I really appreciate this topic and all of you that have responded with your experiences. This quote is from a professional detectorist. Steve knows his stuff. He was an Equinox tester and he and his site are a great resource for detecting in general. One of my favorite quotes ever,
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"At the risk of offending someone, and that is not my intent.... anyone that can’t do well with an Equinox needs to work more on their detecting skills. Opinions about the Equinox instantly tell me what’s what with a persons skill level. It’s not the be all end all of detectors but it does run with the best of them. If people are blaming the machine...."
I have definitely had to put in the work and improve my detecting skills to meet the challenges offered by detecting with the Equinox series. I had to do the same with the XP detectors too. Some detectors are for the occasional "test drive" detector users. I don't think the Nox can really be experienced by using it once a month for a short weekend afternoon hunt.
Jeff