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Noice reducing headphones - Metal Detecting

GoldnNuggz		Posted : Wednesday, 30 November 2011 8:59:44 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 2/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 25 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Hi All Does anyone have any thoughts on using stereo noise cancelling headphones with Gold detectors - provided of course your detector outputs sound on the stereo freq...? As they use a battery to actively reduce the outdoor noise, would this have any effect on the control box, or would there be absolutely no concerns at all? Any ideas/thoughts welcome, considering buying some to pick up on the faintest signal and do away with all the additional noise... Cheers

kiwijw		Posted : Thursday, 1 December 2011 6:36:47 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		Hi there Gold nuggz, Welcome to the forum, I cant answer your query re the stero headphones & cancelling out "outside" noises. The noises you hear through your headphones or external speaker are all part of the big picture of what your detector is trying to tell you that it is picking up from not just the ground but from all around you. It comes down to your experiance & skill to desyphore those noises & to pick out the signal you are wanting. If you fillter out noises you may well fillter out the one you are wanting. That is why your ground balancing is very important & the use of the right coil & right settings for the conditions you are detecting in. Also depends a lot on what detector you are using & what you are detecting for. A signal booster can help highten those faint signals that you are after. All be that it can also boost those "outside" signals as well. The secret is to get your detector to run as quietly as you can without losing too much depth & sensitivity. It becomes a head game & ground balancing your mind as much as your detector & tuning yourself in to the sounds your detector is giving you. Probably not much help to you but I am sure if what you have asked worked then we would all know about it & it would be the norm. Happy hunting JW :)

oroplata		Posted : Thursday, 1 December 2011 12:04:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		Noise-canceling headphones are not a good idea if you're in an area where a Magpie might decide your'e too close to a nest, or there is a chance of a out-of-control vehicle rolling over you. I'm all for maintaining awareness of the local environment.
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GoldnNuggz		Posted : Thursday, 1 December 2011 9:21:33 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 2/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 25 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Originally Posted by: kiwijw Hi there Gold nuggz, Welcome to the forum, I cant answer your query re the stero headphones & cancelling out "outside" noises. The noises you hear through your headphones or external speaker are all part of the big picture of what your detector is trying to tell you that it is picking up from not just the ground but from all around you. It comes down to your experiance & skill to desyphore those noises & to pick out the signal you are wanting. If you fillter out noises you may well fillter out the one you are wanting. That is why your ground balancing is very important & the use of the right coil & right settings for the conditions you are detecting in. Also depends a lot on what detector you are using & what you are detecting for. A signal booster can help highten those faint signals that you are after. All be that it can also boost those "outside" signals as well. The secret is to get your detector to run as quietly as you can without losing too much depth & sensitivity. It becomes a head game & ground balancing your mind as much as your detector & tuning yourself in to the sounds your detector is giving you. Probably not much help to you but I am sure if what you have asked worked then we would all know about it & it would be the norm. Happy hunting JW :) Hi kiwijw Thanks, sounds like noise-cancelling (the irony :) headphones should go well with my Minelab Eureka . Haven't had too long, still getting used to it, but the automatic ground balancing makes things a sinch balancing wise, can't wait for the Xmas break! The only thing I wonder about these headphones is whether or not the fact that they are powered by a battery would cause interference on the it...hmm

Guardian		Posted : Thursday, 1 December 2011 10:35:06 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 30/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 716 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 222 time(s) in 185 post(s)		Philips Noise Cancelling earphones had absolutely no effect (interference) with my at gold. I wouldn't use them detecting just because when they are turned on the sound is less true and they boost bass (well mine do). I have used some Seinheiser in ear buds and they worked VERY well, you might want to try a cheaper type first to see if you like them. good thing is they aren't powered. Just remember that when you're using them they don't need to be loud which is good but... it makes it very hard to hear what's going on around you.

GoldnNuggz		Posted : Thursday, 1 December 2011 10:41:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 2/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 25 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Originally Posted by: oroplata Noise-canceling headphones are not a good idea if you're in an area where a Magpie might decide your'e too close to a nest, or there is a chance of a out-of-control vehicle rolling over you. I'm all for maintaining awareness of the local environment. LOL - didn't think of that! Thanks for the thoughts...

GoldnNuggz		Posted : Thursday, 1 December 2011 10:42:55 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 2/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 25 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Guardian Philips Noise Cancelling earphones had absolutely no effect (interference) with my at gold. I wouldn't use them detecting just because when they are turned on the sound is less true and they boost bass (well mine do). I have used some Seinheiser in ear buds and they worked VERY well, you might want to try a cheaper type first to see if you like them. good thing is they aren't powered. Just remember that when you're using them they don't need to be loud which is good but... it makes it very hard to hear what's going on around you. Cheers Guardian, I was looking at Phillips in the shop, they sounded the part - good to know no interference!

oroplata		Posted : Thursday, 1 December 2011 11:08:18 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		A bluetooth sender plugged into the earphone socket and a pair of bluetooth headphones would be nice - to remove the headphone cord from the equation.
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Thursday, 1 December 2011 11:11:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		now i like that idea oroplata...do they have those out yet..lol
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Guardian		Posted : Thursday, 1 December 2011 11:33:42 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 30/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 716 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 222 time(s) in 185 post(s)		Hi GoldnNuggz Not a problem, happy to help. Hi Poohbear I stumbled on to a vid on you tube while looking at coin poppers of all things anyways.. http://www.youtube.com/u...ln99#p/a/u/1/gGoSHqgr58c

oroplata		Posted : Friday, 2 December 2011 9:43:17 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		Those ones are infrared. Works just as well for what we want. Ones like these http://www.crutchfield.c...luetooth-Headphones.html have a mic as well, so if you phone rings in your pocket while you're detecting, you can answer it as well. :) I wonder if tricky dicky's has anything suitable?
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GoldnNuggz		Posted : Friday, 9 December 2011 9:44:17 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 2/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 25 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Hi Tech, like it, they look awesome!