Book Exerpt: "Some Audio Tips and Methods: Beyond Tone "ID"

[cjc]

15/ Some Audio Tips and Methods: Beyond Tone

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Personally some good reading but especially on the beach let a unclear tone go and who knows....Found a nice diamond ring 14 kt. this way and guess what the ring must have been too big for the little lady as it had a ring tightener of unknow metal confusing the signal...Sure the tones are important and can easily tell tell a silver coin on land and
surely cut down the odds on gold items by its smooth crisp tone not the ratty sound of junk and that includes a lot of our clad but again don't dig and let it for the next guy or gal. Thats why so many places on land beat to death still uncover some nice old finds.No reflection on the writer but just a thought on this cold winters day...

 

[sandman256]

I use the Sov GT for land and beach work and find that the better headphones like my Black Widow's improve the way I hear the sound, tones and the crispness. They also block out more ambient noise. For the Excal's I place duct tape over the drain holes to cut wind noise.

 

[cjc]

I agree with you Dan, about the best18k band I have was so deep and in with the nails that it sounded like junk but as the piece says the book is about knowing everything that the machine does, or as one newby I spoke with recently said (well): "everthing that it is trying to tell you," rather than just when to dig or not. I believe that part of being versatile is adapting to conditions. It's nice to have a managable number of targets that allow you to check them all, but as well-- being able to adjust your level of selectivity based upon where you are is a valuable skill. If there's one thing I've had good sucess with lately it's the simple method of coverage--which sometimes involves letting the odd one go. I'm not disagreeing with you--just explaining why I feel that developing these kinds of audio-interpreting skills is worthwhile.
cjc

 

[cjc]

Thanks for your comments Sandman. Mr. Goldmaster contributed instructions on how to convert industrial Peltor H7A's for use with the Excal--talk about blocking ambient noise! He also showed me how to install the transducers so that both sides respond for exceptionally clean audio. Neither one of us liked any of the aftermarket phones available as they sound on the Excal.
cjc

 

[Electro]

I agree with you Dan, about the best18k band I have was so deep and in with the nails that it sounded like junk but as the piece says the book is about knowing everything that the machine does, or as one newby I spoke with recently said (well): "everthing that it is trying to tell you," rather than just when to dig or not. I believe that part of being versatile is adapting to conditions. It's nice to have a managable number of targets that allow you to check them all, but as well-- being able to adjust your level of selectivity based upon where you are is a valuable skill. If there's one thing I've had good sucess with lately it's the simple method of coverage--which sometimes involves letting the odd one go. I'm not disagreeing with you--just explaining why I feel that developing these kinds of audio-interpreting skills is worthwhile.
cjc

Hey Clive.....I agree with you. I ran into the same sort of feedback. It seems that the issue that comes up is always "Application" Here was my answer below, I think we said the same thing in different words:

Discrimination through ear training is an acquired skill that you can turn on or off as you read your hunting environment. But if you do not have the skill you cannot access it when you need it. Thus there is no debating that knowing your detector better will make you a more effective detectorist. The art of detecting with Excalibur is when, where and to what degree you apply your ear training abilities.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

I have used audio variances for years and certainly on land use selective methods as digging especially deep is hard work for junk. On the other hand put me on a beach and if it beeps I dig as odds rel jewelry are highly increased. Alll comes down to knowing your unit and above all the particuliar situation. I know we all have our little tricks as excessive digging prevents us from more coverage but guess it all evens out. Probably the biggest part of the hobby is to dig or not and certainly all of us miss good targets..