It took minelab a long time to catch up or pass Garrett , any way you want to word it. It's not like minelab has always had the better machine, heck they only had fbs and Xterra, which as much as I like the Xterra it's nowhere near as good as the At pro. Minelab really had nothing to compete with the at pro for at least 10 years..
I know alot of guys are blinded by a few finds here and there,and I get it so no offense from me. But Garrett is still a dominating force in this hobbie,and don't look like they're going anywhere soon, buying other companies out,etc.
That's true, but as of late, how much of that "dominating force" is due to innovation and how much of that is due to very effective marketing?
I'm not criticizing or attacking Garrett, as "business is business" and if "sponsoring" Youtube channels gets you sales, go for it! But I think we need to recognize where Garrett's current strength lies.
But they produced awesome products like the AT Pro. I'm confident they'll come out with something comparably groundbreaking soon enough.