New Simplex Models Coming

[phrunt]

2 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

Interesting prediction, but their slow/delayed release of that new Simplex detector (after that trade show in Germany having been nearly two months ago now?) seems to add support to that.

Yea The X-Terra took everyone by surprise, many here even thought it had to be a Chinese knock off as it just didn't seem realistic.  And here we are ? I can buy one today.

It did serious damage to the new Simplex rehashes before they even got a chance on the market.  Other than the slight frequency change to move off the problematic frequency (especially with pin pointers) they were a bit of a First Texas move anyway.

[JCR]

From what I have seen on the new Simplex Ultra, it has significantly faster signal processing & power than the current Simplex+. This is in addition to all the extra features and hardware upgrade,

If Nokta choses to introduce it as a SSF machine, the modification of the coil may be the bigger delay.

Who knows. They could introduce the Base model as a Single frequency unit and offer SSF on the midline & Ultra or just the Ultra.  It is all just a guess on my part thinking I have a feel for Nokta's marketing savvy. They aren't about to let Minelab out wit them so easily.

[DSMITH]

8 hours ago, JCR said:

From what I have seen on the new Simplex Ultra, it has significantly faster signal processing & power than the current Simplex+. This is in addition to all the extra features and hardware upgrade,

If Nokta choses to introduce it as a SSF machine, the modification of the coil may be the bigger delay.

Who knows. They could introduce the Base model as a Single frequency unit and offer SSF on the midline & Ultra or just the Ultra.  It is all just a guess on my part thinking I have a feel for Nokta's marketing savvy. They aren't about to let Minelab out wit them so easily.

watched a video that was put up by Dilek about a week ago she was asked the question if the Ultra was going to be a Selectable single frequency detector and Dilek stated that it was not going to be a selectable singe frequency detector she stated that the new Simplex Ultra would in fact be a single frequency detector running 15 KHz

will see if I can locate the video

[phrunt]

Likely too late in the cycle to adjust the production run, what they can adjust and I expect they will is the pricing. 

[JCR]

Maybe so, but they will answer the Xterra Pro in some form.

[phrunt]

1 minute ago, JCR said:

Maybe so, but they will answer the Xterra Pro in some form.

Lower the Impact price to the X-Terra price! Job done.  I guess the X-terra will still win on weight and beach performance but other than that...

[DSMITH]

4 minutes ago, phrunt said:

Lower the Impact price to the X-Terra price! Job done.  I guess the X-terra will still win on weight and beach performance but other than that...

 

[DSMITH]

here is the video where Dilek states the Simplex Ultra will not be a selectable single frequency detector if you do not wish to watch the whole video go to 23.54 in the video

 

[Jeff McClendon]

1 hour ago, DSMITH said:

 

For my eyes and ears, the pre production Simplex Ultra smoked the X-terra in this video. Keeping the Simplex tuned and optimized for 15 kHz versus taking the selectable single frequency guts from an Equinox and putting it into the Equinox style housing has its advantages. I am seeing the same target ID instability and up averaging that I and others see on the Equinox selectable single frequencies and unfortunately even on the Manticore and Equinox 700/900 in Multi.

I still really can't stomach the audio tones on the Simplex and Simplex Ultra. That would have been the first thing to go if I had redesigned it. VCO is fine but PWM strangled duck squawking drives me mad.