I won't have anything to compare it to, but will be able to assess the sound level once I get out on the bike. If it's as you say then I wasted about $350 because I could have just used the kit from my old helmet instead of getting caught up in the hype from purchasing a bike.Do they have a Harmon kardon speaker setup for the 50? I have a 30k and we tried ordering the jbl speakers they said would fit but of course they didn't and I found the "hd" sena speakers sucked. They sound good sitting in the house but with the high def turned on they don't go as loud as the original speakers and I was buying them in hopes they would be louder.