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Equinox Wireless headphones tone problem

maxxkatt

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has anyone else notice the Equinox wireless head phones have a deeper bass response and does not report the higher pitched tones accurately?

It might just be me, with bad hearing in one ear. But when I use my iPhone ear buds on the 800 the high pitched tones come in sounding like high pitched tones, not muddled mid tones.

The same is true if I use the Equinox wireless headphones on my iPhone to listen to Pandora.
 
maxxkatt said:
has anyone else notice the Equinox wireless head phones have a deeper bass response and does not report the higher pitched tones accurately?

It might just be me, with bad hearing in one ear. But when I use my iPhone ear buds on the 800 the high pitched tones come in sounding like high pitched tones, not muddled mid tones.

The same is true if I use the Equinox wireless headphones on my iPhone to listen to Pandora.
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I think Ive kinda noticed the higher tones sound different on different modes, almost distorted or over modulated a bit. Is that what you mean?
 
yes, higher tones are not as high sounding as was on my AT Pro. They sound higher and more normal if I use my simple iPhone earbuds. It is not a big deal, just different.
 
Garrett Z Lynk's at half the price don't have those problems but not sure if they work on Equinox??
 
normx2 said:
Garrett Z Lynk's at half the price don't have those problems but not sure if they work on Equinox??
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You got that right! I ordered the Z-Lynk wireless modules from Craig at Show Me Treasure and they work GREAT! They work especially well with the Deus wired Backphones (about $25 shipped). I get clean crisp audio tones with that setup. I just shorten up the cord on the Backphones with a Velcro tie and attach it to the Z-Lynk receiver that's in my shirt pocket. I don't have a Nox but I use that set-up on all my detectors except for my Deus and CTX since they don't need the Z-Lynk. You'll probably need a headphone jack adapter for the Nox.

beephead
 
I grabbed my setup and i noticed no problem.. unless you are referring to the high tones sounded more like mid tones on other detectors you are used too? I get a very noticeable difference between mid and high on my setup.

In other words the tones on my setup are linear from iron to say a silver, but the whole tone pitch may be lower as a whole than other machines i have.
 
Trashfinder said:
I grabbed my setup and i noticed no problem.. unless you are referring to the high tones sounded more like mid tones on other detectors you are used too? I get a very noticeable difference between mid and high on my setup.

In other words the tones on my setup are linear from iron to say a silver, but the whole tone pitch may be lower as a whole than other machines i have.
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You'll never know what you're missing until you try a pair of wired Deus Backphones. They'll even better than Deus's full cup headphones.

beephead
 
beephead said:
You'll never know what you're missing until you try a pair of wired Deus Backphones. They'll even better than Deus's full cup headphones.

beephead
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So you are using the wired Deus Backphones with an Equinox?
May have to try that...
 
DigDeepNow said:
So you are using the wired Deus Backphones with an Equinox?
May have to try that...
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No, but my detecting buddy used the Backphones on the Nox and loved them. I use the Backphones on all my other detectors with the Z-Lynk wireless setup.

beephead
 
I use the FX-02 Deus wired headphones on all my detectors too. Even the Deus. Cheap, great sounding, and somewhat durable (for the price). Didn't use on the Nox but they have a 1/8" plug (deus, nox) and come with 1/4" adapter for others.
 
Trashfinder said:
I grabbed my setup and i noticed no problem.. unless you are referring to the high tones sounded more like mid tones on other detectors you are used too? I get a very noticeable difference between mid and high on my setup.

In other words the tones on my setup are linear from iron to say a silver, but the whole tone pitch may be lower as a whole than other machines i have.
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I agree. When I use 5 tones I set up my nickle range to 12, 13 and set the tone pitch at 20. For 22 and above I set the tone pitch to 25 and it's quite a noticeable difference to me with the stock wireless headphones.
 
I kind of like my NOX phones tone. I got a set of Gray Ghost Ultima, and a set of Rattlers I use on my other detectors. The GG's are loud but thin tone as are my Rattlers. I like a good full tone. But that's me.
 
detectingMO said:
I use the FX-02 Deus wired headphones on all my detectors too. Even the Deus. Cheap, great sounding, and somewhat durable (for the price). Didn't use on the Nox but they have a 1/8" plug (deus, nox) and come with 1/4" adapter for others.
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Helpful - thanks
 
If I am cherry picking a modern park the Equinox phones are ok. If I am in an area where older finds are possible I will use wired "Rats" headphones. For me the Rats have the best tone in all ranges.
 
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