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PRODUCT REVIEW I
SNUGS MOTO BLUETOOTH
I
f you're like me and love having music while
you ride, chances are you've probably got
a Bluetooth speaker system bolted to your
helmet. The problem with these systems is
for you to hear them clearly and without wind
distortion wrecking the sound, you need to wear
foam earplugs. These can often be uncomfortable
and get pretty gross after a few rides.
When you wear foam earplugs you're
essentially "stacking" noise on noise—you block
out the wind noise but then need to crank the
volume up to hear your tunes. A better system
is just to have the earplugs be the sound system
themselves. That's where these Snigs Moto
custom earplugs and speaker setup comes in.
Snugs is a UK-based company that specializes
in all forms of custom earplug sound solutions
(swimming, working, sleeping, airline etc), and they
have a dedicated motorsport line in Snugs Moto.
It works by you visiting an audiologist to get
an impression taken of your ears, which cost me
$100 for both ears. They do this by squirting a
molding goo into your ear canal to find the exact
shape of your inner ear. This impression is then
sent to a lab that Snugs uses here in the U.S.,
where the mold is then 3D scanned, and your
custom earplugs are created.
The sound comes from two 12mm long, 5mm
diameter micro speakers that fit deep within your
ear canal. Connection is from a 5.0 Bluetooth unit,
which pairs to your smartphone almost instantly
and gives you around six hours of playback time
with 220 hours of standby. You can change the
volume via the three-button controller with a
microphone mounted to the superflex foldable
neckband, which is pretty easy to use with
summer gloves, although winter gloves can be a
bit of a hassle.
Charging is done via the micro USB plug on
the left side of the unit.
The Snugs Moto
Bluetooth Earplugs
are custom-made to
fit your ear perfectly.
They act as both an ear
plug and speaker.
