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Re: Equinox finds deep Roman coin DrTones24k video
September 28, 2017 09:13PM
Thanks for the reply! I have one on order! I never owned a ctx due to the price and weight. I liked the Expl I had , but again the weight! Detecting is supposed to be about fun, not about keeping the local surgeon in business! smileys with beer
Re: Equinox finds deep Roman coin DrTones24k video
September 28, 2017 10:44PM
Dr.Tones Wrote:
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> My testing, in my ground conditions with the curre
> nt firmware version that I am running, the EQUINOX
> is hitting deeper targets than my CTX in multiple
> configurations. This is not the end all be all tes
> t nor is the Equinox done being refined. Things ar
> e constantly evolving and are subject to change wi
> th each firmware update. Just my experience. The T
> ID is as stable as the CTX albeit different. Put i
> t this way. When I traveled 3000 miles to detect i
> n England at Detectival, for a very limited amount
> of time, I was bummed that I couldn't use the Equi
> nox on the first day because it wasn't announced y
> et. After the formal release of the Equinox on day
> two of Detectival I was extatic! I could finally h
> unt with the Nox in the open. And guess what... I
> didn't put it down for the rest of the trip. Why?
> I dunno? I just FEEL like it's hitting everything
> that my CTX would (possibly more) and it's such a
> pleasure to swing. I prefer it because it's everyt
> hing I'VE been wanting. But what I want might be d
> ifferent from what you want. In time I'll be able
> to put out some more test videos and you'll start
> seeing real reviews. If you're on the fence about
> purchasing one, I'd encourage you to get your hand
> s on one when the time comes and put it through yo
> ur own testing. The Multi IQ is very different fro
> m FBS in ways that I'm not allowed to explain unti
> l the testers and the engineers are satisfied with
> the results. This isn't because it's proprietary,
> it's because we're trying to get it tested in as m
> any real life scenarios as possible before we come
> out and say "this is how it reacts in so and so" a
> nd we can't do that until the final version is com
> plete. That's why I can't come out and say "crown
> tops sound like..." etc. because each step closer
> to the final product reveals subtle improvements a
> nd statements have to be retracted or corrected an
> d reinstated.

Brandon,

Very good information here. I really appreciate it. Thank you for joining here, and opening yourself up to a barrage of interrogation!

Sounds like it's quite a machine...

By the way, when you finally ARE free to discuss the specifics of "how Multi-IQ is different from FBS," I, for one, would love to hear as much of the detail as you are capable of providing.

Much thanks,

Steve
Re: Equinox finds deep Roman coin DrTones24k video
September 30, 2017 12:57PM
Thanks for the words Brandon. It has been over 3 years since I've made videos and I was a huge E-Trac (then CTX) guy, but the weight just killed me. Other machines weren't as fun. And here comes what most of us had been asking for right around E-Trac time - a light one. Videos will come again.
I will miss the 2D screen, but not a deal breaker and it has those tones! (or close).

Any idea from the devs if a 2D screen or upgraded (higher models) are on the horizon? I mean, we have a 600, 800, what about a 1000? 1200? Even if it is a paid USB update.

Thanks for your time,
Albert
Re: Equinox finds deep Roman coin DrTones24k video
September 30, 2017 03:19PM
So far, no word on any follow up models. They're always brewing something though.... just not sure what