My Equinox " Coming Out " Statement

[mn90403]

On 11/21/2017 at 11:13 AM, Steve Herschbach said:

Thanks Tim - that was kind of you.

The only inane questions are the ones that don't get asked. I love answering questions and explaining stuff - should have been a teacher I guess. Discussing detecting and helping people makes me happy, so thanks in more ways than one! 

Just reading this thread/sub-forum for the first time ...

Steve,

You are a teacher.  You teach us and you teach Minelab.

Who else is there to teach?  My kid?  He is on the way and I hope you teach him too!

Mitchel

[Skate]

I would say that if a person truly wants to learn to use their new Equinox when it's released this will be the forum to do it on. I recognize many of the user names here from the other forums and they're many of the more learned folks in my opinion. I get the impression that many people on other sites are hoping that the Equinox will be a failure just so they can lord it over others. My EQ is paid for and i'm #9 on my dealers list when they come out. I won't be selling my Deus, or my excal II as having a good backup detector is as important to me as anything else. I'd rather take what Steve says than the guy who's using detecting to become the next youtube sensation. 

[Mark Gillespie]

anxiously waiting.....for more.

[Whitbey]

On 12/17/2017 at 10:05 PM, kiwijw said:

Thanks for being you Steve & thanks for all you do. It is appreciated from many. The detecting world needed you & your site/forum. I too hate the negative, abuse & BS that some forums seem to thrive on. I know there are other great sites out there but one cant belong to them all & give them all the attention they deserve.

I can't believe that I hadn't visited this thread before on the Equinox

Best of luck out there

JW  

I agree with Kiwijw, and want to thank you to Steve and keep up the good work your doing.

[Skate]

Hey Steve,

I was just curious what happens to the Equinox you got to test? Is Minelab going to update it for you and let you keep it? I would think they would update it for you as you've gone along as this release date nears. I think the job of metal detector tester has got to be the equivalent of video game tester in terms of bucket list jobs (if I was a teenager). 

[Steve Herschbach]

True prototype gear is usually destroyed. At some point I expect I will be running the same unit as everyone else.

Testing could be lots of work in theory if it was not something a person cared about. For me the fun comes in being able to communicate with people far smarter than I and learning a thing or two along the way. I enjoy associating with people that have a passion for what they do. Despite what people feel about companies overall on a personal level they all employ great people working hard to make detectors we will like.

[Skate]

That's cool to know. Attitude in life is everything. Thanks for sharing. 

[Nuke em]

I read on another site the machine will be released at the end of January . Damn another month .

[mn90403]

What are the two 'official' names?

EQX 11 is the coil name.  Will they be EQX 600 and EQX 800?

Just wondering the search terms.

Mitchel