Sena 50S and 50R Unboxing and Installation: SURPRISING! 

What do you want to know about the Sena 50 series in the review?

The main thing I would like to ask is it waterproof? A com's system for a motorcycle helmet has to be waterproof.

Greetings from Australia. Looking forward to the full review, I will need Comms soon and all of my friends already have Sena. I'm so hoping that things have greatly improved, I really don't want to buy junk just because everyone else uses it. Love your work, thank you.

"Let's crack open these boxes and mess up my helmet." Lol!

I have the sena 50r and love it. Being able to do anything hands free is a game changer. I have a Samsung tho, but I can just say " okay Google play pandora " or turn my music down, next song, call james, take me to the nearest gas station , etc. Music sounds amazing , loud and clear. Good amount of bass. However, I've never had another sena or packtalk so I cant compare. I just know I love my sena and glad I finally got a intercom

I died when you said " i'm thinking about mounting 2 more headsets on the other side too". Sweet 🤣😂🤘👍

I just upgraded my 20sEvo to a 50s (giving the 20s to my wife). I like the 50s very much so far .... as I can tell After 2 Weeks

Schubert/BMW helmets really are painful for installing intercoms eh? Like in my Shoei it was nearly plug & play... Great review! You’re the best! Dave... isn’t?

I purchased a Lexin FT 4 PRO for $169. Was able to connect to a Sena 30k with great results. My buddy said The Lexin actually stays connected better while out of line of sight than his riding buddy that also owns a 30k. I had several questions so I emailed Lexin and they got back to me in less than 48 hours and answered all of my questions. I purchased this unit based on many reviews including yours Dave😁. I had the opportunity to get the sena at dealer cost which was still 60 bucks more than the Lexin but chose customer service over name brand since the product seem to be equivalent. I could not be happier. Speakers are loud. Cell phone calls at 70 miles an hour and the people on the other end didn't know I was on my motorcycle. The Lexin is waterproof SENA.... Love you DAVE😘

Upgrade from Packtalk Bold JBL to Sena 50S and think that Sena is currently better. Much easy to use, better. SW upgrade process, faster start, little loudly, much better design, faster charging. In did not find any area where Sena is worse, maybe sound of music is with JBL little smoother, Sena sounds more like speaker focused on better speak recognition than music quality.

Ahhhhhh, that's better!!!! My weekly fix of motorcycle chaos!!! Thanks guys!!😎

Cardo for life. why do I need to connect to 15+ people when riding?

I like your honest reviews very much, that's why I subscribed...

Glad I watched this to see the cable and connector difference between the two. The 50R appears as if it might use the same Sena-propietary mic and speaker cable connectors as the Prism Tube Camera. Which means you're married to Sena speakers and mic.

Don't understand. Did you forget, on the Cardo you can remove the base plate from the sticky base? centre press in the slot and slide.and then unplug the speaker/mic connector. ???

Thank you for taking Sena along for the ride. I hope the new speakers and features help -Ab

I have the 50R, the design and the audio quality (music) is very good, however, I’m disappointed with the Vox (wind noise) and audio when connected to a BMW R1250GS TFT system. I had several problem which I reported to Sena. One of the main reasons I selected Sena was because my other friends all have Sena. I would interested in your PackTalk to 50R comparison test.

Great Video, but I don't need a com system. I just want to listen to my music, listen to my navigation system and make phone calls. What do you recommend?

Had 2 smaller Sena's before, gone Interphone and very happy with it.

Hi there, awesome stuff 😃 Can you let as know if there's a 3,5 jack port for my own head phones? Thanks a lot 👍

How much weight have you lost now after the operation? Which procedure was it? Review?😬😉

Hi ! sorry for my english language , I used google translate. Congratulations for the video. I bought the Sena 50S duo after having seen this video. Unfortunately in my configuration it doesn't work. This is the my configuration: -BMW GS adventure with TFT - Iphone 11 -Rugged for navigation only (BMW Connected, Osmand, Google Maps etc) -Sena 50S The connections are: Iphone pairing with Sena 50S - Rugged pairing with TFT mobile devices-Sena pairing with second mobile phone profile with TFT. I am not receiving phone calls in the headset, siri is OK. Can you help me or I necessarily have to use a navigator? Thanks

Are you saying the Sena is permanently stuck to the helmet??? if so then forget the SENA.you have to have your helmet near the power supply for charging??

Glad the initial look seems that they are better.

Looking forward to the review and comparison with the Cardo Paktalk Bold!!

Would you please do a comparison between these and the cardo bold soon? I REALLY need it.

Have had the 50R fitted for a month or so now, the 50R speakers are most definitely loader had the 30k previously and had throw it in the bin as it was useless, ok here goes, why does the 50R have a Velcro mount option, it’s a hard wired unit and can’t be removed, why are there only the fat foam spacers and not the medium ones, penny pinching, I filled the screw holes with sealant to makes it more water resistant, then soaked it in ACF50, also used the double sided 3M mount as this helps seal the back of the unit. Any who, it’s seems to be a lot better than the 30k but to be realistic your couldn’t have got any worse, Sena offer the US a trade in of the 30k for the 50 so no loyalty to European customers. So far I am happy, good audio, auto wireless upgrade cable works a treat, the buttons are a little fiddly with gloves on but slowly getting used to it, al in all I am happy with the unit but not the cost as the Cardo Packtalk hold is still £100 cheaper and water resistant, still not something Sena lay claim to.

I have both Cardo Pactalk Bold JBL and Sena 50R. Cardo JBL speaker still sounds better than Sena 50R new HD speaker. The gap is closer now but i still prefer JBL speaker.

My Wi-Fi adapter has had no luck connecting to the internet and it’s frustrating that it’s not updating the firmware.

I have the 50s I like the sound quality and open mesh is great but I don't think the voice assistant controls are as good as the Cardo... Make sure to cover that in your comparison between the two

Nice to see you starting to make a dent. Just don't let it get to your head. Always remember where you started and what got you here, and where you're heading. Good job. 👍

Love your videos! Your one of the best!!! And i just ordered Packtalk bold yesterday...

Sena seems to take constructive criticism very well! Even RyanF9 said the same thing in a recent interview (by TMF). :) I'm seriously considering buying their product now...

Is it waterproof? One of the reasons I went for the Cardo (beside sounds quality) was the fact that it is waterproof.

Can you please please please let me know if the new Sena can play streamed music above 20kmh without constantly cutting out, 30k seems to fail miserably on this most basic function (Fm radio however works fine which is great, however not when you get above the polar circle and radio channels get few and far beyond) ....

do they do two bluetooth sources at once.? forget intercom and say gps and music together lowering one in volume but not cutting it out.? as my SRL is rubbish at this the music always FF

Do you ever get the chance to test the Interphone headsets ?

But is it truly waterproof and can it cope with being battered by a monsoon like my Cardo ?

How water proof is the Sena

Have they actually bothered to amke them waterproof yet? 'cos if they haven't then there is still no point in getting them

i wanna know when you gone send me the one that you not gone use te test it on the trails 😍🙏⛰️🏔️🌏🧭

Can you please try to connect the Sena 50 to a PackTalk group? It was always a pain to bluetooth the old Sena in to the mesh PackTalk. Thanks!

Nice unboxing. Have a look at my Hey Siri/Sena review. Curious to see if your voice commands experience differs.

What is the best product based on quality and price?

First off, you are doing a great job, I must say. Thank you for your videos and reviews! I am currently in the market for a helmet system and came across your review of the PackTalk Bold and the unboxing of the Sena 50S/50R. I am currently debating between the two and would really like to know your thoughts on those. I've subscribed to your channel and hit the Bell icon as well. However, I have a group ride coming up and want to know if I can wait for your video before making a decision. Do you know when the comparison between the PackTalk Bold and the Sena 50S/50R is scheduled to be released?

Who makes the BMW helmet these days and where is it made?

Did they send fort9 any. I think not lol.

Whats a good affordable/good/ cheaper then sena/cardo bluetooth?

Is 50s better than cardo bold?

Instruction manuals, not going to read them because I'm a man...🤣 There's a reason why I'm watching more and more of this channel...

So you have only one helmet???!!! Strange

I assume the 50R will be more water resistant because of its non removable cable. 🤷

It will install firmware patches automatically ... they could miss this option because they don't update the devices at all, or very rarely. My worse nightmare - a year of conversation with e-boots on the sena service site - they dont care about customer at all :(. They dont listen you - just want your money :(

Christmas came early!! Is it truelly waterproof? How is the sound quality and volume of the sound?

It appears that you should have a second helmet!

Wife wants to know where you found the Black cat tee shirt.

I bought a 30k on release (after a good experience with the 5s) and it's a total POS that had not seen significant firmware updates until recently. I'll not buy another Sena product.

I bought the pac talk on you recommendation but now I don't know I love a "nice click"

Do you know your phone cost nothing except your monthly plan to make phone calls and you can do group calls.and every one allready has one

I sent your channel info to Dan Rees in the U.K. he owns RUROC helmets best looking Helmet on the market expect one in the mail.

Waiting for s1000xr non-city review.

Where’s the use review ... ? 🤔 ⏳ 😊

The differences between he R and the S is not identical.... 100% bull shit The R dock is not even close to being the same.... which changes the whole design..

for testing wireless comm's, if u do quit a bit more testing, COULD pur$cha$e a TEST HELMET to mount on Test Dummy Head. then basemounts could be sticked on, then ripped off, and looking UGLY wouldn't matter because itsa TEST DUMMY TEST HELMET wireless comm's. even pur$ha$e less expen$ive helmet as only used for TESTing, which is limited use. just sayin'. 'course then you'd need to find another excuse for 8-speaker TEST DUMMY TEST HELMET.

Sena hook me up!!!