Lunk

A truly unbelievable score!

Agreed, not a meteorite. Dolomite perhaps? Here are some simple home tests you can do if you suspect you may have found a meteorite:

http://meteorite-identification.com/streak.html

You're right, Tom; and it sure sounds like the summary section of the patent is describing the 3 overlapping feedback systems employed in the GPX 6000 to eliminate signals produced by changing mineralization and EMI.

And hopefully the new method of discrimination for a future PI/ZVT hybrid detector, since it's oblivious to soil mineralization, will be accurate to full depth. Wouldn’t that be something.🤔

10 hours ago, tboykin said:

They are saving iron discrim for the next GPZ. Gotta differentiate the products to justify the price difference.

OMG I can’t wait!!!

Nice going!

35 minutes ago, afreakofnature said:

Interesting choice!

Since I won’t be needing a harness when swinging the GPX 6k, this wearable speaker is the perfect solution for me.

6 hours ago, afreakofnature said:

It more than likely is not a “booster“ that most people are thinking of. It’s just an external speaker that probably has volume control with it, there are quite a few to chose from.  Being that the GPX only has an external speaker attached to the machine or headphones you can use a Bluetooth speaker to attach it to your backpack, GPZ style.

Bingo.

Avantree Wearable Speaker

17 hours ago, Bhogg said:

So what’s the go with using a booster then on the 6000? Do anyone know if you can use them on it?.

All you really need is a Bluetooth 5.0 aptX low latency speaker; plenty to choose from on Amazon. I already got one for the GPX 6000, and it also works great with the Equinox.

Nice haul, congrats to you both!

One more thing: Debbie said that Doc's Detecting is already busy designing the protective covers for the GPX 6000. TIA Doc, you rock!

Nice nugget, guys, congrats!

35 minutes ago, vanursepaul said:

Or that detectorists use logic when making a buying decision... more like rationalization... 

 

I think most use the wife.😀

2 minutes ago, araratgold said:

IMHO, Minelab should provide comprehensive test data before release so that us mug punters don't have to spend $8K AUD to " suck it and see " !

Rick

That would be nice!

5 minutes ago, jasong said:

I'm not so sure. A 19" spiral Evo on a dinosaur relic of a 4500 can equal or outperform the Z14 on some smooth surface (like Q stuff) nuggets around ~1/4oz. a 17x13 can come into the ballpark on 2-3+ gram stuff, even GB type angular gold.

The 6000 has faster sampling, better EMI filtering, better ground balancing, better ground timings, and conceivably more RX gain to take advantage of those advancements. Plus a 17" mono. It's a beast of a machine compared to the 4500 on paper.

I don't understand how that won't outpunch the GPZ on big gold. Or really all gold for that matter unless they also restricted the RX gain in order to not out compete the Z on depth. What am I missing?

When I say big gold, I mean multi-ounce to multi pound nuggets.
Guess you'll have to do some side by side comparisons when you get one. Looking forward to your report!

1 minute ago, afreakofnature said:

I know, was thinking that too.  🤔  What to do? 🤔

Get a second job, mortgage the house, get an auto title loan...whatever it takes, man!🤣

4 minutes ago, jasong said:

If it's that much more sensitive on small gold than the GPZ, and it can run bigger coils, plus it has better EMI and ground filtering which then allow for higher RX gains, why exactly would the GPZ still be better at depth on bigger nuggets? Especially with a 17" mono.

I'm guessing the small gold increase in sensitivity comes from earlier sampling. But with all that noise filtering why not give us a lot more gain to play with unless it's kept lower intentionally to not outpunch the GPZ?

 

I don’t think that will happen, just by virtue of ZVT vs PI; ZVT simply has more grunt on the big stuff.

23 minutes ago, afreakofnature said:

So what kind opinions are you coming up with in just your quick review?  Z replacement?  Too sensitive?  Perfect all rounder? Thoughts?

It’s my opinion that it will replace the Z only on small to medium sized gold at depth, but certainly not on large nuggets, as the Zed is raw power, while the 6000 seems to have the edge on sensitivity. And with the lighter weight, the 6000 will excell at patch hunting, especially with the 17” mono. It will be an excellent meteorite hunter as well.

2 minutes ago, Gold Catcher said:

Could be invisible with smoothing on. With smoothing off in HY/N I have picked up stuff so small that you can barely see it with your eye. So, I remain curious how much better the 14dd ultimately will be on tiny gold. So much depends on the settings on how you run the GPZ and conditions.

Good point, but I have found stuff that small with audio smoothing on - nuggets down to 0.06 of a gram, and even smaller bits of iron/steel. One has to remember though that that small of gold isn’t nearly as conductive as even smaller bits of iron.

16 minutes ago, afreakofnature said:

Boy that tiny flake of a nug has to be less than 0.1g. I have found some of those with the Z but no EMI around and quiet ground.  Got a weight on your piece at all Lunk?

It sure is, Freakinator; 0.03 of a gram, to be precise.

49 minutes ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

Heck Lunk,  Your post with the testing is almost good enough to be it's own post, but maybe Steve feels it's best here.

Either way, with performance like that in CANCEL Mode of all things and a DD coil is most impression.  So they are not joking when they say it will find smaller gold than a GPZ-7000. 

Also looks like the box is different coloring than what we seen from Africa. 

Thanks for taking the time for the informal testing, pictures, questions and posting for us here on Detector Prospector.  Just another reason why I enjoy having you on my team.

 

Thanks Gerry. I'm definitely looking forward to helping you train folks on Minelab's latest, exciting offering.

That’s correct, Jason, However, I did not try the Salt Cancel mode.

Looks like we should all chip in to charter a flight to Dubai, so that we can buy the African market packages. 🤪

35 minutes ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

I can confirm the US version with have 11" round MONO and 14" round DD.  I'm most certain the US is only getting 1 battery.  As I get more info that I am allowed to share, I'll keep you/DP updated.

Debbie confirmed to me today that we get one battery.

3 minutes ago, afreakofnature said:

Even though your targets were an air test. How close did you have to be to the targets to hear them?  You’re the closest thing to infield performance testing we’ve had this whole time 🤣🤣

I'm guessing it saw the flake at 2” to 3”, and the space rock at 4” to 5”. Of course, the 11” mono loop should get more depth than the 14” DD.