[oldmike]

People I call when driving with the top down tell me they can plainly hear road noise, wind noise, trucks passing me, and such. Tried with the Mot BT HS850, and with just the Treo hand held; no difference. Before I had a Mot V60 and with no headset most people were surprised I was in the car; it did very well.

I've given up on BT, plan to add Voice Dailer, but need a recommended headset, BT or wired, whichever works, that cuts out the background noise.

Mike

[meyerweb]

Best Way To Eliminate Background Noise In A Convertable?

Mike

Put up the top?

[mg48]

Shure makes a great wired headset with a narrow wire type boom mic. I drive a big 4x4 convertable and even with the top on the tire noise is loud. The Shure headset is the best one that I have found. I got it on ebay for $15. Here is the manufactures website http://www.shure.com/quietspot/index.asp#boom

[dwman]

Try Jawbone. Expensive, but supposed to be the mother of all headsets, especially for background noise.

http://www.jawbone.com/

[oldmike]

"Top up" is not an option; it's why I live here! (Silicon Valley).

Jawbone looks great, but their site says they do not have a unit for the Treo.

Mike

[mondellm]

I use The Boom. It is wired but from talking to people with it I've been told that it not only cuts done on background noise, it actually slightly "improves" my voice quality. Making it easier to understand me than if I was using just my phone (with no headset) in quiet conditions.

http://www.theboom.com/

[Mark Bergman]

Plantronics makes excellent noise cancelling headsets too.

[luvmytreo]

I would definitely try the Etymotics headset.

http://etymotic.com/ephp/etycom.asp

Good luck!

[jlczl]

Logitech Mobile Freedom with Windstop Technology works great for me.

[KBS]

I use the Shure quietspot as well. I haven't received any complaints about sound quality when my Miata's top is down.

[oldmike]

LUVMYTREO, the ear piece looks painful; is it? And what's the deal with "replacement filter"? Is it filtering melted ear wax from loud volume? (Ewwwwww).

[amb34]

Wrap your head in tin foil.

[Kenundrum]

http://www.autobarn.net/windspoiler.html
try one of these

[luvmytreo]

LUVMYTREO, the ear piece looks painful; is it? And what's the deal with "replacement filter"? Is it filtering melted ear wax from loud volume? (Ewwwwww).

I don't have this cell phone headset, but I do have the ER-6i for my iPod. They are very comfortable as the flanges (plug part) are made of very soft silicone rubber. They cut ambient noise down a bit. The filter tends to smooth out the sound response. If you look at their website you will notice how they are a hearing aid company, so they are into very accurate sound reproduction. Professional musicians use their units also. They are a bit pricey but if you have the $$, they are worth it.

[aznmode]

you can also try this. I use it for my airsoft games. Got one off ebay for 50 bucks.

http://www.clearercom.com/

[busyba]

I also recommend the Shure Quietspot Boom headset.

I've done 80mph with the top down and been heard clearly by the person on the other end. I didn't even need to shout; a normal speaking voice was sufficient. At just 40mph I could even speak quietly and be heard.

I'm considering also getting the inline model to keep in my pocket to use when walking on the sidewalk. In NYC it gets noisy enough that I can't be heard without a headset and I can't hear the other person without switching to the speakerphone and holding that side against my ear.

[grenness]

I also recommend the Shure Quietspot Boom headset.

I've done 80mph with the top down and been heard clearly by the person on the other end. I didn't even need to shout; a normal speaking voice was sufficient. At just 40mph I could even speak quietly and be heard.

I'm considering also getting the inline model to keep in my pocket to use when walking on the sidewalk. In NYC it gets noisy enough that I can't be heard without a headset and I can't hear the other person without switching to the speakerphone and holding that side against my ear.

Do you think the Quietspot will fit inside a motorcycle helmet (an "open face" helmet) ?

And would it work up to 80kph (max speed of my scooter) ? Or should I go for a throat mic solution?

-Christopher

[busyba]

I wouldn't know about motorcycles or helmets. Sorry.

[fkjr2]

"Top up" is not an option; it's why I live here! (Silicon Valley).

Jawbone looks great, but their site says they do not have a unit for the Treo.

Mike

you just knew that one was coming !

[robbalazs]

After looking at some of the posts in this thread, and checking some prices, I bought a Shure Quietspot boom. I had not found anything that worked even marginally well in my convertable, and was really not going to spend north on $100 for a headset...
The Quietspot is really fantastic! Having a normal conversation at highway speeds with the top down is a good thing....

Thanks to all who recommended it!