Description
In nugget country, the headphone that seals out the world can seal out the rattle you needed to hear. The Rattler is DetectorPro's answer for the electronic prospector: one sealed Gray Ghost earcup carrying your detector's audio, one ear completely open to the desert. You hear the smallest nugget whisper AND the snake, the footsteps, the side-by-side coming up the wash. It is a safety design first, and it is honest about the trade it makes.
At a glance
The Rattler is a one-sided (single-ear) wired metal detector headphone: one heavy-duty Gray Ghost muff with full-ear surround cushion blocking up to 24 dB on the detector ear, the other ear uncovered for situational awareness. Single click-position rotary volume control, detector-compatibility selector switch, 48 in (122 cm) coiled cable with a 1/4 in (6.35 mm) 90 degree stereo angle plug, 150 ohm nominal impedance. Built in the USA.
Why this layout: one ear open beats two sealed, sometimes
This is the line's situational-awareness specialist, and choosing it is about where you hunt. Working brushy goldfields, desert washes, or anywhere you genuinely need to hear what is around you: the Rattler. Working a quiet creek bench where every decibel of blocking helps you pull tiny gold from the threshold: the Gray Ghost Gold seals both ears. Coin and relic hunters wanting full isolation belong on the Ultimate or Original. Marketplace sellers list the Rattler under "single ear" and "one-sided" because that is exactly what buyers search when they realize they want this layout; no dealer page explains WHEN to want it, so now you know.
Technical specifications
| Layout | Single sealed earcup (detector audio), other ear open to surroundings |
| Noise blocking | Sound-blocking muff design, up to 24 dB, covered ear only |
| Volume | Single rotary control with stay-put segmented click positioning |
| Compatibility | Selector switch for all single-output metal detectors, no adapters |
| Cable | Heavy-duty 48 in (122 cm) coiled cable, 1/4 in (6.35 mm) 90 degree stereo angle plug |
| Impedance | 150 ohms nominal |
| Speaker | Signal power to hear the smallest nuggets (manufacturer's design goal for this model) |
| Build | Heavy-duty polymer muff, full-ear surround cushion; adjustable padded headband, no screws, no wire frame, no rust; foldable; Built in the USA |
| Warranty | 2-year limited warranty against defects in materials and workmanship |
The safety case, plainly
DetectorPro built this headphone around a question every desert prospector has asked: have you ever been afraid of not hearing a snake, or someone walking up behind you, because both ears were sealed? A speaker on the hip solves that but throws your faint signals to the wind. The Rattler keeps Gray Ghost audio quality on the ear that hunts and leaves the other on watch. It is also the least expensive way in the line into a genuine Gray Ghost speaker.
What is included
- DetectorPro Rattler one-sided wired headphone with attached 48 in (122 cm) coiled cable and 1/4 in (6.35 mm) angle plug
Who you are buying from
History Seekers is a working detecting channel: over 1.1 million people follow our hunts on Facebook and YouTube. Call 256-284-2247 and you get a detectorist, not a call center. Every purchase keeps everyday Americans working.
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