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Yeah , I thought about sound getting in through the bud housing.It's why I added to use more material on the outside. (The original vid I saw ~ a year ago ? the foam putty mix completely covered the earbuds . ) 40kt winds ?? plus crashing surf . I bet the wind gusts would play drums on the backside of any earplugs ! .... It would still make a big difference but IDK if enough for a faint nudge of a threshold tone to be heard ? Depends on how loud you can crank the earbuds I guess .( Limited by how much you want to trash your ears.) Adding shooter's muffs could be another idea separately or together (didn't that get mentioned here?). The Radians linked are what I've seen . Cheap enough to try out. even with the +50% shipping! This is something that could have saved a tour out where floor wedges were the only option for a sudden breakdown so I thought it would be good road repair kit stock to have . I can't do testing right now , I'm in the middle of a restoration of this camper while living in it so space doesn't exist but there will be a tron bench no doubt ! The ear molds are ON my mad scientist tron experiment bucket list !

OH , have I done this ? Haven't made the DIY ones , but have wanted to try it since I saw one of the videos. Typical earplugs are 25-30dB though , I'd imagine custom molded ear plugs would dampen outside sound more due to a better fit . Maybe 40dB ??. More material on the outer part would probably increase the dampening effect too . You would hear if someone was talking to you at a normal level but probably have trouble understanding them. My pro in ear monitors are hard so may actually seal less ? IDK. I'll dig them out and try 'em at the beach , one of the channels is down due to a snagged cord but with sound in just one side it should give me a real world idea of how it works.(Need a new cord , those things are a pain to repair with those tiny wires and tiny proprietary connectors ). Pretty sure they are in my guitar case...haven't played it in a while .......🙄

Arrrrrrrrr !😉 He did impress me with that move I admit. Until I realized he probably didn't really do it for 10 minutes. (Woulda drooled all over everything with that blade handle hanging out of his mouth !) Further qualifying him as a pirate ...skuh kuh kuh kuh Anyway. Just the first in the search results that showed the basic procedure using off the shelf parts . It is a doable home DIY project for most. Not the quality of the pro stuff but if you use a set of buds that sound good to you , the result should be quite acceptable. In ear monitors made a huge difference by cleaning up audio quality on a live stage. Hopefully they improve the signal to outside noise ratio on the detection trail too. Just watch out for that rogue wave ! Yo ho !

Got AU's link has sone interesting options that have foam dimilar to mic windscreens ,possible DIY basis. Promised links for the DIY external noise damping earbuds. a simple one and another for you mad scientists.

The microphone windscreen foam was my first thought of course , there are thick "wolf ruff" ones for extreme gain in wind conditions........and seriously , that setup sheppo posted would probably work pretty good ! The hood thing works for me at the beach . Just the raincoat hood is pretty good if it's too hot for hoodies. I have pro IEMs (in ear monitprs ) that are custom molds made for on stage and will block out the mother of all bands ....if you want to get extreme...caution advised , we used limiters to protect hearing loss ,,,,I just said " Protect your hearing , don't turn 'em up too much" lol , I have to turn mom's hearing aid down all the time , she turns it up to feedback levels , which is a good trick if you ever tried) I've seen YT videos on how to make your own custom molds with ear buds too.... I'll see if I can find a link and add it later. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=custom+mold+ear+buds just a YT search , I'll look at some and recc the one I think most likely good.....

I'm actually an undercover agent and I'm opening a case on the whining Aussie.😵 If anyone has further information on this person of interest please send to your local HQ. It will be a sad case of a loser in a corner somewhere.....🤕 Skuh kuh kuh kuh kuh kuh GM Ignore the hecklers . They are in every audience and easily drowned out by the adoring crowds. Or one guy with a big microphone........ That's you right now Buddy ! (Lots of people listening to you and just his friends (if there are any) paying any attention to him !) The crew here are just pointing and laughing at him,,,,what a loser ! Demonstrating how he can feel like he's smart even if he doesn't have the first clue.....!

So many targets every time,,,,,do the locals call it "I lost my stuff beach" ?😢 Guess for you , it's "I keep finding all this stuff at a beach I go to"........... 🤗 Or maybe it's just aliens 👽 "I took my junk to the dump beach on that planet we all avoid" 🤔 ?

I'll take a thousand of 'em. Then I can throw away one a day till the warranty is up .... midalake I tried getting a friend in VA to contact you....he's in "analysis paralasis" !🙄

Nice big beach you cleaned out there ! Next time it will all be fresh gold !😉

Nice finds. Go get more of THAT aluminum !🖖

Nice fat keyboard ring ! 👍 Looks like it would be hard to play but don't let that stop you from keeping it !

Leaving for my chance to be the "Dug Junk King" once again....-.8 tide in 2 hours...... Outta likes , I'll get back to ya !

Wish I could. Not far away either... Hope you win the 800 ! + remember to prep for ticks. Mom is first priority right now , gets kinda gnarly with the girls at the home if I don't show up at least once a day LOL ,,98 in 3 weeks. (I'm gonna miss that crap , if I manage to outlive her 👍) I like the Green Mtn vids. Makes me want to leave my beach and get in some woods ,, Wait ! What did I just say ?😮

A Tracker , A Trowel , and a Carrott ? "One of these things is not like the others" ! Maybe he found it with the Tracker ? 🤩

Even the junk thread is makin' me look dead !😢 Nox N boots going in the trunk....maybe today I can find some nice junk? Only a day without junk is truly a skunk..... Mannnnn , this rhyming thing really is a monkey on my back huh ? LOL🙄 Did anybody ever try detecting at the Goodwill store ?

Jed Latency makes the detector beep after the coil has gone over the target instead of directly over the target. Kinda like recovery speed... You can see it happen by digging and not finding the target in the middle of the hole.Less digging , more targets found. Especially important if you're finding tiny yellow things . Using critical listening is just as second nature to them as us with the training. Hundreds of hours "on the hunt" training. Consider this ,,,I've learned things from them ! Just like they were engineers,,which some of them are ! Read up on some of the back posts and see what I mean. Steve's guides is full of detecting tech explanations. More efficient use of your time is important if you are trying to make a living or just don't have endless time on a hunt.

That last pic looks like Godzilla !

There it is ! You went and done it ! Well done ! Only 28 years.....🖖

Amateur by definition only. Some nice creations, you have the touch... Don't stop now,.Gold specimens included next?

Those headphones seem to be getting good reviews here. The price almost makes them disposable ! Heya Jed , welcome to the forums. I grew up with music ,,tron school in my teens ,and got my dream job out on the road touring since mid 70s , been semi retired for ~20 years. Semi meant If I get an offer I can't refuse LOL A couple of years since that last happened.... I've found a large amount of this detector stuff has parallels in our world.....pesky physics. I think untrained ears can hear comb filtering , doubling and short slapback below 100ms. Most don't know the what or why though ! 😉 These folks on the forum have been training their ears (critical listening) since detecting began... 🖖 Detecting targets don't like delay like some singers , but some of those singers sure do need it ! LOL.

It's working !

I'll have to decide on that.... Kinda stuck here till I lose mom. So no hurry. Try not to post anything really nice will ya ? 😮 Hitch itch is strong on this old road dog ! Not many roads not traveled .

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Hunt site envy ! All my sites are just too clean !!😋 Another like !👍

Knife is a keeper.👍 Looks like a Buck clone.....