Cracking review Sam! What annoys me is the cost when you got few mates who all need to upgrade as well. The companies should offer a bulk buy so the overall cost is reduced and they get a bunch of new customers in one hit.

Thanks for taking the time to make the comparison. I was a sena user ever since they started with the SMH10. However, they have progressively gotten worse over the years and models and their support of my battery problems on my 50S was the last straw. I also purchased a Cardo Edge and it has been nothing short of great for me. Good bye sena and thanks for all the fish!!! Oh, and a BIG thumbs up.

mate your on another level your creativity is amazing, loved every second of this.

Great real-world review, and I found your conversation refreshing, not boring. I have older SENAs and am looking to update today. Of all the reviews, yours is the one that has convinced me to switch from SENA.

Brilliant! You moved me over the tipping point - definitely buying the Cardo Edge!

great video again Sam! keep it up mate.... need to create some content with you soon!

Great review! Thank you for the information.

I got the Packtalk Edge as my first communication device and I'm excited to use it for chatting with friends and listening to music. Your review helped me choose this over the Sena 30K, which had some negative reviews and issues. Thanks!

A Good video, interesting points made about your experience Thank you

I upgraded from the Cardo G4 to the Packtalk edge this year. I’ve had two rides with the edge and quite a few with the G4. The Edge is a definite huge upgrade. Yesterday i was able to experience using the edge while my wife used the G4 and it worked flawlessly. I was able to use the app during the ride and i am truly blown away with how well it worked. My set up is as follows: 2013 BMW K1600 GTL, Packtalk edge, Tunai firefly, iPhone, Cardo G4. With this set up i was able to play music through the bike’s speakers or my helmet. I could also communicate with my wife via Bluetooth and go right back to my music. I never lost connection and i could hear everything clearly!!! I ran into one snag which had me befuddled before the ride. I had turned on the edge and i was trying to use the app. The phone had paired to my edge but every time I went to use the app it said no device found. After about 45 minutes I decided to pair it again for the fifth time only this time I realized that there was two edge units in my Bluetooth section of my iPhone. It was then that i decided to “forget” one of the Bluetooth devices and that was the fix!!!! From then on, it was smooth sailing!!!!!

I was looking to replace my Sena 5s to packtalk edge... You just convinced me it was the right thing to do! Thanks!

Your vids aren´t boring mate. Realy like all of them :) KTM Love

very well explain, thanks for the review, now i know wich one to buy👍👍 cardo is the way to go , thanks again

Great video... subbed you mate

Awesome.Great review

Best review I’ve seen 👍We bought Sena 20s egos what a load of shit had over 3 months of trying to get an exchange sorted now bought the edge duo set 🤞

I’ve got the Packtalk Edge on a Shoei nx2 riding a Multistrada 1200. It’s a great bit of kit, paired easily and the voice commands work really well. Only thing I have issues with is the radio reception but apart from that I use it for listening to music as none of my mates ride at the moment, occasionally use it for phone calls which I also find really good. Would recommend it, only been using it a couple of weeks so can’t say about the long term battery life…

Beautiful video thank you so much I've been looking at the center and cardo now for a while trying to figure out which one I should get and this cinches that I'm definitely getting a car though I just don't know exactly which model quite yet! When I get the money I'm going to surprise my sister I'm going to get a twin pack of them so we can communicate easier when she rides as my backpack

Had my sena 30k for over 4 years now, never had any of the problems you mentioned. But the Edge seems like an upgrade to me, and I'm seriously considering it.

your giggles are infectious

Hey, I paired my packtalk edge with the sena +mesh adapter and enabled the bridge mode. Now I'm in both meshes and the adapter can sit in the dry tank bag. So now I feel pretty badass

Definitely a great comp. vid. Really enjoying your style! But can i ask, what kind of nav system is that? and why do you prefer a nav over e.g. Phone nav.?

Convinced me :) I’ll be shopping around :)

A bright spot in my life when I threw my Sena in the trash. I found how you connect everything to the KTM (bike as a hub of sorts) works on my 890 Duke R as well. Otherwise, just as you said....everything fights each other. Good advice! Thank you for mentioning that.

Good video brother

by the way, this is not boring video, we need that kind of reviews.👍

Good review. I run packtalk bold with hard wired Custom Fit Guard (other brands available) ear plugs. Can hear all chat at all speeds. Its the very best audio solution with the Cardo IMHO. Ride safe.

Nice review! Love my edge on my shoei Rf-1200 street helmet. What Klim helmet are you using for the review. I checked your more section but it mentioned an Arai.

I've never owned a Sena, I do have a cardo Q3 that I've owned for a few years now, it's never let me down, however as you have mentioned you need to say commands in a certain tone, now that's hard for me as I have a broad Glaswegian accent 😜, it has actually paired to non Cardo or Sena sets, I think it's time to upgrade now, thanks for another great review video, keep up the good work Sam 👍

🤣 the Yeet intro was awesome! I think I'll get rid of mine here in a bit.

Brilliant 🤣 - need to practice your jumps 😜

Great review.. Me and 4 mates have all brought the Edge each and we are going out tomorrow for the 1st time....Green Laning... That will be a good test off road in forests and stuff....

You’ve convinced me mate

Appreciate the info! I was definetly leaning towards cardo but now im for sure sold! Lets get you affiliated! haha

brilliant intro!, also Invest in the CFG Speaker with dual drivers :)

I hope I don't jinx myself here. I have had a Sena 20EvoS and now the 50S, and have been though some pretty horrendous storms and rain here in Australia. Touch wood, I have never had an issue. I have been looking at Cardo as few other mates have them. Initially I used Sena as the guy who taught me to ride had Sena. No troubles thus far, but with me now riding with a more Cardo group, it would be nice to be able to connect with them. I have 2 helmets, so I would have one for each group, depending on who I ride with. Thanks for the review, it has helped me to make a decision.

Just bought a cardo edge ... Brilliant review and no way boring 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I’ve got the older Sena 20S and so far over five years not had a problem. Probably don’t use as many functions but connections have been easy, bike sat nav etc. Don’t ride in a group just connect to my wife’s Sena on the pillion. It did have a problem a few years ago in rain but that was two days of constant heavy rain, went very crackly but recovered once dried out. Have a Schuberth C5 with the dedicated system, that’s Sena as well think it’s a version of the 50S not used it much yet but hopefully ok.

A couple years ago I got the Sena 50s and haven't had any problems with it, but I'd be interested in purchasing the Packtalk Edge to communicate with my two buddies with Packtalk Bolds. The best add-on that I bought for my 50s was the M6 Pro noise isolation earbuds.

Great review. I wanted to make sure it will work for me as well, before I spend 350.00 US. These things are not cheap. I own 2020 Goldwing DCT Tour. I, also must have the Bluetooth on my phone off to connect to the bike. The bike is the hub. I am going to order one.

Hey Sam, just watched this again as thinking of upgrading from the Freecom 2s we have as K has now got her own bike. Will a duo pack work the same as if we had bought 2 single packs, just so we don't end up with the short range buddy thing between the two like you get on the Freecoms? Cheers J

As Sam returns home and opens the door... he looks towards the counter.... the SENA greets him. RUN!!!!

I totally agree with every word of your review. Two friends and I have struggled with Sena 20S units on dual-sport and dirt bikes for about the last 7 years. Finally we made the switch to the Cardo Packtalk Edge. After using the Cardo for just one ride we all agreed that we should have made the switch years ago. Yes, there's a learning curve just like any app, program or device but once you get is sorted out a little bit you'll be a happy camper. Pairing is instant. Sound quality is superior and the range far, far exceeds the Sena unit. If your on the fence regarding purchasing a communicator I would highly recommend the Cardo. I wish we would have done it years ago.

I have the Cardo Packtalk Slim and very often I have to repeat my voice commands. What I would like to have is the opportunity to teach the Packtalk with my own voice (using a PC and some Cardo software).

Good vid Great kit I bet George hears your infectious giggling/i love this bike all day long 🤣 Don't blame ya mate,looks like your having fun.Thats what counts in my book👍

Ordered my cardo packtalk edge today, should have it in about a week.

My HJC RPHA 90S was set up for a Sena system. I didn't even bother, went straight for the Cardo PackTalk Edge. Little bit of a trick getting the people in a Group to all hook up, the instructions are particularly vague. Not a very intuitive system.

Great review, and certainly persuaded me to go and get one. Have set it up as you said and now don't hear anything from the Sat Nav (Zumo XT). Any tips? Currently to hear it I have the bike and the GPS connected to the Cardo and the Satnav to the phone. Not ideal as the bike is not in control and does not use the functionality around the phone.

I 've been using Sena for a years now but I have so many issues with it like battery life. I am going to buy Cardo because of good reviews from several motorcycle riders

I bought the pack talk black. Everything seemed good until I went on a 3000 mile trip with some friends. I could hear them really well but they had problems hearing me from time to time. They had the edge. After trouble shooting I come to realize the software for the Mike didn’t hardly work cardo did a test and also found a problem with the mike software. They were going to give me a new one but then I asked them how about I get the edge a pay the difference they went for it the black had some problems but most is happy with it.

Point and grunt, perfect

Cardo are a great product - as you said, they deliver whats on the box!!

Sounds like we need a cardo for how it works and a sena for the functionality of the device itself. I’m considering getting a set this summer and still figuring out which to get.

I had a 20S and begrudging upgraded to a 50S when my friends got a 30K. We all got sick of the unreliability and I convinced everyone to switch to Pactalk Edge. The only thing I miss is the way the sena volume adjustment works compared to Cardo and the open mesh network (Cardo requires private group management).

Still a happy 🐰 Sam? I’m thinking of jumping onto cardio 🤔

Hi Sam How have you mounted the speakers in your Arai, I’ve fitted a system in my Arai but the speaker positions are behind the cheek pads and I struggle to hear anything above 50mph.

Used to Sena SRL and now Sena ARK (fitted for AGV), cost a lot and give sadness. Cardo Edge is already orderded and i hope you're right :)

That intro was hilarious! I share your Sena hatred. Me and my buddies had 10s/20s and they were absolutely horrible. The auto reconnect never worked and we frequently had to stop and try and re-establish the group. Audio was shit, connection was shit, voice control didn't work. We all swapped to cardo together and never looked back. It's literally no competition, most reviews still give the sena alot of slack even if they say the cardo is best, in my opinion it's not even close.

It's super weird for me how diverse the experiences are with these devices. Got my 30K about 7 years ago and use it basically 6 days out of the week, only ever had the battery die on me once like 4 years ago and the volume dial about a year ago (fortunately at Max) so I can still adjust via my phone. Range has been surprising at times and if we're way out we just call each other and it's actually cleaner. In the end, I use it 90% for music, 6% for calls (never from work), and 4 percent for bike to bike (mostly just, "Hey, I need to stop for gas and take a piss." I am looking but not really sure which one. Have you done a brand-to-brand connectivity tests?

Nice one, funny as f#£k. Got the Cardo. Not perfect, plays radio as and when it feels like it. But on the whole comms, connection and music is spot on..

hope the edge is better than the bold, i have nothing but problems with 2 off 3 i own . disconecting parring while you drive, thats pretty bad when you have a kid on the back and suddenly no sound, at least tap on shoulders works. wifes loses sound in left side, tried changing speakers ect, but must be a unit error. sound is way to low when you use earplug

Question for you. With your setup of Garmin connected to Phone, Phone connected to Bike, and Bike connected to Cardo can you still use the phone to setup DMC groups and Siri commands to the phone?

Love my cardo bold, no issues at all.

It is true it works very well and is great, but why are there only two bluetooth connections to intercoms with no Mesh? In my group everybody have a old intercom and they have five or more bluetooth connections...

Quality content, fucking hilarious 😂😂

I was really hoping you were going to get on one of the pink swan pedalos😂

I have the Bold version . they are fantastic not that good with my MX O'Neal helmet lol . i will stick to my N2 shoei mod lid for touring . great review . Not sure about the KTM tho ha ha .

I've only recently bought an 'Edge', but having voice command issues with turning on the radio, I've tried 30/40 times with voice commands but it still won't work..! Any advice appreciated Sam. I've changed the Cardo setting to 'British/English' but still won't turn on the radio. Great motorcycle channel by the way. Thank you. Regards. Peter Scotland

I'm trying to decide between cardo edge and the Neo- i like that the a Neo is black, is the edge worth the magnetic attachment and charging while you ride. Can you talk to passenger, gps and both u and passenger to listen to music How clear is the mesh compared to bluetooth? Also I usually only talk to my passenger- does it make sense to still get a unit with mesh or should i go with more affordable unit

For me, range is less about line of sight, and more about how it performs when there is no line of sight. If I’m travelling through a small village I can be 50 yds in front of a friend but out of sight if the road is really winding. That’s when I want it to work most. Have just ordered the Edge. Hopefully it works with the above scenario

With that Bluetooth connection setup, I do not hear navigation instructions from the Garmin. Do you hear your Garmin audio through your headset?

What sat nav are you using and how’s it mounted if you don’t mind me asking I’ve got the previous 2018 sas and I have the Givi screen mount using my phone with ultimate addons case and it constantly wobbles thanks

I had a Sena built into my Shoei Neotec. It was rubbish, and eventually died due to water ingress. I got a Cardo Edge. Great bit of kit.

I had a Sena 10R and it was great, rain or shine. But that was 8 years ago. Packtalk is 4 atopa away.

Sam, just about to order the Cadro edge. Still pleased with the unit? Looking at upgrading from Sena 10s(Don't laugh) 👍

awesome review.. seemed to be one of the ones that you could tell wasnt sponsored.. yours might be, but if so I couldnt tell lol. One thing I havent seen answered is this... can you run bluetooth and not mesh if you only have 1 other rider and whats the battery life like when running mesh real world numbers?!

The voice recognition is brutal, in 2 years the Cardo hasn’t responded once

Brilliant intro to this upload Sam, you confirmed that cardo is the way to go, as most tubers that review coms agree with you. That's where my money is going this year for the next big purchase 👍 well done for making a potentially dry review entertaining and making me laugh out loud 👍

That opening sketch was fantastic! Ive been using the Packtalk Bold now for about 3 years and it has been fantastic. Im noticing that the battery isnt wat it used to. Ive never got the voice recognition to work, which doesnt really matter since i control the music trough the bike anyway. But besides that, great units. The next upgrade will certainly be the Edge.

Hate Sena, had several of them including the integrated one fitting the helmet, but it remained the same crap equipment...Never had a problem with Cardo, even with the old system on my C3 Schuberth helmet...Now Cardo starts as well to have some integrated systems in some helmets

The usb c thing is not a rumor that law is already in place and passed its just not in affect yet

what is the size difference with Sena30K ? because i looks like the sena coms are a lot bigger than cardo one

My cardo slim is a bit grumpy volume sometimes goes down for no apparent reason.. Radio I find is not that good & it'll make a call for no reason. Got an email from cardo saying their are updates for the edge and similar, I'll see how that goes.. But it is worth having anyway, I know its a bit of a moan.. But eh

How long does it last if you are playing music/getting directions non-stop?

Have both the 50s and Edge... the 50s is MUCH better than the 30k (which was a poor device all the way around) but the Edge is quite a bit better even than the 50s. Only reason I have the 50 at all is because one of my riding groups is Sena based and I couldn't stay with the 30k it was soo terrible. But going forward I'm done with Sena, the Edge just works.

I thought you was going swimming for a minute. Mate the caveman grunting 😂 Isn’t a Sam video without you giggling 🤭

Sam, I need your help!!! Can you select an Audio priority source on the Edge? When I'm connected to a group I can't get audio directions from my sat nav. I'm guessing it's because the Edge is taking priority....... Help !!

You forgot to mention the over the air update ability of the edge 😊

Great review but can't justify the cost would rather keep my Sena 10S and invest in a better Satnav

Sam, what happened at 1:39 what caused that giggle?

Sena absolutely sucks. I switched to Cardo a few years ago and they absolutely rock. I can talk to all my friends effortlessly, no nonsense at all!

It’s a shame tho that Cardo do not do a camera version like Evo 10c 🤔 Waterproof is an issue without doubt

idk why i am watching this, i dont even have a motorcycle..😂.... really just want to have a motorcycle really. I hope i could buy one and then this in the future. 🙏

Hello I just got one, have problems with volume, an idears, cheers

hi, now people are using this chinese screens with android auto, aliexpress sell a lot, do you know if this cardo is compatible?, thanks

I heard there is a lag when it comes to audio, is this true?

lol love you video lol

I had a Sena made for my Neotech 2 (yeah, purchased in 18’) Hated it. Wasn’t used that much (have 10k miles on my T120 from same year)… went to turn it on one day at about the three year mark, and no life. Wouldn’t charge. Nothing. Tried getting a replacement battery off eBay. No go. Put a bad taste in my mouth. Just picked up a Tiger 1200 RP so going to be doing a lot more riding and getting updated gear. I may still go with Shoei again (Hornet… between that and Krios Pro I think), but I will never get a proprietary comm unit again, and definitely not SENA. I will be getting the Cardo Edge for whatever helmet I end up buying. I also just bought a Garmin XT2… not looking forward to figuring out all the connectivity options between the Tiger, iPhone (15 pro max updated from an XS), gps, and headset 😅 (will start with what you described in the video and see how that goes).

Sena is working with so many helmet manufactures and implementing their systems into the helmets, even though Cardo is way better in sound and quality...

Not really apples to apples, it's an older generation Sena compared to Cardos latest and greatest.