Popular Post Steve Herschbach Posted October 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2021 Where XP can score here is to give me a Deus feature set, add multifrequency that matches Equinox, not Apex, and in a truly waterproof package. The main strength in multi is for salt water and target id accuracy in park settings, both areas where Deus is weak. But for me it’s also critical Deus 2 retain the Deus/ORX small gold nugget capability. Equinox is a hugely popular water machine, but it leaks way too often. XP can take Equinox market share easily, with a detector that simply works as well, but does not leak, period. It requires a waterproof box and wired coils to really get the job done right. Coils should be wired dumb coils, to cut coil price in half, while expanding options, including third party. Do that, and Florida beaches and more will shift from Minelab to XP. The Deus is already a great relic detector, and little they can do to improve there. And frankly, no market to steal. Equinox showed what people want, but it’s flawed, so make a better Equinox, and take back sales they lost to Minelab. That’s how you compete. Not by giving Deus owners a better Deus, but by giving Equinox owners a reason to ditch their Equinox. Better balance, more coil options, genuinely waterproof - score! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
☠ Cipher Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I have stayed away from the Deus platform because of the coils, for all the reasons you’ve outlined before. Recently I had been entertaining going back to the platform because I have all the other machines I’ve ever had on my wish list and wanted one of the best performers in iron. If the drawings I’ve seen are correct and there’s a wired option, if the Deus 2 retains its performance in iron while matching the equinox in multi, I might just have to have one. I think I just have to get over my desire for a color screen because I’m doubting that very much. If nothing else I guess omitting it keeps my V3i and CTX relevant for a while longer. Although I can think of other ways to display and distinguish target to frequency reaction. I’m Hoping XP will pick up one thing Whites did have right, the (color) signagraph. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 Looks like XP delivered on my wish list except for the coil options. Looks like Equinox water hunters have a real reason to look hard at this one - 20 meters / 66 feet! No messing around there, with a huge margin of safety for the mask and snorkel crowd. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest calabash digger Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 HMM think I might be getting a new diving machine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dances With Doves Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 I want this machine to be able to pick up gold rings in the iron better then the Nox since I put in over 20 days in the water in a year. Most of my hunts are over 5 hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob in (ca) Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Hopefully Deus ll has a Wide Target ID Scale……….. putting The Remote in your pocket & going by sound, works great for Relic hunting…….sucks For the Trashy Parks……we will soon see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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