Headphones

[Matchie]

Is there any difference between ordinary headphones and metal detecting earphones as they seem more expensive,i was just looking a pair for going alone the beach without annoying anyone with my bleeping!

[Steve]

Hi, "Normal" headphones work just fine, it's just a case of how much you want to spend on them. Wireless type, Coily coil type or just the standard ones you use with stereo, of course you need to make sure the lead is long enough from your head to the metal detector. I got a pair from tesco for around a tenner and they work just fine (not to heaver or tight) on the ears. I think they need to be stereo as opposed to mono.

Hope this helps

Steve

[Matchie]

Thanks Steve for that good advice.Brian.

[Fusion]

You will find most detectors have no internal volume control, and using regular hifi headphones may result in perforated eardrums, aural bleeding, etc, etc. Detecting headphones generally have volume control(s) on them for this reason. Also, Walkman/MP3 type earpieces tend to have cables that are too short. Hope this helps.

[Steve]

You will find most detectors have no internal volume control, and using regular hifi headphones may result in perforated eardrums, aural bleeding, etc, etc. Detecting headphones generally have volume control(s) on them for this reason. Also, Walkman/MP3 type earpieces tend to have cables that are too short. Hope this helps.

Don't most Metal detectors have an external volume control on them??. I know with my T2 I can adjust the volume for the headphones via this as could I when I had a Garrett.
So it is not nessarysary to have the volume control on the head phones.

Just my opinion
If I am wrong then please correct me.
Steve

[Matchie]

It shouldn`t matter much as my hearing is not that great to start with anyhow,will just have to make sure the lead is long enough!

[Fusion]

Steve,
I suppose the term 'most' was a bit excessive, but many are fixed volume, particularly entry-level machines, to keep costs down. When I got my Fisher F2, I was surprised that such a basic feature was missing, but if you're handy with a soldering iron, it's not difficult to drop the volume, such as with an inline adaptor-cable with a suitable resistor in it. With the T2 being high-end, I'd expect adjustable volume, maybe Dolby 5.1 surround-sound too!

Matchie,
Take a look on eBay, MD suitable headphones aren't all expensive.

Regards.

[Matchie]

Thanks guys,I seen a pair of whites headphones for £23 I think they should do the job. 8->

[topcat]

I am getting a pair of hearing aids from the NHS and it is possable to connect directly to them with a connection shoe under each one and this will take the signal digitaly straight into my ears my hearing had been damaged working on construction sites and you dont realise how bad it is untill you have a test

[Matchie]

I know what you mean,30 years working in the industry has damaged mine as well,not as bad yet to need hearing aid but greeting there,as long as I can hear that beep I`m still ok.