Cardo Scala Rider Q2 Review

March 18, 2010

in automotive

big player in the wireless Bluetooth realm. providing up both consumer products and OEM support including R&D resources for third party solutions. One of the product is Scala Rider Q2~Cardo System Inc is a major player in the wireless Bluetooth realm. offering up both consumer products and OEM support including R&D resources for third party solutions. One of the product is Scala Rider Q2 Multiset}

Cardo Scala Rider Q2 has simple packaging two systems in one box, all present and accounted for. The Design is excellent, bordering on Outstanding The beefier bracket assembly is an excellent example and while appearing obtrusive, it is not. My favorite is the ability to remove the program and reinstall the module just in seconds. Everything is well made, the feature is very good when compared to other systems on market. Overall work as shown in ads and work better then previous versions. Easy to use, simple, well-designed and sturdy. It all mounts up well and fits without issues. The housing is larger and projects down below the helmet line, but didn’t become an impediment when wearing heavy, high neck clothing.

Setup proccess, pairing and re-pairing was easy, aided by a well-written manual and simple controls. Much improved over my last experience with configuring the Cardo Q2 systems. The performance was excellent. The voice link still drops out unexpectedly from time to time, even in the middle of a conversation, probably due to a VOX issue, but recovery of the link is extremely fast.

What keeps the Q2 high on my list is its excellent communications range and overall link reliability. Battery life is no slouch either. Volume control is very great and when within optimal link range, it takes very high speeds and a very noisy environment to degrade audio within the helmet. Use in long run has not identified any big problem, other than the FM radio, and the intermittent and probably VOX related issue when using the intercom. Nothing else has failed. Battery life is more than up to the task.

Cardo has limited to charging the batteries. A low battery audio alarm provides warning in the headset and overall status is provided by the LEDs as well. No issues needing support have arisen to this point in time. Cardo also has a pretty extensive listing of replacement items and accessories for the Scala Rider models, most of which are compatible with more than one model.

The price may be different in widely range depending on locale and seller, but Scala Rider units are competitively priced and well worth the money for what is received. My experiences with Scala Rider Q2 systems has been very good overall, but not without some niggling points, many of which seem to have been addressed. The most specific issue, that being the lack of A2DP support (pretty much a standard now) brings my valuation of the MultiSet Q2 down from what could be an easy Excellent.

I had pricedscala rider q2 and similar products in store and online. The price through this company was excellent and it came as promised. Brand new in exelent packaging and it arrived quickly. The product itself has been special. Extremely compact, lightweight, clear sound quality (although I have a problem getting upper FM bands in my area), and so far customer service has been fast and friendly.

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