Best headphones for Explorer SE ? (For Me) ?

[jeff of pa]

I know this is sort of asking what is the best detector

so let me explain I am looking for the Best for "Me"

a little History.

Since I Got the SE a few months ago,
I'v been using the KOSS UR-30's that came with it.

If anyone has used them you know they are worth $2 bucks
on a good day(when they havn't been Touched yet).
No Volume, falling apart, weak tones.

Yesterday I put my old TROY PRO Headphones on and WOW !!!
like Night & Day. Loud , Crisp & Unfortunately Defective
Wires.

Yes Both pair are supposed to have Lifetime warranties.
But wrong time of year to be sending them away.

For those of you who use the Explorer SE, or Etrac
& Have used different Phones, What pair
has the Best Loud crisp seperation of Tones,
Quality Workmanship, so Lifetime warranties
can be Ignored along with Outside Noise ?

 

[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

Grey ghosts or Sunray pro golds are my fav on my etrac and all the others.

 

[Nuggetville]

I may be a little bias, but the Detector Pro headphones are tops to any I've used before them. For starters they are built here in the US. They are bombproof (although not tested ). The Grey Ghosts were the original and one of the best selling. The Black Widows are similar but have larger ear cups that block outside noise better and there is no limiter to the speakers. They are LOUD! All of the units come with volume control. Check out our site or Detector Pros site to see all the options they have to offer. All of the units also have the NDT option which allows you to change the cord manually if it gets broken. All of these units come with a lifetime warranty as well, but you shouldn't need it. Give me a call or send me a message if you want to know more. Take care and happy hunting

 

[sniffer]

I took the guts out of a set of the White's maroon head phones and put them in a set of flight line hearing protection headphones. with the additional db noise reduction, all the tones are crisp and clear, the separation is awesome. but if you don't want to build a set, I've heard the gray ghost's are excellent.
as for the Koss's that came with my etrac, total junk, cord is too short, volume control sucks. when I bent over, they would fall off

 

[CoilFisher]

I thought you had to use a special headphone because the jack was not standard 1/4" or am I reading this wrong?

In other words, can I go to the nearest store and buy a pair of headphones that will jack into it or do I have to send away for them?

 

[sniffer]

it should have a standard jack (1/4) inch. I think Garrett uses a 1/8. the thing you have to look at when buying a regular set off headphones, is volume control. some detectors don't have one, so you have to use the headphone control

 

[extractor]

Jeff , I use Black Widows with my E-track. The tones are clear and crisp.

 

[Don in SJ]

Love the Grey Ghosts NDTs and any Explorer, perfect together. Have had the same pair for many years of use with the original XS and now will shortly be in my second year with the SE. Cannot comment on others, since I have been using the Grey Ghosts exclusively, despite having a new pair of Koss that I keep for emergency spare.

Don

 

[BERT]

Jeff------I've tried many different types/brands of h.p.'s (over the years) on the Explorers & now the Etrac.-----The one I have settled on & like the best are the Sunray Pro Golds.----They just have an EXCELLENT tonal quality to match/for the Minelabs, they are comfortable (have leather ear cup pads), so the cup pads don't develop a "memory", have a ratchet volume control on each ear cup & the cord length is just the right length.-----My second choice would be the Detector Pro NDT's (which are good h.p.'s & I used for years also) but the NDT's have a more "tinny" tone than the Pro Golds.-----The Golds just have that excellent "sweet silver" tone on deep silver/coppers. ---Both of the h.p.'s I mentioned have a lifetime warranty.------------BERT

 

[jeff of pa]

Thanks everyone at this point I'm
wavering between

Grey Ghosts NDTs

&

Sunray Pro Golds

& Researching Prices,


But Please Feel free to give personal
opinions on Both & Others if
neither of these are your preference

 

[Dano Sverige]

I have 3 Minelabs and 2 pairs of Koss 30's... brand new and totally useless! I use Grey Ghost NDT's (except on the Excal II of course). Always found them comfortable, with good ambient sound reduction and crisp clear signalling. They come with detachable cable which is easy to replace if it breaks...which eventually it will so buy at least one spare cable on purchase.
I like 'em!

 

[Roadquest]

Minelab includes the ur 30 headphones with their GPX 5000 This is about a $5.500 unit. If these headphones are not high quility.
Why would they supply them with this unit. Just asking. I'm getting a Minelab Pro Se that will have the ur 30 headphones.
I gess I better start checking on a better set of headphones.

 

[jeff of pa]

Again, Thanks Everyone

I Just ordered the Gray Ghost Ultimate's
from big boy Hobbies.

I Like that the limiter circuit can be disabled,
So I Can have nice Loud Sound.

 

[jeff of pa]

Gray Ghosts Came Thursday

Fast easy service.

Thanks Bart ! I Will Definately Deal with you anytime
you Have what I Need