Dan(NM)

One thing with the volume control on the B80's, the volume may be low when you first pair them up. There is plenty of volume when you raise the volume on the B80's to max.

Aukey's run time for me is about 6 hours, no threshold tone. Very good sound and volume compared to my Soundbeats Q-12's older version, newer ones will not pair.

Thank you. The toe ring hit 12-14...the chain and pendant was jumping around 15-19 ...the earring hit ...18 As far as the chain goes, I have a test kit.

I spent about 5 1/2 hours digging in the dry beach area of the lake. My goal was to dig as much trash as possible and it worked out great I was able to nab a few keepers among the junk, silver toe ring, 2 silver earrings and a silver chain with the pendant. Also dug the usual clad and junk jewelry as well. Ran the Nox 600, my settings were: Park 1 F2-0 Sens- Recovery-3 Man GB-4 1-Tone I dug everything from-2 up

Both, this is Lake Travis in Texas and they raise and lower the level constantly.

Had a good hunt at the lake today, hunted for 6 hours and ended up with 5 pieces of silver, handful of clad and a pouch full of trash. 3 silver rings, silver pendant, silver chain and a couple of junk pieces of jewelry. Stayed on the dry beach today because the lake level is dropping. Ran the Nox 600 in Park 1... recovery 2... Iron bias 0 ...Sens 23 ..1 Tone, dug everything from 0 up.

I dig anything from -2 up, it's a drag after a few hours, but, I'm greedy and want it all 🙂

Lol...this thing was a huge chunk of gold.

I guess that will be up to Minelab, since moisture is behind the screen and I would assume inside the electronicsas well. Being that it cannot be opened, I hope they would replace it.

I have the battery out and will leave it out a few days. I felt inside today afterremoving the battery and there was moisture inside the compartment.

I ended up finding the guy's class ring, it rang 19-20 and ended up being 10K.

Took the Nox down to my local lake for an all day hunt on the exposed beach area. The lake level has been dropping all summer due to the lack of rain in central Texas. I spent most of the morning digging nothing but trash, mainly pulltabs and bottle caps. First good hit was the palladium ring, VDI was 15. Next keeper was the little silver rope pendant, VDI was 24. Last find of the day was the 10K ring which hit at 12. This is my first palladium ring, I thought it was stainless when I first saw it, but when I picked it up, it had some weight so I figured it was white gold. I was pleasantly surprised to see it was mark "Benchmark Palladium"

I have my RMA number as of yesterday, I was told it's good for 30 days and I will be sending it to Pa for the repairs/replacement. I'll be shipping it off as soon as my vacation is over. I'll be looking for another 800 as a backup before I send this on in, just in case there is a delay in the turn around process. I took it today and the condensation formed again and stayed visible for about 3 hours or so.

I've been using the 800 for fresh water hunting for the last 2 months. Deepest I've taken it is neck deep with no issues. I was out this morning, hunting the beach and about an hour into the hunt, I see condensation forming behind the screen. The machine seems to function normally except the volume of the external speaker is weak. I decided to burp the speaker and when I pulled the battery out it was wet. That was not what I wanted to see, I have a vacation coming up in a couple of weeks and need my machine to hold out until the end of Sept. I'm unable to get the pressure to equalize, each time I reinstall the battery, I can hear the speaker pop and the volume remains low. I'll let Minelab deal with it. I'll contact Minelab Monday and get the issue on record and send it in after my vacation.. I've already had 3 Profind 35's go bad since February, one went nuts and 2 leaked. I've been really lucky up until this year with Minelab products.

That a great place to take a vacation!! That kind of hunting could spoil a guy really fast, congrats on some awesome finds Steve.

If they combine the best of the CTX and the Equinox, they'll hit a home run. I like the Equinox for deep coin hunting, but the CTX gives so much more target information. Combine both and I'm a buyer.

I was able to get back to the lake this morning before the crowd took over. Took me about an hour in the water, to hit the wedding band in knee deep water. I don't recall what it read, but, out of the water it hit at 5, weighs a whopping 3 grams, 14K. It says wedlock on the inside. The inner layer looks to be white gold, with an overlay of yellow on the outside. The 8000 seems to run smoother with black sand and salt on for some reason, this is a fresh water lake btw. My settings were: -30 disc -2 Threshold 7-Sensitivity Manual GB at 638 12 Khz Salinity at 28

Great job Steve, very nice coins.

I have a pair for the Nox I use in waist deep water, my only complaint is wind noise. I have a pair of Nokta waterproof phones for the Simplex that seem to be louder and less prone to wind noise. I'm sure if I used Tony's underwater the volume would be adequate. The build quality is great on Tony's compared to the Nokta's.

I had a guy approach me at the lake today who lost a 14K college class ring size 11. I told him I would spend time looking for it and get it back to him if I happen to recover it. I have a 10K college class ring I found this year(unable to locate owner) but, it's a 10K. On the Simplex, it reads 64-65, the Nox hits at 20-21 I'm wondering how much of a difference the 14K will read. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks for the update Rick!!

Have the first 100 buyers been pre-selected? I was sure hoping to get in on the first batch.

I need to get a quality pair of waterproof headphones for the Nox. My question is, what kind of sound do the piezo's give compared to speakers? I doubt I'll spend much time, if any, under water. Tony's phones are my first pick if I get piezos, LS Pelso if I go with speakers. Thanks.

Great hunt Steve, nice collection of coins. I'd take that hunt any day.

No I hunted the majority of the park, this was the only section that produced heavily. Very little came from where the vintage playground equipment was. All the playground equipment had been there since the early 60s. The spot that produced the most, was just out in the open nothing in particular about it.