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That's a good set up.

I have rigged my MDT 8000 similarly but with the Garrett Z Link & Killer B's Hornet headphones. The larger ear cups are nice and it also has the 1/4 to 1/8 screw off adapter. If I need to, I can plug them in directly to the pig tail. The sound quality for me is improved, especially the Disc audio.

5 hours ago, Jeff McClendon said:

I have never been a fan of Garrett's 4.5 hockey puck. Way to thick for my liking. I would rather just use the 6X9"

I think the 4.5" coil is a double stack co planar design. The 6.5X9 is also a great coil and usually gives more stable TID numbers than the DDs.

The 4.5" coil's specialty is dense shallow trash or in/around playground/fence poles. If I were to get a larger than stock coil it would be the new Garrett Reaper. I have always found their coils to be excellent on their machines.

The 5X8 is a good choice for an all around coil. The 4.5 is a specialty tool. I would keep the stock coil for less trash sites. It is a very good coil in the right conditions. I am a big believer in having multiple coils for each detector.

The Salt Balance seems to work more as a notch window rather than in a linear fashion. I am still experimenting on some pretty bad ground that also has plenty of nails. I should probably start out on an easier spot but I have been digging some nice targets that I had missed with other machines. Some deep, some mid depth.

I have the AF 35 for my Anfibio. It is a very good coil in the right sites.  Very deep, separates well & very stable. Not too heavy if you shorten the shaft a little. The SP version should be the same.

Welcome. You have chosen a great forum to join. Sorry you aren't allowed outside. That is nuts.

I think we are seeing the first itineration of such a detector in the Tarsacci MDT. The 8000 is the Model T. I wonder what the Skyliner, or even the Model A will be able to do?

That 1907 English Penny may very well have been brought back as a souvenir by a returning WW1 soldier. Perhaps the landowner's Grandfather? Each item found has a story.

That's pretty country around there.

If the little lettered tag you found is made of Copper based metal it might be a printing plate for an old newspaper advertisement. I have found some before. Pretty neat.

Welcome. You have joined a nice bunch of folks here.

We found how much we enjoy tis forum. I hope Steve found some treasure on his trip like peace & quiet and a big nugget of serenity.

Thanks for the reply. I am looking forward to learning this new machine/tech. How do you set up for the sandy ground and/or nails? I have some sugar sand sites too, most with a good bit of small iron & nails.

On 6/3/2021 at 3:26 PM, Dug2gld said:

Thank you! I am happy with that find!  On a hill side in the red dirt.  🙂 more hunts coming up in the near future in the red dirt.  I can’t wait! 

Have you had a chance to hunt that Red dirt some more? What is the GB & what settings have you found to work well. Any Iron to deal with? I have a MDT 8000 that should be here tomorrow to run in my East Texas Red dirt sites.

I'm also glad the forum is back up. I missed reading the posts more than I thought I would.

Thanks for the travelogue and finds display. I bet the best part was meeting & enjoying the other people.

It is also nice to see that other people hunt my kind of sites where a coin is a special find along with lots of interesting "junk", most of which I happily keep!

Very good to know. Thanks for the explanation.

Does this instability from not running any applied Disc effect all VLF platforms or is it unique to XP? Same question regarding the down averaging caused by nearby ferrous.

Seems like you are both working well together.

The Garrett CX line were top of the line in their day, I will always keep my CXII for using the 2 Box Bloodhound to hunt bottle dumps. The static All Metal mode on them is still quite deep even compared to modern detectors. The Motion Discriminate is no match for what is available today but still works fine for modest depth & trash levels, Nice 2 tone audio & split disc settings. A little heavy but balances well. NEL makes a DD coil that is compatible. I may order one some day for testing. Over all a fun detector in the proper site they will still find treasure.

That's a great weekend for sure.

They do sound good to me.

I have MS 2's for back ups for both my wireless detectors. They sound very good. I read some where they use 32-34 ohm speakers.

I know on the AT Max the proportional audio is best at max volume(8) on the detector & adjust the separate headphone volume to what is wanted. And yes, NM should have a volume control on the wireless headphones. What am I missing having to keep the detector volume below 3?