LukeOzDigger

Good onya bloke! Hope you end up with a ton of it.?

Going by the fact that minelab compare quality and performance based on there own existing line up, I'd imagine the new monster performance is compared to the Eureka gold which it will replace... If the monsters performance is better than said Eureka gold I think it will be quite impressive or atleast having the ease of use that every user will get the full use of its performance' unlike the Eureka gold' very few men knew how to shake the power out of it especially in bad ground. id imagine it will still take user skill to determine those small tackers at depth in hot soil.... iv been wrong before tho.

Geez lucky nothing new happened in the last week... iv got extreamly poor phone signal where I am now living' iv actually goto go for a drive up the rd to even check this thread' Gold Monster a week closer tho!

Ha! I'm ordering one the min I find out there's a larger coil option.

Yep I'm the same, got a feeling this one is just what iv wanted for many years... don't know why just do!

There's actually heaps of guys here in Australia that do basic repair work and extensive modifications etc... Few that come to mind is: detectormods: https://detectormods.com/ Minelabmods: http://www.minelabmods.com/joomla3/ Do your own research.... iv used machines modded by both and they both worked quite fine, I'm sure the small cost to repair inc post will still be cheaper than a S/H unit.

Glad someone else brought up the GMZ, I for one have had 3 of these from whites and believe me they all paid for themselfs it's the detector to give to a tag along mate that's just wants a lazy day out or the wife's detector that's not going keep calling you over to check a target out etc... it just works! No frills detecting. when I discovered the minelab monster was going to be a similar audio' well that completely sold me! but for myself not wifey :), once again no frills detecting but even tho few but very cool additions over a GMZ' I can't wait! But man I hope it has a large coil option... GMT? Well nothing beats a screaming threshold first thing but stopping for a break is Always high on the list. Will anyone really miss a threshold? I doubt it as most detectorists I know don't know how to use it correctly anyway. come on MONSTER!

Yes' I was just refering to a 14" sized larger coil any bigger than that is a pain, the GB2 14" is hopeless in Oz soil but it does work, The GMT 14" works pretty good overall in tough soil. minelab have a tendency to not release products that might fail unfortuantly if the Monster hasn't a large coil option it's going to be In the same boat as a SDC so a larger coil for the monster I believe is almost a must, well... for a guy trying to replace an old GMT with minelabs new tech it is.

So... have I missed anything over the multiple topics on the gold monster or has no larger coils been announced? Or atleast are any going to be built for the future? other than a few action shots this is about the last selling point for me' everything else looks pretty good and iv even got a spare carbon fiber shaft ready too! Although the STD 3 pc is quite appealing for a pack in ?

Small. The photo is a sample out of a hand built, hand operated drypuffer I made last year and it did have a huge angle on it too, it's all in the wrist :) Depends on the material, machine and You! Too many different variables.

Hey Tom, iv got some nasty @ss ground everywhere I go these days, but I couldn't be stuffed testing anything out' even tho I consider my self up for the test and able to tweak when needed iv actually pretty content putting a worm on a hook and falling asleep after a cold beer on the bannana chair. sorry to be a big let down iv just got my hands full these days. The $hitty @ss high quality diving mask I waisted half my monthly take on that fogs worse than the bathroom mirror was a real disapointment thanks EBay! Actually you know if you want me to test a waterproof Detector you better get it here quick before I sniff it all out. 7grams for a few hours sniping' a decent waterproof detector would be real handy while the weather is still hot.

That's looking better, rechargeable battery too... its been a while minelab but you might have me on this one!

I'm actually pretty excited about this one although it looks a bit funky (like the GPZ) I'm sure it will deliver but I'll wait patiently for the moment until more specs are released. we can't expect too much for the low price bracket...

Steve, if it turns out to be rain proof... I'll be grabbing one. If it's not rain proof or water proof its just that "no different" to a GMT and the GMT is doing a fine job at the moment (for me and my needs) but the day is just around the corner when it takes on too much wet and gives up working. all the thousands iv spend on detectors the last 10 years or so... I just prefer high frequency detectors even in hot soils generally leads to small shallow gold... lots of it.

Lost interest. doesn't look to be even rain proof' will live a short life for me.