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Could the X-terra Pro be a disguised twin frequency
- Thread starter The Coin Magician
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I admit that I don't have all the answers. For one thing, I don't know if the Nox is an all-digital machine or not. The X-Terra was the first all-digital machine out there, and it pioneered the use of "Smart-Coil" technology that was later employed with the CTX.
An all-digital unit may well consume less power than a hybrid, and it's more likely to be more even in its battery consumption than a machine that isn't.
The bottom line is that we won't know anything for sure until we have them in our hands, and speculating about it w/o any real world information is nothing more than useless mental masturbation. Have a little patience, and in a few weeks we'll all have our answers.
I was questioning that myself!
DigDog
Well-known member
Before multi there were plenty of single frequency machines for the beach but they usually ran very low frequencies like 3-4khz not so sure the frequencies 10khz and above would do so well. I would run it in 4khz though but might not be great on very small targets. It would hit on big rings, coins good ,but good luck on things like small earrings, necklaces, bracelets if jewelry is what you are after.
The thing is PI machines aside multi frequency came out to be great on the beach with detectors like excall, and then the Nox, etc. It was the solution to all the problems on the beach and to find targets the single frequencies didn’t see. Now we go back in time to just a single frequency and for the beach no less I don’t know..
I would use it just as a land detector but thats just me.
I totally agree! I feel very fortunate to have the Manticore in my possession right now. I’m glad I preordered mine in mid August. Minelab really needs to keep product shipping out in order to keep a customer base happy! That’s seriously important!……. If they fail to do that enough, that leaves Nokta to step in & fulfill the demands. Nokta has gained many followers because of those practices. Good prices & good quality detectors, while answering the demands from customers goes a long way.
DigDog
Well-known member
I was a minelab and tesoro guy. Then tesoro went out of business and ML had alot of issues so Nokta got my business.
Ill still get a ML but they became secondary. Spending over $1000 on a secondary detector is really tough.
If they cut their prices back down its alot easier to deal with the issues.
$260 on a detector when it used to be twice that much is a step in the right direction
Ill still get a ML but they became secondary. Spending over $1000 on a secondary detector is really tough.
If they cut their prices back down its alot easier to deal with the issues.
$260 on a detector when it used to be twice that much is a step in the right direction
This happened when the first flatscreen tv’s came out. They were way expensive for what they were. Now you can get a bigger & better one for half of the cost it was back then for same size Tv.
Smigo
Active member
I still have an Xterra 705 and I struggle to see how this is an Xterra!
Its just a cheaper version to fill a gap by Minelab of their machines like the Equinox.
Not cheaper as in its no good but a cheaper version of say the Nox, trading on the great reputation of the actual Xterras. Draw in those who know the Terras are awesome thinking they'll upgrade. Bells n whistles one may but no, im not about to fall for it. The small diffs between the frequencies to me is ridiculous to say the least. Money grab. Now if they had diffs by tens between them ok, but as is, nah, keep it.
Its just a cheaper version to fill a gap by Minelab of their machines like the Equinox.
Not cheaper as in its no good but a cheaper version of say the Nox, trading on the great reputation of the actual Xterras. Draw in those who know the Terras are awesome thinking they'll upgrade. Bells n whistles one may but no, im not about to fall for it. The small diffs between the frequencies to me is ridiculous to say the least. Money grab. Now if they had diffs by tens between them ok, but as is, nah, keep it.
I have a 705 also, had it for 14 or 15 years. I’m not hung up on names, the Pro is an X Terra because Minelab says it Is. The only thing the Pro has in common with the original X Terras is that both are changeable single frequency machines. The coil had to be changed on the originals in order to change the operating frequency. It wasn’t quick and certainly not cheap because it required three additional coils to have four frequencies. On the X Terra pro you just press a button. I don’t recall exactly how much the 705 cost in 2008 but it was probably twice what the pro costs and the Pro will easily out perform it. Time and technology march on.
The X Terra Pro is a changeable single frequency machine that fits on the low end of the Equinox series, it could just as well have been named Equinox Lite. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at the meetings when Minelab chose the name.
“What's in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet.”
The X Terra Pro is a changeable single frequency machine that fits on the low end of the Equinox series, it could just as well have been named Equinox Lite. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at the meetings when Minelab chose the name.
“What's in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet.”
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It amuses me that people who have never even seen the new machine can draw so many conclusions about it by watching a few videos.
The manual is available for download on Minelab's website. A lot can be learned by reading it and watching videos.
morelic1955
Well-known member
I can tell from just the manual that is is more than a "Baby Nox".
Here are the spec pages from the X Terra Pro and the Equinox 700/900 manuals and I came to the conclusion that a Nox Lite is exactly what it is.
morelic1955
Well-known member
I could not care if the Pro is like the other machines. I'm comparing it to the X-Terra 70 and 705. Not here to argue about similarities. I had the Nox 800 and hated it. Besides the old X-Terra series, in my hands will out hunt anything I've ever had, Period!
Spend the $269, buy one like I am and then let us know. I'm not a coinshooter, strictly a relic hunter, so I have not watched any videos on how it performs in parks. My game is to set it up in all metal, 2 tone set to auto-trac like I use my other X-Terras. I
have found plenty of buttons and other coin sized objects at the 12-15 inch depth with them. If it fails that test, well, it will not be a big loss of money for me!
Spend the $269, buy one like I am and then let us know. I'm not a coinshooter, strictly a relic hunter, so I have not watched any videos on how it performs in parks. My game is to set it up in all metal, 2 tone set to auto-trac like I use my other X-Terras. I
have found plenty of buttons and other coin sized objects at the 12-15 inch depth with them. If it fails that test, well, it will not be a big loss of money for me!
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Ok, get where you’re coming from but other than the name it it doesn’t have anything in common with the previous X Terras.
@morelic1955 , what coil did you use most with your 705? After running the standard coil for a year or so I bought the 18.75KHz for better discrimination in trashy parks and never took it off. I'm curious what you use for relic hunting.
morelic1955
Well-known member
I use a 18.75kHz 10.5 DD Have used that coil along with the 5x10 HF coil in heavy nails/iron.
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fematrailer
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Talked to a dealer today and his friend tested his Xterra Pro on an oscilloscope in beach mode and said it's using multiple frequencies in Beach. Wow! I called Minelab and spoke to tech support and they said it's very possible. Maybe we can just hunt in Beach all the time.