Midland AVPH2 Closed Face Helment Headset for Midland
The Midland AVPH2 Closed Face Helmet Headset for Midland GMRS is an accessory speaker microphone for use with a closed-face motorcycle helmet. It includes two speakers and a boom microphone that go...read more
$50.00
$26.50
$26.50
Average Customer Rating
4 out of 5 |
Product Features
- Accessory speaker microphone for a motorcycle helmet
- Includes two speakers that attach inside the helmet
- Boom microphone fits snugly inside helmet
- PTT switch wraps on handle bar
- For closed-face helmets; works with all Midland GMRS/FRS radios
Product Description
The Midland AVPH2 Closed Face Helmet Headset for Midland GMRS is an accessory speaker microphone for use with a closed-face motorcycle helmet. It includes two speakers and a boom microphone that go inside helmet. The headset includes a press-to-talk (PTT) button that wraps on the handle bar and an extra long cable for easy attaching. The AVPH1 works with all Midland GMRS/FRS Radios. What's in the Box
Two speakers, microphone, handlebar mountable push-to-talk button, and wiring harness with dual-pin connector. ....read more
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Works well, but you get what you pay for
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
This product does work as promised, and we had no problem hearing between units. We are using the full GRS licensed band, and never had any issues.
The main issue however is the construction. You’ll want to take the wiring harness out if you are solo riding, for example, and when you pull the phones and mike away from the velcro, the very cheap-end coverings get all messed up. For an extra $5 I would have preferred better foam housings that lift off easier. The front mike could also be thinner. As it is, you’ll be kissing it the whole time ride.
The second issue is the Push-to-Talk switch. The only logical place we could mount it so that you still maintained hand position on the handle bars was on the rods for our mirrors (so your left thumb could reach up and tap it while riding). And then all the wiring hassles to connect in to that… blah. A voice-activated-talk feature would be extremely helpful and safer. And with your lips kissing the mic most of the time, false mike activation shouldn’t be an issue.
But it is what it claims to be. It works, it’s relatively cheap, and it’s a perfect accessory to your Midland communicators.
(If you want better equipment, shell out the few hundred each and get the hands-free, helmet mounted 900 Mhz variety. But it isn’t fair to expect that kind of quality at this price. Not in the China-manufacturing real world anyway.)
user friendly headset
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This product works very well for our applications. We use them in our closed face helmets while ATVing. The headsets allow us to communicate amongst our riders, and it is a huge safety factor. The lead man can radio back to let us know of oncoming ATV’ers, if someone breaks down we are immediately informed, and the banter among us riders is hilarious!! I would recommend these headsets to anyone serious about riding safely!
Midland Helmet Headset is GREAT!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
These Midland helmet headsets work GREAT. Easy to install, excess wire fits under pads in helmet. Have wire going out back of helmet to walkie talkie inside jacket/vest pocket then wire goes out bottom of jacket/vest to a push to talk button attached with velcro to handle bar grip. Only real visible wire is from bottom of jacket to grip. No problem. Sound quality is great, push to talk button works every time. We were skeptical but felt it was worth a try for the price. My husband has loud cobra pipes and he can hear me loud and clear even with his visor up on his closed face helmet! This purchase is totally 5 star in our experience with it. I’m a novice rider and wanted to be able to talk to my husband. We spent a total of 104.00 for the headsets and walkie talkies…that’s 2 helmets wired for 104.00! Other’s have not had the same great experience but our’s work perfect!
Works well and has great sound
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
It fit easily into our helmets and was much easier to hear each other talking compared to the ear buds that came with the walkies.
What? Speak up. I can’t hear you.
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
You get what you pay for. I purchased these in helmet communication devices for use with my Midland Walkie Talkies. They were cheap and easy to install in my helmets but the sound quality is so poor that the only way I can hear on them is when my wife and I don’t have our motorcycles running. A distinct disadvantage for use on a bike trip. Any speeds above 30mph and my wife’s voice becomes unintelligible. I only know she is talking because of the static filling my helmet. The other drawback of this product is that the wiring harness connecting the various pieces of the product wraps around me like gauze around a mummy and makes riding uncomfortable. Detaching yourself from set leaves wire hanging from the helmet, the bike and my jacket. I feel like a Borg. The PTT button is so large that it interferes with safe steering and clutch use on the bike. This product seems better positioned as a child’s toy and not for a viable biker communication device.
2 of 3 components are good.
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
The helmet speakers are absolutely useless. Anything over 10-15 mph and you can’t hear them even with the Midland GMRS radio at max. volume ( and I have a nice quiet full face helmet ). However the mic, PTT button and cabling appear to be good quality.
The good news is I solved the problem myself inexpensively: cut the helmet speakers off, solder on a 3.5 mm stereo female connector, and use in-ear noise isolating earbuds and voila, at 1/2 volume on the Midland GMRS radios it works like a charm even at freeway speeds.
Why Midland would put them out with speakers with such low output is strange, just “testing” the system sitting in the house I knew the speakers were going to be very inadequate.
Pretty good accessory
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I read all the other reviews before buying and was a little concerned about quality. So far so good. I’m using the product to talk bike-to-bike and my riding partner can hear me very well. He’s got AutoCom and I’m using the Midland walkie-talkie. I really only wanted the in-helmet mike and the PPT button. I modified the unit by cutting off the earphones and the speaker output half of the plug so that I could use my own custom fit iEarz headphones. Found a mono-male, stereo female output adapter at Radio Shack for a couple of bucks and I receive in both ears just fine. I’ve got the unit down to only two wires sticking out of my helmet: the mike and my earphones. It works for me.
One problem with the PPT though. The button unit is so big along with the handle wrap-around velcro that I can’t use it with my thumb. When installed, it sticks up a good 3/8 inch and I had trouble reaching my clutch. So I mounted it at the end of the handle bar and have to reach over to push it, but that’s OK.
Haven’t ridden in the rain yet so don’t know about possible problems there, but plan to use these for a cross country ride this summer with my riding partner. I’m glad I bought the accessory.
As usual, Amazon shipped right away and it arrived in two days.
Midland AVPH2 closed face helmet headset
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Headset did not work at all right out of the package. Did not transmit sound or receive sound. Other headsets wrked fine on the same radio so I knew it was my headset. Get what you pay for and this headset is cheap junk. At least AMAZON has a easy return policy.
Long wires and low volume
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
We bought these to communicate on our snow machines. The long wires can be dealt with using velcro wire ties. The low sound volume can’t be helped. When we bought these we also bought Midland 30 mile water proof radios. Regardless of the channel the volume in the helmet is to low to be heard over the sound of motorcycle, atv or snowmachine (ours are 4 cycle engined, much quieter)unless they are idling. We are going to try removing one of the headsets to see if that lowers the load on the system to allow full volume. Either that or the speakers and wires have far to much impedance to allow high enough volume. We will be sending three sets back if our mod doesn’t work.
Good performer, but a little fragile
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I use these headsets a little outside of their originally intended scope – I do some amateur endurance car racing, and we use 2 sets of these during a race weekend. One set is in the car with the current driver, one set is in the pit area for the next driver. In a weekend, we’ll insert and remove each headset 3 or 4 times. Since we’re not permanently installing them in a helmet, the installation/removal puts a lot of stress on the wiring and the connectors to the earpieces. By the looks of them, they’re built to install and remove just a few times over the life of the headset. We’re currently on our second pair, as the first 2 headsets stopped working after a season. For the money, they are great for the budget racer. We’re trying to come up with a way to reinforce the wires/connectors on the earpieces.
Another small criticism – the foam windscreen material leaves a little black mark on your face if you sweat in your helmet much. It only takes a quick splash of water to remove, but it’s a tad annoying.
The good:
- clear transmit and receive quality, even in a noisy racecar
- comfortable
- inexpensive
- PTT works well, even when wearing thick, fire-resistant racing gloves
The bad:
- slightly fragile
- microphone foam leaves a mark on your face.
Reasonable Cost Helmet Radio Communication
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
You get what you pay for. Works fine for short distance communication but by no means is it a substitute for the real “racing radios” The velcro installation and amount of cord is perfect for a budget minded cheapo like me for once a year use.
Too Quiet
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I purchased two of these headsets for a motorcycle trip. The installation was relatively easy and generally I liked the setup. The ear pieces did cause my helmet (HJC CL-SP) to press against my ears but I think my helmet might actually have been the problem.
All that became irrelevant though when we discovered that it was difficult to hear each other at 40 mph and impossible by 60. The problem was not wind noise or poor sound quality, it was (like some other reviews have pointed out) that the volume simply did not go loud enough. It even sounded too quiet when we were sitting right next to each other with our bikes idling. Since we spent most of our time at 70 mph the radios were almost useless to us.
I noticed that many of the positive reviews mentioned using them with ATVs. Perhaps for low speed use these would be acceptable, but if you are looking for something to use on the highway, keep looking.
The absolute best solution to buddy riding
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This product works flawlessly. I’m 63 and was worried I would have problems hearing. My worries were unfounded. It installed easily and routing the wires were simple. It couldn’t work any better. My son-in-law and I ride quite a bit and this is the most inexpensive and best way to solve the communication problem. Plus we get weather alerts while we are riding.
Product is worth the money and you shouldn’t be disappointed.
Enjoy
Headset review
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
Although the headset installed neatly, the Midland radio used with it had to be used at full volume. The VOX feature on the radio was unusable because of noise within the helmet. Try this one if you plan to use push to talk only and crank up the volume.
Race Headset
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
We race on the weekends and a friend recommended the Midland radios and they work great. We bought closed face headsets with push to talk to mount on the steering wheel and we felt like pro drivers it worked so well. The only minor issue was the volume was a little too low even when turned to the max, but I couldn’t tell if that was a radio or headset issue, so I can’t give them a five.