WS-4 Headphones

[HighPlainsHunter]

Just ordered the WS-4 Headphones to compliment my ORX...

 

[Lodge Scent]

Yeah I can see that being a nice compliment to the ORX. I do like them with my Deus.

 

[jmaclen]

I hope you aren't planning to use the Deus WS4s with you ORX. They won't work.

If the WS-4 puck has the latest 5.21 software they are really nice with the added expert settings.

I have the ORX with the WS headphones and just a Deus WS4 puck/headphones for more tones and the Pitch program....... They do make a good combo.

Jeff

 

[HighPlainsHunter]

By having the WS4's, it gives me a Deus lite with the 9" HF coil. Two detectors at a bargain price. ORX when I want simple, and Deus when I want more complex, depending on the circumstances of where I'm hunting...

 

[jmaclen]

+1 !!!

 

[FWest]

By having the WS4's, it gives me a Deus lite with the 9" HF coil. Two detectors at a bargain price. ORX when I want simple, and Deus when I want more complex, depending on the circumstances of where I'm hunting...

Would that add many features to an orx user with an x35 coil?

 

[HighPlainsHunter]

Would that add many features to an orx user with an x35 coil?

It will give you the equivalent of a Deus Lite and the ORX. Almost all of the features of a full Deus in the WS4 Headphones, and would work great with your X-35 coil...

 

[FWest]

Do you get the TX boost, on the lower frequency, with the ws4 only ?

 

[HighPlainsHunter]

Do you get the TX boost, on the lower frequency, with the ws4 only ?

I only have the 9" HF coil, but according to Andy's Handbook, the 3 levels of TX power, as well as, the Boost function on the low frequency, is available with the WS4's...

 

[jmaclen]

Do you get the TX boost, on the lower frequency, with the ws4 only ?

It is hard to tell but I think boost is included. I checked mine and on the lowest frequencies 3.7 to 4.4 kHz there are only two TX power adjustments on the Version 5 WS4 controller using an X 35 coil. All the rest of the frequencies have three adjustments so I am guessing that means using 3.7 to 4.4 TX power, 1 is TX normal and 2 is TX Boost.

Version 5 for people with just a WS4 controller is actually pretty fun. I have the big watch band holder for mine so I can see it better. The display is very minimalist, so you only get target ID numbers. You don't get any of the graph screens, depth indicator, pinpoint function, mineralization bar or my favorite=the clock. You also don't have the ability to update it (without borrowing a remote control) change the frequency of the tones, set notches, adjust the silencer and there is no threshold tone/adjustment in the Gold mode which is a real bummer for me and makes zero sense whatsoever.

Otherwise, you do have plenty of adjustments available with the addition of the expert settings which weren't available before and make a Version 5 WS4 (if you can see the display) an excellent detector.

Jeff

 

[FWest]

Thanks both of you guys for the information. Now to make up my mind.... Ws4 or hf coil. Do the frequencys above the x35 coils make a big difference when old coin hunting?

 

[jmaclen]

Thanks both of you guys for the information. Now to make up my mind.... Ws4 or hf coil. Do the frequencys above the x35 coils make a big difference when old coin hunting?

That is THE question. I am a gold prospector so having the HF coil is an absolute no brainer. I also coin, jewelry and relic hunt in moderate to high mineralization so again, having the HF coil is a must since frequencies below 14 kHz don't work very well here. I also travel a lot to areas that do not have bad dirt and do have lots of silver coin possibilities. So, having the X-35 coil with its frequencies below 14 kHz and the TX boost is awesome.

Jeff