Cardo Freecom 4X Bluetooth Intercom - Duo

Fitted to helmet not to hard to set up not used yet but very happy

Always wanted one of these and this kit ticks all the boxes and performs as it says on the box. Sound quality is really surprisingly good and im fussy with sound quality. Functionally its a bit awkward to get used to but once youve cracked it its a sinch. Very happy with this kit and cant wait to use it on a long tour with the boss on the back.

Cardo is expensive and is one of (if not the) leading brands on the market. Everything worked except for the intercom, which kept dropping out - even in line of sight and at just a few hundred metres distance. All settings were repeatedly checked, adjusted, factory reset etc but the fault persisted. Eventually the voice commands and sat nav voice prompts began to fail. At my own expense I sent the units to the Cardo UK agents, PAMA & Co who tested them and pronounced 'No Fault'. But when I used them again the same faults persisted. There's a world of difference in testing in a workshop/laboratory, to using them out on the road in real-world conditions!
Would I buy another Cardo? - No.

Listen, it's capitalism, you get what you pay for. Nothing wrong with the intercom itself, I'd say the quality is ok. Perhaps a bit fiddly to perform actions like volume up or down due to the absence of a wheel. The audio quality was ok but not exceptional.

Unfortunately, and unrelated to the above, I had to return mine as the two units could not intercom with each other. I decided to upgrade to a more premium Cardo model instead

Got these as wasn't getting on with senna set. The sound is so clear and it's easy to use. Would highly recommend

The intercoms are easy to fit, however one of the sticky pads holding one of the units failed despite using the cleaning materials provided. I managed to resolve using the plastic mount. I like the voice control. it makes taking calls and listening to music a lot easier. I upgraded from and Interphone tour and so far it seems better.

Fantastic product, really easy and straight forward to fit into my helmet, very clear speech when in communication with other bikes and when on the phone. Well worth the money

I wanted an intercom system to talk to my pillion, phone calls, music & Apple CarPlay on my Honda Africa Twin.
I asked SBS advice & the guy agreed this item would be fine for what I needed.
My issue has been when you want to use CarPlay, Cardo & Honda doesn't work well together. I found sometimes it would work, then stop, other times not at all.
Basically I have found two options, use the Cardo app & you can use voice control but no sound from anything on CarPlay. Option 2 which is my preferred is to not use the Cardo app, connect phone & Cardo directly to the bike. This way you can use CarPlay for maps , music & phone calls without any sound issues but you then lose most of the voice commands & anything else that is app related.
On my Duo pack one unit seems to use the battery much quicker than the second unit for some reason as well.
So you need to be sure exactly what you need & exactly how you intend to use it.
So to sum up, if you want to connect to a bike & use CarPlay etc I would not recommend, if you want just an intercom, phone & music etc it's okay.

Bought the duo pack for my wife's and my helmets so we can talk to each other while out on our bikes and listen to music.
They are easy to fit and not too large plus sound quality seems good compared to the old x-com one I had I my x-lite helmet previously.
Didn't see the benefit of a mesh system as I rarely ride in large groups, so 4 should be enough.
If you want music and sat nav you need to pair the nav separately - the instructions aren't particularly clear on this point and initially I paired my tomtom as a phone and it didn't work.
The app seems a bit flawed in that when it searches for media you can tell it to look in a particular folder on your phone - I have all my music on an sd card and it just won't find it so I doubt the vouce commands will work.

Purchased the Cardo Freecom 4x Duo to replace the current Interphone Tour devices that we were using, the Cardo Freecom is definitely an upgrade and well worth the money.
The voice activation is superb and certainly makes life easy as there is no longer a need to touch the device while on the move. The sound is really good for both conversations and music as it is supplied with good JBL speakers.
Battery life is also good, we were out for over 6 hours with constant switching between talking and music, still had 75% battery life when we turned them off. These will certainly work for the long days when touring.

Absolutely fantastic bit of kit… fitted to both mine and my partners helmet. The sound quality is incredible and it links with Siri on my iOS device perfectly.

This is a brilliant place of kit , sound quality is amazing with the jbl head set , so easy to install, I would recommend this product thank you

Quick set up, clear sound using all modes !

It was quick and relatively easy to link the head set to both my phone and the Zumo Sat Nav. The too main reasons for buying this was
for the quality of the sond and the fact they are waterproof (This replaced my Sena SMH10 which was killed by the rain of Ireland on a recent tour). The voice activation is a god send because the controls are a little fiddly with thick winter gloves. It's early days and I had an issue making a phone call. However answering a call worked well and the clarity was superb at 70 MPH. I haven't tested the intercom, (too cold for wifey this time of year:) I couldn't get any radio station to work.

Purchased to replace Cardo Q3. Great improvement in sound quality and easy set up. Like the previous comment, I would say it's definitely worth watching the the Cardo installation at least once. No problems since it was set up.