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  1. J

    Whites VX3 Garrett Vortex VX9 Target ID Accuracy Video

    I detect in areas with higher iron mineralization. Single frequency detectors perform very poorly in these soil conditions for even basic shallow target selective digging. Switching the VX3 to a single frequency here might help EMI a bit but it will also make target ID accuracy much worse. So...
  2. J

    Whites VX3 Garrett Vortex VX9 Target ID Accuracy Video

    Axiom is not a water machine. Coils are waterproof but control box and battery housing are weatherproof rated only. It’s an outstanding nugget and relic hunter with enough settings including a salt mode to be dangerous on deep coins and jewelry. Garret’s Vortex software engineers have taken...
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    Whites VX3 Garrett Vortex VX9 Target ID Accuracy Video

    Vortex is definitely not in the same class as far as included features, display and build quality. However, the Vortex VX9 has far superior SMF tech where I detect for my actual, normal, everyday detecting needs. I hope Garrett will continue to completely ignore anyone that is recommending...
  4. J

    HF2 Coil delay

    Shipping from many European and Asian countries including France, Australia, New Zealand has basically been stopped unless the value of the item is less than $100. That amount used to be $800 before extra shipping fees were imposed by the USA on August 25th 2025. So the HF2 coil is definitely...
  5. J

    Some legend finds

    Great finds Woodbutcher!!!! Sounds like you are able to keep the iron filter settings pretty high or on defaults at that site to cut down on falsing. I have just the opposite at the sites I hunt. I have to turn the iron filtering to the minimum settings and deal with the iron falsing due to...
  6. J

    White's Spectra V3i being resurrected by Garrett?

    I own and regularly use all three. Anything I post about a detector is from firsthand experience.
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    White's Spectra V3i being resurrected by Garrett?

    Last sentence named their SMF tech=Manticore, Deus 2 and Legend. All three and a few more will out detect any Whites V series or DFX detector by multiple inches in depth and with way better target Identification accuracy where I detect. I don’t own a Vortex but I have spent several weeks with a...
  8. J

    The VORTEX VX-9 Has Again Pulled Out A Fantastic Amount Of Coins For August!

    That target IDs not matching up with previous Garrett detectors got fixed very nicely by the Vortex software writers in V9.09. So did the issue with larger targets sometimes locking up the target IDs on adjacent targets. Garrett added some more good features in the latest V9.11 software. I...
  9. J

    Just ordered a "used" Manticore

    Loren mentioned three differences that the Legend, Manticore and Deus 2 have which most people can relate to. He also mentioned the Nokta Triple Score and I would add the Equinox 900 and X-Terra Elite to the list. I am going to add a fourth difference too. The biggest difference is coil...
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    The VORTEX VX-9 Has Again Pulled Out A Fantastic Amount Of Coins For August!

    He says whatever he wants to say and some of that helps grow his YouTube channel. Unfortunately a lot of what he says about the Vortex software issues is true. There have been a lot of updates both to add good features but also to fix many bugs and software programming mistakes. Basically, if...
  11. J

    Heartbreaker NOT!!!

    OL 14K usually stands for “overlay” 14K. So a thin layer of 14K gold over copper, brass or silver. It’s still real gold but just a thin layer. I send chains like that to the smelter for melt value since there is enough gold to equal a gram or a bit less which pays me a few $$$. It all adds up...
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    XP2 High frequence coil

    I have not used the HF2 coil at a saltwater beach yet. If I did, I would only use it in dry salt sand or slightly wet salt sand and I wouldn’t submerge that coil until XP get a water tight seal for the lower shaft mounted battery. For saltwater Beach modes I would only use 29 kHz max frequency...
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    Nox 600

    If you are saltwater beach and surf detecting, I would not submerge an out of warranty Nox 600 as stated above by Donna(NJ. Check with the seller to see what kind of coil nut is on the stock 11” 600 coil. Minelab changed the coil ears to prevent so much coil ear damage. The newer 11” coil has a...
  14. J

    Does the Jarir ATX reach a depth of one meter easily?

    Depth for the ATX and any pulse induction detector changes with the size of the coil and the size of the target. The ATX with its largest coil may be able to hit targets deeper than 1 meter if they are large like targets that weigh 50 grams or heavier. However, I would choose the Garrett Axiom...
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    (Want to sell) Minelab SDC 2300 for sale

    Equinox 800, Equinox 900, Manticore and Nokta Legend can all handle some iron mineralization since they use simultaneous multi frequency tech in their gold prospecting modes. The SDC2300 will sound off on the same hot rocks as the Equinox 800/900 Manticore and Legend but it is much more...
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