Steve Herschbach Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Well, I am sorry to hear that. The Minelab set is the safe bet but it also sets a benchmark to beat, and when push comes to shove it seems it's hard to find third parties doing any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackpine Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 All is not lost, I was finally able to remove the speakers from the headset using a narrow blade knife. So off to the store I went to purchase a pair of self adhesive felt furniture pads (3-1/2 x 4") which were then cut and notched to fit the speaker housings, carefully minding the wires the pads were placed in the housings. At the store I had also purchased a tube of mold and mildew preventative Kitchen & Bath caulk which was generously smeared over the felt. Popped in the speakers and done. Tested against the neighbors mower and seems to be a huge improvement in sound reduction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdv Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 6 hours ago, Jackpine said: All is not lost, I was finally able to remove the speakers from the headset using a narrow blade knife. So off to the store I went to purchase a pair of self adhesive felt furniture pads (3-1/2 x 4") which were then cut and notched to fit the speaker housings, carefully minding the wires the pads were placed in the housings. At the store I had also purchased a tube of mold and mildew preventative Kitchen & Bath caulk which was generously smeared over the felt. Popped in the speakers and done. Tested against the neighbors mower and seems to be a huge improvement in sound reduction. Sounds like a winner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewcon4414 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 You wont know until that wind starts whistling..... right Cliff lol. We been there. I tell you....... i just plugged the drain holes and added the aircraft muffs problem solved for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2125 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Got a set of each, one with the Visation speakers and the first set he had with the piezos. The Speaker ones sound much nicer than any piezo does and are my wading headphones (speakers don't do so well when submerged). They are plenty loud, however, the lower mid tone is weaker than the mid and high tones, actually too loud above 23 for me. My hearing is poor (military/shooting/motocross/etc/etc) with tinnitus. The piezo ones look the same but are not as loud. They are louder than GG or Koss' on a CTX, but still "lacking" for underwater use, imo. Found that i have to stop breathing (scuba) often to hear targets and have just been taking my Excal instead, ...bummer! Had hoped Minelab would have surely made this detector have adequate volume capabilities (after the CTX was a Huge fail in this volume department underwater/waterproof). Will try the Koss yellows, not with high hopes, if a set ever becomes available....... Have had several GG waterproofs and compared many times with Koss yellows in the past, so not high hopes for the GG's either Wish there was a software "fix" to up the volume for shallow underwater use (( Minelab... = HINT HINT )) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure_Adventure Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Rc2125 said: Got a set of each, one with the Visation speakers and the first set he had with the piezos. The Speaker ones sound much nicer than any piezo does and are my wading headphones (speakers don't do so well when submerged). They are plenty loud, however, the lower mid tone is weaker than the mid and high tones, actually too loud above 23 for me. My hearing is poor (military/shooting/motocross/etc/etc) with tinnitus. The piezo ones look the same but are not as loud. They are louder than GG or Koss' on a CTX, but still "lacking" for underwater use, imo. Found that i have to stop breathing (scuba) often to hear targets and have just been taking my Excal instead, ...bummer! Had hoped Minelab would have surely made this detector have adequate volume capabilities (after the CTX was a Huge fail in this volume department underwater/waterproof). Will try the Koss yellows, not with high hopes, if a set ever becomes available....... Have had several GG waterproofs and compared many times with Koss yellows in the past, so not high hopes for the GG's either Wish there was a software "fix" to up the volume for shallow underwater use (( Minelab... = HINT HINT )) Yeah it seems they put a small amp inside the equinox and it just doesn’t have the power to run anything for water use. An external amp would definitely fix it but it’s a PITA to have another set of batteries to charge or replace ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wloch248 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I finally had a chance to take mine in the water. I think they are loud enough for me. I had boats and wind but could hear fine. Comfortable enough to wear for a while. Cord was long enough. I have not submerged them, that comes over the next few days. The description in the eBay listing for mine was that they have the Visaton waterproof diaphragm loudspeakers. BTW, they haven’t increased my finds magically yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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