are headphones required, or is there a built-in speaker?
1122162
There is a built-in speaker, but headphones are preferred when detecting. Using headphones will increase battery life and enable you to hear the tones more clearly. A broken tone may indicate trash while a sharply defined tone may indicate treasure. Without headphones, you will spend more time digging junk you don't want.
1690595
There's no headphone Jack. There is a place to plug in different speakers though.
2234156
No, there is a speaker on the unit. My 14-month-old loves listening to music on hers, and there's no way I would ever get her to keep headphones on!
1201157
This unit has no speakers, it is made to use with an amplifier. You can use headphones or earbuds for "silent practice", but it needs an amp to be heard, if you use it to play out at a club or concert.
1460167
It looks to have only a headphones/line out jack, but it should be pretty easy to add an external speaker out jack to it if you really need to.
1720610
There's a headphone jack, but not a real speaker connection. You could use computer-style speakers with the headphone jack, but it's on the front, so the connection isn't hidden at all. HTH.
823725
It does have speakers so headphones aren't required, but I'm not sure about connecting to a computer.
1594560
Headphones needed. No external speaker. They do have a model with weather band and an external speaker.
942868
There is no built-in speaker. There is a "line out" where you can connect powered external speaker (just like the one you connect to your computer). There is also a connection for a head phone.
1602008
This is a component, not a stand alone unit. You can use headphones and it sounds okay but otherwise you need a receiver/amp and speakers.
220762
there is not an external speaker. headphones only unless you buy some of the small add on speakers. but be sure to read the reviews on them, some will only put out enough volume for one or two people to hear.
1827056
Yes it has a built in speaker. This speaker will perform at a very low level. You will be best served with earbuds, headphones or a connection to some form of amplification.
655022
Hello there, As far as I know, you have to use headphones or speakers. You can get a headphone adapter (1/8 inch to 1/4 inch) for a couple bucks at almost any electronic store.
1744280
No. You have to use ear buds, phones, or some other external speaker; anything using a 3.5 mm headphone jack
1602011
You need an amp/receiver with speakers.....or you can use just headphones with the unit
1241159
No, You must use ear phones or an add on speaker plugged into the ear phone jack.
1637529
yes, using headphones is the preferred way to use the unit. Hope this helps.