POC Obex Connect Headset Review: Loud and Clear Leave a comment

I spend most of my winter weekends in Colorado snowboarding at resorts across the state. One of the best half for me is the social side—there isn’t any tea hotter than that spilled on the chairlift. However in case you’ve ever been snowboarding or snowboarding, you already know that typically communication is restricted, like once they’re zooming forward of me. (It’s cool, it’s solely my second season!) If I’m training alone, it’s additionally good to have some leisure.

I’ve used Bluetooth earbuds to take heed to podcasts and music once I experience, and I’ve examined some helmet audio programs, however the sound is often meh. I’ve by no means actually gotten into repeatedly listening to something on the slopes. Not too long ago, I had the possibility to strive the POC Obex Join headset, a helmet audio and communication system the model just lately launched with Harman Kardon. The audio high quality of this factor blew my thoughts and formally turned me into somebody who at all times wants a couple of soundtracked runs each time they snowboard.

Go With the Move

The Obex Join headset might be paired with any of the helmets in POC’s Obex line, or you may get it included with the Obex Join backcountry helmet. I attempted it with the Obex MIPS, and it was simple and intuitive to put in. I pulled the common ear pads out of the helmet and snapped the Obex Join ones in, then tucked the connecting cable behind the adjustment dial behind the helmet. The audio ear pads felt simply as gentle, well-cushioned, and heat as those that got here with the helmet.

Additionally they embrace simply as a lot area on your ears—I by no means felt just like the pads have been urgent towards my head. As an alternative, they cradled my ears. You probably have earrings that you simply don’t take out, you know the way necessary that is!

The Obex MIPS helmet itself is a strong piece of substances. It has a snug, light-weight really feel, with an inside measurement adjustment dial, adjustable overhead vents, a goggle clip, an adjustable plastic clip chin strap, and entrance air flow over the goggles to assist stop fogging. As indicated within the title, the helmet contains a multidirectional influence safety system (MIPS), the gold commonplace in helmet building that permits your head to maneuver relative to the helmet throughout influence and restrict rotational drive.

As soon as I had the system put in in my helmet, I downloaded the POC Join app (iOS, Android), and tried to pair my telephone with the headset through Bluetooth. I couldn’t do that immediately from the app—I had to enter my iPhone’s Bluetooth settings and choose the headset, however it was seen there and paired instantly. The method was fast and straightforward, even on a windy mountain highway on the way in which to a ski resort. After that, I may management my music, calls, and voice assistant from the helmet itself.