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  1. I hope the Multi doesn't end up being another CZX fiasco.  16 engineers.. really? 

    • Waterproof to 10 meters
    • Ergo Ergo Ergo
    • At least one coil specifically designed for wading, meaning low resistance.  A 10" round concentric like the X-Terra uses would be perfect.
    • A mode that cranks it up for LOW mineral quartz sand. Poor the power to it baby.
    • Bobby pin to nonferrous accuracy disc level.
    • I wanna hear that faint ring size hit in all metal like the G2/God Bug Pro.
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  2. On 2/1/2021 at 7:00 AM, Chase Goldman said:

    I know Texas Mike posted the specs confirming it's a DD, but visually you can clearly see that all have the overlapping coil center spine area, indicating all three Coilteks are DD coils.  Coaxial (elliptical) and concentric (round coils), typically do not have anything physically within the inner (receive) coil area. Just pointing this out for future reference if you see coils without posted specs, its a way to physically see the difference.

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    The DD diagram has to be taken with a grain of salt IMO.  On deeper targets they are most sensitive in the middle of the coil just like a concentric.  Anyone that thinks differently is wrong and missing a ton of targets if they don't use a proper overlap as you would with the concentric.    

  3. On 6/21/2020 at 11:38 AM, Rick N. MI said:

     Tom you found plenty of gold rings with it. One time we went to a Catholic church to hunt. I had permission. Tom steps out of the car with his 1270 w/ 5" coil. Doesn't even move and swings his coil and gets an Indian head penny lpl. 

    It was deep on rings in fresh water well actually deep on everything.  😁  Every CZ  I had gave an iron tone or bounced iron/foil on the deep ones so I would have to make at least one scoop to be sure.   The 1270 in iron disc nailed the DEEP stuff big or small.  Chuck (I think that is his name) with Sunspot scoops designed a water proof case for the 1270's boards but never put it in production and Fisher was not interested in the fresh water market.

  4. One of my favorite detectors of all time.  It had gobs of power,  a well chosen frequency for all around use, a good balance of sensitivity/gain and that great iron disc feature.  Really was ahead of its time.  For someone like me that cut their teeth metal detecting with a beep dig detector it was the pinnacle of analog hybrid VLF performance. Unfortunately it was a ergonomic disaster and never really caught on.

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  5. On 5/28/2020 at 1:35 PM, SidTheKid said:

    What can I do to help myself isolate these sounds and is every errant sound something to dig?

     

     

    On 5/29/2020 at 8:56 AM, Chase Goldman said:

    At this point, in learning your machine, just focus on digging the repeatable no brainer signals (trash and treasure) so you can train your brain on what good and trash targets sound like

    What Chase said.  Lay out some coins and other targets on the ground and get those clean hit sounds of good targets in your brain.  For the time being concentrate on digging just those target responses. 

    Something that is seldom brought up and I feel is important especially to someone new to metal detecting is headphone volume.  Ears being highly sensitive organs  need protecting.  There is a right and wrong way to set the volume and this is based on how our ears react to changes in volume level.  Changing from a loud to a softer level tricks the brain into thinking you are good to go but actually results in setting a too high level.   Do the opposite, start low and slowly increase it until it is comfortable for long term use.   

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  6. 7 hours ago, Dances With Doves said:

    I would like to see a 6"concentric coil.They can use    xterra solid coil mold which also has  strong  and thick ears.

    The Ex-terra 9" concentric is a perfect coil for fresh water work.  I used mine a LOT wading shallow water. It's the perfect form for ease of use against water resistance and plenty sensitive even at the standard mid freq.

    ML you s**k. LOL

  7. 6 hours ago, Dances With Doves said:

    I   heard  most class rings these days are insured.My friend tried to make contact with a lost ring owner and did not get a        reply  from him. He probably got a other one with the insurance   . If you take a ring that was lost after you got  the insurance I think it is insurance  fraud if you don't notify them.    Not worth taking a chance since founder might have  called   ring maker.

    The Bounty Hunter will surely come after you! 😱

  8. On 5/17/2020 at 3:27 PM, phrunt said:

    At the moment I'm testing 5kHz on small silvers, I'm going over ground I've done in Multi-IQ to see if It picks up anything I've missed.  If 5kHz was better than Multi for small deep silvers surely I'd find at least one in a place that I found over 100 silvers, so far it's not proving to be the case.  For me switching to single frequencies has mostly been beneficial in high EMI areas, otherwise I've found no benefits to it so far personally.  I'll try again on the 5kHz silvers today.

    In my experience with low freq mostly on the ML Advantage,  you need a bigger than stock coil for any real advantage on silver of any size.  I had the WOT coil on that machine and it was DEEP!

    If you have one, put on the 15"er when you using 5Khz..

     

    I'll have to edit that and add I was referring to US silver coins which are not what many on here consider small silver.

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  9. On 5/19/2020 at 3:54 PM, phrunt said:

    They have the Minelab Olympics competition running at the moment, It's not as difficult to enter as that previous competition and it's a bit of fun so I've been doing it.  I got word this morning I've won it. Woohoo!   This trivia one is still open to entries at the moment so It's worth entering for those who haven't already https://www.minelab.com/minelab-olympics

    Thank you for taking time to enter the Minelab Olympics Week 2 competition where we asked the community for their best detecting tips.

     

    With a large number of entries from across the world, the judges took time to review each tip from the community. After their review, they have decided that your entry was among the winning submissions!

    CONGRATULATIONS!

    If you could please respond to this email and provide your physical mailing address, our team will work to fulfill a prize package for you in the coming weeks!

    Again, thank you for participating in the Minelab Olympics and thank you for being an incredible Minelab fan.

    I heard half of the entries won a prize.

    JK of course Congrats!

  10. On 5/20/2020 at 12:33 AM, Steve Herschbach said:

    All coils are a compromise in some way. This is not a coil designed for max depth. It is designed to cover ground well while being a bit hotter on smaller targets and with better recovery speed than a coil with a larger diameter. Yes, good for trashy sites. I personally like it but people wanting maximum depth on coins in relatively open ground with sparser targets may want a larger diameter coil. This coil helps keep the weight and balance in line the what Garrett seems to have been wanting to achieve.

    Perfect coil parameters for my needs as a fresh water wader. I hope a waterproof version comes out before I croak or get to old and fat to fit my neoprenes.

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  11. This should be a good coil for wading my fresh water lakes looking for the fresh drops.  If only...

    I'm really at a point where with the newer machines coming out it's getting frustrating that the Mfg'ers haven't quite gotten it yet when it comes to the needs of the fresh water hunters.

  12. On 5/16/2020 at 1:16 AM, Jeff McClendon said:

    Kac, 

    the area we were hunting in had rapid fire machine gun surface to 6" aluminum targets everywhere. Multiple targets were under the coil constantly and at various depths. This area had not been "picked apart". Just the opposite. There are very few detectors or detectorists that are able and willing to hunt in that kind of situation. The AT Pros simply could not unmask good targets in that mess. We checked several iffy signals that I knew were coins (which turned out to be correct) from the way they registered on the Equinox. The AT Pros just got smeared hits from the surrounding aluminum targets.........

    I really hope the more modern features on the Apex will help it do a better job of unmasking, separating and accurately detecting good targets in that kind of situation.

    Jeff

    The Fisher Coinstrike was actually great in that scenario.  Plus it handled mineral conditions that put the CZ in the truck.  Not talking salt water.

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  13. 11 hours ago, Chase Goldman said:

    Multi IQ and the individual selectable frequency options on Equinox (and probably Apex for that matter - but need to analyze the Apex to be sure) have nothing to do with each other despite Minelab's confusing/dumbed down marketing mumbo jumbo on Multi IQ conflating the two.  That has been proven through spectrum analysis.  It is interesting though that they are indeed using most of the same individual frequency selections for Apex as for Equinox 600/800.

    Yeah,  Minelab does state though that they use the minimum number of frequencies to get the job done.  That begs the question, does Garrett's software make a substantial difference in performance by being able to use all freq's?  The proof as they say will be in the pudding.

    Whether or not it will compete with the NOX, it one ups the Vanquish IMO by having a seperate Salt Balance mode.  ML flubbed on that one with the V.

  14. 11 hours ago, Contraption said:

    I don't know about the coil. Looks a bit strange. Many time a compromise doesn't do any good. I have a 5 x 8 and at times I wish it was smaller than 8". 

    I wish the Equinox had a coil with those dimensions.  It looks slim therefore more appropriate for water hunting than the big bulky Nox coil.

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  15. Keith

    Just came across your review and have to say this has my interest.  The fisher 1270 comes to mind with its dual disc feature and gobs of gain and volume sensitivity.  While the 1270 was a clunky heavy beast the X is just the opposite and with seemingly improved performance.  Old style analog audio, now your talkin my language!

    I may just have to try one of these😁

    Tom

     

     

     

  16. Denny

    Sorry I missed your post.  Generally I hit the unread content button but your post must have been buried quickly by other forum threads.

    I have always told Paul that someday I will go west for a hunt.  The territory you guys hunt is just awesome looking to a Michigander like me.  Your hills are a lot bigger than ours though.😰

    Congrats on getting out for a hunt.  As to the finds, it shows you know were in a good area and there's always next time.

    Tom

     

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