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Thanks for sharing with us Steve

I hope Minelab appreciates the great work you are doing and have done.

You are a great ambassador for metal detecting.

Here in Australia

 RRP is : 800 $1299 AUD  which = $1044 US (todays exchange rates)

                600 $999 AUD which is $803 US

I think the price will stay where it is and eventually there will be extra incentives like extras in deals from retailer

On 1/23/2018 at 12:12 AM, Sinclair said:

Please keep in mind: Supporting aptX doesn't mean it supports aptX Low Latency!

I doubt the Anker Soundbuds do.. in other words - I recommend to ask the manufacturer

Thanks Sinclair  for enlightening us.

    ..... I have a couple of questions if you know, please.

I presume the reason is the delay  (ie. AptX low latency has less delay  than plain old AptX  ??

* So does the transmitter and the receiver need to be "Apt-X Low Latency" ? 

* Do you know if the Low Latency chip that is required is the CSR8670 - or are there other low latency chips around also ?

Thank you and happy tectin

Same as the X-Terra really, as far as I can see it looks like the same stand. 

It can tip fairly easily

Lay the coil flat on the surface then place the back end down... is the way I do it with my X-Terra so it doesn't tip over.

As RR above says, there are a few aftermarket solutions for people having issues 

Equinox price kept to minimum by sharing some (well proven) basic parts already manufactured for the X-Terra.

On 1/22/2018 at 11:20 PM, Chase Goldman said:

I truly wonder what percentage of detectorists are actually able to pay for their machines with their finds.  To me, as a working stiff and family man, I cannot find enough time off to be able to detect as much as I would like to or would have to to be able to "pay for my detector."  If I had the time due to being retred but on a VERY limited income or even unemployed, it seems that more import life expenses would take priority.  If payback time were a factor in my detector buying decision I would be just paying off my Tek Delta.  I only ever cash in clad and selling "collectable" finds is not an option and I do not find enough unreturnable jewelry to really cash in.  Also, thinking about my detector that way smacks of work and getting as far away from the stresses of work is a primary reason why I detect.  Lol.

Hi Chase,

Us Aussies have it made in this regard. $1 and $2 coins in general circulation can make for some rewarding hunts.

My old Xterra 70 is still used by me with a 15" coil for modern coin drops and these modern finds have paid for all my machines many times over.

A lot of hours were put in to get the total coinage and some early mornings / late nights. Sometimes  multiple $2 and $1 coins are pinged in one drop, so you might pick up $10 or $15 in one hit if you are lucky. Our $2 coin is smaller than the $1 coin so they are very commonly lost. $2 coins can add up quickly.

Us detectorists downunder hope a $5 coin comes out soon

Happy swingin

Thank you kindly.

I did look at those but I prefer the type with wings that wrap around the ear, they hold on and do not move around.

Anker Soundbuds Curve aptX look to me  like what I have been using.

Heres to sweet tones 

On 1/16/2018 at 5:46 AM, Steve Herschbach said:

Both Equinox models can use standard Bluetooth headphones (there will be obvious lag), aptX Bluetooth (barely discernible lag), and the WM08 module (no apparent lag).

The Equinox 600 comes with basic wired headphones, 1/8" stereo, the same set that ships with the Gold Monster 1000. These are ok headphones but rest on top of the ear, so not my preferred solution.

The Equinox 800 comes with both aptX headphones and the WM08 module. The headphones are lightweight, decent sound quality, fit completely over my ears (but may not if you have large ears), and the lag is not enough to bother me even in the densest trash. It's there on a faster swing but more or less disappears when I focus on the target. For me the extra speed of the WM08 has not been worth needing to get yet another device involved in the process, so aptX is fine with me, and offers a countless array of third party options. I will test all my various Bluetooth phones (like Air Pods) very soon and report.

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Thanks Steve and I am looking forward to seeing your  further testing on this.

I like to use sports earbuds in the Summer. I gets pretty hot and they help in that regard.

I am currently looking around for a decent pair of AptX "sports" earbuds that will be OK for a Equinox

Yes, gold hunters should like it being H freq. biased. Silver is not worth much anyway.

Almost as good as BBS/FBS in saltwater .  (I read that as stability. I then read from that stability can equal depth. Maybe I read too much into it )

Better recovery probably doesnt apply too much on most beach sites.

I guess we will find out soon enough eh ?

Hi Chase,

I cant answer all your issues but can relay to you part of some info that I was given when I asked about Multi IQ in 2017.....

Multi IQ uses a different group of fundamental frequencies than FBS/BBS to generate a wide band multi frequency transmission signal that is more sensitive to High frequency targets and slightly less sensitive to Low frequency targets. 

Multi IQ uses the latest high speed processors and advanced digital filtering technology for much faster recovery speed than BBS/FBS technology.

Multi IQ copes with saltwater and beach conditions almost as good as BBS/FBS however BBS/FBS still have an advantage for finding high conductive silver coins in all conditions.

Hope some of that might help

cheers 

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Impressive, especially as it looks like the coin went in the hole on its edge.