Dan(NM)

Where I was standing was 5-10' under water 2 years ago...

I was going to go with the Quest's, but I have half a dozen LL APTX devises I was using with the Nox, so, I bought another transmitter for 28 bucks in case it didn't work properly. I'd rather have a Minelab wireless module, but, probably never happen anytime soon.

After 2 hours of trash.... I started cherry picking from 55 and up... next time I'll go for the gold targets. I had the place to myself and it was in the mid 70's here in Central Texas.

I did a recon trip today looking for a new spot to dig. I did find a swimming/fishing hole that did produce a couple of good finds. The place I wanted to hunt was off limits to detectors, so....I went next door and dug. The earring is 925, I gave up on gold due to the amount of trash. I'll go back and chase the low and mid conductors next trip......Not a bad hunt , but I was expecting more. The pulltabs depending on if they were complete.....mid 30's to mid 40's, broken one hit in the teens. The lead hit mid 50's to low 60's and all the way to mid 80's if they were deep, small round ones hit low 20's. The mercs hit 80-82, I thought they were clad dimes. The .925 earring hit 55,. The bracelet hit 75, appears to be copper. Zincs were mid 50's to mid 60's. Copper penny's hit in the 70's. I was able to run my sensitivity all the way to 26 with a recovery speed of 6. Manual GB hit on 0. Since nothing was real deep, I dropped my sens to 24 and lowered my recovery to 3.

If you have a set of fast bluetooth headphones or earbuds you won't. If you want to connect a set of wired earbuds or headphones like you use on the WM08, you will.

I agree, I have half a dozen or more that were duds. I used the 800 to verify the LL APTX, It's gone so.....have to see what you guys confirm from here on out. I don't understand why Minelab won't just come out and say what the hell they are using.

I used them both today and they paired just fine, one as a transmitter and the other as a receiver. Also used a set of wireless earbuds without issues. They connected to my Wire-Free earphones that I used on the Nox, no problems. The volume on all 3 exceeded the ML85's, I had no issue with lag.

Better take the manticore...if the bone conductors are anything but Bluetooth LE or whatever Minelab is using, not gonna work. Make sure whatever your looking at is APTX Low Latency in case you have to use a transmitter as well.

I tried mounting it to the back of the speaker with a cheap 3" auxiliary cord. The problem was, I was getting a weird hum that would fade in and out when I ran a target under the coil. I decided to use the cable that came with the transmitter and move it away from the control pod and that took care the problem. The run time says 10hrs on the transmitter and 15hrs on the receiver. That'll be plenty for me.

This is what I'm using on the 900 until some Bluetooth LE phones arrive on the scene. They connected to the 800 showing the plus sign and are suppose to be rated at 30ms. I have tried to connect every bluetooth devise I have to the 900 and nothing will connect. So, I can either connect wireless earbuds to the one plugged into the 900 or I can plug my wired earbuds into the other one and carry it in my pocket. The volume is loud enough that I had to drop my volume down. I find the volume on the ML85's too low for my hearing and I don't like the sound quality either. Here is a link ..... https://www.amazon.com/MiiLink-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Receiver-Adapter/dp/B08G8Q7NXZ/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1JXKDK5E8806S&keywords=1Mii%2BBluetooth%2BTransmitter%2BReceiver%2Bdual&qid=1672233175&s=electronics&sprefix=1mii%2Bbluetooth%2Btransmitter%2Breceiver%2Bdual%2Celectronics%2C135&sr=1-4&th=1

I'm looking forward to seeing what your first impressions are Daniel. I'll have to wait until Monday to take the 900 out again due to the artic blast rolling into Texas today.

My first impression of the 900 is ....it's a 800 in new clothes, really nice clothes. I hit a spot yesterday with the 900 using my 800 settings and it was pretty much identical in performance at this spot, on the day . EMI is bad here and I wasn't able to run the 900 any higher than the 800. I had almost 5 years on the 800 and I don't think the 900 will hit anything the 800 won't. To be fair, this was only a 2.5 hr hunt, first outing, mild soil, not a nail infested site and no 800 to compare side by side the EMI on that same site. The 900 is a great value for a first time Nox user or like me, replacing an out of warranty 800.

Well, the shipping weight of my 900 was 7 lb, that means approximately 1200 detectors were on that shipment. I wonder if my name is on one of them :-)

Your welcome, the stuff really holds up a longtime tool

Thank you... Until someone makes a replacement bottom part.

I agree it's a cool feature, dual audio support. I tried six different Bluetooth devices, not one would connect to the 900. I couldn't get the headphones to connect to my phone either. My phone detected the ml85s but would not make a connection.

Here's something I found out for myself today. I can use the wireless headphones and connect my wireless transmitter plugged into the headphone jack and connect the wireless earbuds at the same time. I think this may have been mentioned about the Manticore.

Thank you. Somebody is going to come up with someway to make money off of this setup I have no doubt lol

That's baseball bat grip wrap, I bought it at Walmart. I put the zagg invisible shield over the entire face plate of the pod. That stuff is virtually scratch proof, I bought that off of eBay and I simply cut it to fit. I was able to use the same armrest cover that I used on the Nox.

It looks like Minelab has ended the aftermarket shaft business with the new pod design. I'm assuming someone will design an aftermarket bottom piece for the pod soon enough though. There's not much to not like about the new shaft, but I'm sure some will find fault with it 🙂 The bottom piece is attached to the upper shaft, I'm gonna guess epoxy. I was going to have a look at the battery, but, wasn't confident enough to take it apart like I did the 800. It looks like there is a plug that has to be pulled out to get further into the pod. Anyway here's a few more pictures for you guys.

Your welcome and thank you.

Thank you. That's my only gripe, no wireless module, minor issue for me. I didn't think about the smaller rod gliding thru the water better. I only hunt inland lakes and never had an issue with the 800 in that regard.

I got the 900 and it's a step up from the 800 no doubt in several areas. The coil ears are beefed up and molded different than the 800 coil. I'm not sure how the threaded ear is going to hold up though, we'll see. The balance feels very good even when the shafts are fully extended, did not feel nose heavy to me. The arm rest is top notch, lots of adjustment and fast to readjust when needed. The lower shaft is smaller than the 800, I measured 17.5mm vs 20 mm on the Nox. The lower and middle rod when extended to the red line on the shafts is 36" There is about 4 inches past the factory red line on both the lower and middle rod, so you could extend out 3-4 more inches if you needed to. The magnet on the housing charging port has been upgraded, it has more bite on the charging cable than the 800. Wireless, it's not standard bluetooth, I have 6 APTX Low Latency devises I used on the 800, nothing will connect. I tried the WM08 and it's a no go. I even tried to pair with my phone, it listed the headphones as Minelab ML85's,but, would not connect. I have a transmitter mounted on the bottom of the armrest, wired into the headphone jack that will allow me to use my wireless earbuds. I have another transmitter on the way for the Manticore. The headphones paired up in a couple seconds, no waiting like the 800. They sound much better than the ML80's, very clear and crisp and very little delay in response time. I will use them when its cold outside, but I prefer earbuds otherwise. Not much difference navigating the menu or controls, basically the same as the 800. The battery was almost dead when it arrived, so I wasn't able to play around with it much today, plus it was raining when it arrived. I have a day off Wed before the big freeze moves into Texas and will take it to an old sports field here in town and give it a test run.

Congratulations on receiving your new toy. Thank you very much for posting and we look forward to your progress and your evaluation.

Mine broke at the weld, I was able to repair it thanks to a neighbor.