No,I don’t judge a detector on how much junk I dig with it,,I judge it by how well it can tell junk from good targets..I mean,in all honesty if I were a relic hunter I’d buy a tesoro and pass on all the tones and settings.I could never figure out why relic hunters don’t all own a vaquero?
But when judging a machine you hafto take into account how well it does in the visual ID department ,and I’m not talking trash on the nox so we’re all clear on that.But,it’s visual ID on high conductors is probably worse than a beginners machine,it’s just not good at all.
And I take into account the separation,which I totally agree the nox is very good at.Tones,it’s a toss up,not great but not bad either.I could live with them,certainly not a reason to dismiss the machine.
Ergonomics,kinda like the deus with 11 inch coil,somewhat nose heavy but again it’s not that big of a deal.At pro with stock coil is worse imo than equinox,but I like the at pro for other things ,and wouldnt dismiss it just for ergonomics.
We’re all different in what we want.Your a dig it all kinda guy,and you’ll find more than me for that reason.But you’ll dig way more trash than me.
I will get a equinox sooner or later and try it again,if it weren’t for a couple of week wait still,,Id have one now.But I’m glad I couldn’t wait and ended up getting what is in my personal opinion the best coin machine made,for me.