Deus II Or Equinox 900

[619_805_okie]

Ok ok... i cant resist.

The depth of the two machines is similar. Beyond that, i dont think there's a category where the equinox is equal to the d2. The d2 is WAY lighter, like not even in the same ballpark. It is more ergonomic. It is way better at the beach. It is more customizable, w lots of advanced settings. The waterproofing actually works w the d2. The d2 goes way way way deeper underwater. The d2 has far superior separation, even w a 9 inch coil being the smallest coil. The d2 is sturdy, ive seen a handful of equinox machines where the console is literally falling apart and taped together. The customer service from xp is superior. The ids on coins are pretty dang spot on every time and when paired with customizable audio, you can really avoid digging junk like zinc pennies.

That's all I've got for now.

[Chase Goldman]

13 hours ago, bigtim1973 said:

Heck i would love to have one of everything but finances keep that from happening

I'm not advocating that you have both (and I never suggested it) BTW, just saying that if I were to trade in the Deus 2, it wouldn't be for a Nox.

13 hours ago, bigtim1973 said:

The new ones have a 0 to 99 numbering system....which I really like. 

Just to be clear, similar to Deus 2, Nox 900 has negative numbers also so the TID scale runs from -20 to 99, FWIW.  Probably what you meant, but my OCD kicked in.  

13 hours ago, bigtim1973 said:

But all of the goodies are not always in iron. 

True, but when they are...  Besides, I have not seen anything the Nox can do better than the D2 out of iron other than micro gold sensitivity.  Though I do miss having the 5x10 coil option (the main reason I'm sticking with the 900 as a backup) but the D2 9" round hasn't really been a hindrance in that regard either after 12 mos of swinging D2.

Not trying to change your mind since it appears made up, but just wanted to get those points out there for anyone else considering a similar switch. FWIW.

Also, want to make clear, 900 is no slouch. Even though I personally think it falls short when compared to the D2,  the 900 is a fantastic detector, a net postive experience versus the legendary 800 (what the 800 could have/should have been) and a great choice if you can only have one detector.

Good luck on your final decision and happy hunting.

 

[F350Platinum]

Just took my Deus 2 to a beach this week, I'm still here, and I'm finding it finds just about everything. It's not a high end beach so there's not a lot of gold, but I'm seeing it find tiny stuff even with the 13".

Two tiny bits with a Zincoln for scale.

First time out I nailed a tungsten ring and a bunch of old jewelry bits.

I wouldn't spend a nickel on another detector. ?

[Jeff McClendon]

I have already sent bigtim some info via private message on another forum. I own and regularly use the Equinox 900 and Deus 2.

Anyway, I can see a few reasons why bigtim might want to use an Equinox 900 versus Deus 2 which he already owns.

One is the really easy to read display. If he is having trouble seeing the Deus 2 remote display I personally can understand that along with the ease of use of the Equinox 900 versus Deus 2 interface in general.

I also really prefer to be able to switch from SMF to single frequency within the Park, Field and Gold modes by just hitting the frequency button.

I definitely prefer the easy, unlimited single digit notching on the Equinox 900 compared to the weird, cumbersome, very limited notching of Deus 2.

Small target sensitivity difference especially using the Equinox Gold modes versus Deus 2 Goldfield and Relic modes has already been mentioned.

Finally, for occasional water use such as I am at the beach or at a lake just working the shoreline and I decide to just get the coil submerged a bit, hopefully I brought my Deus 2 antenna wire. No worries with the Equinox 900.

Conversely, I could make a substantial list of the things about Deus 2 that I like better than similar things about Equinox 900. Weight for me would be near the bottom of that list by the way. These are all very lightweight, easy to swing detectors depending on the coils being used.

Otherwise, so far for me anyway, there is no way that I would sell my Deus 2 and replace it with an Equinox 900. That does not mean one is overall better than the other. They both have strengths and weaknesses that do not match up and instead support each other.

If bigtim said he wanted to sell his Deus 2 and buy a Manticore.......that would be an entirely different discussion.