Reduce sweating in over-the-ear headphones? Garrett MS-3 headphone mod?

ArthurEvans

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Now that I've gotten used to the Garrett Z-Lynk MS-3 headphones that come with the AT Max and Apex, I never want to go back to wired headphones if I can help it! My one concern is that the cups are little saunas for the ears, and it's not even really that hot yet.

I've used over-the-ear phones before, even on hot sunny days, but if there's a cooler way to do it, I'd like to know. When possible in the past I've used light headphones without full cups.

I'm planning on getting a Z-Lynk adapter rig for my non-Z-Lynk equipped detectors. You can use any headphones with the receiver unit, and the wire just runs from your ears to the receiver - that's something I can live with. But the MS-3 headphones are really nice, so I'd like to use those if it's not too hot. Aside from the discomfort, it seems like the sweat building up inside there can't be good for the phones.

I was wondering how other people handle this. Is there a modification that allows ventilation inside the ear cups? The padding is glued on, and I don't really want to start ripping it off as an experiment if there's someone who has figured out a better way. Any ideas? Thanks!
 
I love my wireless earbuds in hot weather. Have you considered plugging wired earbuds into the Z-Lync receiver?
 
I love my wireless earbuds in hot weather. Have you considered plugging wired earbuds into the Z-Lync receiver?

I was playing around and linked up my WM08 receiver to my EQ800 and tried it inside the house with some wired over-the-ear buds. Is the receiver really faster than using the bluetooth ML80s. Have you tried this setup?
 
I was playing around and linked up my WM08 receiver to my EQ800 and tried it inside the house with some wired over-the-ear buds. Is the receiver really faster than using the bluetooth ML80s. Have you tried this setup?

I don't have the WM 08, I use Aukey B80 wireless. But according to the Equinox manual the WM08 gives a latency of 17 ms while aptX LL gives a latency of about 40 ms.
 
I don't have the WM 08, I use Aukey B80 wireless. But according to the Equinox manual the WM08 gives a latency of 17 ms while aptX LL gives a latency of about 40 ms.

Thanks. Yeah I read that too. I wonder if it is noticable.
 
Thanks. Yeah I read that too. I wonder if it is noticable.

I suspect some people notice it more that others, while with some people it's more of a mind thing...

I have tried both systems, but the bottom line is that i don't have any problems or notice any lag with the ML80's...
 
When it's hot and humid I wear the Zlync headphones around my neck and crank up the volume so that only I can hear the detector.
 
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