Hi peeps !

I just bought this:



http://www.kazimogo.com/EN/sneck.php

from this french site:

http://www.rueducommerce.fr/Telephon...duct_id=389168

and thought you guys might want to know that it is PRETTY DAMN GREAT, especially for bike riders like me !

It's almost "magical" in the way it works. The small end of the neck-band contains a vibration-sensitive mike that transforms your LARYNX vibrations into voice. No air-mike. And as a consequence, NO BACKGROUND NOISE, and no need to have it oriented towards your mouth !

And I'm *REALLY* amazed at how well it works.

Just made extensive testing, and the "pros" for the SNeck are:

- sound quality is *awesome* in work-type environments. My correspondants actually told me they were amazed at the clarity and absence of any noise on the line BEFORE I got the chance to tell them I used this. By far the BEST BT "headset" (which it ain't really) I ave ever had, and I've had top-notch stuff;
- sound quality is simply *flabbergasting* when riding a bike. At 60 mph (100 km/h), two of my correspondants didn't believe me when I told them I was riding, for they could hear only ME. In fact, it was the same as when at work, as stated above. At 90 mph (150 km/h), I was still completly understandable, there was just some "background hum". It is to note that the SNeck was NOT protected, and "full-face" in the wind.

The "cons" for the SNeck:

- build quality isn't near as good as sound quality. It doesn't feel cheap, but it doesn't feel like 150 € Nokia headsets, for instance. But it costs only 50 €, and they are VERY MUCH worth the price (at least in France );
- for 45 mph (75 km/h) and higher speed bike use, "in-hear" silicon buds have to be added to the SNeck earphone, because if your correspondant hears you loud and clear, You won't hear HIM / HER at higher speeds. Using an in-ear silicon bud makes it very usable up until 120 mp (200 km/h) - I didn't test any faster;
- not really a "con", but the answer button is a bit small for gloved-hands operations, and needs a little bit of training. A shame, they could have made it bigger pretty easily, as the BT head is not small itself;
- it's a bit strange-looking, but can be much more easily concealed than much smaller regular BT headsets.

All in all, one of the finest accessories I bought for my Athena, especially since I'm very often on my bike and can now have REALLY NORMAL conversations, without yelling or anything.

Wow, that is very cool! Would you happen to know if it's available in the States? This sounds like a much more affordable solution than the in-helmet solutions I've seen. For one thing, they require wearing a helmet!

Don't really know. I *do* know it is also sold by the two following brands:
- Alan;
- Midland

under the reference Alan (or Midland) BT Sport.

Yes, it IS much more affordable than in-helmet solutions and, for having had one of those, it is MUCH better sound-quality-wise.

The only thing it lacks compared to much more expensive BT in-helmet equipment is the intercom functionality. Which you can "circumvent" by simply calling your passenger on the phone... :-)

I can't stress enough how amazingly good the sound-quality is for correspondants even when you're on your wheels... It's better at 80 mph than many BT headsets I've had, when they were used in my office ! I really didn't expect such results.

I do believe that RueDuCommerce.fr ships internationnally, by the way. :-)

And another pretty cool thing: it is compatible with all Jabra accessories, like chargers, etc.

Originally Posted by HeartOfDarkness  

Hi peeps !

I just bought this:



http://www.kazimogo.com/EN/sneck.php

from this french site:

http://www.rueducommerce.fr/Telephon...duct_id=389168

and thought you guys might want to know that it is PRETTY DAMN GREAT, especially for bike riders like me !

It's almost "magical" in the way it works. The small end of the neck-band contains a vibration-sensitive mike that transforms your LARYNX vibrations into voice. No air-mike. And as a consequence, NO BACKGROUND NOISE, and no need to have it oriented towards your mouth !

And I'm *REALLY* amazed at how well it works.

Just made extensive testing, and the "pros" for the SNeck are:

- sound quality is *awesome* in work-type environments. My correspondants actually told me they were amazed at the clarity and absence of any noise on the line BEFORE I got the chance to tell them I used this. By far the BEST BT "headset" (which it ain't really) I ave ever had, and I've had top-notch stuff;
- sound quality is simply *flabbergasting* when riding a bike. At 60 mph (100 km/h), two of my correspondants didn't believe me when I told them I was riding, for they could hear only ME. In fact, it was the same as when at work, as stated above. At 90 mph (150 km/h), I was still completly understandable, there was just some "background hum". It is to note that the SNeck was NOT protected, and "full-face" in the wind.

The "cons" for the SNeck:

- build quality isn't near as good as sound quality. It doesn't feel cheap, but it doesn't feel like 150 € Nokia headsets, for instance. But it costs only 50 €, and they are VERY MUCH worth the price (at least in France );
- for 45 mph (75 km/h) and higher speed bike use, "in-hear" silicon buds have to be added to the SNeck earphone, because if your correspondant hears you loud and clear, You won't hear HIM / HER at higher speeds. Using an in-ear silicon bud makes it very usable up until 120 mp (200 km/h) - I didn't test any faster;
- not really a "con", but the answer button is a bit small for gloved-hands operations, and needs a little bit of training. A shame, they could have made it bigger pretty easily, as the BT head is not small itself;
- it's a bit strange-looking, but can be much more easily concealed than much smaller regular BT headsets.

All in all, one of the finest accessories I bought for my Athena, especially since I'm very often on my bike and can now have REALLY NORMAL conversations, without yelling or anything.

You are officially my new French friend!

Originally Posted by ltxda  

You are officially my new French friend!

lol ! Enchanté. :-)

Can it be simultaneously connected with two phones???
Like the Sonny-Ericsson and others out there????
Please says yes!

Originally Posted by MXracer  

Can it be simultaneously connected with two phones???
Like the Sonny-Ericsson and others out there????
Please says yes!

lol I'll try to pair it to two devices and let you know ASAP. :-)

Wow, this would make the phone's voice quality unbeatable! I can imagine how useful this is in noisy factories, construction sites, noisy bars, discos. The advantage of this over the over bluetooth phone is phenomena. No air mike! I like that. Thanks for this nice information.

Originally Posted by MXracer  

Can it be simultaneously connected with two phones???
Like the Sonny-Ericsson and others out there????
Please says yes!

Tested with Athena + Wizard + Samsung.

Answer is... YES ! :-D

Hehe. Dunno how many phones you can pair it with, but it works with 3. :-)