DSMITH

did you disable your anti virus and firewalls I had the same issue on my lap top which is windows 11 once I told it to allow it it went through I did disable all my protections though, not sure about Mac though as I have never used

just got it delivered and put it together first thing you notice once it is all together is the build quality of the Legend, to me it felt well balanced,set the spare battery in its cradle just to see what it felt like with the spare battery hanging under the arm cuff, it actually to me added a little more balance to the over all feel of the Legend, and did not seem to add much weight at all have not went out and tried it out yet detecting, but I did turn it on and set the clock to 12 hour mode, did a frequency shift that took me a bit to remember what I read in the manual but figured it out did the frequency shift because it was a bit noise y when i turned it on, lowering the sensitivity down from factory default which is 25 did not help to lower the noise from EMI but when I did the frequency shift it quieted down considerably, not going to go detecting until I do the update, but I will say I hit a quarter in my front yard that I have been over numerous times at around 6 inches, i still cannot figure out how I would have even missed that quarter but apparently I did, just did not go over it at the correct angle or something but the Legend did see it will update more once I get a little more acquainted with all the settings and things, I did not want to detect until after I update, I will admit for me it is going to be a bit of a learning curve and I attribute that to the legend being new tech to me, and my age and mind not working like it did when I first started detecting overall I am impressed with what I am seeing so far, and I will be honest with everyone if it does not turn out to be for me I will say why it was not i tend not to blow smoke up peoples behind

I am trying to figure out a way to respond to you with out starting a long debate in his video but I seen two things 1st one he stated he set the recovery speed at 5 on the Legend which from my understanding is factory default, but yet he set the Nox at 3 or 4 in my opinion he should have set everything up equal nox set at 3 and 4 Legend set at 3 or 4 on recovery speed, he then set the Legend in the stability setting to 5 which it clearly states in the manual that a stability setting of 5 the legend is not going to see as deep, so with those to settings alone the Legend was set up to not see as deep as the Nox already, there are several videos out that clearly shows the Legend runs smooth on beaches, personally I do not know what other people are tweaking in the Legend to run quiet but there are a lot of people out there that is saying the legend runs as unstable or as stable as you want it to run, I personally can not say because I have yet to have one in my hands which that will change today because mine is supposed to be delivered today, as for the Deus 2 I personally could care less how the legend compares to a $1600 detector

you can find other videos that completely dispute what calabash showed

Me also I am going to give props where props are due I sent a PM to Dilek on Facebook and ask her if she could give a update as to when the PRO PACKs were expected to be shipped she responded back to me which I then suggested that she do an update on face book so it did not sound like a rumor coming from me which apparently she agreed with what I said and then the next day posted up the update she impressed me very much by actually responding to me and then implemented the update that laddie must be tireless because she made the update while on a trip to Germany for a metal detecting expo Thank you Dilek

for anyone that has ordered the Legend Pro Pack Dilek posted on face book they are being shipped out tomorrow just thought people would like a bit of info

did you order a pro pack or standard package just curious

don't know all I can tell you is what he stated on a video before he ever received the Legend he did not only drop it several time he threw it and drop kicked it would you ever do that with any detector not me i don't care how well they say they are built some of his videos are pretty crazy to say the least

Phrunt as far as I know paystreak superfreak purchased the Legend as per his statement quite awhile back, I watched that first video of his unboxing and thought what the heck why would someone do that, but he did prove one thing if the legend can with stand that abuse it must be built good if you look at all his videos he is pretty dang rough with his detectors its crazy

That is correct also seen that on treasure net

Ridge Runner not sure of that either I did read something again on Facebook it was said they only shipped the standard package how true that is I do not know

Dilek responded to a reply on Facebook and said they had already shipped the first orders to US and Canada first that was a couple weeks ago not sure about the arriving part though

Does anyone know how many Legends were shipped out in the initial shipment to dealers in the US ??, a couple each 10 each or is this info still unknown Since I am not seeing many post about people receiving their Legend yet I am assuming the initial shipment was not many, which is kind of disconcerting to me, and yes believe me I know what assumption does for someone, if the US and Canada was the first countries to have the Legend shipped to its kind of puzzling why there are not more post being put up giving peoples thoughts on it, I have seen a few in the UK and a couple other countries but I am starting to think things are being held up in customs in the US and Canada which to me is crazy it should not take this long once they have been sent out by the manufacturer Maybe Nokta/Macro can chime in and shed some light on it Appreciate others thoughts

ok some how I ended up with the same video twice so here is the second one I intended to post

These two videos pretty much tells me the legend can pass the test iffy signals posted up with a little tweaking of settings on the legend with out a adjustable iron bias seems pretty dang good to me out of the box.

question on the Iron Bias settings, how many detectors have been produced with an Iron bias setting in the past also how many detectorist have hunted using an iron bias setting I am really on the fence about that one setting being added as to my knowledge I have never used a machine with an Iron bias setting on it, myself I would not know if i have missed something with out it or not because I have never used it, I do detect on fairly hot ground so will the Iron bias make any difference in my detecting,I have read so much crap on where people have talked about the Iron Bias till I have a head ache from reading and watching videos on it, Andy Sabisch has posted up a video on you tube that I have not watched yet explaining things about it so maybe he will shed some light for me but not sure My point is for those of us that have never used a detector with an Iron Bias setting is it going to cause us more headaches trying to learn a new machine or not

I was not saying there is anything wrong with it at all, i am just trying to clear it up in my mind, i am no expert and its been so long since I have detected and I am just getting back into it that I am trying to re learn everything and re understand everything if that makes since my mind just does not seem to pick it up as quickly as it once did and I just did not recall the ground balance having anything to do with the threshold

that does make sense to me but I guess my question is Does the Ground balance play any part in the threshold ??? to put it simpler

There is a debate on another forum about ground balancing a detector this was stated by another poster A POSITIVE ground balance means that the machines threshold INCREASES in volume as the coil is LOWERED TO THE GROUND. A NEGATIVE ground balance means that the machines threshold DECREASES as the coil is LOWERED TO THE GROUND. To achieve a NEUTRAL ground balance you want the machine to do NEITHER as the coil is LOWERED TO THE GROUND. For best results, especially for beginners who might be reading this…you want the machine to be SLIGHTLY POSITIVE…the machines threshold should INCREASE VERY SLIGHTLY as the coil is LOWERED TO THE GROUND. Again…absolutely no disrespect, but this is how this subject has caused SO much confusion over the years. People who have spent hundreds or thousands of hours running a metal detector STILL don’t know the basics of how they work. And ground balancing is about as basic as there is. I just do NOT understand how this can be. can someone explain to me what the purpose of ground balancing a detector as I know what I have been told but just want to make sure I am understanding it correctly this was stated on another site but to me it does not seem totally correct or is it correct everything I understand about ground balancing it does not have anything to do with the threshold or does it just trying to clear this up in my mind

all they relayed to me is they are in the process of developing a new pin pointer that would pair with the legend headphones i took what the reply to my email said is they are developing a whole new pin pointer and it would be a while before it would be out, that is all the info i got, the Bluetooth that the legends headphones connect with is totally different from the simplex plus headphones

i am no beach hunter and no expert with the simplex plus other then I purchased one for my grandson, i have used it a little bit it does have a beach mode which i have not used, what I have seen out of the simplex plus in Arizona though the simplex plus amazes me each time my grandson detects with me, for a $256 detector it detects way above its price point, the ground we have hunted ground balance numbers I have seen on areas we detect runs in the low 80s to high of 94 the simplex ran fairly smooth for the ground we detected, the closest thing to a beach we detected is a tot lot sandbox which had a vary low ground balance number but the sand was totally dry and the depth I personally watched my grandson dig clad coins really surprised, i do not think they have ever been detected it kind of surprised me because they were deeper then the pulse dive pin pointer which is 2-3 inches longer then the original Garrett pro pointer that I purchased in 2010 quite honestly I would not be afraid to take the simplex plus onto a beach in Florida The detecting my grandson has done and the little bit I have done with the simplex plus was with the 9.5 x 5 inch coil but I do not know if i was detecting a beach in Florida that I would use that small coil i would prefer the 11 inch personally but that little 9.5 x 5 is a deadly little coil

I posed the same question in an email to Nokta/Macro and the answer I received back they said the Pulse Dive pin pointer would not pair with the Legend Headphones but they are working on a pin pointer that would but it would not soon be out

I placed a pre order for the Legend pro pack back in late November or the first part of December, don't know why but I just had a gut feeling about it for some reason, and I still have that gut feeling which I have learned a long time ago to go with what my gut is telling me, and if what I am seeing in the simplex plus is any indication I believe the Legend is going to be a fantastic detector, the only other coil I actually want for the Legend is a 9.5 x 5 inch coil like came free with the simplex plus I purchased for my grandson that little coil is deadly on the simplex plus, and does not give away to much depth over the 11 inch

I would not purchase the Eq 600 from amazon or eBay as they charge you tax on most items there are several dealers that you can purchase from that charge no tax and include free shipping if you look around, i do not know if it is permissible to name some of them but do a internet search and steer away from amazon and flea bay