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Olblueiiii

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    Between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite, California
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    Minelab Equinox 900

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  1. My Very First Detector arrived today. Thanks, Gerry! (The excitement is palpable, isn’t it?) I’ll be out beginning the learning curve as soon as it stops snowing. I’m sure I’ll have questions, and I look forward to getting answers!
  2. That's good advice, rvpopeye. It makes sense to me. Thank you.
  3. Thank you for your reply and input, Valens Legacy. "These new detectors are almost foolproof right out of the box...". Sounds like I might have a chance😉. But seriously, I fully realize that even though the latest detectors make things easier for a newbie, it's going to take many hours, weeks, and months before I truly know how to use the machine.
  4. Thanks for your reply and input, Steve. I am only basing my comment about the Manticore being more powerful on Minelab's description. Not having gone out on my own yet, I am just guessing which types of detecting I'd be doing most. The Gold Country is just down the hill from me, but we also frequent lake and river beaches, and occasionally the ocean. Like you say, either would get the job done.
  5. I am grateful to be here. I have read many articles and watched a lot of YouTube, but I have zero hands-on detecting experience. I have wanted to get into detecting for decades, but health and/or money issues kept that from happening. Until now. I am finally in a position to get my first detector. I want to get the best detector I can afford. I am near the California Gold Country, but I also want to do general detecting at beaches, parks, etc. I have always wanted a Minelab detector, so I am looking at the new Equinox 900 with its two coils and the ability to adapt to many situations. I also wonder about swallowing hard and finding a way to afford the more powerful Manticore and an additional 8" x 5.5" coil. I am intrigued by the information shown on the Manticore's 2D screen and wonder how useful that information actually is. Can't you learn at least some of what's shown on the Manticore's screen just by listening to the tones from the 900? Is the Manticore with a second 8" x 5.5" coil worth the $700+ over the Equinox 900? These are the thoughts running through my mind recently. I look forward to learning as much as I can from this site, and from you, its members.
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