Equinox 800 Wireless Phones Made By Miccus?

[mn90403]

On 4/7/2018 at 9:00 PM, Dubious said:

Miccus or Avantree?  I'm getting along fine with the Avantree Audition Pro--just came back from using them again. I also use the Sennheiser CX 6.00 earbuds when I don't feel like over the ear headphones. They also work well for me.

I used the Avantree for the first time today.  It took a bit of adjusting after I got them connected.  I was hoping I could use the 800 at less than full volume (25) and use the power of the headphones.  It seems I have to go no lower then 23 on the 800 and try to max out the headphones.  When I did this is sometimes seemed distorted?  My hunt was complicated by few targets.  One target I did find came in at 37-39 and I could tell it was larger.  When I dug it in the salt water it was an iPhone 8.

It reminded me that I can hear signals with the 800 but I don't get a sense of mass.  There is a broad area of detecting the target but not a 'grab you' type of signal that this same iPhone would have made with the 3030.

Mitchel

[Cal_Cobra]

Maybe I should try my WM08 module while I still have wired headphones to see if I can tell any difference.  I personally love the wireless ability and convenience, but IF the sound is better in such a way that it would aid you in getting more keepers, deeper targets, or digging less trash, then maybe there's something to it.  To be honest though, I'd just assume plug the wired headphones into the detector then mess with a wireless box, that really doesn't give you a wireless solution.

 

 

[steveg]

Phrunt --

Glad you got a set for your wife that work well.  However, those are slightly different from the Minelab ones.  The Minelab phones are a version of "BT80" phones that are sold under several different company names -- with their ultimate origin from a Chinese company that supplies them.  The MPOW phones you linked are not a "BT80" headphone; similar, but not the same...

NOT that it really matters, I just wanted to clarify; I was forced to do a ton of research into all of this (after I accidentally lost my Minelab phones and needed a replacement set), and so my only point here is that if someone is wanting an exact duplicate of the ML80 headphones, the exact match is a "BT80" headphone from various different sources...

Those ones you found may be BETTER, Phrunt; my only point is they are a bit "different."

Steve

[SittingElf]

Since the SR-71 and BT80 headphones are virtually out of stock everywhere, it makes me wonder if that may also be part of the reason for the slow shipping of the 800. Minelab may also be waiting for stock from Miccus, who may be having high volume production problems.

Also, the 800 is not the only thing slowly moving to customers from Minelab. Have you seen the out-of-stock condition on the Minelab Pro-Find 35? Waiting lists there too.  While this may seem to be an enviable problem for a manufacturer, I can speak from personal experience that it is NOT. The reflection on the company is always negative when production cannot immediately meet demand. At the same time, it is difficult to justify the expense of adding production lines, hiring skilled staff, and the overhead associated with increased production...especially when a company must assume that initial demand will eventually temper, and then they are stuck with having to let go staff, and manufacturing space that was used to increase production while the fire was hot. Just saying...

[Cal_Cobra]

14 hours ago, phrunt said:

I bought some of these for my wife, they seem better than the Minelab ones, but I suspect they're the same manufacturer as they have the exact same storage pouch, these link is direct from the Chinese manufacturer.

https://goo.gl/RjBhhh

Amazon Link

So I suspect MPOW is the manufacturer for Minelab's headphones.  They also go for about 30 hours without a charge and take 2 hours to charge.

 

These may actually be better then the ML80's.  The button layout is much better (can easily feel the power button due to it being the first button instead in the center of the low profile buttons that all feel the same) and it is APTX LL. 

For $50 I'm tempted to buy a set, and put the ML80's away as backups.

[SittingElf]

34 minutes ago, Cal_Cobra said:

These may actually be better then the ML80's.  The button layout is much better (can easily feel the power button due to it being the first button instead in the center of the low profile buttons that all feel the same) and it is APTX LL. 

For $50 I'm tempted to buy a set, and put the ML80's away as backups.

I am no longer tempted!  Went through AliExpress' order process.(Ugh), and it's now awaiting shipment!  Be advised, there were only nine left at that price when I ordered. Don't delay if you're going to get it!

[Chase Goldman]

14 hours ago, Cal_Cobra said:

Maybe I should try my WM08 module while I still have wired headphones to see if I can tell any difference.  I personally love the wireless ability and convenience, but IF the sound is better in such a way that it would aid you in getting more keepers, deeper targets, or digging less trash, then maybe there's something to it.  To be honest though, I'd just assume plug the wired headphones into the detector then mess with a wireless box, that really doesn't give you a wireless solution.

 

 

Well it is wireless in the sense that you are untethered from the detector and that is convenient because it lets you move around and use both hands on the shovel if need be (because you can set the detector down) and saves on wear and tear on both the detector jack and the headphone cable/plug stress points if you have to move away from the detector without constantly having to take your headphones on and off.  Not a necessity, but I have found the both the BT and WM08 wireless solutions to be very convenient in this regard and allows for a variety of headphone types (stock BT and weather resistant wired) phones to be used untetheted depending on the circumstances.  I have even extended the APTX LL tech to my GPX by plugging in a tiny $20 APTX LL transmitter into the headphone jack and now I can use the supplied ML BT headphones with either detector.   I am "all in" on the wireless.

[Jackpine]

On 4/12/2018 at 12:48 AM, Cal_Cobra said:

Maybe I should try my WM08 module while I still have wired headphones to see if I can tell any difference.  I personally love the wireless ability and convenience, but IF the sound is better in such a way that it would aid you in getting more keepers, deeper targets, or digging less trash, then maybe there's something to it.  To be honest though, I'd just assume plug the wired headphones into the detector then mess with a wireless box, that really doesn't give you a wireless solution.

 

 

Brian I agree.  With my Koss QZ-99's plugged directly into my friends 800 I was good to go. Had read on another forum that they fit into the jack which they did.

Tom

[Cal_Cobra]

22 hours ago, Chase Goldman said:

Well it is wireless in the sense that you are untethered from the detector and that is convenient because it lets you move around and use both hands on the shovel if need be (because you can set the detector down) and saves on wear and tear on both the detector jack and the headphone cable/plug stress points if you have to move away from the detector without constantly having to take your headphones on and off.  Not a necessity, but I have found the both the BT and WM08 wireless solutions to be very convenient in this regard and allows for a variety of headphone types (stock BT and weather resistant wired) phones to be used untetheted depending on the circumstances.  I have even extended the APTX LL tech to my GPX by plugging in a tiny $20 APTX LL transmitter into the headphone jack and now I can use the supplied ML BT headphones with either detector.   I am "all in" on the wireless.

Sure wireless, now your tethered to the headphones and WM08 module