I Welcome The New Equinox

John-Edmonton said:

The release of the Minelab Equinox will go through the same cycles as all the other "new" releases of the past 40 years. It will be tested, complimented, disgraced and again, the hype will simmer down. Many will stick with the Equinox, many will go back to the machine(s) they are familiar with and know inside out and some will upgrade to something entirely different.



When multi frequency metal detectors first arrived on the market in the late 1980's., many thought, that this will obsolete all other brands. Well fast forward it to 2018. All the top major manufacturers have produced multiple new models, and have done quite well at that. What the new machines can do, the old ones can do also. Sure, a few bells and whistles, different pricing, but at the end of the day, everyone with their existing machine can still go out and find desired targets. And, new manufacturer's have also entered the market and have also competed well.



So, welcome the hype. It's all about advertising and it surely did get everyone's attention! Welcome the new metal detector with it's upgrades. Raising the bar for price and improvements is a good thing. I look forward to Garrett, Fisher, Tesoro, Whites and all the other new "guys" getting into the metal detector manufacturing arena introducing new machines soon.



So, as this cycle of a new release continues, don't believe that your previous detectors are now totally obsolete. Hang on to them for the moment. You just might regret selling them.

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John-Edmonton said:

The release of the Minelab Equinox will go through the same cycles as all the other "new" releases of the past 40 years. It will be tested, complimented, disgraced and again, the hype will simmer down. Many will stick with the Equinox, many will go back to the machine(s) they are familiar with and know inside out and some will upgrade to something entirely different.

When multi frequency metal detectors first arrived on the market in the late 1980's., many thought, that this will obsolete all other brands. Well fast forward it to 2018. All the top major manufacturers have produced multiple new models, and have done quite well at that. What the new machines can do, the old ones can do also. Sure, a few bells and whistles, different pricing, but at the end of the day, everyone with their existing machine can still go out and find desired targets. And, new manufacturer's have also entered the market and have also competed well.

So, welcome the hype. It's all about advertising and it surely did get everyone's attention! Welcome the new metal detector with it's upgrades. Raising the bar for price and improvements is a good thing. I look forward to Garrett, Fisher, Tesoro, Whites and all the other new "guys" getting into the metal detector manufacturing arena introducing new machines soon.

So, as this cycle of a new release continues, don't believe that your previous detectors are now totally obsolete. Hang on to them for the moment. You just might regret selling them.

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ghound said:

The Equinox, on spec alone has set a new bench mark for mid priced units, and as some dealers have said, they have sold little to nothing in that price range in months.

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John-Edmonton said:

Of course they haven't sold many mid priced detectors. The unique slick, hype, early release of information of a machine that will obsolete others got everyone's attention that Minelab had hoped for. All this (planned) hype prevented many people from purchasing anything, until the Equinox was released. Metal detectors are expensive to most of us. Why would people purchase another machine until the unit was released? Peoples decision was put on hold. Curiosity is a very strong emotion, especially for a person who has taken up metal detecting

Be prepared for a lot of comparisons coming up in the next short time. Be prepared for some failures, which will also get great attention. As more units hit the market, tempers will flair. This will continue until until the sales peak, then the hype will again, level off, just as it has for all the previous, slated "best machine" releases from the past.

You can either get sucked into all the comparisons, complaints, "mine is better then yours" attitude, or you can just chill out, enjoy the entertainment and continue to go out and do what you normally would do, and that is to go out, metal detect and enjoy the hobby for what it is.

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kajunman said:

Well said John. I just watched a video of a Nox hitting a silver quarter at 9 inches. Air test but still I would have thought maybe a little more. It was being compared to a CTX and a 705. Both very good detectors in their own right. The 705 actually did better with a diamond tennis bracelet than either the Nox or the CTX. As one poster said the Nox should have done better as it was operating in multi. So we wait and see. The Kruzer looks like a very solid entry with the myriad of videos available.

Main thing is to enjoy the hobby and I hope everyone is having fun regardless of what detector they use.

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steveg said:

Good post, John.

kajunman -- just one tiny point, and then "back to our regularly scheduled programming, LOL!"

On that bracelet, I believe the test was done in Park 1 mode, which is the mode most "tuned" to high conductors, of all the modes on the machine. ANY other mode should hit that bracelet better than "Park 1." Even "Park 2," but especially the other modes, which are tuned to lower conductive targets...and ESPECIALLY the GOLD mode (on the 800). Just wanted to toss that out there. A 705 vs. an Equinox in Park 1 mode, on a gold bracelet, I would not have expected to have given similar/favorable results...

Steve

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