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What headphones are working the best on the X70?

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gcollins

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As posted down below I am having problems with my headphones that a buddy made me, cannot get them to work on it. So if I have to buy a pair, I would like to get what is working the best on the X 70's, will Killer Bee's work on the X70?
Thanks Greg
 
I have a bad hearing loss and they are great. I have 2 sets of Timberwolf headphones also. If I had to pick it would be the Troy Phones. You can use them with any detector. Mono or Stero. No switches to flip just plug them in. They work great on my Exp ll and Exterra 70. :D: :D: Later Jerry aka Tinfoil
 
with the Exterras. I have been using the Koss QZ-99's for a while now on both the Advantage and the X-70 and much prefer their tone over the B's for my hearing. Everyone has their favorites but for the price you can't beat Koss IMO.

Tom
 
Rat phones. They maximise the fluty sounds of the xterra and sound great. The earcups are very comfortable and large enough to get all your ear inside. Can wear them for hours.
 
On my Sovereigns I use the Timberwolfs because of the volume and tones as i can hear those faint signals I need as my hearing is very bad. On my Explorer I use the Troy Pros as they are built to last plus the tones on the Explorer seem to work better with the Troy Pros. Now for the X-Terra and other detectors I don't have a Sun Ray probe for I use the UniProbe that has both the probe I need plus a great set of headphones that are well worth the money, but they are not cheap either. I also used the new Sun Ray Pro Golds and found them to be also very good, but the volume was not loud enough for me and my bad hearing. This also goes for the Ratphones as the volume or tones were not good for me on my Sovereign or Explorer, but that was some of the first ones out and never tried the new ones.
Like I say any of the top quality ones made for detecting seem to be fine so it is tough to say one is better than the others, but will say stay with those made for detecting as they will work better and those Troy Pros I feel are the ones with the better cord on them plus no switch's for stereo or mono as it will work on either with no problem.

Rick
 
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A different choice is the Racing Electronics Headsets, designed for use with race scanners. 1/4" plug adaptor required. The fabric over the head strap is removeable, so the main brace is around the neck. Great for those who like wide brimmed hats.

Tone quality is superb and exterior sounds are very minimal as they should be with race scanners. Price $79.95
 
If I decide to get a pair of the rat phones where would be the cheapest place to buy them? Could a person find a used set?
Thanks for all the help folks. And H.H. to ALL
Greg
 
I love my Troys but neither they nor the Killer B's that I have did a very good job with the Xterra for some reason. Actually, lately I've been using a pair of Logitech bluetooth phones designed for the IPod and they work very well. Just don't try to use them around someone else with a bluetooth device - they <i>will</i> crosstalk :argue:
 
I've been doing a lot of testing on the Xterra lately. If you want to just hear the beep, the usual top brands with limited response will work fine and you won't know any different. If you try full response headphones like the Koss (if you can settle for "meant to be used indoors" construction, or our full response Ratphones, you are going to hear a lot more detail form the Xterra. However, with the Xterra, you may notice a slight hum in the mid tones. This is heard with any full response head set. The Xterra circuitry has a bit of unwanted noise.

So how can you a good sound on the X-Terra without the limitations of narrow band headphones? Get the Ratphones with the Sov mod. I have just announced this as a recommendation on our site for the X-Terra machines. It cleans up the X-Terra audio without loosing a lot of bandwidth and will sound much clearer. You can hear the lows with less circuit noise and hear the highs up to 20KHz.
 
The filter cleans up the low tones and that hum you may hear in the mid tones. As far as anything in between or higher, the clarity is there to hear the changes. Anything raspy would be considered a low frequency component and the mod will improve this since it starts filtering below about 600 Hz and more as you go lower.
 
Jerry,

Is that on shallow quarters only or quarters in general? I have seen a few detectors that don't deal well with shallow quarters (audio wise) with the sens turned up. They can sound really crappy until you raise the coil .

tom
 
the detector sounded like a bunch of musicians tuning up! Just one sound after another. However I was in a newer park. If one was hunting in an older site with little junk there could be a big difference. I use 4 tones. Now on the problem of locating shallow coins, I have only had this problem once and It was because I had messed around with the threashould and had the setting at '0'. I didn't like hearing the background sound so I adjusted it out. But I quickly learned that I need the threashould set at least to '5' and I normally keep it at '10'. This is one setting that(at leas I think) is very important that it is set properly, especially in order to get lots of nickles. If set too low, the signals will be choppy or non existant. You will also have loss of depth. Do not listen to me, just take the detector outside, put a nickle on the ground in an area clean of other targets and experiment with the threashould. You will see what I mean. I have learned to put up with hearing the background sound as I am having no trouble at all getting all types of coins, weather they are laying on top of the ground or many inches deep. The Xterra 70 is easy to set up and hunt with but is sensitive enough that when mis-adjusted can lead to all sorts of problems. I have used mine for well over 100 hours and am still learning! That is why I love mine so much! Do not give up too quickly on this detector. It WILL work for you!
 
Quarter ID 42 tone with 99 tones is a ragged tone and not sharp and clear. Same way with the ID 46 tone on higher cond coins. The ID 48 on the iron targets is the same way. I have 2 sets of Timber wolf one with limiter one without limiter, Troy Pros that I use all the time, Some old TD81's, one of the old Koss that come with a old Xlt is used to have and some smaller headphones that I use when it is very hot outside. As soon as I get the X70 back from Dallas from my bud how I let use it for some testing I am going to try all the different kinds I have to see what will eliminate that raspy tone on the quarters and high coins. I like the 99 tones (there are not 99 tones or I can't tell, more like 25 different ones, enough for me anyway) better then the 4 tones. I have not really played with the tones a lot. Just put it to 99 tones and used that. I miss my X70 and I got to get it back here so I can go on testing it. My bud wanted to try it for a while so I sent it to him to try out. I got to say I really like my X70 and it is even going to better as soon as they get that 6" coil out. They do really need a small coil for the X70. :bouncy: I Say hurry up Mine Lab lets get that small coil made and out here for us guys it's making me :crazy: . Anyway that is my story and I am sticking with it. :shrug: :clapping: HH Tom Jerry aka Tinfoil
 
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