I have been eyeballing the AT Pro and that might be my next purchase. How do they compare to the Etrac though? Will they find an item as deep? Have there been comparisons done between them? I would expect that the Etrac would perform better!?!?!?!?!?!?
The etrac will beat the at pro with numbers etc, but for a value for your money youd be smart to get one, its std mode is great for starting out, its pro mode takes to another level, the tones are great for low iron, mid and high tone silver/coins.
Its waterproof to 10 feet, light at 2.9lbs, if you get the dual coil setup you should get it for $700 and the large coil is great for coverage and is a double d coil so great zoning in, it works wonders for me on high iron trash areas when you block out the iron.
The small coil is good for parks with high trash of all sorts, they both have great pinpointing, its just which one to use and an easy changeover.
It runs at 15 mhz which is good for gold and also has a slight ajustment for it for when your near another detector.
Its simple 100 number vdi gives you good information and the headphones are nice and loud if you need them, if your doing fresh water then obviously get the waterproof headphones but the regulars are good all the way to your neck.
The balance feel nice to me but id always recommend going to a shop and feeling all your short list to see what you feel best with but if you discount some obvious failings that are usually electronic errors all detectors can have out the box its a great purchase and can save you more the $800 on the price of an etrac....if your just starting out they are well worth it...like hand holding till your ready to move on and not a heavy learning curve, infact one of the best when comparred to their competition at that price.
Look at the people one here who are in love with them....and if you dont like it you can always upgrade later...i know i started out with one and it has done wonders for me
