DaviDs
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First long hunt with the NOX and it pulled out this half broken ring from the middle of an iron laiden patch. WoW.! I would be really stoked but it wasn't me, it was my bud Sean at the wheel. Lol. Good for him, it's good motivation as he is just getting in the hobby.
On the beach, the NOX seemed more like the Excal. You can tell targets by tones, but the VDi is a bit jumpy. Definitely NOT like the CTX's stability, but it works nonetheless. There are whisper signals like the Excal, but again not like the CTX.
COIN SPILL ... We hit several coin spills and I was impressed how quickly you could pass the coil over multiple targets and hear distinct, different tones. In one case, we had a quarter, two nickles, and a penny all within 18" of each other. As the coil flew over, I thought it was another jumpy signal but digging revealed it was in fact four distinct signals for each target. That was something I felt was better/faster than the CTX.
DEPTH..., the.NOX seems to hit all the same depth as the CTX's 11" coil...but it is definitely not as deep as the 17". Iffy signals on the NOX could still be heard loud and clear with the Surf PI and CTX. For example the broken ring was strong in one direction with the NOX but not in other directions. Meanwhile the PI had no issues, it binged loud and clear.... Making it really hard to dislike PI tech.
WATER... Ran the nox through runnels. It was erradict for a second and then seemed to auto adjust and balance fine. Again, it's not as smooth and balanced as an Excal, CTX, or PI, but I think if you have some time behind the wheel, you'll understand what it's telling you and be OK.
WEIGHT... After a little over 5-hours, we didn't have the slightest fatigue. Clearly the NOX takes the win over the CTX on that, but it is also nearly identical to the weight of the Surf PI.
BEST performer... If it wasn't for having to dig 5,000 more junk targets with the PI, the PI would still be my favorite. Alas being able to discriminate makes life so much better and a better use of time. I'd have to say if I was a dedicated water hunter, I'd stick with the Excal. It is just more stable and you only use tones so the VDi is irrelevant. For those just on the beach, well the CTX has a more accurate VDi and has the 17" coil that covers more ground quickly AND with better depth. BUT for the price point, the NOX is a good all purpose machine that is leaps above single frequency detectors.
Anyhow we kept the NOX in beach mode (MF) and auto tracking for 99% of the time. Right before we left, we switched to SF...which actually worked in the dry and some moist sand.
H/H, -David
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On the beach, the NOX seemed more like the Excal. You can tell targets by tones, but the VDi is a bit jumpy. Definitely NOT like the CTX's stability, but it works nonetheless. There are whisper signals like the Excal, but again not like the CTX.
COIN SPILL ... We hit several coin spills and I was impressed how quickly you could pass the coil over multiple targets and hear distinct, different tones. In one case, we had a quarter, two nickles, and a penny all within 18" of each other. As the coil flew over, I thought it was another jumpy signal but digging revealed it was in fact four distinct signals for each target. That was something I felt was better/faster than the CTX.
DEPTH..., the.NOX seems to hit all the same depth as the CTX's 11" coil...but it is definitely not as deep as the 17". Iffy signals on the NOX could still be heard loud and clear with the Surf PI and CTX. For example the broken ring was strong in one direction with the NOX but not in other directions. Meanwhile the PI had no issues, it binged loud and clear.... Making it really hard to dislike PI tech.
WATER... Ran the nox through runnels. It was erradict for a second and then seemed to auto adjust and balance fine. Again, it's not as smooth and balanced as an Excal, CTX, or PI, but I think if you have some time behind the wheel, you'll understand what it's telling you and be OK.
WEIGHT... After a little over 5-hours, we didn't have the slightest fatigue. Clearly the NOX takes the win over the CTX on that, but it is also nearly identical to the weight of the Surf PI.
BEST performer... If it wasn't for having to dig 5,000 more junk targets with the PI, the PI would still be my favorite. Alas being able to discriminate makes life so much better and a better use of time. I'd have to say if I was a dedicated water hunter, I'd stick with the Excal. It is just more stable and you only use tones so the VDi is irrelevant. For those just on the beach, well the CTX has a more accurate VDi and has the 17" coil that covers more ground quickly AND with better depth. BUT for the price point, the NOX is a good all purpose machine that is leaps above single frequency detectors.
Anyhow we kept the NOX in beach mode (MF) and auto tracking for 99% of the time. Right before we left, we switched to SF...which actually worked in the dry and some moist sand.
H/H, -David
Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
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