Review POC OBEX Connect: Loud and Clear

I spend the most Of my winter weekends in Colorado skiing in resorts across the state. The best part for me is social aspect, no hoter tea it spills on the chair. But if you have ski or skiing, you will know that sometimes communication is limited, like when they zoom in to me. (That's great, it's just my second season!) If I practice myself, it's great to have some entertainment.

I used the Bluetooth headset to listen to Podcast and music when I ride and I tested some helmet audio systems, but the sound was usually Meh. I have never really participated in often listening to anything on the slope. Recently, I have had the opportunity to try the POC OBEX Connect headphones, an audio system and helmet communication system that the brand has recently launched with Harman Kardon. The sound quality of this thing has blown into my mind and officially turns me into a person who always needs a few music running every time they ski.

Go with the flow

The Connect OBEX headphones Can be paired with any helmet in the OBEX line of POC or you can accompany OBEX connects Backcountry helmets. I tried it OBEX MIPSAnd it is easy and intuitive to install. I pulled the usual ear pads out of the helmet and grabbed the OBEX Connect, then stuffed the cable connecting the back of the adjusted number at the back of the helmet. Sound ear pads feel soft, good and warm as those accompanied by helmets.

Photo: Kristin Canning

They also include a lot of space for your ears, I never feel like the pads are pressing on my head. Instead, they carried my ears. If you have earrings you don't take out, you will know how important this is!

OBEX MIPS helmet is a solid piece of device. It has a sense of comfort, lightness, with an internal size adjustment dial, adjustable overhead vents, a glass clip, adjustable plastic chin strap and front ventilation on protective glass to help prevent fog. As shown in the name, the helmet has a multi -directional impact protection system (MIPS), the gold standard in the helmet structure allows your head to move compared to the helmet during the collision and limit the rotation force.

When I installed the system in my helmet, I downloaded the POC Connect application (iOSThen Android) and try to connect my phone to the headset via Bluetooth. I cannot do this directly from the application I have to go to the iPhone Bluetooth settings and choose the headset, but it can be seen there and is immediately connected. This process is very fast and easy, even on a windy mountain road on the way to a ski resort. After that, I could control my music, calls and voice assistant from the helmet.

Polite screenshot of Kristin Canning