Bt Aptx-ll Compatible Headphone Summary - Updated 7/24/22

[RoobyRoobyRoo]

On 9/15/2021 at 7:05 PM, Jennifer said:

Ok kids... boy do I have a treat for you... I just got back from a trip to Doc's secret lab in Las Vegas.... while I was there I picked up a special little item... it's charging at the moment... but I'll have a little write up in the next few days, once I pair it with the GPX 6000 and have a chance to use it... oh boys n goyles... I think you're gonna like this little gem...... stay tuned...

Jen

 

Well it's time to show what's behind the curtain... and I LOVE it......

Most of you recall from my long ago days (2009/2010) that I come from BC, we don't wear headphones in BC, lest you get a bear or grizzly tap on your shoulder, I'm sure Steve can relate from his Alaska days. For 10+ years I've NEVER felt comfortable in headphones, now moving to Arizona, I don't wear them for fear of stepping on a rattler or the ongoing discomfort from the heat and sweaty ears.

I know full well I've missed gold, walked away from subtle targets as the area I detect can be dead calm one second and windy the next.. so if using a speaker, more than once I've stopped and just yelled at the clouds "Are you done yet" (usually adding a few expletives in the process).

I've owned this new GPX 6000 less than 4 days and have been looking far and wide for an alternative to the wonderful bluetooth headphones it comes with (anyone wanna buy some Koss UR-30's, we all have a closet full of them). I tried my new $250.00 Apple Airpod Pro's... NOT LOW LATENCY.... sigh... so continued my search.... I mentioned to Doc that I was looking for an alternative to headphones without doing the old speaker on the chest routine we all know and love from our GPX days.... he left the room and came back with this.... and I recognized it as what was hanging around his neck...... full bluetooth LOW LATENCY (see photo of control head icon), loud speakers under each ear, crisp and clear, no sweaty ears and get this... when the wind picks up.... you can pull out ear buds from the ends, flip a switch and you've cut out all wind and hear your threshold like you had full ear muff coverage.... I laid a pair around my neck, they felt great, fired up the GPX 6000, did a quick pair, tried the ear buds and was sold.....please take my money Doc, please take my money.. LOL

If you're looking for an AWESOME option for when you want to hear close to your ear and have the ear bud option for wind or other outside noise elimination/reduction AND IT'S LOW LATENCY.... reach out to Doc... I'm not sure if they're on his site yet: https://docsdetecting.com/

PS: He says they're also incredible for using with your smart tv for surround sound, I imagine they would be... I have not tried but they really are the cats meow for use with your GPX 6000....

Thank you Doc, great product.

PS #2: I paid full price for this item, this is not a paid endorsement in any way... I just really appreciate quality... if you have any doubt how awesome these are, check out the Amazon reviews, how often do you see this many positive reviews... but please, Doc has done so much for our community, look on Amazon but please support him, he supports us and the price is the same!!!!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y56W9XQ?pf_rd_r=5T9645QRE2RKJB2M6PDC&pf_rd_p=8fe9b1d0-f378-4356-8bb8-cada7525eadd&pd_rd_r=6df4e80e-8849-4571-9f5a-b13d0dfe8296&pd_rd_w=ypCrq&pd_rd_wg=FHn4f&ref_=pd_gw_unk

 

The thing I love most about these is that after turning the detector on, then these speaker/headphones, they automatically connected. The headphones that came with the detector did not want to connect/pair and it took about 2 minutes of button pushing on both the detector and the stock headphones to get them to bluetooth pair, these ones just connected automatically and verbally said (in a voice) that they were connected... very cool.

Thanks for listening.... give these a try, they fit a unique niche, they sure fit mine...

Jen

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RoobyRoobyRoo]

I just purchased this item as well to see how it works connected to the GPX-5000, GPX-7000 and the Steelphase SP-01. It would be awesome if this allowed these headphones/shoulder speaker to work across our full collection of detectors. I'll let you all know how it works re latency etc. https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Transmitter-Receiver-Wireless-Audio/dp/B09CYD2D99/ref=sr_1_4?crid=14YPSQPZXXZ37&dchild=1&keywords=aptx+hd+transmitter&qid=1631822172&s=electronics&sprefix=aptX+HD+tran%2Celectronics%2C235&sr=1-4

[afreakofnature]

1 hour ago, Jennifer said:

Well it's time to show what's behind the curtain... and I LOVE it......

Most of you recall from my long ago days (2009/2010) that I come from BC, we don't wear headphones in BC, lest you get a bear or grizzly tap on your shoulder, I'm sure Steve can relate from his Alaska days. For 10+ years I've NEVER felt comfortable in headphones, now moving to Arizona, I don't wear them for fear of stepping on a rattler or the ongoing discomfort from the heat and sweaty ears.

I know full well I've missed gold, walked awayfrom subtle targets as the area I detect can be dead calm one second and windy the next.. so if using a speaker, more than once I've stopped and just yelled at the clouds "Are you done yet" (usually adding a few expletives in the process).

I've owned this new GPX 6000 less than 4 days and have been looking far and wide for an alternative to the wonderful bluetooth headphones it comes with (anyone wanna buy some Koss UR-40's, we all have a closet full of them). I tried my new $250.00 Apple Airpod Pro's... NOT LOW LATENCY.... sigh... so continued my search.... I mentioned to Doc that I was looking for an alternative to headphones without doing the old speaker on the chest routine we all know and love from our GPX days.... he left the room and came back with this.... and I recognized it as what was hanging around his neck...... full bluetooth LOW LATENCY (see photo of control head icon), loud speakers under each ear, crisp and clear, no sweaty ears and get this... when the wind picks up.... you can pull out ear buds from the ends, flip a switch and you've cut out all wind and hear your threshold like you had full ear muff coverage.... I laid a pair around my neck, they felt great, fired up the GPX 6000, did a quick pair, tried the ear buds and was sold.....please take my money Doc, please take my money.. LOL

If you're looking for an AWESOME option for when you want to hear close to your ear and have the ear bud option for wind or other outside noise elimination/reduction AND IT'S LOW LATENCY.... reach out to Doc... I'm not sure if they're on his site yet: https://docsdetecting.com/

PS: He says they're also incredible for using with your smart tv for surround sound, I imagine they would be... I have not tried but they really are the cats meow for use with your GPX 6000....

Thank you Doc, great product.

PS #2: I paid full price for this item, this is not a paid endorsement in any way... I just really appreciate quality... if you have any doubt how awesome these are, check out the Amazon reviews, how often do you see this many positive reviews... but please, Doc has done so much for our community, look on Amazon but please support him, he supports us and the price is the same!!!!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y56W9XQ?pf_rd_r=5T9645QRE2RKJB2M6PDC&pf_rd_p=8fe9b1d0-f378-4356-8bb8-cada7525eadd&pd_rd_r=6df4e80e-8849-4571-9f5a-b13d0dfe8296&pd_rd_w=ypCrq&pd_rd_wg=FHn4f&ref_=pd_gw_unk

Thanks for listening.... give these a try, they fit a unique niche, they sure fit mine...

Jen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately this is old news, Lunk discovered these before the 6k even came out and Chase already have these listed in his 5th link. I was hoping doc might have made a small attachable speaker similar to the wm12

[RoobyRoobyRoo]

34 minutes ago, afreakofnature said:

Unfortunately this is old news, Lunk discovered these before the 6k even came out and Chase already have these listed in his 5th link. I was hoping doc might have made a small attachable speaker similar to the wm12

RIGHT ON!!!! Well thank you Lunk, add me to the list of users who love them.... thanks for the post afreakofnature....

[Doc]

20 hours ago, afreakofnature said:

Unfortunately this is old news, Lunk discovered these before the 6k even came out and Chase already have these listed in his 5th link. I was hoping doc might have made a small attachable speaker similar to the wm12

Lunk is where I learned about them.  I tried a pair, and then got a dealership for them.  $95 free shipping.  Jennifer insisted on paying full price because she said she was going to do a review.

I love them because they are great for everything.  The computer, watching smart television is a hoot.  It sounds like speeding cars are going right through your head.  You can answer your telephone.  These things are really neat.

I agree that the GPX6000 has a pretty good speaker but I don't like the doppler effect you get when you are swinging that speaker back and forth.  It is really bad for me because I wear hearing aids so it is even more pronounced.  I hear the sound loud in my right ear then as I swing the detector it switches to my left ear then back again, and I find it very annoying.  These Torus give me equal sound right directly under my hearing aids and the sound is crisp and clear.  If the wind is blowing I take my hearing aids out and use the ear buds.

They also make a small transmitter or receiver that is so small you could attach it to the back of one of my speakers and accomplish what you are talking about.  The pair is available on Amazon for $60.  These things are slightly larger that a silver dollar.  You would only need the receiver and a speaker.  Again they are the low latency Qualcom APTX technology.  I'll have to play around and see if my speaker and the receiver will pair with the GPX6000.  I had to agree not to advertise on Amazon to get a dealership for the Torus  -Doc

[Lunk]

On 9/16/2021 at 2:57 PM, Jennifer said:

RIGHT ON!!!! Well thank you Lunk, add me to the list of users who love them.... thanks for the post afreakofnature....

Yep, looks like I started the Torus craze back in February...😁

 

[RoobyRoobyRoo]

I started this to talk about how great the headphones are, and how they helped with my particular part time wind situation, not start up a a urinary olympics (p’ing match) about who discovered them first…. Boys sheesh 🤪 You both win!

Again, thank you both, Lunk for making Doc aware, Doc for doing the same with me. 😊

PS: Doc... I would have paid for it full price regardless..... business is business and I appreciate you being here for us all and even more so that you're so close and I can just do a quick pick up when needed, thank you Doc.

Jen

[Lunk]

You’re welcome, Jennifer. I'm glad you and others are enjoying the Torus as much as I do, and I also want to thank Doc for making this brilliant wearable speaker known and available to the detecting community; it’s a great alternative to headphones.

[Chase Goldman]

23 minutes ago, Lunk said:

You’re welcome, Jennifer. I'm glad you and others are enjoying the Torus as much as I do, and I also want to thank Doc for making this brilliant wearable speaker known and available to the detecting community; it’s a great alternative to headphones.

Love it too, great audio and build quality for the price.  Unfortunately, afraid it will not stand up to the elements and sweat over time as it has no IP dust or water resistance rating.  

[RoobyRoobyRoo]

53 minutes ago, Lunk said:

You’re welcome, Jennifer. I'm glad you and others are enjoying the Torus as much as I do, and I also want to thank Doc for making this brilliant wearable speaker known and available to the detecting community; it’s a great alternative to headphones.

Thank you Lunk, I never made it out to Quartzsite like was planned that year but you're always welcome on my ground in Lost Basin (King Tut area), I have 65 acres, water, septic, power, high speed Starlink internet for the RV and lots of gold.... stop on by on the way down or up one year my friend, would love to do a detect with you, throw some wings on the grill and have a couple cold Corona's.... and the well is getting sunk this very weekend for the trommel...

I second the "Thank you Doc" comment....

Jen