Minelab ML80 headphones == Marmitek Boomboom 577 ?

[BC547]

A fellow detectorist from our local forum had dropped his ML80 headphones and needed to open them up for repair.
He was disappointed about the poor build quality for a pair of headphones costing 180?.
The speaker had come loose but could easily be fixed again.
He then searched a little further and came up with this exact copy = Marmitek Boomboom 577: same look, buttons, LEDs, hard case, user manual ... etc but they cost only 80 €? ...

https://www.marmitek.com/en/audio/headphones/boomboom-577-over-ear-bluetooth-headphones-with-aptx-plus-aptx-low-latency/

https://www.minelab.com/accessories/ml-80-wireless-headphones

The only difference, apart from the price, is the logo.

And probably some proprietary settings by ML that prevent the Equinox from pairing with a stock Marmitek ?


Can someone confirm/deny this - or is there a hack already on the Marmitek ( wishful thinking)?
I know that on some serial to BT modules you can alter all configuration settings with special commands. Not sure if the Marmitek can also be forced into this mode ?

[surfdetector]

I have used non Minelab wireless headphones on my Equinox. It isn't necessary to use the Minelab brand. I didn't have any issues pairing Avantree headphones.
Cheers

[Carl-NC]

I believe that Minelab is using straight Bluetooth with AptX-LL, nothing proprietary. You should be able to pair any BT headphone, but you definitely want AptX-LL to get the low audio lag. So, yeah, stock Marmitek should work. Same headphones are sold under other names.

[BC547]

Makes me think of this bottle of wine that all of a sudden costs 25 euro in a restaurant just because the waiter opens it for you, while you can get it in the supermarket for 5 euro.

Here is a link to a video of a Dutch Minelab day that shows the pairing with the Marmitek - 0'45 to 2'20 - in Dutch, but you get the picture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7-meslCBK8

Thanks for this information !
I will relay it.

- Bernard