Headphones? Yes or no?

[AstralDruid]

I rarely use headphones.... because i like to hear the ambient/nature noises,

 

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[pepperj]

I rarely use headphones.... because i like to hear the ambient/nature noises,

Probably you're missing targets that are small or deep. These signal are often drowned out by the ambient noises as urban traffic, wind, waves.

Most folks still find targets, and they believe that everything is great.

Personally I have a great respect for nature. I prefer not to assault it with the harsh sounds that are produced from the machine.

Learnt also in the 1970s that headphones can divert unnecessary attention.
The speaker screams-Look at me!
It's my own personal thing.
I prefer not to engage with the world when I am digging.

 

[AstralDruid]

I hear ya !!! (intended)

I have used headphones,, maybe a couple of 100 hours at the most... seen no difference really.. I suppose i could be missing some little squeaks.... not really that bothered.... I also have two dogs with me, all the time, so i am also listening to them, the older one is in my profile pic,, have a younger bigger clumsy male version now too. So i tend to go without headphones,, and i turn my volume quite low, 50%....

 

[pepperj]

I hear ya !!! (intended)

I have used headphones,, maybe a couple of 100 hours at the most... seen no difference really.. I suppose i could be missing some little squeaks.... not really that bothered.... I also have two dogs with me, all the time, so i am also listening to them, the older one is in my profile pic,, have a younger bigger clumsy male version now too. So i tend to go without headphones,, and i turn my volume quite low, 50%....

I tried detecting with the dog on the property. Too much of a distraction actually.
So I even tried it with my young chickens.
Until one ate the porcelain button before I could get it.

 

[AstralDruid]

Never trust a ravenous flightless bird !!!

I've rarely gone out without my pair of forest wrecking lunatics.... wouldn't be the same

 

[djackson7348]

I always use them. I may not cover as much ground as I would like to but what I do cover I want to get as deep as I can. I don't want to spend time cleaning the surface junk for the next guy to come in and hit the older/deeper targets.

 

[Sandog]

Anybody use hearing aids with head phones and if so what kind ?

Yes. Lucid hearing aids. 4 program choices, volume adjustable for either both or one side, sound adjustable like an equalizer, all by your phone. Nokta headphones. If it gets too hot and sweaty take out the hearing aids.

 

[Gare]

ABSOLUTELY YES !!!

 

[1637]

near people yes. in the desert no

 

[Blewfur]

If I use them, I only have one ear covered so I can be aware of my surroundings.

My headphones only work on one side. I was going to look at new ones, but between keeping one ear open and wanting to upgrade my detector, I’ll use them a little longer. I have a difficult time with traffic and wind noise without them.

Also, I have to take out my hearing aid with the headphones on.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I only use them when it is cold. I wear hearing aids that I can adjust. Between them and the deep program with the X/Y screen on my Deus I don't miss many signals. I also hunt at a very slow pace due to an old back injury.

 

[Gold:Au]

I have industrial deadness and choose headphones every time.

Having said that, one of the issues with headphones is the removal of a very important sense...

Friend of missing man ducked before shot

The friend of a gold prospector missing from North Queensland for three years says he ducked for cover when he saw someone pull a gun on the day his mate was last seen alive.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

Four dudes prospecting where they shouldn't have been. Three heard the car drive up and hid, and the fourth didn't due to wearing headphones.
He was never seen again.

 

[Fredneck]

A must for reasons mentioned, but most important to learn the nuances of a quality detectors language/tones so you dig less junk and more goods

 

[Iceman-NYS]

I use to use headphones until one day years ago I caught a movement out the corner of my eye, it was a black bear watching me, never wore headphones again, and that folks was in my backyard, I don't mind being close to one when I see or hear them first, and I have been as close as a few feet from one more then once.

 

[Older The Better]

I guess I’m the minority, been using them with the deus ii but I’ve never heard a difference, everyone talks about small soft tones but I’m not totally sure I’ve ever heard one on or off… always seems black and white signal or not… I don’t doubt they do have soft signals but I wonder if it’s just where I hunt, i rarely dig anything beyond 4 inches or so and quite often things are just a little scratch below the surface.

Edit fast mode sometimes blows my headphones off but that’s kinda the opposite effect… probably just me maybe I can’t hear like I think I can