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  1. I recently picked up a used Infinium and plan to try it out in some hard, red clay to find some Civil War relics this spring. It's not the newest machine, and not as advanced as the GPX units, but I've never used a PI before and want to see how it works. I figure that an old PI will do better than my newer VLF machines in a highly mineralized environment. Has anyone used an Infinium in hard clay and/or on relic hunts lately? Any tips for a newbie?
  2. I always use coil covers on my Deus 2 coils. On coils from some other brands, covers are really tough to remove. I've even broken a couple trying to remove them. The XP ones are comparatively easy to remove and replace once you've cleaned out the dirt and debris. They've also saved my coils from a lot of dings and other damage.
  3. Perhaps you already know this, but if you haven't detected much in all metal mode on the F75, you might want to experiment more with that. I've been impressed with how deep and sensitive all metal mode on the F75 and T2 is. I swing a Deus 2 but still love taking my F75/T2 to areas that I've hit hard. More often than not, I find a few keepers that I've missed previously. It's a great technique if your soil is highly mineralized, too. This video shows you how to set either machine up in all metal mode:
  4. No (for the reason phrunt mentioned) BUT on the American Digger podcast earlier this week, Steve M at Garrett indicated that a lot of customers are going straight to ordering the VX9, meaning that they have nothing to upgrade to. Seems like offering some kind of new upgrade would be a logical step, given that -- not a color screen, but there are lots of other features Garrett could theoretically introduce.
  5. To clarify, are you digging coins, jewelry and other good targets that give jumpy numbers? If so, what country are you in? I've definitely had junk jewelry made of steel/other cheap metals give off that kind of jumpy ID before, but it doesn't happen with most targets. You can increase the discrimination up to 20, which will mean that you won't hear anything at all when you swing over a target with that ID. Could you explain what you mean? You might be talking about "audio response." High audio response settings mean that all targets will sound about equally intense regardless of how deep they are, while lower settings will give you the strongest response on targets close to the surface of the ground, while targets deeper in the ground will give a fainter signal.
  6. The coverage advantage of the 13x11 is significant -- certainly over the 9 but also over the 11. If you hunt big open spaces, like fields or beaches, the 13x11 is going to get you over more ground and more targets faster. I use the 13x11 and 9 and feel pretty well covered by those two sizes. I've also noticed that the 13x11 gets a little deeper. I don't generally use the pinpoint button when I'm out with the 9, but I do when I'm swinging the 13x11. You can use the re-tuning trick to narrow down the exact location with the 13x11 (pinpoint, then back off slightly and hit the pinpoint button again). Yes, the 13x11 is heavier, but it's not burdensome. I could swing it all day and feel fine.
  7. I always thought the sizing feature on the GTI machines was neat. Imagine if Garrett took that, added multi-frequency, and maybe the pinpointing/frequency readout from the V3i. That would be the start of an interesting top-of-the-line machine.
  8. I've yet to meet more than one or two of these Garrett superfans everyone started talking about after the Vortex announcement. Much more common are the XP, Minelab, and Nokta users (or, of course, the people who use more than one brand of detector). Just who are these Garrett fans who don't want more options for customizing their machines to their particular style of hunting/environments? And would they really opt for a VX9 over, say, a Triple Score, even when it costs $100 more and offers fewer features and one less coil? The folks at Garrett can do whatever they want. But people will compare the Vortex to other machines. It's inevitable. I can't wait to see how the Vortex performs against the Triple Score and the Xterra Elite.
  9. I had the same reaction!
  10. This conversation reminded me of this somewhat technical but very informative video. If you use the D2 the whole thing is worth a watch, otherwise skip to the 15-minute mark for a discussion of these kinds of iron air tests.
  11. 100%, I watch more detecting videos than I care to admit. There are definitely lots of great ones that are educational. Instead of air tests, people should focus on finding a target in the wild with one machine, checking it with another, then digging it up and show us what the target was. Those are the videos I seek out when I'm looking for detector comparisons.
  12. We need more videos comparing how these machines actually react to targets in the ground, not air tests (halo effect, anyone?)
  13. Detectors from multiple manufacturers have had this ability for decades, as the comments about the White's Signagraph show. And, of course, we have lots of detectors today that will give you scratchy audio and mixed iron/nonferrous numbers if you pass over a bottle cap, rusty square nail, or the like. I'm definitely curious to see how the Vortex's multi-meter approach to this works in the field. At first blush, it doesn't feel particularly revolutionary, but I guess we'll find out soon.
  14. I hope Garrett isn't building the Vortex on a 30-year-old detector.
  15. Great points, Steve. I already have a Tesoro Vaquero so that can remain my token nostalgia/analog machine.
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