Wildhorn Alta Wireless Bluetooth, Drop-in Headphones - HD Speakers Compatible Any Audio Ready Ski/Snowboard Helmet Headphones. Glove Friendly Controls, Microphone for Hands-Free Calls

Originally posted for the Kalence T10 headphones. Everything was tested the same between both pairs of "T10's". These headphones (Kalence & Doohoeek) were used with a Samsung S23 using Spotify as the streaming source with no EQ. Pairing was fairly easy, just power on the unit and it immediately looks for a pair and comes up as "T10" for a device. Calls are not clear for the person being called, but clear for the caller. Construction feels good for what they are. Controls are a bit clunky with having to press 1, 2 or 3 times on the left or right driver to control power/calls, volume, or Rewind/Skip songs. Musically, the highs are clear and the mids are clear but lack fullness. The problem is the bass. I used 2 test songs "Doin' It Right" by Daft Punk and "I Can't Hear You" by Dead Weather which both have very prominent multi-note basslines. The Kalence T10's sounded thin and like one-note bass. I also have to turn up the volume to max to get appreciable volume. I then tried EQ on spotify only adding bass 125 Hz and less and still no clarity, articulation, nor authority in the bass. What is produced is one-note mud. I have no idea how so many reviews here comment positively on bass for these headphones. Given this, musically, these are a no-go for me. I compared these to headphones by Doohoeek headphones which are available on Amazon and they are identical to the Kalence. Same T10 pairing and the cases have identical marking, though they are cheaper. They sound the same using the same testing. These had some weird response as well, where I had to power up both the L & R drivers independently and get everything to sync up. It wasn' hard, just might be a little weird interface wise to have to wake-up/pair both driver separately. The Kalence T10's didn't do this. Next comparison is the Wildhorn Alta Wireless headphones which have an echo when making calls, BUT the bass on these has decent clarity and authority. Listening to "Doin' It Right" by Daft Punk and "I Can't Hear You" by Dead Weather produces multi-note basslines with decent clarity, but the volume must again be turned up near max. There's not much headroom, but decent volume for listening and being aware of surroundings. The drawback is that calls are not great, but decent, the charging cord uses a micro USB (I don't want to carry another cord) and these require a tether between the L & R drivers though it fits up across the top of your head in the helmet nicely. The music reproducibility on these makes them a clear winner over the T10's. I also compared these to "Wireless Bluetooth 6.0 Ski Helmet Speakers - 30H Playtime, Glove-Friendly, HDR Audio, IPX5 Waterproof, Rechargeable Drop-in Headphones with Built-in Mic for Skiing & Snowboarding Audio Ready Helmets" which are actually sold by Kalence Direct and when paired, come up as "T40". The calls are not great again, but not echo and the bass is comparable with the Wildhorn Alta in authority, but with perhaps just a tad less articulation and clarity. The drawback is call quality is ok, not great for the person receiving calls, to the caller it sounds clear and again a tether between the L & R drivers, but as well manageable as this fits nicely over the top of the head with little impact due to the thin flat cable. These are also almost half the price of the T10's and use a USB-C cord (Yeah Baby!) so an easy winner. The Wildhorns appear nicer in build quality over the these T40's, but in use with controls, they are near identical and the much reproducibility is comparable. I'd go with whichever is cheaper when buying them. I just want to jam out when hitting some POW, so T40's it is for me until I hear something else better or if considering price, but if I want that extra bit of resolution in the bass and mids along with just a little more top end volume, the Wildhorns are better. I did go with the Wildhorns since I was able to get them for about $60.

In the 2024-25 season, I tried out - side by side - the Wildhorn Altas, Smith x Aleck Nunchucks, and Outdoor Tech Chips 3.0. I used them in my winter helmet to listen to music via bluetooth. Overall - I liked the Altas the best, based primarily on sound, but also with regard to ease of use, and price (far cheaper than the other two). The Chips sounded almost as good, but the controls are not as easy/useful to me as the Altas. The Nunchucks sounded very distorted, the app would not pair properly, and the buttons were hard to control. Buttons - Alta has 3 buttons, making volume, track changes, voice commands, and calling easy and intuitive (and similar to most other bluetooth headphones). It's easy to locate and operate each with gloves on. Nunchucks are two buttons and are less intuitive (requiring some memorization), for example, to change volume, you hold a button, and the volume cycles higher and higher, until looping around to lowest setting and stepping upwards again. Also, some two handed gestures are required (tougher when holding ski gear), and buttons are a bit harder to find and operate with gloves. The Chips are similar to the Nunchucks, and you'll need to memorize some key combos to use them (one click to lower volume, two to raise volume). Sound - I tested the units side by side (one brand on each ear) The Altas have nice bass and clarity (though they're slightly lacking in high end). The Chips were similar but not quite as good: the sound on the Altas is slightly more assertive and full. The Nunchucks have more high end treble and somewhat less bass, but the mid and upper ranges are significantly distorted and compressed. Sound quality is subjective, but I honestly don't understand how any reviewers can enjoy the sound of the Nunchucks… the harsh, distorted midrange gets tedious quickly. None of the headphones has hifi sound, but the Altas are pleasant and on-par with most good sounding sub-$100 bluetooth headsets that I've owned. Volume on all models is fine, though Nunchucks sound distorted at any volume. Features - The Altas were up and running in seconds with simple bluetooth pairing. The features all worked fine - voice command, volume, pause, track change, calls (no intercom included). The Chips were easy to pair as well.The Nunchucks require an app, and after 20 minutes of trying, I could not get the headphones to pair with the app, because the required firmware update consistently failed. I did get the Nunchucks paired via my phone's regular pairing, but without the app, you lose intercom, equilization, and all other advanced features, making the headphone features equivalent to the more rudimentary Altas. Other - My only gripe with the Altas (other than lack of intercom) is the micro-usb port (rather than usb-c). An added bonus to the Altas is simple packaging (a pouch in a baggie), compared to the elaborate cardboard packaging of the others, which gets immediately thrown in the trash. Each of the models fit well into my large helmet, though the wire on the Chips was slightly short. I hope this info helps… isn't it sad that even "professional" reviews just regurgitate the feature lists of these items, and don't seem to do real, hands-on, side by side comparisons anymore?

El producto es sí tiene buen aspecto y la bolsa de transporte es un detalle útil....pero: 1. La potencia de los altavoces es insuficiente para un volumen “de confort” siendo externos al oído y normalmente tapados por una tela en las orejeras del casco donde se alojan. 2. La calidad del sonido deja mucho que desear. Hay una gran ausencia de bajos; siquiera con el ecualizador de Spotify, por ejemplo, se consigue que el sonido deje de estar tan descompensado con las frecuencias más altas (medios y agudos). 3. Supongo que dependerá de cada caso, pero en mi Casco de Snowboard (OAKLEY MOD5 Mips) son incómodos: los altavoces se dejan ubicar bien en las orejeras y el cable tiene la suficiente longitud, pero cuando te pones el casco, las orejas quedan presionadas y las orejeras quedan como abiertas hacia afuera como consecuencia del espesor de los altavoces, que no es mucho, pero lo suficientemente para ser incomodo cuando te pones el casco.

Es muy ancho y no cabe en los cascos

Good sound, long lasting battery, louder then I was expecting talking on the phone thru them works well

I went to Davos for skiing last week and I am SOOOO glad I got these headphones instead of other more expensive brands. Having used these in pretty extreme skiing conditions, these did not let me down for a second. They fit into any ski helmet with audio-compatible ear pads (I tried them in a few), including my Atomic one. The sound quality is pretty damn good. Those reviewers who complain about "not enough bass", I would say you need to place them correctly in the helmet! Also, you're using these for skiing, not in a recording studio! If you want very deep bass, I suggest you buy a ghetto blaster and carry it on your back rather than go skiing! In any case, my skiing playlists include classical, death/black metal, EDM and rock, and they all sounded pretty good to me. (And yes, I know what great sounds like - I use mixing and recoding quality headphones at home.) The charging is quick (I think around an hour from flat) and gives around 10 hours of use. The bluetooth connection is 100% solid. I had these connected to my Apple Watch music app, and my watch was buried underneath my ski gloves, ski jacket and thermal layers, and not once did I lose connection for a second! This is probably the best thing I like about these headphones; they are super reliable. And the large buttons are amazing. I could stop, play, skip backwards/forwards and adjust volume without taking my gloves off. I am not sure if the manufacturer claims these are water-resistant/-proof, but from my experience, they can handle wet conditions pretty well - I used them in my woollen hat instead of my helmet one day, and it was a horrible non-stop-snow-and-wind day, and these headphones couldn't care less! The manufacturers of these headphone make a point of saying these have been designed/tested by people who actually ski. After using these last week, I believe them! I cannot fault these one bit. If you ski, forget all other headphones. Get these!

Bon système audio Bluetooth. Je l‘utilise pour le snowboard. S’adapte facilement dans mon casque anon (prévu pour pouvoir installer des écouteurs). Son correct et puissant (bien suffisant). Pas de bass trop marquées. Connection très facile et très stable avec mon IPhone 6. Après 4 heures de Snow par une température de -6 degrés la batterie annonce 75%. Très bon rapport qualité prix par rapport à la (rare) concurrence.