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I think they're just support, it looks to be a 15" coil. M15 model number.

I would have to become a Durga with one of my arms a Popeye arm, as no way am I letting go of my GPZ. 🙂

I specifically said high end Minelab gold machine, I can't justify 9k for a poor build quality machine. I can justify 1-2k for one. 🙂

Ok, the coil ears look improved, totally different design. Fantastic. Nothing to do with FBS2 though, they've done it with Multi-IQ and made a new Multi-IQ + Hopefully a stronger design, looks to be, they changed it for a reason! manticore, also spelled mantichora, manticora, or mantiger, a legendary animal having the head of a man (often with horns), the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion. A dig at the Legend? I think so. A legendary animal. Off to my Minelab dealer!

My Equinox feels old and dated now, I need a Manticore! If they've fixed the known Equinox issues relating to build quality and also improved on multi-IQ further somehow and now with the discrimination patterns and 99 target ID's I'm very glad I didn't buy the Nox's competition as I'd be buying an outdated detector, a competitor to the old model. It obviously now has a telescopic shaft with good clips, but I think if I squint, tilt my head sideways, drink too much coffee and zoom in enough I see thicker coil ears.

Yea, what we know is it has 99 Target Id's, not sure it has the FE - CO of the CTX, it looks to me like the 20 on this photo is the sensitivity setting. It certainly has more detailed discrimination patterns. Multi-IQ+ and not FBS2 or FBS3 so maybe Multi-IQ is the future and FBS is done for, or they just haven't done a 3030 replacement yet.

It looks like it's called a Manticore What is the myth of the Manticore? The tail is that of either a dragon or a scorpion, and it may shoot venomous spines to either paralyze or kill its victims. It devours its prey whole and leaves no clothes, bones, or possessions of the prey behind. The Manticore myth was of Persian origin, where its name was "man-eater". It also has multi-IQ+, I'm guessing the + is the 99 target ID's?

Ok sign me up, I want one Look at the new shaft design, looks telescopic and has proper clips this time. Looks like the discrimination patterns at the bottom of the screen? Not the FE-CO of the CTX

What we have here, is an Equinox 1000 Certainly not a graphics screen like the CTX. Target ID's like the Equinox not the CTX. It's not looking anything to do with a CTX to me, just a new Equinox to put some wood in the fire now the Legend and Deus 2 have taken all the glory that the Equinox once had. In saying that, I want one, and I hope they've fixed all the weak points of the Equinox build quality with it. It may have 99 target Id's this time, that first digit looks like a 5 to me. Straight shaft again but with a proper clip much like the Detect Ed aftermarket Equinox shaft to stop twisting. They maybe are capable of learning from mistakes. Looks like it's telescopic too with the clip right at the handle like that. I like what I see.

Ok I'll look into it further, what I'll say so far is the 11" is more sensitive to small targets than the 14x9". Depth I'm not sure. The 14x9" also doesn't have as hot of a tip and toe as I would have expected for an elliptical so poking and prodding may not give the desired results. In my testing so far I'm not seeing depth increases on small targets with the 10x5" over the 11". Both are similar with no stand out winner. Obviously as targets get bigger I'd expect the 11" to win for depth but I'm not concerned about big targets, my focus is on the small stuff. The biggest benefit I'm seeing to the 10x5" is the size/shape for tough terrain, it's also lighter and built a lot better than the 11" and runs smoother. The 14x9" again better build quality and smoother operation, a bit more ground coverage, less sensitivity to small stuff than the 11". Feels heavier than the 11" but I have no idea the weights down to the gram as it's not a big focus to me. The 10x5" is a good coil, the 14x9" might be better suited to someone with more big gold around them than I do as I'd probably prefer to use the 11" especially if its was as smooth running as the 14x9". The 9" Coiltek might be the better one for me than the 14x9" but I do normally like elliptical coils due to my terrain.

Minelab service in NZ was actually really quick for me, they sent my replacement coil within a couple of days of receiving my dud. JW on the other hand had to wait something like a month to get his replacement coil so I can only assume they had to get one sent from Australia to replace his, his didn't even require testing as it was completely dead, coil error! I assume when they sent the replacement to the service agent for his they put an extra few coils in the parcel for future replacements, I'd guess the number of 6000's in NZ would be able to be counted on two hands. I think what you're doing by trying to narrow it down is helpful for other users, the more information people can get the better to help if they suspect they also have a problem. There seems to be no baseline as to what normal 6000 behavior is and because we all have different tolerances I think what some consider normal others would be annoyed by. I wasn't even sure my coil was faulty until I tried a Coiltek coil on it, that confirmed it for me as the problem I was seeing seems to be quite normal so I assumed I was just fussy, how many people say their GPX just goes crazy sometimes? many. How many people say they sit there detector down and it can go a bit nutty? again many... Emi troubles? Once again, many! It's easy to see how someone could just assume their problems are normal like I was doing, I just thought it was a detector I didn't get along with after being spoilt with the GPZ's stability and If I didn't buy an aftermarket coil I would have just put up with it thinking that's how it is and never wanted to use the machine.

Sorry it's panned out this way Jason, I was really hoping yours had the same problem as mine. I'm actually finally quite happy with mine now. While it's not my preferred detector at least it's behaving how it should for what it is.

That's similar to how mine behaved, I would do a factory reset and have it working then out of nowhere it was going nutty again! It sucks yours isn't the coil as it appears mine was as I haven't had the problem once since switching to the Coiltek and even my replacement 11" doesn't appear to do it either so far. I guess same symptoms, different fault or at least different problem.

Poor guy has another faulty GPX, this time its got to be the detector as it does the same with both the 11' and DD. Another one bites the dust Another one bites the dust And another one gone, and another one gone Another one bites the dust Hey, I'm gonna get you, too Another one bites the dust

Here that decision is much easier as the GPZ and GPX 6000 only have $430 USD between them in price so it's better to go with the trusty reliable and better performing GPZ over the GPX. That said it sounds like the price difference in the US is more significant. The Axiom seems great and it may well be the right choice for you, it won't be long now and it'll be in the hands of a number of people giving their thoughts on it, I'm sure if they do intend to increase the price it won't be in the very short term as they're trying to break into the market. They want the unit to sell and more people to use it as word of mouth is a great seller, I wouldn't be too concerned about the price increasing quickly. By Steve being biased towards the Garrett it doesn't mean he's bias inflating performance or anything for that matter, that is not how he operates. It's just a detector he wants to use now and he likes the attributes of it and they suit him personally and I understand that and can relate to it. I don't think bias is the right word, perhaps preference is more suited.

You're probably right, I haven't noticed any sensitivity improvement, even the depth on the smallest bits is virtually the same, so the usual things you would expect with a smaller coil are not there. I believe this is due to the stock 11" being semi spiral and the 10x5" being bundle wound so the semi spiral gives the 11" extra sensitivity over if it were bundle. The 10x5" being bundle keeps up with the 11" though while providing a more stable operation and a great size to use in difficult terrain and the extra stability and better size for that sort of area are it's true advantages and for me that is enough. Abenson in difficult salty ground reported the 10x5" worked better than the 11", this sounds about right with the bundle being less sensitive to the ground signal. The other positive to the 10x5" being bundle is it has hotter edges than the 11" so for people like me that tilt the coil to pinpoint there is an advantage there too, and for going up against rocks etc, and the fact the 10x5" doesn't mind going on angles near as much as the 11". I will add the GPX is certainly no high frequency VLF, even with the 10x5" I went over some bedrock I'd done with the 6000 and 11" and later with the 10x5" Goldhawk then with my Garrett 24k and 6" Concentric coil and I recovered 14 small lead pellets in a small area where according to the GPX there was no targets at all left behind. If you think about the older GPX 4500/5000 coils, the 14x9" EVO which was fully spiral I felt was able to keep up with or exceed the little bundle wound 8x6" Sadie mono on small gold, we are seeing the same thing here with this 10x5" vs 11" where the larger coil is matching sensitivity to a smaller coil. For someone hoping to get a bit more sensitivity and depth on small gold I would suggest waiting on the Nugget Finder Xceed 8.5x6" and see how that goes, if the 10x5" seems equal to the 11" the 8.5x6" might have an edge. I've got one on order so I'll find out soon enough.

The thing that puzzles me Jason and you probably recall me saying it is mine went nuts quite often when I sat it down on the ground, in my case I don't think it was the control box sitting close to the ground but my faulty 11" coil going crazy because the lack of movement, it didn't like just sitting there looking at the same piece of ground 🙂 The problem with the GPX is there are so many possible faults and they haven't all been worked out yet. Usually a detector you get your known faults so it's quite easy to narrow down if you've got a faulty one. With the GPX its a challenge to work out if you've got a good or bad one as the same behaviours a bad one exhibits a good one does too, just not as severe or as often and I guess people have different tolerances for the behaviour. I haven't tested sitting my detector on the ground with my replacement 11" as I've only played around testing it out near my house, haven't taken it prospecting and I'm not sure I ever will as I prefer the aftermarket coils but it certainly didn't care with either the 10x5" or 14x9" Coiltek.

Out of interest, what made you start off with the 4500?

Good to see the Axiom running in a video other than marketing videos. Looks great! You did well on the nuggets too. I agree with your assessment of the Goldhawk 10x5".

Good baseline test Chet, I did that with my DD coil a few weeks ago to rule out a problem with my GPX itself when narrowing down if I think my coil or GPX is bad. Worked remarkably well inside my house with the DD.

It does seem it is used in the USA.

See the shielding paint inside, I assume they connect it to a floating ground.

Sorry to hear that Jason. I was hoping your problems would be solved. While my GPX is certainly improved a lot by the Coiltek coils it was likely mostly because I had a faulty stock coil that I had so many problems which obviously was faulty as the Minelab service agent faulted it too, they didn't just replace it as a precaution as they were able to fault it. My replacement 11" is more stable for sure than my old one, it still has the typical EMI issues and hates being tilted on it's side and the numerous quirks the GPX has which are improved quite a bit by the Coiltek coils. As you likely saw in my video the Coiltek coils for me are completely not sensitive to bumps, I could cut down a tree with one even on highest sensitivity and it not react, so it's strange yours is bump sensitive, you're the second person to say they have bump sensitivity now too as Goldseeker5000 has bump sensitivity on his 14x9". I wonder what the cause of that could be and why some are and some aren't, so strange. We have 5G mobile around where I've been able to use mine, and when a bit further away it reverts to 4G but that doesn't seem to affect the stability of the detector. I think people would be extremely surprised to see how close to civilization I look for gold here so EMI is always an issue and coming from the GPZ which basically has no EMI problems the GPX was a challenge. You may end up having to sell up and try an Axiom, it really sucks your problems not solved though, especially after mine was solved the same way.

I hope you haven't got a faulty coil 😞 Can't complain about the gold but it's a surprise to hear its noisy and needs more noise cancels than the stock coils.

I think the best approach is always to let the product speak for itself, you tend to always do that Steve, point out the facts and let people make their own decisions over time as it gets in more users hands. I'm glad we are even having this discussion, a new gold PI on the market and Garrett joining the high end PI arena with a competitive detector. Once it gets in the hands of many in all different locations it's strong points will quickly be established.