Which waterproof headphone's for Infinium?

[Crispy Critter]

Hi everyone. I've got a new Infinium and am trying to decide which waterproof headphone's to buy to use with it. I'm trying to decide between the Garrett and the Gray Ghost's. Was wondering about the Peltor's too but I'm not sure if they are even available for use with the Infinium. What brand's do you guy's and gal's like to use? Maybe there's another brand that I have not considered?

Thanks for any help - crispy critter

 

[Gord (Tecumseh)]

Since the Infinium phones have their own unique connector, it is not as simple as saying this brand or that brand is better. You will need an adaptor that is waterproof in order to hook up regular waterproof headphones to the machine. The headphones that come with the Infinium are waterproof at the connection but you cannot submerge the phones. I have used these when water hunting but I make sure that they do not get submerged. I'm looking forward to some other answers and in particular how they hook the headphones to the detector so they can be operated safely when submerged.

 

[Crispy Critter]

Hi Gord. Thanks for your reply.
I didn't mention it in my post but I was aware of the connector issue. I have heard that the connector could possibly be available for and can be attached to the Gray Ghost phone's. Not sure about the peltor's (spelling?) though. I was hoping to hear from someone that might have had a chance to compare the phone's and thus be able to give their thought's on them. Plus, I'm trying to get a little acrtion going on in this forum....lol!

HH- crispy critter

 

[ivanll]

Garretts Blue when deep water hunting and diving.

Some wireless works well when shallow water beach hunting and when in wooded area.

Lightweight behind head type is cool and comfortable on a hot day when wearing hat and shades.
Uniprobe is good when gold prospecting in colder month.

ivanll

 

[Crispy Critter]

Thank you for the idea's Ivan. I especially like the idea of using wireless for beaches and land. I'll have to research them. HH-crispy critter

 

[therover]

You can order a connection kit from Garrett and put it together and hook it up to one of the standard female jack plugs where you can hook in any type of headphone with a 1/4 inch jack. This option still does not make the unit 100% waterproof but if you are wet sanding in nice weather, then you can use a lighter pair of head phones or a particular brand you like the most.

The other option is after you put together the connector, solder it to a set of waterproof headphones for a permanent pair.

I bought a pack of the connectors and I have a pair of Grey Ghost under waters that I was going to attach them to, but I ended up lucking out because Gary Drayton had a pair of GG under waters with the connector already attached for sale, so I bought them.

SInce I put the GG under waters on, they have not come off my Infinium. The sound quality and comfort is much better than the stock headphones ( for the record, I never used the Garrett under water phones, so I am not sure how they sound or feel). At least for me it is. The hi/lo and lo/hi tones are much clearer and I feel I can tell the sound of shallow iron a bit better.

 

[Crispy Critter]

Rover....thank you for your helpful reply.