Intercom recommendations

[JP X]

Hey TMO peeps,
I’m hoping you can give me some advice on intercoms. Now that I’ve moved to “solo” status, I need my own intercom in case I have a rider. I was looking at this one:
https://competitionmotorsport.com/t...MI-ZnT79v76wIVEtvACh1Ljw3eEAQYASABEgK3ffD_BwE
But as I’ve discovered over the years through cars, photography, computers, etc, there’s some pretty crummy stuff out there and I hate buying things twice because the first one sucked. Advice much appreciated!

 

[Dave_W]

No personal experience, but the name brand I've always heard of is Peltor. Actually, looks like they're owned by 3M.

 

[o-man]

This is what I've got.

Intercoms | speedcom-racing

www.speedcomracing.com

Have to buy two headsets with it. A bit bulky, but very loud and clear. TMI at VIR is where I got mine

 

[JP X]

This is what I've got.

Intercoms | speedcom-racing

www.speedcomracing.com

Have to buy two headsets with it. A bit bulky, but very loud and clear. TMI at VIR is where I got mine

Looks good. I'll be at VIR the last weekend of Oct, I'll check them out at TMI.

I am a little concerned with the headset spec:

 

[TMSBOSS]

I have the same system. It works great. My helmet is wired and I carry the student headset for others to use.

 

[blacksheep-1]

Speedcom seems pretty decent, although they are not mil spec. .but few are. I see more of these than anything else at the track..

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[JP X]

Thanks everyone for the advice. Looks to me like the Speedcom SCC-2MPI and the Racing Radios SXS are the same box except that the SXS includes a 12V cigarette adapter and the SCC comes with bare wires for hardwire. Each company offers slightly different headset options but since it is an IMSA-jack I can get whatever headset I want from wherever. The options you suggested look better than the Trac-Com I linked to in my original post. While reading online reviews for the Trac-Com I noticed some reviewers complained that it was not as loud as they would have liked, so thank you for the suggestions!

 

[o-man]

Thanks everyone for the advice. Looks to me like the Speedcom SCC-2MPI and the Racing Radios SXS are the same box except that the SXS includes a 12V cigarette adapter and the SCC comes with bare wires for hardwire. Each company offers slightly different headset options but since it is an IMSA-jack I can get whatever headset I want from wherever. The options you suggested look better than the Trac-Com I linked to in my original post. While reading online reviews for the Trac-Com I noticed some reviewers complained that it was not as loud as they would have liked, so thank you for the suggestions!

I just checked. My speedcom has the lighter jack installed. Maybe I got lucky

 

[JP X]

I just checked. My speedcom has the lighter jack installed. Maybe I got lucky

Good to know!

 

[honeybadger]

I use Speedcomm in my car and it's phenomenal for the price. My car is STUPID loud--as in a passenger could scream the top of their lungs and I wouldn't hear a thing. This mic setup allows me and passengers to speak to each other just fine. Highly recommend.

Here's a clip out the mic during a track session.