Description
The most common Bounty Hunter upgrade question is not about coils, it is "why does my Tracker eat batteries and why can't I hear it in the wind?" One accessory answers both. Bounty Hunter's own manuals say headphones improve battery life and keep the beeps from bothering bystanders, and quiet audio straight to your ears is how you catch the faint repeatable signal a speaker loses at arm's length. These are the stereo headphones First Texas packages under the Bounty Hunter name.
At a glance
The Bounty Hunter Stereo Headphones (part HEAD-PL, brown box) are lightweight adjustable wired headphones with true stereo sound, a volume knob on each ear cup, a stereo/mono selector switch, and a 4 ft (1.2 m) cable. Both common jack sizes are covered: 1/8 in (3.5 mm) and 1/4 in (6.35 mm), plug plus included adaptor. They fit Bounty Hunter detectors with a headphone jack.
Why this set, and the jack-size truth other listings skip
Here is the detail that actually decides whether headphones work on your machine: Bounty Hunter's accessory documentation describes this set as a 1/8 in (3.5 mm) jack with a 1/4 in (6.35 mm) adaptor, and some Bounty Hunter models use one size while other detectors use the other. Most dealer listings pick one number, and at least one major shop lists it as 1/4 in (6.35 mm) only, which reads as "will not fit" to owners of small-jack machines. The truth is simpler and better: both sizes are covered in the box. That is the whole reason this is the safe pick for a Bounty Hunter household. It plugs into the Tracker IV, and up the Pro row through the Quick Draw Pro, Land Ranger Pro and the flagship Time Ranger Pro, whose 5-tone audio is exactly the kind of information a speaker wastes.
Technical specs and what they do in the field
| 1/8 in (3.5 mm) and 1/4 in (6.35 mm), plug + adaptor | Covers Bounty Hunter jacks in both sizes; no guessing before you buy |
| True stereo, volume knob on each ear cup | Set the level to your ears without touching the detector mid-hunt |
| Stereo/mono selector switch | Single-channel detector audio plays in both ears, not one |
| 4 ft (1.2 m) coiled cable | Reaches the jack and stretches when you kneel to dig |
| Swivel ear cups, padded cups and headband | Adjustable fit that stays comfortable through a full afternoon |
| Speaker mutes when plugged in | Longer battery life and quiet parks, straight from the Bounty Hunter manuals |
One note before you order
Some entry-level machines aimed at the youngest detectorists do not have a headphone jack at all; check the jack on your specific model before ordering. If it has one, in either size, this set fits it. First Texas also boxes this same headphone for its sister brands, so it covers a Fisher or a Teknetics in the same household.
What is included
- Bounty Hunter Stereo Headphones, part HEAD-PL, with attached 4 ft (1.2 m) cable
- Second jack size covered via included adaptor (1/8 in (3.5 mm) and 1/4 in (6.35 mm) both supported)
Who you are buying from
History Seekers is an authorized dealer for the First Texas family (Fisher, Teknetics, Bounty Hunter) and a working detecting channel: over 1.1 million people follow our hunts on Facebook and YouTube. Everyone here detects, plenty of us started on a Tracker, and the person who answers your call at 256-284-2247 has real dirt time. Every purchase keeps everyday Americans working.
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