Metal detecto
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*Note, I am not associated with Minelab at all, but it would be cool if I was! These are my honest thoughts, I frown on and never shall or will be biased.*
The entry-level market. Very big deal everywhere. All the big-name brands in the past decade have been shooting out new and cheaper and better detectors into this market because as they say, you don't buy a CTX for your first hunt. I've had the Garrett ace 250, traded that for a Simplex+, Then traded that for a Vanquish 440. That is my main detector ever since.
So, going along with the title, onto the vanquish series. It's a multi-frequency detector meant by the manufacture to crush the market with a red-blurred monopoly. It's that simple. The vanquish comes in 4 different models, the 340, 440, and 540 (including the pro pack). They come with 3 coils compatible, the V8, V10, and V12. those are the technical stuff, onto what I think.
The vanquish itself, good machine in general. I Will give it an 8.5 out of 10, 1 being worst, 10 being best. So, decent machine. The pros and the cons. \
Pros:
Multi freq
Compatible coils.
telescoping rods.
Easy button layout with VDI.
Backlight (540 only)
Bluetooth APTX LL (540 only)
Custom modes (440, 540 only)
Depth indicator.
Goes negative for Ferous objects (convenient)
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Cons:
Not waterproof
The headphone jack is hidden
No pinpoint for 340
Short battery life
LCD is a bit fragile.
So! All in all, this machine is good in my experience, and I go beach hunting a lot. No chatter, so the vanquish's muti IQ really kicks in there.
IF you are starting on this hobby, also check out the Nokta Makro Simplex+, the Garrett ACE series, or the Tesoro compadre.
Thanks for reading!
The entry-level market. Very big deal everywhere. All the big-name brands in the past decade have been shooting out new and cheaper and better detectors into this market because as they say, you don't buy a CTX for your first hunt. I've had the Garrett ace 250, traded that for a Simplex+, Then traded that for a Vanquish 440. That is my main detector ever since.
So, going along with the title, onto the vanquish series. It's a multi-frequency detector meant by the manufacture to crush the market with a red-blurred monopoly. It's that simple. The vanquish comes in 4 different models, the 340, 440, and 540 (including the pro pack). They come with 3 coils compatible, the V8, V10, and V12. those are the technical stuff, onto what I think.
The vanquish itself, good machine in general. I Will give it an 8.5 out of 10, 1 being worst, 10 being best. So, decent machine. The pros and the cons. \
Pros:
Multi freq
Compatible coils.
telescoping rods.
Easy button layout with VDI.
Backlight (540 only)
Bluetooth APTX LL (540 only)
Custom modes (440, 540 only)
Depth indicator.
Goes negative for Ferous objects (convenient)
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Cons:
Not waterproof
The headphone jack is hidden
No pinpoint for 340
Short battery life
LCD is a bit fragile.
So! All in all, this machine is good in my experience, and I go beach hunting a lot. No chatter, so the vanquish's muti IQ really kicks in there.
IF you are starting on this hobby, also check out the Nokta Makro Simplex+, the Garrett ACE series, or the Tesoro compadre.
Thanks for reading!