Tom_in_CA
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Good post. And I would also add there's a bit of confirmation-bias going on, that can be seen in ANY machines that have come to market. Ie.: Like wood-butcher alludes to : SO TOO have there been 'scores of testimonials' (any time new machine hits the market) as to awesome finds in worked-out-spots. Eh ?
And ... sure.... perhaps it's a better machie than your prior machine, in the individual place you're at. But it could also be our giddy-ness with our new toy, and digging all-sorts-of-signals to learn our new toy. Then presto, the moment you find a goodie, it will be "because of the new toy".
The real test is to have two proficient users, side-by-side, doing double-blind tests of flagged targets, where neither one gives a hint as-to-their suspicions of what it is. Eg.: iron, tab, deep silver, etc..... Then after 20-or-so flags, you tally the results of who got stuff the other person would-have-passed.
I keep hearing how the Nox 800 will outpace the Explorer in deep-turf-strategy. And .... don't get me wrong, I would LOVE TO SEE IT (so that I too would rush out and buy one). Yet it's not turning out that way , so far, for any deep-turf tests I've done. Yes it's better in relicky ghost-town see-through tests. But not for deep turf. JMHO
