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1 hour ago, Lunk said:

It's already listed in my “Gear Used”, if that any clue.😎

hmmmmm

53 minutes ago, Jonathan Porter said:

tend to turn off the filtering though.

How do you do that? Interested...

2 hours ago, jasong said:

The SP01 is compressing/limiting/expanding the audio. I'm not sure which one exactly since I don't own one.

I would suggest you give an SP01 a try. I honestly think you will be pleased.

2 hours ago, DolanDave said:

I have done several tests with the Steelphase and without to see if Im missing targets, and have been impressed, as it was allowing me to hear those faint threshold breaks, without all the interference.

I swear by the Steelphase. It has helped my detecting immeasurably. 

Those are great-looking. Nice work. Nice backyard Condor...

Have never used audio smoothing as long as I've had the GPZ. Are there conditions where I should? (apologies for slightly off-topic).

Another very clear and tantalizing post Jason. Thanks for putting in the effort.

Enjoy the rest of your time out there.

12 hours ago, Jonathan Porter said:

There’s a likely looking spot, ping a nugget.🥴 Over and over again!!🤭 

I like my nuggets like my girls, being a bit of a challenge and playing hard to get. 😜🤣

Interesting out of focus somethingorother in the b.g. too...

Years ago (staring in 2005 I think), we built coil cable stabilizers for the 3500-5000's. They attached to the upper rod and to the coil cable right up next to where it screwed into the box. They worked incredibly well for stopping the wobble at the attachment point that so many of those machines seemed to have. We even wondered at the time why ML couldn't incorporate one as a part of their detectors, but no answer.
I tried to find the old forum articles but no luck, too far back for the forums storage capabilities. 

I do think for serious prospectors, the 6000 will seemingly give them a measure of portability for searching a wider range of new possibilities than lugging that brick of a 7000. People like Jason will be big beneficiaries of that jump in ergonomics with less weight while not losing much in detecting power. 

Putting in a vote for in-the-field comparisons and experience with the machine.
Everything else, including advertising, seems to be almost pointless.

Can't think of better advertising than the testers being allowed to speak of their findings. 

Hard work, good results. Looking forward to part 2.

3 hours ago, Rob Allison said:

JP - I'm gagged also! I guess we will let others tell us about it .... 

I'm gagging too… (it's hard to wait)

Thanks for taking the time to inform us. Always appreciated.

Those two are unique and beautifully set out. Nice work! Well done.

6 minutes ago, Swegin said:

I have close to 5 oz's of the fly poop that I found detecting over the years starting with the Whites V-sat.

I admire your ability. I honestly can only remember twice not being able to find a speck in my scoop. Every other time then there was something small in the scoop, I found it. These were with a 7000. Having 5 ounces of specks is truly admirable.

29 minutes ago, Swegin said:

Once the target is in your hand or scoop pour into the bag and pan it later.

Honestly, if I can't find it in the scoop, I'm going to throw it back to grow.
(but I always find it in the scoop )

56 minutes ago, VicR said:

"g" is abbreviation for grams, "gr" is abbreviation for grains. So the Minelab comparison chart refers to grams.

Yeah, I just mis-read grams…I've never heard of anyone asking about grains with a PI….

27 minutes ago, Skookum said:

A tenth of a grain or tenth of a gram?

A tenth of a gram, I stand corrected.
I have gotten specks that don't register on my scale that goes into tenth's of a gram
but that's not what you were asking...

good hunting...
 

14 hours ago, Dances With Doves said:

 Do you think this machine will be able to hit a  tenth of a grain gold nugget? That would be impressive for a gold PI machine. 

I do it all the time with the 7000.

1 hour ago, Mc30 said:

Seems no one wants them in Australia I haven’t got any enquires about it. 

this is great news, maybe Rohan will send a few more to the US…(half joking)

8 hours ago, geek4gold said:

only a 4 star rating on the biggest

but still better than the comparison detectors...

20 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:

Some places have nothing but small gold, and you could hunt for ten years and never find a 10 gram nugget.

Yes…I am intimately acquainted with many places like that  

20 minutes ago, AussieMatt said:

It still probably won't change anyone's mind that is deadset against doing any modifications.

Hi Matt, it's not that my mind is deadset against doing any modifications, it's that if I screw this particular mod. up I flat-line my detector. If it were not for that possibility, I would have no problems with modifications. i.e. most modifications usually don't have the possibility inherent in the mod of possibly ruining a fair-sized investment. 

All the best...

3 hours ago, VicR said:

still 3 big questions to be answered - price, coil construction / compatibility and what is Geo Sense PI.

and 4, does it work?