ohiochris
Elite Member
Feel free to agree or disagree , it wont bother me.....
Weight is good , no problems. Balance is slightly nose heavy but not a problem , not as bad as the AT pro and stock coil.
Target ID and depth gauge not so good , I think these probably could have been better but atleast it alerts me to targets the AT pro never did. Its not so difficult to adjust to making the best of what it does tell you and be fairly accurate once you know the machine.
Depth is awesome and so is separation of targets. I dont think it possible to get any more out of an 11 inch coil , this is where it excells beyond expectation.
Its not that difficult to cherry pick with this detector , but there is a learning curve....dont expect to pick it up and nail everything right away. There is a process.....that seems VERY different from using detectors like the AT pro ..... you have to learn and experiment with. I like the Garrett AT pro , but using one makes you lazy , not to mention you miss half the targets that should be within range.
The equinox is not perfect , there is a lot to be desired. But it has given me way more sensitivity , depth , and unmasking ability than I have ever experienced in over 20 years using whites 5900 , classic II and III , Tesoro golden sabre umax , bandido II umax , Garrett ace 250 , 350 , and AT pro. I have a lot of experience but not with the high dollar machines , so take my review for what its worth. Even with the weak points of the equinox , it still puts anything I have ever used to shame once it is learned , and that includes the Garrett AT pro. A definite step up. It might not be as good as the Etrac or CTX , but I could never afford those or justify the expense. What I have here is atleast comparable to them in some ways according to many other reports , which puts it on a very short list.
I still have a lot to learn with this detector , but I have been using it consistently in some of the worst ground I have ever seen , the stuff detecting nightmares are made of I believe this gives me an edge , learning this machine. I am learning it under the worst conditions , better conditions later should be a piece of cake. I think Minelab should have given me one for free , if any of you seen the sites I am testing it in you would agree I am pushing this detector to its limits , places the likes of it has probably never been And still getting results. I am deliberately putting it into the most impossible situations , which is what I bought it for. Once I feel I know it well enough , I have a site that is so unfriendly to metal detectors that with current technology it might as well be covered with steel plating.....I am not joking or exaggerating one bit. Sometime this summer i will put it to the test. If I find anything at all worth finding I will consider it a win. But i have to know this detector well in the worst of conditions in order to attempt it. It might fail there , but it has given me an edge in the somewhat less terrible sites I have taken it to so it gives me hope. The original site for my countys fairground , which has been a brick yard and a huge tire dump that burned to the ground many years ago , leaving a mesh of steel wire rusting away just below the surface. Thats just the history I know of. Its the worst of the worst and every detector yet has said every inch is just trash. Its a little intimidating to take the nox there , but I want to make sure I am ready first. I am uncertain if having the 800 instead of the 600 would help me in this site. It might , but I I went ahead with the 600 and we will see.
Weight is good , no problems. Balance is slightly nose heavy but not a problem , not as bad as the AT pro and stock coil.
Target ID and depth gauge not so good , I think these probably could have been better but atleast it alerts me to targets the AT pro never did. Its not so difficult to adjust to making the best of what it does tell you and be fairly accurate once you know the machine.
Depth is awesome and so is separation of targets. I dont think it possible to get any more out of an 11 inch coil , this is where it excells beyond expectation.
Its not that difficult to cherry pick with this detector , but there is a learning curve....dont expect to pick it up and nail everything right away. There is a process.....that seems VERY different from using detectors like the AT pro ..... you have to learn and experiment with. I like the Garrett AT pro , but using one makes you lazy , not to mention you miss half the targets that should be within range.
The equinox is not perfect , there is a lot to be desired. But it has given me way more sensitivity , depth , and unmasking ability than I have ever experienced in over 20 years using whites 5900 , classic II and III , Tesoro golden sabre umax , bandido II umax , Garrett ace 250 , 350 , and AT pro. I have a lot of experience but not with the high dollar machines , so take my review for what its worth. Even with the weak points of the equinox , it still puts anything I have ever used to shame once it is learned , and that includes the Garrett AT pro. A definite step up. It might not be as good as the Etrac or CTX , but I could never afford those or justify the expense. What I have here is atleast comparable to them in some ways according to many other reports , which puts it on a very short list.
I still have a lot to learn with this detector , but I have been using it consistently in some of the worst ground I have ever seen , the stuff detecting nightmares are made of I believe this gives me an edge , learning this machine. I am learning it under the worst conditions , better conditions later should be a piece of cake. I think Minelab should have given me one for free , if any of you seen the sites I am testing it in you would agree I am pushing this detector to its limits , places the likes of it has probably never been And still getting results. I am deliberately putting it into the most impossible situations , which is what I bought it for. Once I feel I know it well enough , I have a site that is so unfriendly to metal detectors that with current technology it might as well be covered with steel plating.....I am not joking or exaggerating one bit. Sometime this summer i will put it to the test. If I find anything at all worth finding I will consider it a win. But i have to know this detector well in the worst of conditions in order to attempt it. It might fail there , but it has given me an edge in the somewhat less terrible sites I have taken it to so it gives me hope. The original site for my countys fairground , which has been a brick yard and a huge tire dump that burned to the ground many years ago , leaving a mesh of steel wire rusting away just below the surface. Thats just the history I know of. Its the worst of the worst and every detector yet has said every inch is just trash. Its a little intimidating to take the nox there , but I want to make sure I am ready first. I am uncertain if having the 800 instead of the 600 would help me in this site. It might , but I I went ahead with the 600 and we will see.
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