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  1. I am not surprised with your finds with the 9" which is THE reference D2 coil for ultra high iron trashed areas ... From my little field experience with Tekkna I found it excellent on high / ultra high iron trashed areas . Still very good on medium iron trashed areas but not much difference with other programs like SENSITIVE to my opinion there. I found Tekkna to be more chatty than SENSITIVE but it is just a matter of getting used to it . Anyway I use Tekkna all the time now ...
  2. HI , I had false( erratic ) signals with mine too , and a faulty Viper coil that I had to send back to the Garrett after service . I preferred to stop with the Apex due to too much issues , even if I like the detector design with its slim control box and the very good Ripper coil. Perhaps it was due to the 1st 100 produced , I dont know and perhaps the pb is solved now, but I lost time and money with this story and I did not want to retry this detector again ...
  3. I am European too ... 🙂 From my standpoint it is very easy to answer to this question . I like very light detectors . I currently use a Deus2 WS6 master with a 9 coil. It weighs around 750g because there is nothing on the shaft , just the coil . And the wireless headphones on my head . If I compare with the competitors of other brands , there is nothing below 1,2 or 1,3 kg , which means around 500g heavier than a D2 , because of the control box ( around 400g ) and the cable ( around 80g ) . And these 500g are a huge difference for me This is just as simple as this .. And also because I like the D2 electronics which excels on our European soils ...
  4. Your field results speak for themselves .. Looking fwd to your next outing and the 9" Tekkna ..
  5. Yes and as your sea detecting conditions can be extreme with the currents , waves , wind etc .. ( windsurfing was my hobby a few years ago ) , you need something very reliable you are confident with . Do not hesitate to change and try , it often takes time to find the right tool for the right job , even for inland hunting ... 🙂
  6. I think that beach and beach underwater hunting is probably not XP's priority . They probably have largely enough to do with the inland coin / relic hunting market which is a huge market , certainly much bigger than beach hunting . At least in Europe . They recently opened a second factory , this because of an increasing demand . I think that this demand mainly comes from inland hunters . At least it is the feedback I have from 2 French dealers who are friends too .. Perhaps leaving the beach detecting market to other competitors like ML is not a pb for them in terms of sales , and they prefer to concentrate on the inland detecting market Just my opinion as usual ..
  7. I have just tested 2 very small targets ( see pic below ) with Tekkna iron volume 7 disc 42 , : 1) a small bronze coin , weight 0.5g . Test OK -Tekkna signal loud and clear , ID 53 , no pb 2) a small piece of lead , weight 1g . Test KO - Tekkna signal broken . ID 41 . I wouldnt have dug this target. Conclusion : Yes disc 42 is a little too high when looking for 1g or less targets made of a low conductivity metal ( lead or gold ). However both targets sound loud and clear if the disc is lowered below 40 , 35 for example. I will try 35 in the field next time, it should be ok as we dont have coins below cond 35 over here and I dont want to dig micro targets like shotgun pellets etc .. lead 1g, ID 41 Tekkna disc42 KO bronze coin 0.5g , ID 53 Tekkna disc42 OK
  8. Personally I use the SENSI FT iron volume default setting at 7 in my Tekkna version. I havent changed to 10 as suggested in the vid. I havent tried 10 yet but yes it could be a little too noisy for me At 7 I hear the ferrous but just as a background noise , and I found the audio to be cumfortable even on our local nails beds ...
  9. I used reactivity 3 ( SENSI FT default setting ) as suggested in the vid Up to now I have only 2 hours with Tekkna . Looking forward to use it at other locations ... 🙂
  10. I usually prefer to use deus2 factory programs with only very slight changes and I have never used D2 customized programs up to now. But after having watched Gary Blackwell's video I concluded that this Tekkna program has something special and is really impressive in the iron trash then I decided to test it . I went to one of my favourite testing areas , a wood near a small town where I had previously found artefacts starting from the 14th century up to now . This is a small area , may be 200 X 100 yards , with very few remaining targets as I have been detecting here during several years with different detectors . As it is the worst area I know in terms of iron trash, I know that if a detector works well here it will work everywhere else .. And I was curious to see how Tekkna would behave here ... Long story short , Tekkna works well, very well .. I quickly found targets , mainly 1st WW trash at the beginning . Tekkna is very fast , faster than SENSITIVE nr2 that I was using up to now , and the signals on targets very accurate . As said in the vid the only thing is to ensure to dig only repeatitive clear signals . Eventually found 2 old coins , a double tournois from the 16th century and an older medieval coin too damaged to be identified . An excellent result for this extremely difficult area .. 🙂 In addition to this field test I have done depth measurements on my home bed test and the results are similar to the other modes , then no depth loss a 10g copper coin which is detected at 11" with a faint but clear high tone signal. Thanks very much F350 for sharing these vids , Tekkna is now my favourite program and I feel just like if I have a new detector in my hands .. 🙂 The wood : A first old coin with Tekkna : A 2nd one : The trash : A depth test with Tekkna : A 10g copper coin at 11" - Test OK
  11. The same thing for me , I have a D2 WS6 master then no screen on the shaft . I just rely on the audio , I dont need accurate VDIs as all targets conductivities can be good targets over here , even very low conds . I use 5 tones which provides a good audio info of the target conductivity , at least for me . I dont need more ... And no control box on the shaft means a lighter machine , an other plus ... I know very well the XP Goldmaxx btw , I have used one between 2007 and 2012. It was a best seller at this time in Europe and it allowed XP to develop the new wireless technology with the Deus which was released in 2010 ..
  12. Hi , Good choice you cant go wrong with the D2 WS6 9" ; I use it all the time since 2 years now . You wont be disappointed with it for sure and you will appreciate its performances in the iron trash and its lightness ... Concerning the settings my advice would be to start with the GENERAL nr1 mode to get used to the machine , then change to more performing modes like SENSITIVE for example Happy hunting ..
  13. I was not discussing about the manticore as I dont have one , I was reacting to Soky72's post concerning the comparison of a D2 9"coil vs a D2 smaller coil . And I never said a 9" has a better separation than a smaller coil , I just said that a 9" D2 coil has still an excellent separation which is not the same thing ...
  14. Yes but you will loose depth with a narrow coil . A 9" goes definitely deeper than a 5X9 , I have measured this on my bed tests with a D1 , comparing the D1 9" and D1 5X9 , and the Vanquish 540 10X8 and 8X6 . And you still get an excellent separation in the irons with the D2 9", I use it all the time with on my nails beds over here in France ... A 5X9 would be interesting if you are looking for tiny targets I think ( under 1 or 2g , nuggets for example ) . When relic hunting the targets are usually bigger , at least 2 or 3g and often over 10g , then clearly a 9" would be my 1st choice ..
  15. Chase wanted probably to say that the difference between a VLF and a PI is at a minimum in mild soils .Knowing that this "minimum" difference is still 30-40% , which is significant And if I understand well this difference is greater than 30-40% in high mineralized soils where in a few extreme situations a VLF cant even see a target at the ground surface ..
  16. Thanks Jeff .. Then , to summarize : 5g coin ( conductive metal : silver or copper ) : - VLF depth : 10" ( 25cm ) - PI depth : 13-14" ( 33-35cm ) Which confirms a 30-40% depth improvement for a PI vs a VLF , interesting ... Especially with the new Algoforce E1500 and its TID display , which allows selective searches ..
  17. Hi , I dont know the X10 pro but I have tested the X5 in 2021 which is very similar to the X10 I think . Here is my report of the X5 ( In French I hope it can be translated ) : Test du détecteur de métaux QUEST X5 | DISQUE 24X14 (metaux-detection.fr) I have also tested a Nokta Simplex , it was not the last BT version , but they are probably similar too TEST - NOKTA SIMPLEX+ DISQUE Circ.28cm - metaux-detection.fr Compared to the Simplex , the X10/X5 is much lighter ( 990g instead of 1.4kg ) , especially because of its excellent and ultra light Blade 24X14cm coil. The X10/X5 audio is excellent too . The X10 is less expensive than the Nokta too . On the other hand the Simplex goes a little deeper because it has a larger coil, and it has a better shaft ( telescopic ) . Personnaly if I had to choose between the 2 I would go for an X10 , mainly because its feather weight , the Simplex is too front heavy for me. Also because I prefer the Quest audio which is crystal clean and very reactive which is a big plus in iron infested areas .. More infos on the Quest X10 pro from a French MD dealer in Paris , Maison de la Detection , with a video : Détecteur QUEST X10 Pro - Simple, léger, performant et ETANCHE à 3m (maisondeladetection.com) https://youtu.be/nEerXJv2fUY Hope that helps ..
  18. There is something specific to rings too , they are circular which increases their conductivity vs "compact" ( non circular ) targets ..
  19. I agree , when I started with the D2 I was surprised that the D2's conductivity ID works very differently from my previous detectors ( Deus1 , Equinox , Vanquish540 for example ) As you said the D2 low conductivity range is spread out and the high conductivities are compressed . For example a schrapnell ( around 10g lead ) IDs 75/99 on the D2 ( at the right side of the scale ) where it says 17/40 on a Vanquish 540 ( at the middle of the scale ) , see pics below ... I have been a little disturbed by this at the beginning , now I am used to it , but I would have preferred less compressed high conductivities on the D2 ... 1) the target : 1st WW schrapnell 10g lead 2) Deus2 , ID 75/99 for the schrappnell ( blue arrow ) , at the right side of the scale 3) ML Vanquish 540 , ID 17/40 for the same schrappnell ( blue arrow ) , at the middle of the scale
  20. He didnt show if the E1500 was still working after having reassembled it .. 🙂
  21. Thats why I was asking for an audio multitone LOL ... 🙂
  22. Thanks Simon for the very interesting videos .. Concerning the firmware changes perhaps a pinpoint multitone would be a good idea , 5 tones for example ( 0-20-40-60-80-99 ) , so that when the pinpoint is activated the user hears the target conductivity without having to look at the screen . I am not a gold prospector but for coin shooting it would be useful .. An other thing , concerning the 1st vid ( 2 nails , video at 5mn ) I noticed that the nails IDs are unstable , may be it is a way to identify them because the non ferrous targets IDs seem to be much more stable
  23. The little bit of wire you found in the video shows TID 10-12 . I wonder how much bigger irons would ID .. Vs small and big coins . Just to know if the E1500 can discriminate coins vs irons , the 1000$ question ... 🙂
  24. Thanks Simon for the stories , pics and videos , looks like you have a future best seller with this E1500 ..
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