Originally Posted by
himespau
It'd be cool if there was a speaker that would fit in your helmet so it'd be near enough to your ears that you could hear it with it a) having to be loud enough that everyone else could hear it too (like a bar speaker) or b) blocking your ability to hear other sounds like ear canal earbuds (the only kind I find comfortable).
Unfortunately, it'd probably c) get fouled up really quickly because of sweat and d) block vent holes causing more sweat and an increase in problem c).
But that's something I'd be interested in trying (especially if it had a mp3 player mount up there too so no cords to snag or rustle against my shirt/jersey or pick up wind noise).
Search around online. I rode with a guy on a 400k who had his wee little mp3 player rocking through a lightweight speaker mounted to the rear straps on his helmet. It was just a little 0.5" diameter tube with a speaker jack, volume dial, and the speakers angled 45-degrees forward at the ends. It was maybe 1.5" long, to fit a AA battery.
I don't know if he made it himself, or bought it. Could be either; randos are notorious for home-cobbled solutions.