Chase Goldman

I'm giving you partial credit, regardless.

Fast is not really giving more info per se. It is processing information faster by doing less filtering which makes it more susceptible to noise.

Good point, but it's worse than you thought because you are off by a factor of 10. 1/2 wave antenna length at that frequency is ~15,000 feet!

GC, I think you nailed it. It really comes down to right tool for the job. I don't see IB VLF, ZVT or PI becoming a universal solution, with the inherent depth limitations in hot ground for VLF despite discrimination and target ID capabilities superior to ZVT and PI, while the latter excel at depth in hot ground for larger targets and can take advantage of the stronger fields (i.e., depth) afforded by large coils while being able to cancel ground effects.

@Jeff McClendon is not saying single frequency is not a good idea as a detector feature, all he is saying is that specific to gold hunting, you want the best in ground handling and ferrous filtering. For ALL of ML's Multi-IQ variant detectors (including the Multi-IQ+ Manticore and Multi-AU GM2000) that means operating the detector in Multi vice Single. Single undoubtedly has it's occasional edge case advantages for severe EMI situations or for eaking out max depth on high conductors in benign ground - cases more likely encountered by anyone using versatile detector swiss army knives like the Nox or Manticore vs the GM2K. And TBH - at the time Nox was released, multiple-selectable single frequency was undoubtedly a selling point feature for those uncomfortable with transitioning from their single-frequency detector comfort zones. But for gold bit detection in hot ground, going to single usually just sub-optimizes performance under the conditions most users will be encountering in the field. I personally could go either way on whether the GM2K had a single frequency mode. I would probably not miss it if it wasn't there but wouldn't advocate leaving it off as long as it didn't affect price or user complexity. It would possibly give the detector a little more perceived versatility as backup multi-purpose detector, I suppose.

Your post is confusing. Are you referring to IBMe’s eBay link or have you navigated directly to the Serious Detecting site? At eBay, it’s free shipping via the Serious Detecting eBay storefront. If you go to Serious Detecting’s direct website, you will pay shipping for any order less than $99.

Yes. Andy has Manticore settings recommendations from UK rural detectorist experts in the book.

Why didn't you just ask them to send a "forgot my password" reset email?

You did not say how you were intending to use the Torus for audio. Make sure the Torus is selected to the output you desire - i.e., speaker or earbuds. If you are expecting it to come out the Torus speakers and its coming through the earbuds, you won't hear anything out loud. Also check the Torus volume level setting.

There are likely no technical reasons holding Garrett back from providing black sand handling with Axiom. The ATX proves it (as well as the less "hot" early Axiom protoypes that Steve tested). But to spool up a new production line for an Axiom "2" redesign to provide this niche capability, there has to be a payoff. I would guess that Garrett has determined that the business case is just not there to support the investment in a rededign to add the capabilty.

Problem is that black sand beach detecting is a very niche application. New ATX's, though discontinued, are still available out there and it was apparent that Garrett had no real interest in accommodating PI beach detecting with Axiom, unfortunately. It will be interesting to see if Nokta addresses beach detecting with their forthcoming PI's (but only an explicit nod to gold and relic, so far, though the waterproof rating is being touted by Nokta). But honestly, as Steve mentioned above, VLF multifrequency has all but the most extreme beach conditions covered, so the PI-beach-dedicated detector market niche has shrunk considerably.

The new stereo phones are listed on the XP Company Website here: https://www.xpmetaldetectors.com/en/produit/wsa-xl-st-headphones.php Nothing yet listed on ICON

DP Forum Member @F350Platinumand others have made a number of posts on doing relic site research and sites/apps that aid in doing that research "offline" and while you are actually navigating the site. Check out this thread within the Research - Books, Maps, GPS forum section.

To be clear, the update would have nothing to do with target signal ID or audio stability (detector performance), it was for connectivity stability (ability of the headphones to connect to and maintain connectivity to the detector wireless transmitter). If you were experiencing inability to connect to the detector on power up or had drop outs or lost connections, this update should have resolved that. The symptoms of those issues would result in a noticeable total loss of audio signal such as what would happen if you walked away and out of range from the detector with your phones on (not unstable/variable IDs on specific targets like quarters). So while you may have indeed noticed more stable quarter signals, that shouldn't have anything to do with the headphone update. Probably just different environmental/sand conditions at your beach at that time.

Heard back from XP - our fears were confirmed, I'm afraid. A new clip jack adapter will be needed to to enable wired stereo phones to be used with the new "ST" pucks and the existing Deus 2 controller cannot output a stereo audio signal through it's rear multifunction connector. Sorry, folks.