Minelab Equinox Unveiled!

[strick]

It will be interesting to see how fast and how accurate the ID is. Minelab is looking to take away some AT Max sales as well as Deus. Cant wait to see some test vids. 

strick 

[JAMES MC LERNON]

Looks like a potentially brilliant machine!

Proof of the pudding will be in the eating... as usual.

Hats off to Minelab personnel for keeping stumpfh on this for 9 months!!!

Any independent real world testing  been carried out with this yet?

     Testing in the 4 operational modes need to be done to see if it really can beat its rival in each usage sector... e.g.

          1- GOLD MODE:- EQUINOX 800 (20 kHz) vs GOLD BUG....... & EQUINOX 800 (40 kHz) vs GM1000 / DEUS HF / GOLD RACER / GB2

          2- BEACH MODE:- EQUINOX (multi freq) vs SOVEREIGN GT / EXCALIBER / DEUS 

          3- FIELD MODE:- EQUINOX vs DEUS / CTX / RACER 2 / IMPACT / AT PRO

          4- PARK MODE:- EQUINOX vs DEUS / CTX3030 / IMPACT / AT PRO

After all that is done, then we can decide if all other single freq vlf's are obsolete!

Any info on weight or coil options yet?

jim

[johnedoe]

Gonna be interesting to see what this thing will do....

Sure gonna put the screws to all the other manufacturers with that kind of power and at that price. Providing it actually proves out.

Just wait and see I guess.

 

[MontAmmie]

I think I just found my DFX upgrade machine.  I just hope I can actually get one before we leave next April.

 

[bado1]

Like Steve said..."I'll be getting one of these"!

Waterproof and a 40kHz option. This is what I (we) had hoped for with the Impact. Looks like Minelab has been listening and took action.

Good job Minelab! Time to sell some machines!!

 

Dean

[Deft Tones]

NICE!

Yesterday I was not really in the market for a new unit.

Then this comes out. A waterproof multi-freak unit from Minelab!

So today it looks like I'll be putting some skin back in the game.

The waterproof multi-freak unit I've been waiting on to replace both the ATpro and XP Deus appears to be almost reality!

I hope the recovery speed, depth, and coil selection is on target, Minelab. Get that right at this price and the hit on XP will be felt beyond France... far and wide.

I'm actually excited for the new technology, for once.

Thank you Minelab for listening to us consumers.

The Sun is shining a bit brighter today. 

 

[Steve Herschbach]

This video makes mention of a 6" and an 8" x 12" coil options.

[GB_Amateur]

3 hours ago, JAMES MC LERNON said:

Any info on weight or coil options yet?

Those were 2 of my 3 questions.  Looks like Steve has already answered one (coil options).

My 3rd is:  "are you forced into using the provided (wireless) headphones or can you use your own favorite chorded or wireless system?"  Since it is waterproof, that does add complications (see, for example, Garrett's dedicated waterproof connector).

All these great features (not the least of which is price) -- am I just looking for something to nitpick? 

 

 

[Rick K - First Member]

Forget the detector - I want that beautiful vintage Airstream!