Cardo Packtalk Edge VS Sena 50S | To The Test 

We did another round of tests for the SENA and the CARDO! this time with the Antenna up!!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GYYbGNKO4JU.html Check it out!

The audio test was so well made, the baseline for your own system and then the 2 devices. Very well thought of!

Thank you for the audio EQ graph! 👌🏼

Thanks for the great review. Randomly stumbled upon your channel & found you guys both informative & entertaining.

Just discovered this channel and been liking and browsing all ur vids. a wide variety and all at such high quality ... such an underrated channel wtf !! better than most riding channels w millions of subs imo! keep it up guys ... woohoo ...

Congrats guys a great real life test. Well done and a BIG thumbs up.

I love the humor in this review. Best review I’ve seen on these products I just pressed buy on the edge duo thank you.

Relaxing, entertaining and informative to watch. 🙂 Good job guys!

Thank you for an informative and entertaining test, you just got a new subscriber

I just installed one Cardo Edge on my full-face helmet 1 hour ago. Just getting the set ups done with the radio and Apply Play. Plenty loud enough even with ear plugs. Thanks for sharing this review.

I got here by watching other videos, yet I am glad I did. Great comparison. Thanks!

You guys rock! Great review. Thx!

Great video! Wish everyone would test products like y'all do. It did help decide which one to get. Stay safe and keep two down!

Very in depth comparison, I enjoyed it much! I was pleasantly surprised of your speaker test, providing accurate loudness and sound quality samples to compare. What i would have liked in addition, was a test of bluetooth compatibility and quality with third party devices, for example with a second independent bluetooth headset. I would also be interested in a sound comparison between the old Packtalk Bold and the Edge, maybe even only between the speakers. Maybe its worth it, to upgrade these or build them into a Sena (for example, the old cardo jbl speakers sound very good with the sena 30k connected)

Excellent and fun review, thank you! 👍

Definitely need to do a mesh test on distance as both of these make a big point of this feature

now we need cheapo vs expensive communicator

i think this is the best ad i have ever seen inside video :D

You guys are great. Love your work la.

Really outstanding test!!

my father and I have multiple sets of Cardo and all had the same issue when riding by two, it gets choppy and disconnects around 200-400 especially when there's obstruction like a car or two. we havent tried in big group but I'd say the price isnt worth it if the covered distance for two is just about 300m for clear comms. your review made us realize that it wasnt just us and it really is a Cardo Packtalk Edge issue. nice vid! 👍

Great video guys!!!!!

Thanks for the review. I would have liked to see how easy they are to pair up with other units in a group and then how they 'heal' the connection after someone has lost connection and then needs to rejoin the group. I've heard that the Cardo is much better in this respect.

You guys are funny and present very well!

Fellas that was the best comparison test on RU-vid to date. Very informative and it covered real world use. Very goodlah

I've also noticed the Sena mount has changed from a foam gasket to a rubber gasket around the pins connector. Definitely a improvement as my old 20S foam deteriorated being susceptible to moisture.

New subscriber, you guys are cool!

Being an audiophile and a rider as well range is important but sound is equally important for me aswell!! And I guess sena will be my pick because of much warmer sound, thanks guys, you helped me a lot in making my decision😊. Going to follow you for the quality of content that you are putting up!

Excellent testing 👍🏻🙂

I’ve GREATLY appreciated the use of the Pro Q3 equalizer to show the frequencies band, that’s not what I was expecting at all!

Really good review good job

Probably the funniest and most entertaining episode by far, great job guys 😂👍🏼

I just got the Edge because one of my riding buddies uses Cardo (the rest use Sena). Anyway... initial impressions are very positive relative to my 50s, most apparent is the volume difference. I ride with earplugs and at highway speeds I need to have the 50s at full volume to hear anything and the experience is not great. With the Edge I have volume a bit above medium and I can hear better than the 50s at full. Using good earplugs I can eliminate most wind/road noise and have nice clear audio... that alone gives the Cardo unit a huge "Edge" over the 50s for me. Your observations on range are in line with what I see... couple hundred meters in general. It's also VERY dependent on surroundings... can go quite a bit further sometimes but also a lot less. Other comments - buttons are similar on both units (they're all a bit small for gloves) but the 50s uses the volume disk as a button and that works great. The volume disk on the Sena is also a bit easier to use compared to the small edge wheel. Also... very well done video, great content and entertaining presentation.

this was a great video, and yall are funny haha

Thank you for the reference mic graphs. I'm in the market for helmet audio mainly for listening to music. If anything, this video showed me that I shouldn't be expecting much bass even when shelling out a lot of money :/

i just fixed my sena50s myself that i've been using for 4 years because water causing problem to the power button. Trying to open it gave me a bit headache luckily there's a youtube video showing how to replace the battery and i just follow that. Just clean it with contact cleaner and its working fine again.

Enjoy your videos, great job. Trying to talk my son into a cardo or sena, he thinks he wants a Syphon sound pro but I hear the comms sucks. Again nice job on the videos.

Thank for the tests. I'm using Edge and I think it's fit me since I'm more to .... intercom with my groups. If any1 more to music, they should prefer 50s since the music is better than Edge.

Maybe you guys could do a review on the shoei neotec2 Vs your hjc Rpha 90?

Really entertaining 😄 new sub here

Something you left out of the equalized audio comparison is that the Sena audio can be adjusted on their phone app to change treble and bass output and maybe the Cardo can be changed to your preference too.

Looking for first good com for my new HJC 90S Carbon. Per so many comments' here, I think the Packtalk Edge will do it. My case is a bit different due to the connection to my 2020 Goldwing.

My wife and I put the Cardos in our new helmets a few weeks ago. We were really unhappy with them. There was ticking, feedback and echos. We returned them the next day and bought the Sena 50s and are completely happy with them. Both installations were done at the motorcycle shop we purchased them at.

DEAR GENTELMEN ... EXCELLENT JOB WELL DONE 👏 ✔️ 👍 ...

To help u guys out. I had a hard time choosing between sena and packtalk..read for hours in diff forums and groups and it was almost like 50% liked one and 50% the other. So I just decided to go for the packtalk edge. And I couldnt be happier. Super clear sound when talking to my buddy. The range is way more then enough. We both use hearing protection that let some sound through and the volume for both the music and communication is still good. The voice commands works perfectly to change music, answer calls, lower or raise volume etc..Saying "go google" and then "call" whoever I want works great. The phonecall sound is as clear as it can be. No one can hear that Im doing 120km/h talking inside my helmet. They thought I was talking on my phone in my living room. When it comes to the battery, a 3 hour ride with a full battery leaves me with 70% battery left. And thats 3 hours riding with much talking and with music on at all time. The music automatically lowers the volume when my buddy starts talking. I can change the volume of both his talking sound vs the music however I want in the cardo app. The only downside Ive found has nothing to do with the intercom but comes down to that I have to find a better spot in the helmet for the speakers since they put pressure on my ears. Other then that..excellent product and I wish Id bought them sooner. Riding is alot more fun now when we can talk to each other.

Hi, excellent review what I needed to choose which intercom to buy. I want to ask you if you have tried the wind cancellation during about 70-80 Km / h with the helmet open.

Outstanding! Subscribed…salamat po.

Another test where Cardo seems to have the advantage. My friends have Senas. The Senas have served us well and the only complaint one of us had was that the wires to the mic are very thin and any consistent hard use can easily wear it out and break the wire. S

Umm hold up a minute. The first rider started breaking up audio long before he "lost connection" at 400m, the second rider stopped the motorcycle as soon as his audio started to break up...both apparently around 300m. They work pretty much the same.

Verry nice, best so far!!

Awesome vid. Ride safe, god bless u all.

I would like to see u test the sena 50c against the cardo an others if that's possible. Thank you.

what is that nice tune playing during the test? Great test BTW

I keep destroying my Senas in the rain so I’m looking to go with the cardio from now on.

Give this man a discount code! Well earned 👍

Sena is not waterproof/resistant. (I believe their 50S is also not?) I had both the Sena 20S and 30K and both Sena's stopped working due to rain. The Sena 20S stopped working in a light drizzle, but would resume working during dry weather. The 30K is dead more than a year ago after riding my FIRST downpour with it. The rain lasted a mere 20 minutes. Not so with my Cardo EDGE. It still works in 4 drives of pouring rain + 1 drizzle. Plus, and THIS is the biggest difference: the EDGE’s voice activation is far superior to Sena's. Absolutely zero doubt about that. I gave up shouting to BOTH my Sena units to make it work consistently via voice commands. Cardo Edge voice activation works for me even on 120km/h+ highways, with the usual bike/wind/road noises at that speed! Simply put; I won't go back to Sena's products. I will tuck my 2 Sena's away permanently in a dark cupboard in the house, safe from any harm from rain.... Cardo EDGE has convinced me to ditch Sena altogether after 5 years usage.

BRAHS! great video, thanks

i really like how the cardo is more crisp, when riding with earplugs, the top end is the first thing to go.

Hi can the pack talk edge share music with cardio spirit? And can music sharing n intercome between rider n pillion be done at the same time?

Great review. Question about the strength of the cardo mount. You had 10 kilo of force perpendicular to the helmet. But what I really want to know is shear strength. That is the reliability of the cardo magnetic mount if a bird hit the side of the helmet. How will it stand up to a blow from the side. Which is more likely. For example. What if it was brushed by my hand lowering a visor?

It would have been interesting with the audio test to see how each unit is set up on their app? The sena audio equalizer is set to off as default therefore the level may not have been as high. Not sure what the Cardo is set to?

Did you connect them with mesh tech or the Bluetooth, cause Bluetooth connection breaks up in 500m

I would like to see a mesh comparison. I ride with groups of 5 or 6. We come in and out or range and change positions in the group. The older bluetooth connects has trouble with this. Are the Cardo and Sena equal with group mesh connecting and reconnecting?

Just picked up a Packtalk NEO!

Hi, some of my friends use Sena 50S, but i prefer Cardo Edge...can you please present a video about conection betwen both devices, how to do it, and if it works properly...best regards from Portugal

I did notice, when testing sena range. The antenna wasn’t up. I noticed on rides that it makes a difference.

Ever since I switch from Sena to Cardo, I’m woah by the sound quality and the technology behind it.

G'Day thanks for the comparison , I have a Edge any chance you could do a video how to pair a Edge to a Sena

My wife's Sena mount broke where it clips in during a week long, multi-state trip. We had to use tape to make sure the unit didn't fall off during the return trip. I'd trust the magnet over the plastic. Also, the Sena has never been loud enough when I ride.

Great test! This just solidified my want for a cardo even more. But lowkey does anyone else want to know what Amos was talking about from his brain book? Coz I do 😂

Can cardo and sena connect and share music?

What is the copywrite free song you used called?

GREAT VIDEO! FUNNY!!

How about parani backed by sena?

I have the Sena RT1 and also Cardo Freecom 4+ in several helmets that I use but has been ABSOLUTELY impossible to pair Sena with Cardo. I've read the entire manuals of both brands; did exactly what they say about how to pairing them but I wasn't able to do it.... Any of you have any idea about how to do it? MANY Thanks in advance !

What about real life waterproof test?

I’d like to get a review of the top box

When you guys did the range test you did not raise the antenna on the Sena. I believe this would have made a difference in the Sena range.

What’s your analysis of the data from the audio test? You’re the engineer I don’t know squat, tell me the hood and bad please. Thanks

sena seems more bassy. cardo seems more treble. sena needs to raise the volume to get the same loudness level as cardo at a lower volume. for a single end user, connected to phone via bluetooth and speaking to members via discord or other chat programs via phone data using bluetooth.... distance doesnt matter. 17:46 thats what she said.

By any chance you guys will test UClear brand?

Bro what helmet that fit the speaker..

In the range test you had a recording cell phone operating very close to the receiving Cardo/Sena which Im sure caused some interference and reduced your range. You also didn't say whether you used Bluetooth or mesh connection.

I want to comment here about the reviews that you conducted. RANGE: Cardo - On 400meters the cardo totally disconnected but before 400meters the audio is not audible not sure if it's 200meters or 300meters SENA - On SENA, on the video it's not show how far before it's totally disconnected **And the other thing they didn't tell what connection they used? If it's MESH or Bluetooth. hopefully this will be clear on next reviews because this is important.

Fantastic review gentlemen, it helps push me over the edge to buy what I had planned to buy, the Cardo Edge. My Shoie Air II has a previous generation Sena SRL unit in it, it's not great. Is the app and pairing any better with the Cardo brand of coms historically? Sena has a ton of apps in the app store so it's tough to know which to pick, and I have to use an old computer with the first generation USB port on the computer end (white, not black or blue inside the port) to update the firmware on it, that is micro USB into the helmet. Seriously... I could not update the firmware from my newer PC with more modern USB ports, it wouldn't work. Again, previous generation Sena, I hope for the owners of this brand of communicators that the software, firmware updates, customer service, etc, are better. USB C on both of these? Over the air updates on both? Subscribing

Do a Cardo vs Uclear Motion

I would not mind them being a bit bigger so as to fit a larger battery. Better a device that would last at least a 12 hour duration of full use.

I had the Sena 50S and it Sucked! The sound quality was like a walkman from 1985! The App was glitchly and good luck doing the updates. Sold that thing like it was hot!

I think should include another thing which is ease of installation.

With usin airplugs remember extra volume is needed

How easy does the Cardo connect to the Sena and vice versa?

U revenge my masterrrrrr

10:00 Antenna was not set up. So 300m...

Not advertising for Sena but, I think the range test/connectivity test needs to be redone and be slightly more in-depth. From what I understand, Sena has about 2 different method for connectivity. What I know about direct, 1 comms to 1 comms is bluetooth connectivity, which means the range is not as good. Thus there is a reason why certain comms are best for rider + pillion usage, or a small group ride for up to 4 pax. You also forgot to try out the antenna which is on the hardware itself! This could be a make or break deciding factor for certain people, does having the antenna raised increase the distance? etc. Would like to see you go more in-depth about the Mesh connectivity for both comms unit too as that should be a step above bluetooth which would be able to hold it's range. Totally dropped the ball when you talked about both it's connectivity methods but not testing it out, or describing which method you are using. What I suspect happened during the test is that both comms were using just the bluetooth connectivity and not their individual mesh connectivity.

You need to have the antenna raised for the Sena 50S in mesh mode for your range test. ;)

The distance test would it if made it farther if the antennas are up?

you conduct the "distance" test with the antenna down... what use is that?

damn. for music, the cardo sounded noticeably better =P the sena is basically just very EQ-flat but anything that PLAYS your music now can probly also provide some EQ function, so maybe this doesnt matter.

@Tri333ple Bros, big news. Packtalk Edge firmware version 3.2 (according to their video posted 2023-07-11) has cross brand Bluetooth pairing. Time for an update to this video.

I like the Cardo but having years of experience with riding with intercoms audio quality is out the window when you start to ride, wind noise from your helmet keeps you from hearing settle differences in audio quality. I ride with earplugs and volume way up and you get better audio sound which keeps the wind noise at a lower note. You understand conversations at freeway speeds otherwise wind noise will drown out of your conversations.