afreakofnature

I don’t seem to have a problem using the speaker, matter of fact it is all I use. I also extend out the coil to the max meaning to the red line on the shaft, and being its carbon fiber i crank down hard on the cam locks knowing It would take alot to break them (Plus I figure if I break them they’re still under warranty for three years LOL so why not give it a shot). The further the coil is away from the speaker probably reduces EMI?  I only run my speaker at like one or two on the volume because it’s plenty loud enough. I’m going to do a write up here soon I just got a find a time to do it.  People just need to realize that this is an SDC type of threshold. It’s not an Equinox type of threshold.

Closer to the ear, maybe less EMI.  Kind of like the WM12.  Just what I am used too and like using.

4 hours ago, Jonathan Porter said:

It was written tongue in cheek because I go through this crap fest every time a detector goes to the masses.🥴 All of the things being complained about were brought up during field testing, but I’m just one voice and at some stage the detector had to be released. There’s always someone taking a pot shot with absolutely no clue what’s involved with testing or even having anything invested in what it is they are sniping about. 🤯 It could be a cloudless sunny day and an argument would ensue about it being heavily overcast and night time!🥵

I should have known better and avoided responding, same schist different day!! 😔 

All detectors are flawed, all detectors have their gremlins, all detectors could have been designed better. Don’t like it then vote with your dollar and buy something else or not at all I could care less anymore. 😖

JP👣

 

Anyone with half a brain knew you were being facetious.🤣

I enjoy any information that you give whether it’s positive or negative.  It helps people make informed decisions as well as provides great advice when using your equipment in the field. I guess the negativity from others comes from the jealousy that they do not get to test the equipment out before bringing it to the public.  One of the downsides for you but hopefully the upside of being able to test new equipment and give feedback is worth it.

20 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

Something like this?

Bluetooth Speaker

None of the ones I looked at said if they're APTX-LL so I assume they are not.

 

Correct.  None, so far, are.  But honestly the 6k speaker works great at least for me.  

3 hours ago, Jonathan Porter said:

I think this is a timely reminder of just how much DP forum means to us collectively, and the amount of unseen work that Steve does in the background. I personally could care less about Google rankings (Steve probably does if the forum makes him money I suppose) but do care when my favourite site is on the blink. 

Here’s to sending good luck vibes and lots of gold finds moments to Steve wherever he is. 😊 OH and BTW Steve was 100% correct about the GPX6000 with the GPX17 coil, I’ve managed to injure my arm recently (really bad tennis elbow from swinging big heavy coils for way too many years) so as it mends I have only been able to swing the 6000 with the 17 inch coil. That combination is right up there for THE best rigs I have ever used for prospecting/patch hunting. 😃 

JP

 

2 weeks of very casual detecting/prospecting in new ground, around on 3 ounces. 

Right on JP!  Any of those big chunks come at good depth?

Says in the comments it was 2.9g.  Said both 7 and 6 heard it and both sounded at first like faint ground noise.  Thats why you do the boot scrape 😁
 

Bummer on the spike

He was joking about the pic being rotated vertical

I too had fun MDin’ in Zortman.  At the time I was using my SDC.  Those dredgers never get it all 😂

Thanks Chase!

Have you ever run across just a speaker?  Something that could just clip on to your pack or harness?

10 hours ago, strick said:

 

 good video but Gig is a bit careless with the dry ice...get some of that in your eye and see what happens 

strick 

That’s what I was thinking too! No gloves and putting his face over the container after he dumped it in.  🤣

I had the error, closed out the browser and restarted it, works fine now.

Very interesting!  I wonder if they fix it if there will ever be a recall.

4 hours ago, geof_junk said:

Those are my experiences to the word. 

 

You found those with the 6k?

6 hours ago, Norvic said:

Hey AFON..... just get one and enjoy😉

I’m on it 😁

1 down 9 to go 😂

Probably the most educational one in awhile too. 😉

Thanks Phrunt for posting that one.  Its only 3 days old and I haven’t had a chance to look at Youtube recently.  All info is good info, people can pick it apart all they want and we all should so as to ask more questions and perform new/revised experiments.  He tried to do what he could do and showed his experiment, methods and results.  Now you using your own brain can decide whether to accept the results as valid or not.  The more info we get the better decisions you can make.  

5 hours ago, Reg Wilson said:

I think JP has explained the 17" coil situation. The African market is the big one for Minelab these days and 17" coils are already being delivered into this market. 

Now, let's think this one out.

As testers do Steve and JP already have 17" coils, and if so, how effective are they? The 19" GPZ 'dog' coil was a fizzer, but maybe, just maybe, the 17" 6000 could be a 'goer'.

Not poo stirring, just curious.

Me too I am curious as well.  What I am wondering though is if so many 6ks and coils went to Africa how come no reviews or comparisons done from them.  I mean they were sure quick to get out intro vids before the release date.

Also why no 6k vs Z in-depth comparison reviews?  Even folks who wanted to see this and now have a 6k to do this have gone silent.  I am looking at you you Rob 😊

4 hours ago, PhaseTech said:

In my experience, and I detect in high EMI locations, the 6000 is slightly more susceptible than the 2300. It is more powerful and has a bigger coil, so that is totally expected. Thankfully the Auto tune is super quick, and also, reducing the sensitivity to 2 or 3 if required usually gives me a stable threshold, and targets are still easily recognized. 

In extreme cases like close to electric fences, I can just strap on the 14". Can't do that on the 2300 or 7000. 

I was kind of wondering if this might be the case. SDC style of threshold and EMI reaction. And it makes sense like you said, bigger coil makes it more susceptible. For a lot of people that like silky smooth threshold they’re gonna have some relearning of how to listen through the noisy threshold unless you used and SDC extensivly.

Depth should remain the same no matter what sensitivity setting you use.  It’s just the amplification of the signal that you’re getting. If you reduce the amplification, the signal is still there just “softer.”  That is pretty much the case for any metal detector.  It’s the technology that you’re using that increases the “depth.” 

Minelab can do whatever they want with their inventions. It’s called capitalism not communism. At least that’s how it’s done in this country.  If they don’t think they’re getting enough money out of their consumers they’ll change their marketing and how their products are made. Don’t like it? Don’t buy it.

Maybe there will be some kind of Faraday cage add on that Minelab will sell us 🤣🤣

Good luck getting someone to compare this to a Z outright.  I have ben asking that for months.

7 hours ago, Gold Catcher said:Although the 6/11 is not designed for outright depth, it nevertheless should be somewhat useful for deeper gold as well.  But this will of course be more of an issue when using the 17 inch coil where dialing back on gain might defeat the purpose of using a big mono.

Actually it is designed for outright depth.  It has 4 out of 5 stars as compared to the Z on the star chart.  Doc wrote a very compelling article over on Rob’s forum and kind of describes how that is.  I found it very interesting.