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Very nice video thx , congratulations for the very nice button ... I agree the Equinox goes deep in clean soils , same depth as the D2 to my opinion from my measurements ... But the D2 is lighter and more cumfortable to sweep , it is a big plus in the field ... May be a discriminating pinpointer like the ML profind 35 or the Quest Xpointer Max would help to identify the big deep irons , this faster than with the all metal Mi6 pinpointer ... I have never used a MI6 up to now then its just an idea ...

Looking fwd for your feedbacks , thx ...

Probably the WSA2-XL headphones would be more suitable for beach hunting ( when they are available ) than the opened WS6 , which are more designed for inland hunting to my opinion. The Deus2 WSA2-XL headphones : https://www.xpmetaldetectors.com/en/produit/wsa-ii-xl-headphones.php

They have similar weights , 1,26kg for the Nox and 1,36kg for the Legend with probably similar coil weights , then no significant sweeping ergonomy difference at the end , this sounds logical ...

I would say yes , their electronics are similar but as I said the Q30 Raptor 11X9 elliptic stock coil is more compact than the big Simplex 11 coil , then it is better in the trash , easier to center the targets and a little lighter . The Q30 separation and iron disc are excellent . Saltwater I dont know ... And I definitely prefer the Q30 modern black + orange look , very nice ... From a discussion I had with a MD dealer they sell more Q30 Q30+ than Simplex over here in France at the moment ...

XP DEUS2 11" ASSESSMENT ( after 10 hours field testing /inland hunting ) : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( Updated on March 16th 2022 ) The Deus2 offers me exactly what I was expecting , the historical Deus1 speed-reactivity in the iron trash and its lightness , plus the Equinox depth and softer audio. What else ? 🙂 MY GRADING : 4,7 of 5 ( 19/20 ) THE PLUS : - very good in the irons despite the large coil size - excellent detection depth - very polyvalent / all terrain thx to the FMF multifrequency - very light machine ( from 880g ) - new performing and nice SQUARE audio - many modes and expert settings available - excellent RC and WS6 ergonomy - easy to use - RC IP68 protected to 20m - very convenient telescopic shaft - many accessories available : 9" coil , WSA2 - WSA2 XL - BH01 headphones , MI6 , etc - frequent software updates available at xpmetaldetectors.com - etc THE CONS : - detector slightly front heavy with the 11" coil - expensive ( 1600e / $ ) SUMMARY OF MY DEUS2 SETTINGS : --------------------------------------- - General detection moderately to medium iron trash - beginners : P1 GENERAL or P5 PARK - Iron trashed areas : P2 SENSITIVE ; SQUARE , 5 tones - Hunting deep coins in clean soil : P6 DEEP HC ; SQUARE , 5 tones

How do you know that XP detectors are blocked to Russia ?

A turnaround would be to buy a S telescopic stem , shorten the aluminium mid shaft to your desired length and at the end you have the right tool for diving .. Just an idea ... S TELESCOPIC Stem | XP METAL DETECTORS

The 9" is by far the coil the most often used on the D1 for inland hunting, at least over here in France , then I guess it will the same with the D2... For the beach it may be different , beach hunters probably prefer the 11" coil because it goes deeper and there are less irons than inland .. However I am not a beach specialist ...

I havent done a side by side comparison between the Profind and the Xpointer , I would say that their disc abilities and depth are similar . But the Xpointer is much more sophisticated than the Profind with an embedded lithium battery much better than the outdated Profind 9V battery system.... And it has a digital display with very useful infos like the battery level and the sensitivity level , while you have nothing for this on the Profind ...

I would say that the D2 is even better than the D1 in the irons , especially when using for example the SENSITIVE mode. The D2 electronics is more recent and probably much faster than the one used in the D1 ... I agree Chase, I have been surprised by the D2 11" coil too ... It performs very well in the iron trash for such a big coil , then I guess that the 9" will be a killer ... 🙂

Extra range you mean depth ? I prefer the Xpointer LOW/HIGH tone to the Profind tones ,the Xpointer sounds like a standard detector then it is very easy to learn/use.

thx for your answer ... Actually my dealer in France told me exactly the same thing about the Xpointer Max : it doesnt work in the cold than he doesnt want to sell them any more . Hopefully I could get one 🙂🙂 ... I have used it in the cold , I even did a test at -4deg celsius , no pb ... I could not reproduce any of the issues . I really appreciate the battery level display and the embedded lithium battery on the Xpointer Max . On the other pinpointers you never know your battery level and you often run short of battery with them in the field I hate that ...

Excellent video thx . Just I definitely prefer the SQUARE audio to the PWM that Gary uses in the video , but thats just a matter of personal choice ... Anyway this D2 is amazing 🙂 🙂 ...

I am just discovering-reading this thread. From my standpoint I never had any issue with my Xpointer Max for inland hunting . It works very well , except as you said the buttons are a little tough to press . And the found the iron disc to be quite reliable , similar to the Profind 35 . No issue at all with the cold .. For me it is the best pinpointer I have ever used with its iron disc , digital display with battery level , embedded lithium ion battery etc ... However I detect only inland and I have never tested it at the beach . However I just did a short test on by sand bed test and it works very well ... What is the name of the Dutch shop you mention in your post btw ? thx The battery level is HIGH on my Xpointer Max : A test in sand + salt water on a 2g bronze coin . No pb , it is quiet on the sand and accurate on target .. :

There are 2 discriminating pinpointers available at the moment ,: 1) QUEST XPOINTER MAX : QUEST XPOINTER MAX (metaux-detection.fr) 2) MINELAB PROFIND 35 : https://www.metaux-detection.fr/fr/pro-find-35-c2x30847474 I own both of them . I have the Profind 35 since 2 years now and I am currently testing the Quest Xpointer Max . The Profind is a very good pinpointer but I prefer the Quest. I will post a report on the Quest soon ... From my standpoint I would never come back to an all metal pinpointer as the discrimination is a great help in the field for me , especially for identifying big irons at depth ..

I dont have a Simplex+ any more but I would say similar control box dimensions . For info I have shortened my Q30 handle as it is a bit too long to my opinion . My custom Q30 handle is now 2cms shorter than the factory handle ... It is quite easy to do .. The Q30 factory handle ( too long ) : The handle after modif ( 2cm shorter ) . Its much better now ...

What do you mean by handset ?

I agree , knowing that the D2 is much lighter than the Eq , is much better in the iron trash ( for me ) , is probably more robust from what I have seen , has a telescopic shaft etc ... But we are going off topic as we are not in the MD comparison forum here ... 🙂

Weird my battery indicators are ok on mine and show the ramp down ... I dont have this 2 in the lower left on mine Perhaps you have an old soft version which needs to be updated ?

Thanks Jeff, I will try DEEP HC with disc iar set to 1 when I have my own D2 and see how it goes ... Yes it is a great plus of the D2 vs the D1 , I use it all the time now ... It is softer than the PWM audio while still very fast and reactive No I had not enough time for testing the WS6 as master in the field I only used it with the RC as master . However I did a short test with the W6 as master at home and it works very well . Actually I referred to your thread including G. Blackwell video describing the WS6 interface 🙂 , his video is excellent and helped me a lot ... Yes probably but eventually I think I will buy a a RC and a WSA2 because I am now getting used to the RC and it is easier to change/see settings with the RC than with the WS6 ...

Thanks it is just slighly corroded , it was time to bring it back to life ...🙂

7) LAST OUTING WITH THE D2 11" - HUNTING DEEP COINS WITH RELIC- DEEP HC - SENSITIVE : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is my last outing as I have to send back the Deus2 to its owner ( Chateau Numis MD shop - France ). I decided to go to a wood where I found several 18th Revolution and 19th Napoleon III coins a few years ago . It was probably an old path that has disappearead and it is now a wood there ... I tried first the RELIC mode , as it is the deepest on my bed test ( see thread page 1 : DEPTH TESTS WITH THE DEUS2 11" ). However I just used it a few minutes because it is too noisy and almost unusable in the field for me.😕 It bangs on each iron , bad luck for me because I like silent detectors ... Second you need to continously look at the RC screen for the VDIs because the audio is only ALL METAL . btw I did not try the IAR audio disc as I am not convinced by this setting due to depth loss ... Then eventually I preferred to switch to DEEP HC which is easy and fun to use in the field. I found a few targets with it , mostly 1st WW trash . Very good news as this area is pounded as I have already been here with an Equinox and a Vanquish 540 . As I was finding nothing interesting and as there are some irons in this area, I changed to SENSITIVE which is more reactive than DEEP HC . Just after the change I heard a faint but very clean high-pitched signal . I switched back to DEEP HC to hear the difference between the modes . The signal was a little stronger with DEEP HC then I would not have missed the target with it for sure ... Eventually I dug the target which was a coin ... A splendid 5 CENTIMES Napoleon III 1862A bronze coin .. Incredible ... 🙂😹👍 Very interesting because I already found a very nice silver 1 FRANC 1859 in the same area last summer. Perhaps a coin spill ...I must come back here to investigate a little more 🙂 ... It was time to go back home . Again the Deus2 has performed very well during this outing. What a great detector .. I am sure it will be a best seller despite its price ... 🙂✌️ A few pics :

Gold rings and buttons will produce a good and clean signal I think but you have to test . Copper bronze silver alu etc produces a good signal at depth from what I have seen during my D2 tests . Nickels seem to be an exception for some reason ...

Dont mix nickels and low conductors , these are 2 different things .. My 1 franc 9g nickel displays a 70 VDI while the smaller coins displays around 50 . Then it is not a matter of conductivity . If you look for buttons you should do tests with buttons . Have you done such tests ? Anyway missing modern nickels coins is not a big deal for me , I prefer older stuff like the coin below 🙂 👍 that I just found 2 hours ago with the D2 / SENSITIVE mode ( I will give more details in my "Testing the Deus2 11" thread later ) .... A few pics : A very nice 5 CENTIMES 1862 copper coin found 2 hours ago in a wood :