Steve Herschbach

Nobody knows yet. Lots of rumors being promoted. Anything less than an official Minelab announcement should be ignored, and even that taken with a grain of salt when it appears.

Well with MX Sport at 4.23 lbs and MX7 3.56 lbs then you are looking at 0.67 lbs less on your arm, and with better balance (less nose heavy) than MX Sport. Thanks Tom!

Wow, now that's a great showpiece! It was nice chatting with you Keith - hopefully for longer in warmer weather next time

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From the Minelab Equinox 600 / 800 Getting Started Guide * This asterisk appears throughout the guide, indicating features only available on the EQUINOX 800 model. Click for larger versions...

Minelab Equinox 600 / 800 Brochure Minelab Equinox 600 / 800 Getting Started Guide Minelab Equinox 600 Product Page Minelab Equinox 800 Product Page Minelab Equinox 600 | 800 specifications (click for larger version)

Great to see you posting again JP, and better yet to see you getting the gold! If anyone is wondering about this comment from JP "The Super D coils really do need to be kept above saturation effect for maximum depth on the deeper pieces" here are two previous threads that address the question in detail: Minelab GPZ 7000 A Super VLF ( Saturable Soil Tips ) and Minelab White Paper - GPZ 7000 In Difficult Ground

No real information yet but this was just posted to the Fisher Facebook page. The Fisher F75+ is on the way! The Fisher F75 is the company's flagship model, and so I assume this is an update with some sort of additional features, otherwise we would be looking at a different model name. Time will tell.

No information yet but this was just posted on the Teknetics Facebook page. The Teknetics T2+ is on the way. The Teknetics T2 is the company's flagship model and so I would surmise this is an updated model with some sort of additional feature? If it was a truly new detector I would expect a new model name.

If you look at the specs at MX7 & MX Sport Compared you will see the MX7 listed as 3.6 lbs and the MX Sport at 4.2 lbs. I only pay attention to weights with batteries installed (operational weight on arm) and I have found most manufacturer specs in catalogs and on websites to be inaccurate, and guess which way. The White's MX Sport is shown in the manual as being 4 lbs, but I weighed one with batteries installed on my postal scales and got 4.23 lbs. The MX7 is listed at 3.6 lbs in the manual and so just over a half pound lighter, but I do not know if that is accurate as I have not confirmed it personally. Based on White's figures the MX7 is 0.4 lbs lighter than an MX Sport, but I think it is more like 0.6 lbs lighter. Until somebody puts an MX7 with batteries installed on a postal scale that's the best I can offer. The bottom line is it is lighter and with the 950 coil should also be better balanced. Yeah, the MX7 is an MX Sport in a lighter weight, better balanced, less expensive package. It can be used to wading depths (keep control box and pod out of water) and so a better deal for anyone except those who actually want to submerge the detector. Since the 950 coil is buoyant (the downside of being lighter) a person would however probably want one of the epoxy filled wading coil options if that was a major part of the use. Thanks for the report. Anyone else interested can follow the link above and listen to the recording of the show. White's MX7 search coil options

I noticed no degradation in the audio with the new setting options turned off. In theory if you do not engage the new settings there should be no difference. If you engage the new features, it SHOULD sound different. Are you saying the audio has changed, even if you leave the new settings off? It is not hard to roll back to the old firmware version however, and that is probably the only way to get a real answer to your question.

Since the Impact has been out less than a year, and has a transferable warranty, Nokta will replace a defective coil. Never owned a MarsMD coil myself so can’t answer the main question.

White's Field Team members Dominque Da Silva and D.J. Yost will be discussing the new White's MX7, talking about their time on the field team and some of their finds that they have made over the years. Join us tonight Monday 11/6/2017 at 9:00 PM Eastern at www.spreaker.com/admrr. If you wish to join the discussion you can call us at 678 439-1863 when we open up the lines. American Digger Relic Roundup - For diggers and collectors of history. An hour long program every Monday Night at 9:00 PM eastern standard time. Join your hosts Butch Holcombe, Jeff Lubbert and Heath Jones as they explore the past. Learn more about Metal Detecting, Treasure hunting in all it's forms, and the preservation of history. Learn from our callers, and expert show guest's This is a call in show (678-439-1863) and you are encouraged to participate.

I appreciate that Bob. A couple people in particular advocated for this forum, and once it got set up have never posted to it. I will be more active on it personally this winter though.

To be clear - I do not know when the Equinox will be available to actually have and hold. Until Minelab makes an official announcement everything else is just speculation or wishful thinking. How many detectors do you have anyway Chuck? Something tells me you will survive. Take the time like I am doing to do a little house cleaning maybe? The Deus, Tek G2, CTX and Impact all found new homes and the Gold Bug 2 is looking for one. I am down to just five models: Minelab GPZ 7000 - the big gun for big gold Minelab Gold Monster 1000 - clean up the tiny bits the GPZ misses Garrett ATX - backup for GPZ, ocean and lake detecting White’s V3i - runs my Bigfoot coil, jewelry detecting Makro Gold Racer - because I always wanted a detector like this and I feel like Makro made it for me Add the Equinox 800 to that and I am done!

New video from Minelab. Nothing new here really, just slicker production values. Brandon Neice - “It’s almost like the Deus and CTX got together and made a baby”! Published on Nov 5, 2017 - Last September, we announced our new EQUINOX Series detectors at the Minelab sponsored Detectival Rally UK 2017. Watch the video and enjoy the major event highlights including the EQUINOX announcement!

Minelab has already put out two short technical articles on the Equinox and Multi-IQ. That far exceeds anything I see anyone else doing prior to a detector release these days. Kudos to Minelab I say.

Thanks for the report Merton. The weight of the Impact at 4.23 lbs with stock coil, scuff cover and batteries installed surprised me, especially since it is not waterproof. Now, the White’s V3i from 2009 weighs 4.5 lbs but it also features a true multifrequency mode and color display. It being 2017 my expectation these days is for any “not waterproof” VLF to come in at about 3.5 lbs or less, and that is being generous, as the real target should be three pounds or less. On the flip side the Impact is built like a tank - no worries about flimsiness there! Having used most of the Nokta and Makro models made the last couple years the Racer units are still my favorites.

Published on Nov 4, 2017 This test / review of the new Minelab Pro-Find 35 and the Pro-Find 15 pin pointer is for American Digger Magazine. The first ever recovery speed test of the new Ferrous Tone ID while switching targets! Also the first maximum detection depth test of these units. Side scanning was also tested and provided consistent results to the tip on both units, it was left out of the video to cut down on the length, but will be included in later videos. More on the new Minelab Pro-Find 15 & Pro-Find pinpointers here.

Excellent summary Monte and mirrors what I think so well I just won't bother except to say "x2"! And as Tom mentions above there is a holiday special running on the new MX7 that includes a digging tool and trash pouch at no extra charge.

OK, so more internet sleuthing. The following is from a poor image of the back of the equinox 800 box posted at the MD Hunter blog. Note to people who are at release events - forget the detector, get better pictures of the box! Here are two different enlargements (click for even larger versions) - see if you can make out the text....

Pulse induction operation should give better depth to the pinpointed target in highly mineralized soils.