Will it kill the Equinox?
If not ....im out...lol.
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NASA-Tom has already said the following....
Not intended for heavy nail sites....
Not intended for heavy trash sites....(I assume he means modern trash as he said this right after the nails part)
Not intended for small gold....
So for "most" relic hunters - coin shooters - prospectors......this is "probably" not for them. Especially with the price tag being in the $1500-2000 range....and the menu system being less than "setup heaven" like the other newer releases. Seems to be a straight-forward no-frills menu system.
Looks to be a niche detector for beach use....and perhaps field relic hunting where the finds (and trash) are spread out and the minerals are nasty. Nugget hunters looking for the bigger deeper stuff might be impressed also.
Some of the beaches here in California can be rapid-fire modern trash in places. I'll assume other popular beaches are similar. It will be interesting to see how it pans out since he has said it is not targeted for such "heavy trash" scenarios.
Depth does not appear to be an issue according to Lama and Pasttom. Recovery speed - separation - unmasking....that will be the question for hardcore relic/coin/nugget guys to answer....even though Nasa-Tom himself has said this will not be marketed to the "average Joe" detectorist for those scenarios.
This is all assumptions of course....never used it....just going off what Tom and others have posted.
Looking forward to seeing what it can do once released. Even in "non-target" areas. Surely some relic guy will put it through Monte's nail test...and some coin guy will take it to a trashy park.