jimther
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Just wondering if anyone out there ever set up their Spectrum XLT or DFX with wireless headphones, and how’d that work out
Wireless headphones for Whites XLT???
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Cherry Picker
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I put a set together that worked well on any metal detector. Just plug the BlueTooth transmitter into the detector headphone jack and pair it to the headphones. I found as long as I used Bluetooth version v5.0 latency was no issue. Here is the post on it.
BlueTooth headphones
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jimther
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Thanks for that speedy reply Cherry Picker. I'll read through that thread to see if I can do the same as you did.
A bit confused though on the statement regarding "... as long as I used Bluetooth version v5.0 latency was no issue" How does someone know or choose what version of Bluetooth to use? Is it what comes installed in the hardware, i.e., the Bluetooth transmitter/receiver ?
Edit / update: I think I just answered my own question about "version of Bluetooth". After looking at several Bluetooth transmitters online, I see that they mention Bluetooth 5.0
Your initial thread from 2016 mentioned the TROND brand, which still looks available. It looks larger than the one in this link, for example; Does this one look like it'll do the job with the Skullcandy headphones you mentioned?
Jim
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jimther
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OK Cherry Picker or other Bluetooth-knowledgable readers... a follow-up question.
A see that some Bluetooth adapters are now using Bluetooth version 5.3, I think with even lower latency numbers than 5.0. Do the headphones (aka receiver) have to be version-compatible with the Bluetooth transmitter? My guess is that the headphones are just a passive device and capable of processing any of the Bluetooth versions transmitted to them. Is this correct? I couldn't see any Bluetooth version specs on any headphones I've been looking at.
Thanks in advance for sharing any knowledge you've gleaned along the way.
A see that some Bluetooth adapters are now using Bluetooth version 5.3, I think with even lower latency numbers than 5.0. Do the headphones (aka receiver) have to be version-compatible with the Bluetooth transmitter? My guess is that the headphones are just a passive device and capable of processing any of the Bluetooth versions transmitted to them. Is this correct? I couldn't see any Bluetooth version specs on any headphones I've been looking at.
Thanks in advance for sharing any knowledge you've gleaned along the way.
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Cherry Picker
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I don't believe they have to match. Most BlueTooth will connect but will use the protocols for the lowest version device. Say you have a transmitter running version v4,3 and headphones running v5.3, you will only get the options in v4.3
jimther
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Thanks again Cherry Picker. That’s helpful. Not sure why none of the headphone makers seem to say in their specs what version Bluetooth they’re using.
BTW, how well did those SkullCandy headphones hold up to use in the field ?
Cherry Picker
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I can't say. I ended up selling the headphones & BlueTooth transmitter set a few months later when I got a Nokta Makro Simplex+ WHP with the SP24. It seemed to hold up fine but I just can't verify that they did. I also bought a BlueTooth transmitter/receiver from Walmart later for $10, and a cheap set of ONN BlueTooth headphones for the regular detector. It worked fine, but I could hear a slight latency if I swung too fast. Had a total of $20 invested. Next time I'll spend a little more and get some better headphones. These were not Low Latency phones.
The best setup I had was the $10 Walmart transmitter/receiver & a set of iPodMAX headphones. LOL $500 headphones a renter had left in my basement. Amazing sound and no latency at all. I ended up selling them. I just couldn't see taking a $500 pair of headphones out detecting, and I needed the money much worse.
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jimther
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Thanks for that quick reply CP. The Bluetooth TX/RX in your last photo (with the white headphones) is the one I was actually looking at online last night. A reasonable price too on Amazon.
