west_coast_mark
New Member
Hello all,
As the title says, I am looking to purchase my very first MD, i have 0 experience with MD but it's something I thought about getting into since I was a kid.
I was initially going to purchase the Garrett ACE 300 as my research has led me to believe it is a good starter and seems to be simple to use.
However, upon further research and pondering I figured I should get something a little better since I will want to upgrade sooner or later so perhaps I should just get a decent machine from the get-go.
My budget is between $500-$1000. From my research these are the machines that I have narrowed down to : Garrett AT Pro, Ace Apex, Equinox 600, Nokta Simplex+ but I am open to any other suggestions.
I am from Alberta, Canada but travel often to Vancouver Island on the pacific so I would like a machine that can handle salt beaches/wet sand as well.
I am looking for the best all-around detector in that price range, I would like to hunt for coins, jewellery, relics etc.
I was dead set on getting the AT pro until I learned its not the best for salt water.
Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!!
As the title says, I am looking to purchase my very first MD, i have 0 experience with MD but it's something I thought about getting into since I was a kid.
I was initially going to purchase the Garrett ACE 300 as my research has led me to believe it is a good starter and seems to be simple to use.
However, upon further research and pondering I figured I should get something a little better since I will want to upgrade sooner or later so perhaps I should just get a decent machine from the get-go.
My budget is between $500-$1000. From my research these are the machines that I have narrowed down to : Garrett AT Pro, Ace Apex, Equinox 600, Nokta Simplex+ but I am open to any other suggestions.
I am from Alberta, Canada but travel often to Vancouver Island on the pacific so I would like a machine that can handle salt beaches/wet sand as well.
I am looking for the best all-around detector in that price range, I would like to hunt for coins, jewellery, relics etc.
I was dead set on getting the AT pro until I learned its not the best for salt water.
Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!!