Choosing A Metal Detector For The Beach In 2023: A Saltwater Treasure Finder
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video, we're going to show you the best metal detector for beach hunting. We'll also discuss the different types of detectors and which one is right for you.
If you're looking for a treasure hunt on the beach, then you need to check out this metal detector! We'll show you how to find hidden treasures with this classical detector, and give you tips on how to find the best metals on the beach. After watching this video, you'll have everything you need to start finding gold and silver on the beach!
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Hi, my name is Merrill Kazanjian. New York City is an amazing place to go metal detecting. We have lots of parks, colonial history and great beaches for beach detecting. I have gone to all five boroughs of New York City To Metal Detect and beyond. I also currently own 19 metal detectors. I want to have the best and I want to help you choose the best as well. Below I will showcase some of the playlists on this channel:
By Metal Detector:
Minelab Equinox Playlist: bit.ly/3bxUel2
White's Beach Hunter 300 Playlist: bit.ly/3l0TvMp
Nokta Makro Anfibio Multi Playlist: bit.ly/3kYX85H
Minelab Vanquish 540: bit.ly/3qvec4j
Garrett Ace Apex: bit.ly/30uQDhn
Nokta Makro Simplex: bit.ly/3eo9Idf
Minelab E-Trac: bit.ly/3vkbkLo
XP Deus: bit.ly/3bxndWl
Garrett AT Pro: bit.ly/3rzfVqy
Minelab Safari: bit.ly/3l0Wt3v
Garrett Ace 300: bit.ly/3ci5WiV
Minelab Soveriegn: (Coming Soon)
I have a playlist of metal detecting videos to teach metal detecting. The videos in the playlist below are specifically made to teach the skills and mindset to becoming a great metal detectorist.
Metal Detecting Tips & Tricks: bit.ly/3cefATT
I am a treasure hunter. So in addition to metal detecting, I go mudlarking at sites in New York City. Think of mudlarking as metal detecting without a metal detector.
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All Of My Beach Metal Detecting Videos: bit.ly/3v7jTJf
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The Bronx: bit.ly/3cg9Xo3
Queens: bit.ly/3l4aA8u
Staten Island: bit.ly/2POP6kl
Long Island:
Cleaning Metal Detecting/Mudlarking Finds:
Can We Clean It: bit.ly/3rKf3Qh
Cleaning Coins: bit.ly/33NRYl7
Other Playlists:
Metal Detecting Rap Videos: bit.ly/3epb1sz
Songs About Coins: bit.ly/3bvqQLT
Merrill's Thought & VLogs: bit.ly/3sZ5ehe
Rusty Notch (Country Metal Detecting Music): bit.ly/3epf4VN
Gold Mining: bit.ly/3t9z1UN
Magnet Fishing: bit.ly/38q1DRy
Metal Detector Comparisons: bit.ly/3t75UBA
Metal Detecting Live Streams: bit.ly/3kZ5E4F
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Minelab Vanquish 340: shrsl.com/45qiz
Minelab Equinox 700: shrsl.com/3ts4m
Minelab Equinox 900: shrsl.com/3ts4q
Minelab Manticore: shrsl.com/3p0cq
XP Deus II: shrsl.com/3gbf0
Minelab Exca;ibur 2: shrsl.com/45qj3
Garrett Ace Apex: shrsl.com/2hazj
Minelab Equinox 600: shrsl.com/3gjbu
Minelab Equinox 800: shrsl.com/2ftnu
Hi Merrill, I have been watching your videos for like 2 or 3 years . Love your content. Just wanted to tell you I appreciate what you do for the community and your teaching ability and honesty.
I appreciate that!
I've found about 8 rings in 4 weeks with my ledgen. I've never found that many with my AT PRO.
I have the Equinox 600 and the Legend. Both work well in the beach water. I’ve learned to take great care of the Nox., since I’ve drowned mine once, broke the ears on the 11 inch coil twice and broken the arm cuff twice, on which it now has a Detect Ed arm cuff on it. (Best investment I’ve made on the detector.) It’s still going strong, but it will be replaced by the Nox 700, when it fails completely. It’s been good to me though. I found a $10,000 white gold Neal Lane Diamond ring with it, a few months ago along with many other goodies throughout the years I’ve had it. Great video Merrill. Happy Digz. _/ 👍
CTX 3030 with the 17" coil is still my go-to beach detector. I own all of the above mentioned detectors + more (Deus 2, Legend, Manticore, Equinox 800, CZ21, Sovereign GT, TDI, Minelab PI (modded F1a4), Infinium, Vanquish 540, Garrett Axiom (Sold) and the CTX). Nothing comes close to the target ID accuracy of the CTX (Deus 2 is only thing that is close), and the CTX Depth beats everything else that isn't a PI. I think the CTX's biggest flaw, is including auto sensitivity, which everyone uses as a crutch... turn it to manual sensitivity and crank it to just under where the falsing drives you crazy, it hits stupid deep targets. For the record, I've found 19 gold so far this year, 15 with the CTX, 3 with the Deus 2, and 1 with the Manticore.
Target ID accuracy is a huge deal that people seem to gloss over. If you knew how many "Iron" targets that you hear with the NOX/Manticore, that are actually gold, and you keep walking because the machine lied to you, your jaw would drop. Dig some of those -1 to -3 "Iron" targets with the NOX, you will be surprised (and frustrated) at how many of them are not Iron.
I would argue that there is no such thing as target ID accuracy. It sure helps inference, but check out the segment at 4:29 of this video: th-cam.com/video/x912T3w1ZUI/w-d-xo.html
@@MetalDetectingNYC It's not as much about what the number is on the conductivity scale, it's the ferrous vs non-ferrous accuracy that is lacking in most of the current flavor of the month detectors. Next time you go to the beach with any metal detector, open up those lower "Iron" numbers, such as -1 to -3 on the NOX, or on the Manticore, targets that are reading as iron (top or bottom of screen) on the 2D screen but have a low target ID number. You will be surprised how many are actually good targets. I do this with every machine, and the CTX is the only one that didn't falter on these target, with the Deus 2 a close second.
@@PursueTheUnknown~ ~Thank you for that very good educational report. That is very interesting about the Manticore and Equinox mistake in >>sometimes showing gold in the same place as iron>identifies (differentiates) between gold and iron better
You change the Simplex coil, you change the frequency. It is valid for all detectors... After that, settings from scratch. Good luck.
You change the Simplex coil, you change the frequency. It is valid for all detectors... After that, settings from scratch. Good luck.
I use the XP Deus 2 and the Minelab Manticore for any terrain I detect, especially beaches and salt water.
The two best detectors on the market in capability in my opinion.
Dude , your channel taught me to not quit. I'm farms , yards. I found 32 cents clad but dug deep in the storms and got 1700s oxen tack. A great feeling. A crusty old Matron too.
I love the 800 0 to 40 is alot better to id than 0 to 99 to much to comprehend to me i like simple
I agree and put a small amount of value in to target id.
For what it's worth, I have an Xterra pro, just started beach detecting a couple months ago and found my 11th ring yesterday, frequently dig good deep targets in the surf, including a silver ring about 10inches down recently.
Yep, the Xterra Pro is a very good machine on saltwater beaches even though it's not multifrequency.
Merril thanks for the video mate! It's always great to you see making Awesome content!
Interesting. I have ML Equinox 800 and loved it, especially for its capabilities and simple user friendly controls. Now, I have a Manitcore, and I love it also, but it is designed for a more experienced detectorist. My current conclusion is if you can find it in you budget and have some detecting experience, buy the Manticore. Hands down it is awesome and does not suffer from the cheap construction and design faults of the Deus 2.
Again awesome video with great analysis!
Thanks for sharing!!!!!
Nokta Legend... Absolute Swiss Army knife of metal detectors.
If you’ve ever thought about buying a folding knife, you’ve almost inevitably encountered the might of the Leatherman and Victorinox Swiss Army Knife brands. Both are iconic in their own way, so it’s a tough job to point to one or the other and easily say which is better
Thank you Merrill for sharing with us.I enjoyed it very much.
Awesome video man!
Thanks great information and vid.
Good stuff 👍
Thanks you so much, this video has helped me decide on the one.
Excellent video! I've been using a Nox 800 for 2 years and have had great success. There was a lot to learn at first but worth it.
I use the Manticore, I think their numbers will grow when it becomes more readily available
Yes! Outstanding machine.
Thank You ...
Merrill, you are a great resource! Thank you very much for all your work. I have purchased a Minelab 540 using your advice. I’ll let you know how I do.
Thank you Merrill for sharing this awesome content
Glad you enjoyed it!
Minelab manticore
Merrill, thank you so much for your exceptional, educational metal detecting videos.
Thank you!
Appreciate the detailed answers Merrill. I’ve been contemplating my next MD. So I’m closer now after this video today and the one Calabash did a couple of days ago! All good details to consider!
Happy to help!
Thanks Merrill
Thanks again Merrill.
Hi Buddy Great video I have tested the Deus 2 Johns Detecting Adventures
Thanks Merrill, you put an enormous amount of effort in educating us, and great explanations where needed.
I've been running an XP Deus one on and off while travelling for 20 months.
Its been great in the dry sand, but gash on the wet.
The Deus II is my next weapon of choice from all of the information I've gathered, glad to see a great shakedown and your reasoning as to why they're ranked as they are.
Good luck on the beaches and with your great channel. 😊
Thank you so much!
nox for me! and now 4khz for silver in parks... - in fl of course
This was a great vlog
In-depth enough to make you want more information (iratemetaldetectors)
My wife was listening and her words not mine he'd make a good teacher.
(She now knows lol)
As always thank you liked and shared
Regards Tony
Thank you Tony!
Hi there,, I find your explanations of the various technologies very helpful to me,, and I have 48 years of detector experience! Well done sir!
A very good review Merrill . We have been sanded in here for weeks . Its been hard to find much out there , but I have to say the Manticore blows my mind on the tiny targets I have been finding . The Equinox 600 was good on small stuff but the Manticore is next level on small targets.
Hey Brian. Yes, I agree. There is another level that the Manticore is capable of.
Wow! Alot of great info! Am still with AT Pro from Garrett, works everywhere and I'm happy as hobby detector😊Love your videos!❤
Thank you!
Just bought a Legend. I live in Estero, Fl.. will try it out today on Bonito Beach.
Take a look at the Golden Mask 7 metal detector. I just ran across this recently and it looks interesting. Not for beach probably but maybe for parks
For a long time I wanted to get into metal detecting but I never knew there would be different detectors to choose from
Great video Merrill. As I said before the Simplex was driving me crazy in salt water. You gave me a lot of food for thought as to my next purchase. Was hoping Nokta Makro would come out with a updated download that would stabilize my simplex. Not holding my breath. Thanks for all the effort and time you put into your videos to inform us about your finds on the variety of detectors out there.
Thank you
You change the Simplex coil, you change the frequency. It is valid for all detectors... After that, settings from scratch. Good luck.👍
Totally honest review merrill , yes folks thats what happens when your not bought and paid for ! 👍👍
Thank you!
I use my Deus !! at the beach. I canceled my Manticore order. I love my Deus 11.
I’m not Butt Hurt…I have a Equinox 800😂
I also have a Nox800 and have used it in salt water and fresh water , I have never had a leak problem, in my opinion it’s the best detector for the Buck. You made the best choice my friend 👍💰💰💰
Well done Merril! This is some great info!
Glad it was helpful!
I owned a 800 equinox awsome 😎 machine...cant wait to go back.out.there.next week😅
I’m just glad I found a sale when I pre ordered Deus 2 as I paid 1250$ after tax.
Darn you! Today I spent a bit of time metal detecting. Sadly not at a beach but in the yard around our 1892 Victorian mansion that we know the history of. A very well to do family that lives in the house for almost 60 years.
Today was my first real go at detecting, only third day running a detector ever, and I found a 1887 Seated Liberty Dime in amazing shape. I am addicted to hunting now!
Weather permitting I will be hunting the yard again tomorrow. The detector is a Garrette ACE 300, nowhere near as good as the stuff you uses but I am having fun for sure.
Great review, I live in Michigan, but want saltwater capability (including in the water). This review helps me to make a solid choice.
I am happy that it helped!
Love my fisher 1265 great on dry sand
Minelab sovereign elite very cheap 220 quid brilliant on beach
Excalibur 2 just love it expensive but goes deep and ignore iron also the sovereign the same can always tell foil every time and also bottle tops might try the legend will watch a few videos maybe next year
Thank you for sharing the knowledge..🇬🇧🇺🇸
Hi Merrill I say you use what you are happy with I use the Equinox 600 and I am made up with it in the United Kingdom brilliant channel love the videos
Thank you for making such valuable videos! What finds pouch do you use?
Thank you! This one: amzn.to/3rP0waG
I love to use my equinox 900 on the salty water beaches in Italy
Havent upgraded from my nox 600 in 5 yesrs. It beeps, i find some descent stuff. Its hard to justif buying expensive detectors. Id probably find more bottle caps . Lol
You are fine with the 600!
I Chose the nox900 thanks to your opinion and I can't wait to give her a try at OOB Maine next week all week!!!
Last year I wouldn't go near the water because whites had long since stopped replacing my leaky Beach hunter ID and i kept this one dry only!!
My other detector was the minelab xplorer that fell out of the back of my cubetruck with doors open somewhere from the kennybunk rest stop to Boston LOL!!!! congrats if you found it and are enjoying it!
Thanks for the videos!!
I love the 900! It's a great machine.
Good luck!!
My new xterra pro leaked the first time I took it into the water. I am bummed out. I only used it 3 times and was enjoying it. Easy to learn the features. My first detector too 😢
Here is a real honest review..
I have been using my 20 year old bounty hunter quick silver on DRY beach.. can't even count how many rings and modern clad I have found! I am upgrading to the EQ800.. not sure if that's a smart choice.. but I am.
Ace Apex and Csope Cs4pi does for me on the beach😊
Be interesting to see how the Rutus versa does with it's beach duel program and the depths it will go on the beach :)
They are not selling to the United States.
I love my nox 600 im going to Old orcard beach here on the coast of Maine I have found 26 ring so far my next detector will be the nox 700 HH like your vids!
THANK U SO MUCH
Thank you
I've recommended the Vanquish to a couple people as a starter / beach detector. Merrill keep your ears open for reports of the Manticore leaking. I've come across a couple stories of flooded Manticores. A story or two isn't enough to say it's actually a problem, but if it's a trend ... yikes. Yes, I'm a fan of the Apex on the beach, but of course you are bang on in your assessment of it. :)
Thank You
You're welcome
Thanks for the great video. I Purchased the Legend thanks to your videos and wedsite. Question: what settings should have the Legend on for a fresh water beach?
Yes - running a single freq metal detector on the beach was always a compromise-most had to turn down sensitive and add some noise suppression - which resulted in minimal depth. So to my surprise the Xterra Pro is showing lots of Depth and minimal noise even in surf. I wonder if the beach mode which says it is running 8 kHz is in fact mixing two frequencies so working as a multi frequency aka CZ21 which uses 5 kHz and 15 kHz both frequencies are built into the Xterra Pro - thoughts and maybe some nyc beach side by side comparisons?
Jeeves!!!! I forgot about that. Nice one 🤣😭
I just looked at your website and the funny thing is..I hunt with Kevin and we are from woodland metal detecting and I typically find more things than he does and I use the manticore and he uses the legend..what I’m trying to say is the manticore has shown and proven to me that it is a better and more capable detector than the legend, Nox, and especially EX deus 2. Just saying 🤷🏻♂️ I know it’s a better detector than those 3 just won’t give it the love because of the price. Well it’s definitely worth the price trust me
Maybe its the detectorist using it.
Great video Merrill. I use the Deus II and I’ll throw you a curve, I have a Tarsacci MDT8000 as my backup. I think the Manticore is a great machine as is the Legend, but for me personally, I can’t see a good reason for jumping ship for another model. BTW, I’ve owned well over 20 machines over the years, but I don’t keep them, when they are outdated I sell them, however, I agree with you on the Excalibur II. Though I loved the Sovereign, I couldn’t get used to the Excalibur headphones, they sounded dead and muffled to me. May work great under water, I don’t know, I’m not a diver. I sold “old blue” about a year after I bought it and went to the CTX. Ruined my shoulder lol.
Even today standards the Sovereign machines are very hard to beat on a beach. I watch guys non-stop digging bottle caps with there Equinoxes waisting time while I am digging gold with my Sovereign Elite.
I'm leaning more towards the Minelab Equinox 700 as I feel its the Best bang fort the Buck for me.
I had the 600 and the 800. Yes more customization and bells and whistles, a gold mode and an extra frequency. but there was no difference in capability. You’re on the right track with the 700
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Hey we saw our name ❤. Thanks brother. Great video. Need to get Amy a legend or a cheaper Nox. I have come to the same conclusion that the Xterra Pro is just not great on the beach. Well done
Thank you!
I only got a Nokta Pulse Dive scuba detector but was flooded with saltwater recently.
I use the D2 on the beach because it works and still pulls up stuff on done to death areas and goes deep! But on land the Equinox and Manticore go deeper. But they are too heavy for me and most times depth is not a factor but on soft pasture depth is important!
Watch this: th-cam.com/video/i-dADhLV_PQ/w-d-xo.html
@@MetalDetectingNYC Cheers Merrill👍 watched that vid! Most historical artefacts on farms come from mineralised ground. The ground in the vid was non mineralised. Yesterday on a group dig I was on maximum depth settings but could tell from the finds that the ML were getting older stuff. Older equals deeper on that pasture! The ML maybe were an inch or two deeper! In the UK that is the difference between getting modern or old artefacts on undisturbed pasture! On the beach I prefer the D2. On plowed land any detector will work but the Deus’s work very well! So depth is only important on unplowed land!
I would say that the Bounty Hunter Tracker 4 is great on the Sandy Ocean Beach. I also have dug with it in the wet. I know it is not a Multi detector like the ones you have in the list. But I would never knock the TK4. I am really liking the 700 on the beach. hits deep. Man I like how you break down things for people to understand. I bought many detectors cause it said Beach on the box. Totally miss leading. So Now I swing the Minelab detectors. Can not go Wrong. Thanks Brother for keeping us in the Loop on what's good What's great and what you may not want to buy.. Peace
Wow! Tracker 4??? In fairness I haven’t tried a bounty hunter since my second detector.
@@MetalDetectingNYC I used the TK4 on the beach for yrs. Never let me down. Depth on the other hand was fair for what the detector could do. But on the beach during season fresh drops were not deep.
I would disagree with taking the Minelab Xtera Pro off the list. As it actually runs very smoothly in salt water and in the surf. It's a lot better then the Simplex
I agree with @peterbicker8389.
This is noted. I have it and I will test it more. I used it on a loaded beach and I didnt trust it enough and I went for the sure thing. I will do target for target comparisons soon.
This is the detector I use and it works better on the beach than the field 🤣
Capability and value XP Deus 2 WS6 Master. It’s $799 new and about half the price of the D2 remote unit and Manticore.
Yes!
The BEST is Excal II - take your Deus II 200' then see what happens
Nokta double score seems interesting idk if was out yet tho
Those new 3d printed remote control boxes (left or right handed) they are selling now solve the upper portion of the D2 wire breaking problem. The remote will probably never slip off either due to the design of this box. Detectingdoodads makes the ultimate COIL charger for the D2 with a meter that ensures it is connected properly. YES XP needs to make a better WAVE Guide (the wire that allows underwater use). The WAVE GUIDE should be shorter, more-durable, black colored, able to run inside the shaft easily, and should attach better to the coil/remote control. Hopefully XP is researching a way to do away with the WAVE GUIDE. This could be theoretically done using modern material science albeit at a cost to the consumer (but for a $1,500 machine it should not have this problem)! At least you can update the firmware now with an Apple Computer! Great review!
I have a friend that recently purchased a Legend. I have the Apex and I buried a walking liberty half dollar at 10"., 3 years ago. My Apex saw it, his legend did not.
Dammit , go go!
Go!Go!Go!
I had probably one of the worst days of my life detecting at the beach with my nox 900.. I think a lot of it has to do with the beach being sanded in heavily. Have you ever gone on a beach hunt and got completely skunked? I came home with 26 Cents in clad LOL probably my most unproductive 3-hour Beach hunt since I've started. I have been looking into getting the Nokta Legend as my next machine for my beach hunting Arsenal. I have been doing a lot of due diligence watching TH-cam between watching your videos I have also been watching the gentleman from Virginia the gig master. He has a few of the top detectors in his Arsenal but he seems to use the legend more often I see a lot of people using it lately here at the beach where I live, and they can't say enough good things about it. You definitely cannot beat the price for the features that it has.
Gigmaster is the G.O.A.T. to me. But I am curious (I don't know the answer to this); could he get a salary from Nokta. He owns the Deus 2 and the Equinox but he has gone exclusive with the Legend. Personally, I think you got the good stuff with the 900. The Legend is the best value but in my opinion it is NOT an upgrade over the Equinox 900. Look at the last livestream I did. I got skunked! It happens to me a lot. It happens to ANYBODY a lot. Its beach conditions and the amount of detectorists on a given beach divided by drops.
@MetalDetectingNYC oh absolutely! I was kind of wondering that myself about him possibly being sponsored by them. I love the gigmasters vids! I absolutely love my 900! There is no doubt about it. It's fantastic at finding rings in the wet sand. I would definitely have to concur with your analogy of Excaliber II. There are die-hard fans of that machine that absolutely will not give it up for any new technology out there today. Sean, from Detect Florida, was using an excaliber II exclusively until he got sponsored and now uses the Manticore exclusively in his videos. My interest in the legend is more less geared to having a backup machine in case God forbid, anything goes wrong with my 900. 🙂
I’m good friends with Gig and can confirm he uses the Nokta because it’s has not been shown to leak , he stopped using the D2 because of the wire issues and coil charging issues . If it wasn’t for his leaks he would probably still use Equinox . But this guy Detects way more than most so he is the best equipment tester I think really great guy !
I couldn't agree more! Gigmaster is definitely at the top of the list of my favorite TH-cam channels, I mostly admire how many people he has helped recover their belongings. Seeing the legend used and the success he has with it reinforces my decision to purchase one as a secondary machine to my Equinox 900 should I ever encounter a problem with it.
I've been asking about The Nokta Makro Ledgend if they have different grades like the equinox 600,700,900 and Manticore . I have 2 minelab 800 which are awesome machines.
Xterra pro, for the price Brill Machine.
For the price yes, but for a saltwater setting I felt the difference with the single frequency vs. the multi, and the Vanquish 340 is even lower in price.
@@MetalDetectingNYC yes you are right.
Sir Merrell loved the video truey well done and informative and I agree with all your hard work in investing all possible information, but I disagree with you on the Excalibur 2, I,be used it since it came out, and I personally have found over400 plus gold rings,30 gold bracelets,, about 200 plus silver rings, coins ,rings , knifes ,etc in all my years, like you I have 4 other detectors,2Equalnox, whites beach hunter, ,but can't compare to the Excalibur 2, yesterday 7more gold rings,2 silver,tons of coins, my 2 buddy's, with Mantacore 1ring,Dues 0 , Sir Merrell try the Excalibur 2 you be surprised how awesome this detector is!, it's fast light weight, deep seeking, and water proof as you know, dependable, it's not only for divers, great beach machine, try it,you,ll love it. congratulations on such a great video
That is quite an endorsement Jaime! Perhaps someday I will give it a try. I just tried to see if I could get one used.
ebay has them for about 750.00 to about 800.00 dollars
Merrill? You Rock all things! N.t. nor cal,ca
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So happy to find this channel! I'm new to the hobby (I live in Suffolk Co.). I picked up two White's Beach Hunter ID used on craigslist. Can you point me to a good instructional video? I seem to be hit and miss with settings. Any pro tips for this detector?
I swung that. As for instructional videos there really are none. I kept the ground between the O and the U. I kept the sensitivity as high as possible. I wore earplugs (im not kidding because of the lack of volume control).
@@MetalDetectingNYC Not a bad idea! If it's quiet enough, I wear the (duct tape, silicon, zip tie repaired) headphones around my neck. My (8yr old) son and I are pumped to get out there. I think I've watched the videos that you used the BH 300. Great finds there!
I really like my little black Garrett backpack! Does that count for anything ?
Well, I'm going to have to continue to use my new-to-me Simplex+ to try and gather some big scores in order to try and fund an Equinox. Does anyone know if the new generation Simplex units, put up a better fight at the salts, or will newer software on the Simplex+ help?
I have a ace 400 and will be going to the beach next year. I also hunt land will these be good for both?
Merrill,
I wanted to add some information regarding the Equinox 800. I bought mine when they first came out. I used it for 5 years and was out of warranty. Recently I was water hunting and it flooded. I contacted Ian at Minelab North America and he gave me a RMA # to send it in. Two weeks later the unit was replaced for $349.00 with a brand new one, with a 3 year warranty. I could have bought any machine but the Nox 800 is still # 1 imo! I would have bought the Nox 900 or manicore if they had the 50 tones. I like the extra features these machines have but I am hearing TH-camrs grumbling about missing the 800 and it's fabulous tones. I find too much gold to want to change from the 800. Please update your information to reflect that Minelab is standing behind the Nox 800 and don't be afraid to dunk it in the water. They did right by me.
A three year warranty makes all the difference, and makes that the best value I think.
Can u talk about fresh water lakes and beaches? Best detectors for fresh water detecting?
If you are doing fresh water all you really need is a Nokta Simplex or a Minelab XTerra Pro.
Thank you
Hey mates, not sure which detector I should buy... Nox 800, deus2 or manticore... Need help, please.
I recently bought a mine lab 800.
You mentioned that they leak, is that at the coil or at the controls? I don’t live by a beach so have not put it in water yet
Thanks for the info
Merrill not to be funny or sound like a wise guy but that pulse inductor you used was just a waist of your time. My Surf Pro PI is 20 years old and with a 950 coil I would run it up against every one. Multi Frequency may have made these VFL's stable enough to hunt salt with black sand but they can't touch the pulse inductors. It will pull up earrings and parts of chains that those VLF's won't hit unless it's on the surface. What is forgotten is that a pulse induction doesn't need to be ground balances and it doesn't have to trac from sand to gravel to black sand or go in and out of the water during the same swing. It there's not too much iron in the area I will just dig it because it won't miss those little rings in the surf line or under black sand or what ever the situation is. The PI you used if I remember right had way to big of a coil. That detector was designed to locate deep nuggets on land in Australia or around quartz fields.
If it's heavy iron then I would have to give it to Minelab only because I haven't run a Deus II yet to know or learn it. Same with the Legend although a live hunter in England is crushing the salt water with a Legend. I'm hoping on the Deus II truthfully but the antenna deal is my only pet peeve about the Deus II.
I have the Fisher CZ-21 and it's a damn good salt water detector. But it weighs a ton so I hip mount it but the ID is done by turning a knob not a screen so it's out dated and still didn't out shoot the PI.
But bottom line you can find rings with many detectors. Then as you mentioned in the end the Excalibur is still a deadly current competitor with the CZ-21 or pulse inductors for those who dive being their built like a tank and can take extreme pressure from depth and it isn't gonna leak like too many other Minelabs did.
When you mention detectors using 20 year old technology I can tell you these current machines all use that same technology but set it up with a different platform and they just make it user friendly so someone can't tweek the setting and can't hit a 5 inch quarter lol. Today's detectors are detector for dummy's 101 lol. I don't really mean that specifically for everybody but 20 years ago isn't that long ago when you think about detectors operated since the '30's and got good in the '50's. IMO today's machines should give us a sonogram picture of what's under the coil being they had all this infor for decades. Bottom line it's still power in a coil inducing an electromagnetic field then it reads it's phase response with a few things hear and there? I want to see a 3 D capable visual screen in real time with all metal targets high lighted color. I'd pay $5 grand for a detector to do that displaying 12 inches wide under the ground. They can look in my body and see bone chips in real time or watch blood cells flow through veins. Now to me that's new detecting technology for a modern metal detector
Just watched your beach detector comparison Utube. Well done. Hit all the high spots. In our little South Florida Metal Detecting group (4,200 members) we got a member who just flooded his Manticore, and ML was pushing back on the warranty. He spoke to his buddies and apparently, 5 more Manticore users have flooded their machines. Do you know anything about this? So is it the MantiLeak or the LeakCore?
I've never heard of Minelab pushing back on a warranty unless you step on the control box LOL
Monterey Magnet Man is using an Equinox 900, it's nearly the same machine as the Manticore without the 2D display.
I’ll give it this. At first I was skeptical of the 50% more power. But there are no EMI issues with the Manticore.
The Minelab Manticore is much more than a 2D display. There are so many more features that improve your search for treasure. If you know a person who is truly knowledgeable about the Manticore take the time to talk to him or her. The key word is knowledgeable. Happy Hunting my friend👍
@@metaldetectingbrooklyn9896 I respectfully disagree. The audio options are a step up from the Equinox. More power works great in areas where there is EMI. The higher sensitivity levels are tough to stabilize after 26. There is marginally more depth and more separation. The ferrous target ID's are great in addition to the non ferrous scale. It is better than the Equinox on bottle caps. Target trace is as reliable as the XY screen on the Deus 2 (not reliable). Aside from program, recovery speed, sensitivity, ground balance and how you notch (I don't) there is no magic combination that makes a world of difference beyond the regular programs. The bottom line is you have to swing over it. Please elaborate on the "many more features" i'm missing here. All in all it is a more capable detector than the equinox series, but I don't see 1000 dollars more value than an Equinox 600.
Hi Merril! Love you're work! Please help me out... I'm detecting now for maybe a year or two on fields and stuff but as i am from the Netherlands i would like to go to the beach more often. At he moment i found a total of just over 400,- euro's and i would love to by a detector with the money i found. But in the video you take away the two i had in mind to choose from!😅 they show good results on youtube on the beach but i don't realy trust those guys finding gold the whole day... So would you take one of them to the beach? Or would you advise me to keep hunting coins until i can afford an multy frequency machine? Ps i have a simple but VERRY effective Quest x10 but the brand "Quest" never pops up on you're channel or did i miss it? Its verry popular here in europe. Hope my spelling is ok🙈 greetings from Holland!😃👋
In the TOP list, the Legend climbs with the correct settings much higher than many companies 🤔 ... You have a video with the settings for the beach from the woman from Nokta. The lista is not real... God Bless you all.😇