Equinox 600

[tombraider2]

It showed up tonight, put it together and on the charge. That charging cable hook up is Goofy, but as long as it works.

The length of the shaft is plenty long. After some use I'll leave my report.

Nice it comes with headphones but I don't use them. This thing cost what the LOBO did some 20 years ago.

 

[GroundSweeper]

Congrats on your new machine, I have the 800 and like it a lot.

 

[CalReg]

Enjoy the MD'er! In the beginning just run it on the stock settings, then as you begin to get to know the machine better, you can begin to fiddle with it. Have fun!

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

It showed up tonight, put it together and on the charge. That charging cable hook up is Goofy, but as long as it works.

The length of the shaft is plenty long. After some use I'll leave my report.

Nice it comes with headphones but I don't use them. This thing cost what the LOBO did some 20 years ago.

Congrats on the Minelab Equinox 600! They are great all-around machines! VERY hard to beat for the $.

 

[hddeuce03]

You will love it! Not sure what you mean about the charging cable hook up being "goofy"...it's just a simple magnetic one. Also, I highly recommend you use the headphones...I won't detect without using headphones. You can hear the tones so much better, and if near anyone else, the constant beeping won't bother them. Good luck!

 

[metaladdict]

The charging cable is weird but ok.Congrats on your new machine

 

[eTXOne]

Im about to get the 600, where did you purchase from. im going to make some calls next week and see who got the best deals.

 

[mh9162013]

Im about to get the 600, where did you purchase from. im going to make some calls next week and see who got the best deals.

When I was shopping around for the Equinox 600, River Team Six Metal Detectors gave me the best quote. I didn't buy one, but if I did, I woulda bought it from them. RT6Detectors is from that business and you can find him (her?) here often.

 

[Beachhunter]

Congrats on the new 600. Best of luck!

 

[Beachhunter]

Try Jeff at Quality. He’s a forum sponsor. Great prices!

 

[onebadman]

Try Jeff at Quality. He’s a forum sponsor. Great prices!

I agree. Bought my Equinox 800 Garrett carrot and 6 inch coil from Jeff. Id talk to him before making any decisions.

 

[tombraider2]

2 days in i like it. On factory settings. I think the depth reading is off. Pics here are not going to work for me.

 

[jmaclen]

Depth readings are calibrated for coins like the Australian $1 and US quarter which are similar in size. Anything smaller may read deeper and anything larger may read shallower.

 

[tombraider2]

Looks like 4 yrs using the 600. Love it, but thinking a 700. How much difference really is there ?

 

[yatahaze323]

I have a 600 and I had upgraded to the manticore when it came out. I don't think the feature difference is great enough between the 600 to 700 to really justify buying it. I had upgraded to the manticore because it had a lot more features compared to the 600 and even the 800 at the time.

Knowing what I know now, if I was using the 600 right now looking to upgrade I'd consider the following.
I would not pay full price for the manticore, I'd wait for it to go on sale.
I'd would also take a closer look at the deus 2 since its comparable to the manticore in performance.
I'd also wait to see what the Nokta Legend 2 is capable of, since it sounds like there trying to make its performance better then the 700 & 900 and closer to the manticore. Plus I'm sure its price will be alot better then the manticore.

But if you're happy with your 600 you could save yourself some money and keep using it since its still a really good detector.

 

[tombraider2]

Equinox 900 won, on sale with 6" and 11" coils, and gifts. Will get wife out now with the 600
Win - win.

 

[tombraider2]

The handle is fatter, Carbin rod looks good. With an extra coil, small. As much as I want to swing it, I'll hold off and put it under the Xmas tree. I guess the #'s are not like the 600 so that will be a learning curve.