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I know this post is repetitive but there seem to be some translation issues. You will not be receiving a Legend 2 by the end of January. Legend 2 has not been released to the public yet and no dealers anywhere in the world have received shipments or even notice of a hard date for pending shipments. The second round of final testing of production units will start next week at the earliest after testers receive their test samples.

I know this is a new unit out, it just wondering if anyone actually used it for prospecting? I have seen Chris’s videos, but there’s not actual usage prospecting so looking for others who have put this to work. I know what can be expected from a $299 detector but, still would like to hear from someone who might know. Thanks.

aucune information sur le test des légendes -2 je ne sais rien de mon vendeur en France , à Paris . Je vais tester moi-même quand la légende -2 me viendra fin janvier.... en général, il n'y a pas d'informations, ni sur aucun forum, sur ce modèle Legend -2 des acheteurs...En général, je Verrai quand ma commande viendra.. Je vais essayer de faire des tests moi-même... bonne chance à tous.

Going to look for more gold, jewelry and raw so picked up a NOS Gold Kruzer for a great price. It arrived, assembled it read the manual, tested on some rings I have found. We have a winter storm incoming and a week of cold weather so I took it to a seldom used volleyball court near me for a test. Found some bits of foil, a tiny little unknown thing and a junk bracelet. I think it will do the job! The dime in the pic is for size reference.

More info. I know that I'm looking at flow lines with a fusion crust of some kind. The crust melt color consists of mostly clear, opaque, gray, to amber hues.

Thanks for this...I am very glad I stumbled across this forum and have a chance to talk to knowledgeable people! So much better and more personal than a Reddit forum!

I can't speak for Phrunts Aliexpress link, but from the ebay seller I linked, I got exactly what I saw in the listing and reviewed in my above post. That ebayer has sold 149 of the picks for which they have received 57 positive feedbacks (including mine) and no negative feedbacks. There are only three "reviews" that I can see on the Aliexpress link and the average of those is 4.7/5. Perhaps you know of some other reviews?

I’ve been testing the full set of coils for the Minelab Manticore (M8, M9, M11, and M15) and would like to share some observations. Settings: I run all coils at the maximum sensitivity of 35, with the Ground Balance manually set to "0". Performance insights: M9 has proven to be the most productive and efficient coil in the lineup. M8 did not quite live up to expectations regarding sensitivity to ultra-fine targets. Specifically, on small gold chains weighing under 3 grams, the depth is insufficient. While the coil detects them, it doesn’t reach the desired depth. Deep target behavior: On very deep, medium-to-large sized targets, the Manticore’s behavior is specific but intuitive. The signal hits both the upper and lower ferrous limits, but a faint "tail" is traced along the centerline, accompanied by a distinct, subtle audio response in both directions. Next steps: Due to the M8’s limitations with tiny gold jewelry, I’ve decided to try the XP HF2 coil. I’m hoping that its higher frequency priority will provide the performance edge needed for these ultra-small targets.

BEWARE!!!!. Have you read the reviews?? What you see doesn't appear to be what you get. D4G

I would send a short email and the link to that recording to Minelab Australia customer support.

Well, this is where these gaps in detection can pay off, it just takes someone to go over the ground before you that their model detector misses the gold yours finds. The earlier GPX 5000 and below models missed a lot of gold the SDC can find but they had the depth on the bigger stuff the SDC lacks. The VLF's although they hit hard just about everything lack the depth the PI's can achieve in more mineralized soils. The wife of @mn90403 loves the SDC, finds gold on club claims in the Us with it I believe, he may chime in for some advice.

I’m sorry for the confusion with the translation, but I can’t edit my previous message.

Thanks Phrunt. I had not heard about "holes" in detectors capabilities before. Iam learning a lot about this detector. I am mostly detecting on gold club claims so it may be hard to find places that haven't been detected before. I was hoping that the PI technology would let me go over ground and find what others missed. But that may not be the case. I bought my detector used which is an interesting story. I found it on ebay and it turns out that the seller lived 20 minutes from my house. I went over to pick it up and met the owner who is an archeologist that used the detector for her work. She said that she had found a piece of chain mail from Coronado's 1540 expedition with it. She had also found a cannon from the same period and area. She found another one as well but it had blown up during a battle with the Indians. She directed me to some videos on YouTube which were fascinating. Apparently, the Indians won that battle and kept Europeans out of the area for another 150 years.

The chip on the Algo might run this. You should talk to Alex.

ежим ИИ Все Картинки Видео Новости Карты Покупки Книги Авиабилеты Финансы Ось варіант сформульованого повідомлення, викладений чітко та структуровано: «Друзі, хочу поділитися власними налаштуваннями для Minelab Manticore. Все, що описую нижче — це виключно мій досвід та практичні спостереження. Головною умовою для стабільної роботи на максимальній чутливості (35) є надзвичайно ретельне відлаштування від перешкод. Я роблю це так: утримую клавішу відлаштування не менше 20 секунд, поки прилад не перебере всі 19 каналів, обере три найкращі і врешті зупиниться на одному фінальному. Мої детальні налаштування: Програма: Low Conductors (Низька провідність). Профіль звуку: Розширена (Enhanced) з модуляцією Simple. Швидкість відгуку (Reactivity): 4. Стабілізатор: 0 (для максимальної глибини), але якщо грунт складний, можна поставити 1. Фільтр стабілізатора: Вимкнено. Гучність заліза: 1 (це критично важливий момент для загальної стабільності). Дискримінація: Вимкнена (All Metal), нічого не вирізано. Межі Ferrous (Верхні/Нижні): Використовую досить агресивні налаштування. Проте тут раджу кожному підбирати індивідуально під свої цілі та рівень мінералізації грунту. Щодо аудіо: Для сухопутного пошуку використовую дротові навушники KZ ZAS — вони дають чудову деталізацію. Для підводного пошуку адаптував кісткові навушники від XP: замінив у них кабель, зробивши відповідну розпайку під роз’єм Manticore. Працюють відмінно, особливо якщо ввімкнути опцію підсилення звуку в налаштуваннях приладу». Ось переклад вашого повідомлення англійською мовою, адаптований під термінологію металодетектористів: "Everything I’m about to share is based strictly on my personal experience. The key requirement for achieving a sensitivity level of 35 on the Minelab Manticore is a very thorough noise cancel process. I hold the noise cancel button for at least 20 seconds until the device cycles through all 19 channels, selects the top three, and finally settles on the best one. Detailed settings breakdown: Search Mode: Low Conductors. Audio Theme: Enhanced with Simple modulation. Recovery Speed: 4. Stabilizer: 0 (however, you can set it to 1 for even greater stability). Stabilizer Filter: Off. Iron Volume: 1 (this is also crucial for stability). Discrimination: Off (All Metal), nothing is notched out. Ferrous Limits (Upper & Lower): I use fairly aggressive limits, though everyone should adjust these based on their specific targets and soil mineralization. Audio equipment: For land use, I use KZ ZAS wired earphones. For underwater search, I adapted XP bone conduction headphones by replacing the cable with the correct pinout for the Manticore. They work brilliantly, especially with the 'Audio Boost' option turned on.

I think it's from Ukraine

Mobile phones can cause problems, although I haven't experienced an issue with the SDC but make sure you noise cancel with it near to the control box. You just need to keep it away from the control box and coil when using the detector. You can switch it to airplane mode also to help lower the EMI emitted by the phone, this often works well with the GPX if you use the phone for photos and don't want to have to keep turning it off and on. It could be interference causing the lack of sensitivity to that bit of gold, or it could be that bit falls within the detectors weak spot. Different models of PI detector have different holes in their detection and it's where VLF's shine as they hit on it all but don't handle the ground near as well athough the new GM2000 handles it better than previous VLF's. Some bits of gold are just harder for some detectors to find, you may find if it's a very difficult bit and you're not in a high EMI spot it may get a signal when touching the coil, or it may get no signal at all. The SDC can detect smaller bits than that, but they tend to be nice solid lumps, the smallest bit I've been able to get a signal on is 0.03 of a gram much like many other highly sensitive PI's, bits this small tend to need to touch the coil and are solid flat lumps for their size. It's very easy to use and great for a new to detecting person, a highly successful detector over the years you just have to put it where nobody else already has.

No, it runs the trainer and classifier as a standalone unit with an SD card slot for loading or pulling models.

Oh, I thought the ESP32 would be to just create a web server interface, but you are connecting it to another computer, correct? I made a cool little desktop planetarium orrery that uses an ESP32 based controller along with a servo motor to spin the planets. It logs onto a NASA website every night to get the current planet positions and updates their positions each day. ChatGPT helped build and debug the program for it.

As long as they are churning out that paper money I'm gettin' me some. Plastic is groovy too. I'll spend it. It's fungible. The gold prices are groovy. Just a bit harder to pay the bills with. It's a dirt to mouth problem that's only solved by turning it into cash. It's the prospectors paradox.

Steve, Thanks for getting back to me. You may be right about the emi interference around my house. Can carrying a cell phone while detecting cause problems too? I will try again when go out to a club claim. I went out to one last weekend, and was impressed when I found a very thin piece of wire 5-6 inches down.

Average Weekly Earnings (1965-66): The average earnings for a week's work in the 1965-66 financial year was $57. Basic Wage (1964): The Commonwealth basic weekly wage rate for adult males in 1964 was $30.70. In 2025, the average full-time adult wage in Australia reached $2,010 per week (ordinary time earnings), marking the first time this figure has exceeded the $2,000 threshold. This equates to an average annual salary of approximately $104,520. However, the "average" is heavily skewed by high-income earners. The median full-time wage, which reflects what a typical worker earns, is lower at $1,741 per week (~$90,532 annually). 2025 Wage Breakdown National Minimum Wage: Increased to $24.95 per hour (or $948 per week) as of 1 July 2025. So the value has changed over 60 years from $30.70 to $1,741 an increase of nearly 70 times Any price of gold will be possible if inflation continues the way all Governments have handle the value of money, which is only so called paper/plastic money is churned out.

Purity and shape also matter, as do the settings and conditions of the test site - testing a PI at home in a EMI rich environment is generally not a good idea. Long story short I'd neither be surprised that a .08 gram nugget could be detected by the SDC nor surprised if it was not. You are on the edge in several ways.