Cardo 45mm Audio Set, Works with Most Helmet Communicators (Single Pack), Black

I'm conflicted about this review. First, i own a Cardo Spirit HD headset (two of them actually) which comes with JBL speakers. They're 40mm, so a bit smaller than these.Cardo has an app to download firmware and control your headset.Like all motorcycle comms, the price was outrageous. I will never know why they're so expensive. It's bluetooth. And 2 speakers. You can do all that and more for 20 bucks. Want it in a helmet?Five thousand dollars.Anyway, the Cardo app has sound profiles that you can switch between like "bass boost" or "high volume".Except they don't work. They're THERE, but they're greyed out.How do you get access to them?Buy these speakers of course!99 dollar pay wall for audio access.With that said, these ARE an upgrade. Bigger drivers means better sound. It always has, and always will.Yes, paying another hundred bucks to get what you should've already got kinda sucks, but a helmet and comms will run you 6 million dollars nowadays, so what's another hundred right?TL;DR-Should be standard, but it's not. Absolutely worth the price. Better sound, higher volume, EQ controls unlocked.

I ordered these wondering if they’d even be much of an upgrade since I have a brand new Freecom 2X with the regular 40mm JBL speakers. I am actually blown away by the increase in clarity and volume I get out of these! These work fantastically and I’m excited to go for a ride with them and see how it compares because inside with no wind noise it sounds amazing. We shall see!

sounds ready good and easy to set up just plugged it into the cardo

I bought a set of these 45mm JBL/Cardo speakers to try in a new LS2 helmet. I already have the Cardo Freecom 4x comm device that is equipped with the 40mm JBL speakers. The LS2 Drifter helmet comes with large speaker pockets that allowed these speakers to fit without modification. Compared to the 40mm JBL's, the 45mm's are a bit fuller and richer in sound, and that certainly makes a difference inside a helmet. The bass is also a touch heavier. They also play a touch louder at equal volume levels. Are they worth the extra cost? I bought a set of Used-Like New for $74, so I'm satisfied with the purchase and results.

Might be slightly louder then 40mm. Hard to tell. But they work well came with extra set of foam covers

This speaker setup was the best upgrade. I did sounds better than my bose headset

Must have upgrade over the cheaper speakers. Loud and very clear even on the highway

I bought these hoping that they would be better than the stock speakers that came with my Cardo Freecom 4+. I was very wrong. These are so bad, they are actually worse than what came with my kit and not only that they were a lot thicker in the helmet so they made it very uncomfortable.Still can't hear my music and I have a stock quiet exhaust on my motorcycle.