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Sven1 Wrote:
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> Any idea on US pricing on the Pro?
$219 or $299 with DD coil
Nothing for me here so I will wait and see what is next at First Texas.
Steve Herschbach
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
According to Mike Scott (First Texas):
"Shipping domestically next week but most are already on their way to Europe because Euro Tek customers helped design and pre-ordered first after extensive field testing. All other orders will ship first of May."
Steve Herschbach
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Hi Paul,
I think the SST sounds like a great little unit. I like hunting with tones. The difference in the MXT Relic Mode is it is a mixed mode - disc layered on top of all metal, so three tones. Hi beep above disc setting, goose honk below disc setting, and monotone for all metal response deeper than disc will hit. I am not swearing to it but I doubt SST is running mixed mode. Still sounds li
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
The battle continues. Motion and non-motion all metal are a function of a threshold auto tune circuit. True all metal is the unfiltered response of the detector and can be non-motion or motion if auto tuning is applied. Non-motion usually drifts and has minimal application outside pinpointing. The all metal non-motion mode on the F75 will knock your socks off if you can figure out how to apply it
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Like I said Alan, people do not understand the differences and are getting confused. I repeat, setting a discrimination system to accept all metal IS NOT the same as a true unfiltered all metal mode. I am with Keith on this.
Steve Herschbach
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Alan in East Bay Wrote:
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> Keith:
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> The SST is Motion-All Metal with tones. No
> discrimination at all unless you ground balance to
> iron. If that is done it sacrifices depth.
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> Alan
Appears to be confusion on this. From what I am seeing the SST is running in discrimination mode with all items set to acc
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Steve Herschbach
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Biggest difference I see from a practical perspective is the T2 has more resolution in the ferrous discrimination range. For relic hunting or sorting heavy ferrous trash I assume it old be the better choice. I hunt gold nuggets and use the F75 and have been happy with it for that use.
F75 & Gold Nuggets
Steve Herschbach
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
I was a Compass dealer for years and used the units a lot. The sad fact is Compass was going under when the AU-52 and AU-2000 came out. I only had a chance to run a couple before Compass went under, and they were too unstable to be useable. There were coil issues especially. So while I have a lot of respect for Compass detectors I would be very cautious of the AU-52 and AU-2000 used unless you ca
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
No disrespect to people who make videos, but they do nothing for me. I am sure lots of people like them and find value in them, and I am not knocking that.
Detecting is my thing. I do not mind investing some money to get some answers, and ultimately that always means I have to get a detector, try it, and maybe sell it soon at a loss. That remains the only way I can get the answers I want about
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Steve Herschbach
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Three prospecting forums have free classifieds:
AZO
Nugget Hunting
Nugget Shooter
Some people are posing GB2 Wanted ads over there right now.
Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Ha! I have never even turned the GPS on. Seems like it would just suck up batteries, and I know where I am. I agree a non-waterproof, non-GPS CTX with less weight and a much lower price would be a killer. You know that, I know that, and Minelab sure knows that. Sales 101 - leave people wanting more.
And Aaron I did not take Tom's post as negative in any way - sounded very positive to me.
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Steve Herschbach
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I know you did not ask me, but I will respond with a whole different take.
I have been detecting just over 40 years now. I have used a lot of detectors, and my tastes normally run a tier short of top-of-the-line as a step down usually gets me more bang for the buck. I mostly nugget detect so lean towards powerful all metal hunting with detectors strong on low conductors. But I do like hunting
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
In milder soils you will get better depth with the ground balance off. It is just a good old fashioned regular PI with the ground blance off but one of the more powerful.
My TDI coin settings
Steve Herschbach
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Not sure what you mean by permanent? Dealers are being told more new units will come online in August. Distributors appear to be sold out so whatever is still left out there new is what is on dealer shelves.
Steve Herschbach
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Hmmm, read the posts and read them again and I am missing the name calling part. And the original poster specifically said local park.
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Perception is reality. I can just see the city council meeting "there are people with metal detectors digging holes with shovels in the park" just before detecting gets banned in yet another town. The video will be of you digging with a shovel, not the fact you left no mark.
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
I used to do a lot of coin detecting years ago. But that faded as I got into nugget detecting. The last detector I really used a lot coin detecting was a CZ-5. I am a big CZ fan. I often say on forums I do not think things have improved much since 1990 and I usually have the CZ in mind when I say that.
I used the F75 SE a lot the last three years. But I run it almost exclusively in boost all m
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Dealers are being told more Gold Bug 2s will be available in August. Some dealers still have inventory available.
Steve Herschbach
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
"AND STEVE H. - respectively...they did another video for you to show you that in the LOW setting - the results did not change - you were wrong. You don't need to cut off your nose to spite your face and not try - you already own 50 machines"
Actually, I do not need your video to teach me how to set up a Gold Bug 2 and I was not wrong one iota in what I said about that subject.
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
"Please get one and try it for yourself.......you may enjoy it"
I was actually considering it but this whole mess is leaving a bad enough taste in my mouth I think I will just move on. You all have fun.
Steve Herschbach
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
"Times are tough financially for many people - and for the one's where it's not tough - I'd venture to say they're not metal detecting...so for guys that can't afford 3, 5 or 9 machines - they need something versatile - a machine that can separate in iron like no one's business (heralded as the next great detecting frontier), find high and low conductors at 10&q
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
My expectations are low these days as I believe the tech has maxed out to a large degree. I do not expect new detectors that do anything that I cannot already do with detectors I have. I think you guys are off base if you think the Bulgarians have the US manufacturers quaking in their boots.
With tech maxed out the obvious play is bang for the buck. Target expensive detectors and deliver simil
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Hmmmm.
Well, I did watch the video. What did I learn?
The operator does not know how to tune a Gold Bug 2 for maximum sensitivity, negating the value of the tests. The machine was run in "Normal" mineralization setting. The "Low" mineral setting reduces the autotune rate and boosts the gain on the Gold Bug 2, and is significantly more sensitive than the Normal setting. S
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
There is a huge difference between desert and Florida. In dry areas surface depletion is a larger factor than soil accumulation. That is how nugget patches form - the heavies all end up on the surface as the soil depletes. Sink rates like most everything else are site dependent. But no doubtwhat Tom says is true in most places suitable for long term human occupation. Human occupation alone adds t
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Steve Herschbach
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"The DeepTechs actually appear to be as good, if not better, than was first assessed - the Gold or Smart hold their own within their category. It's unusual to find a detector that survives a gauntlet of testing and doesn't display some disappointing large areas of weakness during testing"
I have not seen any gauntlet of testing, and certainly no widespread use by any number
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
I guess we will change that to "new White's waterproof PI".
Discriminating huh? Not sure that I will hold my breath on that. There is always a catch with a discriminating PI it seems. But one can hope and I am sure that statement will light some people up! I mainly am looking for a waterproof PI that handles hot rocks and that preferably has coil options. So far I am describing
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Steve Herschbach
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum