Minelab Vanquish Differences 340, 440 And 540 Metal Detectors
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- The Minelab Vanquish series metal detector, we review the differences between the 340, 440 and 540 models. We compare the specifications and review the different search modes and settings. We take a look at accessories that are included with each model. I hope this video will help you understand the differences between these three metal detectors.
Thank you so much for watching!
RDH Metal Detecting
Relic Dirtyhands
This is excellent Laurie!! I now know more crucial information, concerning the Vanquish, than others have given me. Thank you for doing this video ☺
I hope to get another video out on the Vanquish and it’s settings, haven’t started so it may take a few weeks 😁
Thank you Lauria!
Outstanding Tutorial. Best I have found any where. Thank you.
Complete, accurate, understandable.
Thank you so much! ☺️ I had to create a video that explained the differences between these three. It’s important a detectorist can fully understand the differences before they make a choice. ☺️
Great video Laurie. My wife purchased the 540 pro pack. She will be using it in the spring. Tried it out in our test garden along with my nox 800. Performance was awesome. I think she will have a blast using this machine. Thanks for the informative video, we both enjoyed it. Merry Christmas.
The 540 and 800 get along really well. For years my Equinox would interfere with Eric's machines. I didn't get interference but he would.. When I would see him creeping up into my zone, I would follow behind him with my coil facing his back.. I could see him struggle for a minute before he would turn around and see me lol.. Well with the Vanquish I can now swing side by side with him. Both machines don't interfere with each other! We can finally detect side by side lol.. Good and bad I guess ha ha!
If you are new to the metal detecting hobby I would highly recommend you wait until you have enough money to buy the 540 over all the models here. The reasoning is the high iron bias programming that is set into all three machines can cause you to miss Target's that are next to iron and only the 540 gives you a low bias setting so you can pick those targets out much easier. That alone is worth the price difference but it has so many other expanded features from the other two models that you could buy this machine and never need to trade up in the future... Something I can't say about the other two models. Just my two cents as a 540 owner as it's a great machine for the money.
It’s great advice, I agree the 540 is worth the extra. ☺️👍
Steve, when I was testing my Vanquish 340 I got cheap on an open box deal for the first time I was in coin mode in a very trashy yard. I got a solid 29 American quarter signal at about two inches, but when I dug the hole a giant rusty nail was there. So I checked the hole with my pinpointer and the quarter was there. Maybe a fluke but that`s what happened. But I sure would love to have the 540 Pro Pack. Can`t afford it. I`m slowly building and off grid solar power system for my camper to have "free" air conditioning and water distilling/emergency heat in the future to save on my rising electric bill so I can afford to buy more food and prepping supplies. I`m on a tiny fixed income in a very rural hurricane zone and have declared an obsessive war on power outages and power companies. LOL! My relatives think I`m nuts...but I`ll have electricity when the power fails. They won`t.
IF you’re a newbie I’d agree. I’m experienced and I gotta be honest with the 340 - for the price and for my needs - is unbeatable. I can tell iron from a good target myself and although I’ve used the 540 and loved it too, the 340 suits me just fine tbh.
Also, just as another boring statement - and again in my own personal opinion and needs - the little coil is absolutely superb. I use that over any of the others. Thanks for this video btw, it will undoubtedly help a lot of people. 🙏
I bought the 540 absolutely delighted with it far better than most machines I've Tried
You made a great choice 👍 It’s a fantastic detector! So happy to hear that you’re enjoying it ☺️
Can i get some simple setting tips for a beginner
Your video makes me wanna buy one right away. Think I'll buy the 440. Thank you, awesome Job!
☺️ We have the 540 and love it!
340 got all the thing you need . Dig every signal !
Best way to learn ☺️👍
Holy poop. This was amazing and helped me finally decide on getting the 540
Awesome! The 540 is a great model! ☺️
Great job Laurie! Thanks for the informative video! Garnet
You’re welcome 😊 enjoyed making it! ☺️
Thanks. Just the info I needed.
You’re welcome, happy it could help
Great video easy to understand explanations
Thank you so much 😊
I was pleased to see you doing a very excellent and professional detector video. Be sure to not underestimate the value this kind of video would be worth to detecting companies. Is definitely worth some renumeration. HH
Thank you so much ☺️
remuneration. good word, so i thought you might want to know how to spell it.
Hello from Fiji, I enjoyed your video. I have the Vanquish 440. Thanks for sharing. Natalie 👍😎
Thank you so much Natalie! Hello from Canada 🤗
@@RelicDirtyhands Hello Canada, was a good video. Being new I am trying to learn as much as I can 👍😊
Made my mind up, was torn between the Garrett ace 400 and the 540 Vanquish. Going for the 540 looks awesome for a newbie
I think you made a great choice! Perfect to learn with and perfect to grow into. It has the same technology as the more advanced Equinox but the way they preset the vanquish is brilliant! ☺️ wishing you lots of fun!
I have an ace 300i, recently just got a vanquish 540, immediately the 540 is way better for me
Awesome Happy Holidays my friend.
Thank you ☺️ Happy Holidays Marty!
I used my Vanquish 340 under power lines at full sensitivity and it seemed to do well. I haven`t done any in ground depth tests yet due to crazy weather and neighbors using their yards as a shooting range. But now I have a set of recording studio headphones that block ear damaging gunfire to use when detecting. Even on the lowest sensitivity the Vanquish is a great park or tot lot machine. My suggestion to someone looking for a recently lost ring is set the detector to jewelry mode on lowest sensitivity unless the ring was dropped in tall grass. If it was break out the weedeater. Everyone should buy a Vanquish. If you`re a beach vacationer this is the machine to take along. For the average user it`s as good as anything else and a whole lot better than the cheap mass produced toys on the market.
Well said and I agree fully! So happy to hear this feedback. Eric and I where just talking this morning on how much of a great detector the Vanquish is!
@@RelicDirtyhands I noticed right away too that using the coil to pinpoint exactly where a coin is is very easy...just move the coil backwards and right when it stops beeping the coin is at the tip of the coil. But you need a pinpointer anyway to quickly locate small coins stained by the soil or tiny pieces of jewelry. Thankfully I was asked to review a no name pinpointer and it turned out to be a very good one and now I`m spoiled. It did have an issue though...batteries died fast. Then one day a new battery died. I discovered it was having battery contact issues. So I put an earplug in the end to put pressure on the battery. Problem solved. I think they stole part of the Garrett Carrot circuit because this pinpointer has great depth and sensitivity to small targets.
@@baneverything5580 Can you share which pinpointer you ended up with? I'd love to have a cheap one for my kids to use.
I've been away from metal detecting for almost 10 years now and was pleasantly surprised to see Minelab has started competing in the beginner/intermediate detector range. The 540 looks to have all the bells and whistles of the old E-Trac series for 1/5 the price!
It doesn’t have all the bells and whistles but it’s crazy that they even marked this as a beginner machine. Finally Simultaneous multiple frequencies in an entry level machine. I was shocked at its depth and accuracy, I felt it was closer to an intermediate machine, the 540 anyway ☺️
Great job 👏
Thank you ☺️
Bought a 440 today and hope to have it early next week.
Thanks
Congratulations! Great choice ☺️
How do you like the 440? Thinking about buying one
@@marshalllove It is the detector that I reach for first, when heading out. It is nice to finally have a multi frequency detector for salt water.
It is supposed to work in EMF environments, like under power lines, but I find that along with interference, sensitivity also drops. Not a big issue for me.
Finally, if you do relic hunting, be sure to turn off all iron bias or you might miss something interesting.
Happy hunting!
@@courtenaycastings4100 I've been debating on the 440 or the Simplex. I like both but I'm leaning more towards the 440. I thought you can't mess with the iron bias settings on the 440 and only on the 540?
@@marshalllove You are correct. The 440 does not have adjustable iron bias, which makes it less suitable for relics in my opinion. I have not been out with it relic hunting in the past year. For that, I just use my old Bounty Hunter and dig everything if I want to see what ferrous metals are in the ground. Lots of digging of nails…..
super explanations.. & clean voice
Thank you so much ☺️
Geat video very informative keep it up!!!!
Thank you ☺️ so happy you enjoyed! This spring when we go for a hunt we can bring it if you want to try it out. 👍
@@RelicDirtyhands ya i would love that!!! That would be so cool.
Awesome Video !!!
Thank you ☺️
Good job!
Thank you ☺️
Very helpful
I’m so happy you found this helpful! Have a great day!
I hit the like and subscribed. Im in Belize until late March and Westjet flies 3x weekly..my place in the bush is near a limestone/granite contact zone. I also found an anomoly, a rounded (river rock) of mineralized quartz at the back of my house, in a place where only limestone is..going to go uphill and try to find the source. Thanks for your great video
That was a muted invitation to come on down to Bz for adventure
That sounds like a fun adventure! ☺️👍
@@RelicDirtyhandsits my 21st year visiting. Not joking, a return ticket is under $700. Late January/February is best as the rain has abated. You can read about Erin Ventures and their dredge success many years ago.
@@RelicDirtyhandsmy interest was piqued years ago when my Mayan friend told me about his dad's soup can full of gold nuggets, and they live in a village close to the contact zone and his dad never had a car, only a horse
@@jamespitson6524 Ha ha, that would do it for me too, imagine finding it! What an exciting search that would be!
Another awesome video from Laurie. The best voice on youtube
☺️ thank you so much ☺️
Cuke
@@balthromaw8107 cuke? ☺️ What does that mean?
@@RelicDirtyhands I think he means cute...
@@LIVINGRETIRED310 Cuke means cucumber so I was a little confused ☺️
WONDERFUL !!! Did you know that Canadian Tire carries the Vanquish and has it on sale every so often for $100 off ???? Yep.
Yes, I got mine at Radioworld and it comes with a free pinpointer. Better savings at Radioworld right now, their special is for a limited time. ☺️ I think CT only sales the 440 and right now it’s more than Radioworlds special without the pinpointer. CT is selling at 449.00 for the 440 at Radioworld it’s 371.00 with a pinpointer. CT did have a sale but I thinks it’s over now.
@@RelicDirtyhands Way better price at Radioworld :)
I saw another review where it only went like 1 inch on a canadian iron coin I do think it is a good detector for everything else if only it could detect deep on canadian coins i might have bought one.
@@Detectorman52 if the test was done close to EMI it may have affected their results. Some test showed a great response of a target ID of 15 on our steel core coins. Indoors I had failed results, outdoors I saw much better results. I’ve sent the tests to Minelab to investigate further.
@@RelicDirtyhands got my 440 at Canadian tire for $199 plus tax on sale. Bought the Garrett panning kit at Radioworld..I'm a newbie with lots of theoretical training. In Belize for 3 months, wish me luck..James from TO..
Like the 540 and great video! However, what about ground balance and threshold?
Using multi IQ and multiple frequencies it works great in mineralized soils, if you are looking for a unit with manual ground balancing option or a threshold maybe the Equinox 600 or 800. So far we haven’t experienced any need to ground balance the Vanquish, it’s been really stable at our sites.
I really want one of the “newer” models but I also want water proofing. I guess I’m kinda stuck with the 600 or big bad boy 800 lol I’m too poor for that. I’ve never had a metal detector before lol and even spending 500 seems like a lot.
If you get the Vanquish you could sell it and upgrade to the Equinox later.. it’s the perfect stepping stone and may actually reduce the learning curve of the Equinox. The Eq being waterproof is definitely a great option.. you can go everywhere and anywhere with the Equinox ☺️ I love mine
Good video. At the end when you show the comparison chart, you have YES for Bluetooth on the 440. I believe it is only on the 540?
It should have said no, it’s only the 540 that has Bluetooth.
@@RelicDirtyhands I figured. Just meant to let you know. I just purchased the 540. Can't wait for it to warm up in Wilmington, NC.
@@karlgucciardo673 Congratulations! I can’t wait for spring ☺️.. 3-4 months to go!
540 it is then!
Hey Minelab, remember that time you ran an ad mocking the Garrett Ace series? So tell me about the new Vanquish series you released! 🤣
Three red plastic machines to rival three yellow plastic models, tad ironic after that ad.
Obviously they're better though but still...
Hello Drew, this video wasn’t released by Minelab but myself on my TH-cam channel. ☺️ I remember the ad you’re talking about though lol..
Just got my 440. What's the best setting for gold please ?
Jewelry mode is what I would use.
great video , which is best a 540 or nox 600 for fields ?
They are both great detectors but you do have a little more control on setting with the 600 vs 540.
minelab vanquish 440 or 340 it will be able to discover 60-70cm depth of ancient treasure pot in teapot size full of silver or gold ?
And what mode should be set in order to dig gold and silver to a depth of 50-60 cm in the field or forest soil?
Unsure, the 540 comes with a 12” coil that does get deeper. I know it can hit a silver ring at 11 inches deep. The larger the item is, the deeper it can be heard. I’ve dug fox holes to uncover deep large items. Unfortunately I don’t have teapot full of silver and gold to test. Silver is such a high conductor and can be found deep. Gold is a little harder as it’s a lower conductor. I’ve done tests on small gold but not large gold. It’s really difficult for me to say, soil mineralization can also reduce depth.. unsure how mineralized your sites are. It may be different than my results. The Vanquish with the 12” coil was impressive when compared to my equinox with the 11” stock coil. As for settings relic mode should be the deepest setting as it uses the lowest recovery speed. This works great for low to moderate trash.
I love my 540
It’s a great choice ☺️
I'm gonna buy me one. I got a garrett AT Max, but I want another machine, so my nephew can go detecting with me. I always wanted a minelab, so this has given me the excuse to buy it. A family that prays n detects together finds relics and stays together!
With it having a waterproof search coil, does that mean the coil can go in water?
Yes it can but it’s important not to submerge the control box or drop the machine in the water. ☺️👍
@@RelicDirtyhands ok thanks, I appreciate your response (and the helpful video) (I'm a newbie)
@@LordBikealot no problem at all, I created three videos so far on this machine. If you have any questions at all ask away ☺️👍
I want the 540.
where can i buy this vanquish 340 for beginners? and what is the price?
It depends where you live. You can contact Minelab and ask where the closest dealer is to you.
Vanquish 540 maximum depth for large object ?
It really depends on how large and what type of metal.
Hi,
I own a Vanquish 540 and seems it has 10 sensitivity levels, not 25 as you say in your video or am I wrong?
I’m so sorry there is only 10 segments, I must have mixed it up with the discrimination segments. Thanks for noticing ☺️👍
@@RelicDirtyhands You are welcome, nice video anyway.
@@nicolagerl I was collecting all my information from the specs using both manuals 🤪. I’ll have to see if I can snip it out ☺️ I wish it was caught sooner! Again thank you!
I have $200 to buy the 340. Should I save another $100 to buy the 440? Lol
Basically I’m asking if it’s worth the extra $100? I heard the main reason people like 440 is because of battery cost? I only go to beach and parks. The 440 comes with headphones and arm strap, and those extra buttons. Idk what to do lol
Headphones are important not to bug everyone on the beach ☺️ what I like about the 440 is the pinpoint button, it really helps to locate the target. The 340 will still find stuff like the 440. 👍
@@RelicDirtyhands ok, but if I have a separate pin pointer, will the PP option on the 440 still help. Or is the portable pin pointer better? Also, I have beats headphones that are wired, so If the 340 has a headphone Jack, I’m ok with headphones. Just kinda wanna know if the 440 extra options and buttons are worth it. Thx
Looks like the Garrett Ace series. Never liked DD coils
You have advanced multi IQ technology in a beginner/intermediate machine. It uses multiple frequencies at once simultaneously. The DD coils are much better in mineralized soils and have great separation. I used a concentric for years but personally prefer the DD 😊. The Vanquish is a lot different than the Ace series ☺️
So the 540 is a lot better than the others. Makes me wonder why anyone would buy the 340 or 440
All three use Multi IQ and are excellent machines, you can say the 340 is the easiest for a new detectorist to learn and the 540 is a little more advanced. I like recommending the 540 as it gives you room to grow.
Because i will not need Pinpointer, i use regular headphoves on all my detectors including Equinox800 , and i dig every signal. I think to sale my 800 and get 340. When i need deep detector i use Detech Chaser or Nexus.
Can these units Pinpoint?
The 340 model doesn’t but the 440 and 540 do.
@@RelicDirtyhands Thanks For the Quick response I am Debating between the 340 and ace 200i for my nephews
@@dusty1498 We owned an Ace 200i and the Vanquish 540. They are both great beginner machines but I like the multi IQ technology that the Vanquish has. The shaft on the vanquish can be adjusted down to fit a child or adult of any age. The difference is the Ace 200i runs only one frequency but the Vanquish runs multiple simultaneously. Low frequency detector are great for finding deep targets and high conductors like silver. High frequencies react great with gold. It’s like having multiple machines in one working for you at the same time. The result is it gives you an accurate target reading. The vanquish also has a fast recovery speed, meaning it can recover fast and accept another target.
@@RelicDirtyhands Ok Thanks I believe the Vanquish is a Superior Machine but I am concerned about build quality on the minelab plus I feel the tones are more child
Friendly on the Ace... But as far as performance i am sure the Vanquish is the Winner 🏆
@@dusty1498 I personally I feel it’s superior in most ways, my daughter traded her Ace for the Vanquish ☺️ We haven’t had any build quality issues for any of our Minelabs. Oldest being my equinox I bought march 2018, I also prefer the the vanquish tones. That’s why there are so many choices out there. The hardest is finding the one best suited for the user. I’m sure your nephews will love anything you get them!
I've been told that the detector doesn't do well on Canadian coins . Is that true of modern coins ??
Pre 2000 coins are Nickel and come into the range if 12, 2000 and up steel core coins come in on the low scale 2-6. Which is accurate when looking at the conductivity of the metal it’s made with. Many detectorist focus on high tones therefore will miss them, they will also miss the gold items. Yes it beeps on our coins but it’s up to the detectorist if they will dig them or not. ☺️👍
@@RelicDirtyhands Thankyou very much !!!! From Ontario Canada
Eh! Mum, I want to get a detector for my grandkids. What is the vanquish like on the beach? Toss up between the vanquish 540 and the Apex.
I’ll do a bit of research and see what I can find out for you 👍
@@RelicDirtyhands THank you Laurie you very kind.
@@philcave8093 yes agreed!
Get the vanq
How much?
Do you mean cost? You would need to look for a dealer in your Country, I use Radioworld in Ontario Canada. Prices very between countries ☺️👍
Can 340 detect gold nuggets?
Great questions, I do know the vanquish series claims to find gold nuggets. I did test out the 540 and it did ring up some on some smaller nuggets. Not flakes but clinkers, small ones. I’ll research and see if I can come up with anything else 👍
Thanks for the answer. Baut i need to wait for your answer in 340 vanquish because i want to buy it.
I would recommend the Equinox or gold monster if you want to go gold nugget detecting. The vanquish can pick up some gold but it depends on size and depth.
hello,budget 500€?
NO SIMPLEX!
For 500 Euros you can get the Equinox 600 or the Vanquish 540. Both are excellent detectors with new multi IQ technology. The equinox 600 has more adjustments for the more advanced user. They are both deep machines 👍. If you think you will be metal detecting in the water, I would suggest the EQ600. If you are a beginner, I would recommend the Vanquish 540.. it’s much easier to learn and use. I hope this helps!
@@RelicDirtyhands thanks
@@luigimanfredi2244 you’re welcome 😊
Cv
Cv?
You scare me when you talk like that. I feel that I will get into trouble if I don't sit up straight.
Lol, well if you felt like you had to listen that’s a good thing 🤣
Jewelry was misspelled as “jewellry”. Sounds legit. 👎
Ha ha! That doesn’t surprise me, thanks 👍
Jewellery 😉
@@thatbloodyjohnloader2826 lol, wish I could fix it 😁
@@RelicDirtyhands I was actually correcting the person who corrected you with a wrong spelling. I couldn't resist. 😄
Dammit the other way is also correct. 😄