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Which Headphones For My New Explorer

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Just got my new Explorer and am spending a lot of time reading the books and getting familiar with the settings. Sounds play a major part of the analysis with this detector and I am wondering if any of you could recommend good headphones for this machine. I know the 1/8 inch plug is a factor but thanks for your thoughts and experience. Tim
 
Most like the Gray Ghosts or Timberwolfs. A lot has to do with personal preference and hearing. Is there a local MD dealer where you can try the different brands? The gray ghosts have a lifetime warranty with the origional owner. It seems that no matter what brand, I always get a short in the wire and have to fix the plugs. Good luck!!
 
Tim,
Before you rush out and spend $100 plus for headphones that you might not need, why don't you give the stock ones a chance? I use them with the Sunray adaptor, and they work just fine for me and a lot of other people. My only criticism is that the ear pads are a touch small for me, and after a few hours, the edges of my ears sometimes start to tingle. If I do get another set, it will be for this reason, not because they do not reproduce sounds adequately. And don't be mislead into believing that if 32 ohms of impedance is great, 90 is better and, wow, 150 must be the cats meow. Efficiency is maximized and distortion is minimized when the impedance of the receiving unit (headphones) matches the impedance of the output stage of the transmitter (your metal detector). There is no way an aftermarket set manufactured with one fixed impedance value can work better with ALL brands of metal detectors that get designed to accept various input impedances levels because there is no one "standard" value. They make look better, feel better, last better, but not necessarily sound better (volume, clarity) than the stock ones. That's why it's a good idea to find a local dealer who will let you try before you buy.
 
when you get a new pair of headphones, or even your old ones.. take some duct tape and start on the plastic of the plug and put a few wraps down the wire.. it keeps the wires from bending and pinching at the plug.. I havent shorted out a pair since I started doing this
 
I do the same thing with the tape and plug,wire. Also, I loop the wire up by the headphone and use a very small electrical wire tie and tie it off to the headband; it takes alot of stress off the plug in on the Gray Ghost.
 
What I do when I repair a short is to use 2 length's of shrink tubing stepped from the plug an inch or so. I will also try your method more is better. On my Superphone 2001 headset I replaced the wire with a heaver & longer wire. I am much happier with the set now.
 
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