grumpyolman
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I went to the old school that is close that I have pounded really hard. I say pounded and that doesn't necessarily mean 'well'. Second time out with the Rats and they are fine. Totally different sound than the Grey Ghosts and the Killer Bees I have. Probably because they are 20-20,000 hz and one can hear the entire range of tones emitted by the ET and clearly, also.
Walked to an area that seemed low in probability but one I hadn't hunted before. I was working slow and listening carefully and about 15' after I started I heard a 'sweet' high tone that hit 11-45 on the ET and was deep. I had never heard that particular sound before and really thought it might be that sound all describe. It was. The signal was so deep that after opening the plug and hinging about 4" of sod and grass out of the area, the X-1 didn't utter a peep. It took one more layer of dirt removal with the Gator and then the X-1 responded that a target was there. It still sounded just like it did with the coil. Two more trips removing the dirt placed the target on top of the ground cloth and the X-1 sound was in the dug dirt, not the hole. A little moving around and there was a Rosy.
The next signal sounded high and sweet but not quite the same. It too was 11-45 and I went down a long way to find a wheatie. By now it was getting dark, I'd started late in the afternoon, and I did hear about 4 more deep 11-44s but didn't dig them. I'll go back when the light level and energy level is a little higher.
Maybe I experienced that sweet sound of silver. Jim
Walked to an area that seemed low in probability but one I hadn't hunted before. I was working slow and listening carefully and about 15' after I started I heard a 'sweet' high tone that hit 11-45 on the ET and was deep. I had never heard that particular sound before and really thought it might be that sound all describe. It was. The signal was so deep that after opening the plug and hinging about 4" of sod and grass out of the area, the X-1 didn't utter a peep. It took one more layer of dirt removal with the Gator and then the X-1 responded that a target was there. It still sounded just like it did with the coil. Two more trips removing the dirt placed the target on top of the ground cloth and the X-1 sound was in the dug dirt, not the hole. A little moving around and there was a Rosy.
The next signal sounded high and sweet but not quite the same. It too was 11-45 and I went down a long way to find a wheatie. By now it was getting dark, I'd started late in the afternoon, and I did hear about 4 more deep 11-44s but didn't dig them. I'll go back when the light level and energy level is a little higher.
Maybe I experienced that sweet sound of silver. Jim
I use RATphones (MSA) as well and agree that the sounds are much more distinct than other phones. I also like the "muffler" (don't know the technical term) on them that keeps the load sounds (Pinpointing mostly, I use sizing ) from blowing your brains out. Only thing I don't like is mine are white, but small price to pay for a perfect set of headphones!
