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I have a Gold bug 2 , I have headphones {from the warehouse} . Wood like to get a good set , what are a good set for looking for gold . Had a go with sume Proultimate Gray Ghost headpones . thanks

have only heard great thing about the grey ghosts,i would love some
headphones can be really expensive
theese are a reasonable price i use would use them if i had to replace mine


http://www.tactical.co.n...master-sound-headphones/

have bought gray ghosts they are as good as i expected

i used some technics headphones on my GB2. only recently broke them, after years of falls and catching them on bushes they split and broke in my truck of all places. these were full ear headphones. cost about $70 years ago. found me lots of gold, smallest being .025 grams, biggest being 18.3 grams. most gold is under a gram or two so you need good phones and full ear coverage, esp if by noisy water or on windy tops. if you simply use the speaker box or some cheap phones you will prob miss all the slight tone changes that could signal a bit of gold.

i've now got some of those sennheiser ones. cost bout $80 at noel lemmings. found the build to be pretty flimsy. good sound but i think i will get a real pair before these too break.

you really need to spend some dosh and get some that will last. prob end up cheaper than replacing a cheap pair all the time. a coiled lead is key i think, less snags, and the wire is thicker so harder to break. most detectors with such a coiled lead often allow you to replace the lead if it does break, rather than bif and get a new set.

if you are travelling about a bit with a pack a pair that folds down flat so you can put them in your pack may be an option too.

Or even better - wireless headphones, no cords to pull on them or get tangled up in the bush. Love the ones that came with the V3i as you just forget that they are there, have even hopped into the car and started driving away before I realised they were still on my head! :)

No interference with the Whites V3i ones as they are designed for use with that detector. From what I've read about the wireless home stereo headphones, they work well but you have to make sure that they are not bluetooth (which causes a delay). There are some makes and models that are popular overseas and are proven & I've seen them sold in NZ but searching those forums will be necessary to find out the names.

TDK brand wireless headphones work really well - no delay, clear sound, sturdy and best of all - no damn wire getting tangled up all the time. Got mine off trade me, paid about $150 new - they seem to have got dearer since then though. NUGGY

I'm surprised about the quality of the Sennheisers Simon - I swear by them! Even made my old ace 250 slightly less annoying. Then again $80 over here doesn't get you that much and many off e-bay are fakes.
I stumbled upon a pair of 'Moshi' earphones at the warehouse yesterday branded as something similar (Moki).
They aren't full over ear, no volume control but had very good frequency response great quality braided (non curly) cord and were the big $10 biggest downside is they were BRIGHT pink *8^)

If it wasn't for the frequency response I wouldn't have mentioned them could be ok for a retro fit of something else.

I've read that most of the wireless bluetooth headsets are to laggy. 2.4ghz Are better and don't seem to cause interferance you can get some cheapies off e-bay.