Needing new WP headphones for new Equinox that I got over 2 months ago I ordered a pair I saw on Ebay for $85 from the Ukraine. They arrived on June 21st. When I tried them out in my yard the volume was too low. I found out the appropriate OHM speakers were not used and they were not piezos. My buddy that did the prior mod on Merlin (my Blue Excal) for me over a year ago told me to order 45mm piezos and he would swap them out. I negotiated a $20 discount back on the headphones to keep them and that covered the cost of the piezos. (Incidentally, the Ukraine headphone guy asked me about the piezos so I sent him the specs to the ones I ordered. I also told him that I didn’t think chromed steel was appropriate for the cup holders. About a month after that exchange he completely redesigned the headphones eliminating the chromed steel and using piezos ). 2 weeks ago the piezos came in and I gave them to my buddy Jim. I got them back last week and have used them on a couple of hunts. They are now loud enough but they do not fit as well as Peltor’s and let wind noise in. I’ll use them like that until the chrome starts to rust out or I feel the wind noise is detrimentally impacting my gold finding ability, in which case I’ll get a set of Peltors for $10-15 and swap them out.
BTW - I do not recommend that headphone style which is sold for various different detectors because they do not fit well and have that chromed steel which will eventually rust. I'd also like like to thank Jim for his technical expertise once again!
BTW - I do not recommend that headphone style which is sold for various different detectors because they do not fit well and have that chromed steel which will eventually rust. I'd also like like to thank Jim for his technical expertise once again!