Earbuds in helmet does offer better quality sound but, to me (IMHO) it drastically interferes with the ability to hear outside sounds that you might, slightly, be interested in such as ambulances, police sirens (hopefully not because of "our" riding) and others that escape me at the present time.
Having said that my Gold Wing was tuned about perfect and I had excellent sound in excess of 90 mph with no distortion. I'd rather ride that way myself, besides with that particular sound system (6 speakers) it automatically adjusted the volume depending on the speed you were at.
As for the Rocket I currently have the Cycle Sounds Stereo System on it, it gets pretty good sound up to about 55 - 60 mph, but after that it does wash out. When I do it again I will have bigger and better...and with the R3T a better platform (handlebars) to use.
Dennis
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