
Also, the number for Ryan is a US number only and can't be called from Canada....(hey don't forget about your friends in the North) could you please call Ryan for us and ask if there is a Canadian 800 number or regular long distance number we can call?
We share your passion for spending money, toys, travelling and of course going FAST!
thanks,
Rod & Karen
Port Perry, Ontario
Our email tannerwood@sympatico.ca
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Feb 14 '03
8:27 am PST
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Volume Control (Reply to this comment)
by yambutt
Hey Nick, read your review and thought it was very good and helpful. So helpful that I bought one. But I have a few questions maybe you can help me with. First about the volume control, I can't seem to get it to adjust the volume of my music. I own a HJC-FRS and it will adjust the volume of my mp3 player. Maybe I am doing something wrong, if not don't you think that is a step backwards in technology. And also as soon as I plug my mp3 player in I get this pulsating hiss sound coming from my noise reducing headset. It goes away as soon as I unplug the mp3 player. This happens when I plug anything in it, portable CD players also. My serial # starts with FN and it is a FRSX2. Thanks for your help Nick. My name is Tommy Henry and I own an FJ 1200 and that is a very nice sport tourer also.
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Feb 09 '03
9:15 pm PST
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Thank you! (Reply to this comment)
by pps42
My brother and I purchased X2's for our trip to Alaska on our KLR 650's. The X2's worked great. I had a MP3 Player that I plugged into the X2 which worked great(can't beat 10 hours of original music per CD). I ran both the MP3 player and my X2 from the motorcycle battery. Using the Motorcycle battery was a must as we rode 600 plus mile days.
We did not use the chat groups and only picked up a little chatter when riding through Canada.
My only complaint on the X2 was wind noise at 70 - 80 MPH and that made the VOX useless. That was our average travel speed and talking just could not be understood at those speeds. In town (below 60 MPH) they worked great.
Now that Chatterbox is addressing the wind noise problem, I have to give the X2 a perfect 10.
Only wish list would be for a balloon type cover for the plugs on the helmet mounted radio. We traveled through rain and snow and my X2 stopped working when some water got inside through some of these plugs. It started working fine again after it dried out. I can just use a zip tie and a rubber balloon for my quick fix.
Thank you for the contact information as my brother and I will be doing another trip this summer (2003).
Larry
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Dec 27 '02
12:58 pm PST
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:) (Reply to this comment)
by annecal
My boyfriend just bought one for us to use on his TT600- should arrive anyday now- great review!
Annie
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Aug 01 '02
6:46 am PDT
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