Headphones for Metal Detecting & Treasure Hunting - Reviews, Ratings, Specifications and Prices
It
is known that there is no serious treasure hunting without use of headphones.
Using headphones makes the difference between detectorists who find targets on
the surface and treasure hunters who recover deeper, more valuable coins and relics.
The older treasures are usually buried deeper and produce a weak signal due to
their depth. Combined with the ambient noise, such as traffic, beach surf, and
nature, it can be almost impossible to hear the deepest treasures without high-quality
headphones.
Headphones should be treated as an extention of your metal detector and should not be taken for granted when it comes to understanding your detector's nuances. Different brands of headphones have their own audio characteristics and features so it is essential that you should "try before you buy."
When buying a set of headphones, use a simple rule: "The best headphones are the ones that allow you to forget they are on your head!"
Below is a list of the headphones for metal detecting available on the market today. You will be able to compare their Specifications and Prices, read users' Reviews and see the images - all information to help you choose the right unit.
Please do not hesitate to contribute by leaving a review if you have already used any headphones listed here. Your opinion is of a great value to all treasure hunters!
There are three basic types of headphones used for metal detecting and treasure hunting:
1. Lightweight Headphones
Commonly Used with Portable CD Players, iPods, etc.
These phones do not
block out ambient or outside noise such as automobile traffic or ocean surf. They
are excellent if you live in a very hot and humid climate or search areas inhabited
by poisonous reptiles. The wiring on lightweight headphones is not designed to
be subjected to use in thick underbrush or vegetation and branches. One will need
a 1/8" stereo to 1/4" stereo (or mono) adapter to use this type of headphones
with a metal detector which usually contains a 1/4" audio jack.
2.
Full Earcup Headphones with a Flexible Coiled Cord.
The earcups should
have soft cushions that seal the earcups to your head and surround your earlobe
without pinching or compressing it. Padding covering the crossover frame is another
attribute toward operator comfort. Headphones with a stereo/mono switch and individual
volume controls would be advantageous in most cases.
3. Waterproof Headphones.
They
are similar in design to the land types but usually contain loudspeakers having
a waterproof cone material such as Mylar. Mylar cones are more durable than paper
cones and resist mildew and moisture. These phones can be mounted to the detector
either through a waterproof connector or hardwired (they can not be disconnected).
Some waterproof styles incorporate piezo sound transducers. Waterproof headphones
can sometimes have a shrill tone that usually cannot be regulated to operator
preference.
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