CLHarwood
Junior Member
Got my new Nox 600 on Tuesday this week, put it together, charged it up and finally got a chance last night to take it out for it's maiden voyage last night. I had just a little time and it was getting dark so I decided to just stay in my yard and see if I could find anything I've missed with my AT Pro and before that, an ACE 400. I live in an early 1900's house and I've literally pounded my yard for the last year and a half. I've had friends come over and detect it as well with their AT Pro's and an MX Sport. Well, in less than an hour I got a '34 wheat, a '52 Rosie, a 1916 buff, and a pocket watch winding key! I gotta say I'm really impressed with this machine. I've read some reviews saying the VDI numbers were kinda goofy but I found them to be fairly accurate. I'm still getting used to the different numbers compared to the Garrett machines but they make sense to me. And I must say the tones are much easier to listen to. I've still yet to do a long hunt, but I feel like I'll be able to listen to these tones longer than the scratchy tones on the Garrett.
I also really like the handle on this machine. It's quite a bit bigger and more ergonomic than the AT Pro. Gonna be less fatigue on the hand for sure, for me anyway.
The only complaint I have so far is the backlight. I hunted till dark last night and when I turned the backlight on it's way too bright. I know the 800 has an adjustable backlight and I really wish they would have added this feature to the 600. It pretty much blinded me to the point where I couldn't see anything else on the ground around me. I'll probably end up using a headlamp and leaving the backlight off if I hunt at night again.
Anyway, first impressions are definitely good with this one!
I also really like the handle on this machine. It's quite a bit bigger and more ergonomic than the AT Pro. Gonna be less fatigue on the hand for sure, for me anyway.
The only complaint I have so far is the backlight. I hunted till dark last night and when I turned the backlight on it's way too bright. I know the 800 has an adjustable backlight and I really wish they would have added this feature to the 600. It pretty much blinded me to the point where I couldn't see anything else on the ground around me. I'll probably end up using a headlamp and leaving the backlight off if I hunt at night again.
Anyway, first impressions are definitely good with this one!