CTX owners. Hmm. You might want to look at this video.

I'm sorry bud but these tests prove absolutely nothing because if you bury the targets in the ground,as they are in reality and have been in the ground for years in most cases,everything changes.
Tests in air give totally different results from targets in the ground whether you are testing depths,recovery speed or masking.

Nauti said:

I'm sorry bud but these tests prove absolutely nothing because if you bury the targets in the ground,as they are in reality and have been in the ground for years in most cases,everything changes.
Tests in air give totally different results from targets in the ground whether you are testing depths,recovery speed or masking.

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Then don’t watch them then. I have my opinion on these tests. And I show them. Do they show something.. yep!!
Btw, I am no rookie when it comes to detectors or metal detecting.

What do they show then.....in relation to targets that are buried in the ground.I've done all these tests in the past and then mirrored the same tests with buried targets in a mature test garden.....the results don't match at all in most cases,totally innacurate.
Im no rookie either,i've been detecting for 40 years and done all the tests under the sun.......testing targets in air doesn't prove a thing.My problem with such tests is that some people may overlook certain models after watching these videos when they can perform differently on in ground targets.

Here’s Etrac doing exactly what I have been showing with CTX on in ground target. IH coin beside nail.
Watch both videos. Remember Etrac doesn’t offer the tone pitch options CTX offers.

You should go look at what I discovered with Deus 2 hf2 coil using that foam.
I can select dig for gold rings or ring enclosure targets and dodge canslaw and foil.
And I took it to the wild 3 times and showed video.
Guess what?
Practically mirrored in the wild what I saw on that foam. Hmm
Bet this will roll your eyes too!

Yeah I’ll leave the foil and can slaw for someone else to dig.

How long have the nail and coin been in the ground.

I think most detectorists have figured out that staged air tests have little relevance to in-the-wild hunting. It is the reason we find "missed" coins in places we have searched for many years. Conditions change.

First just watch Calabash Diggers video because he compares each of these machines and draws the same conclusions. I have both machines and the Manticcore is a much better machine. The 3030 is much slower due to too many bells and whistles. its weight will drive you to bankrupcy when it needs repair. The Manticore is much easier to operate once you learn the settins. My only complaint is both machines are harder to set up tone breaks and discremination compared to other manufactures and other folks have noticed this about Minelab.

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First just watch Calabash Diggers video because he compares each of these machines and draws the same conclusions. I have both machines and the Manticcore is a much better machine. The 3030 is much slower due to too many bells and whistles. its weight will drive you to bankrupcy when it needs repair. The Manticore is much easier to operate once you learn the settins. My only complaint is both machines are harder to set up tone breaks and discremination compared to other manufactures and other folks have noticed this about Minelab.

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I've had them both. Yes, I do like the Maniticore weight and design, but that doesn't make a difference in finding coins. I felt the CTX was every bit as deep, if not a tad bit deeper, than the Manticore. It really depends on what you're looking for. I've had the best of the best, and when it comes to pure depth on silver, I preferred the CTX. When it comes to some of the other abilities, it varied from the 800 to the D2 or Maniticore.

For example. The D2 has them all beat when it comes to ergonomics, but the screens are lacking in size.

I really don't care to hear the same old song & dance about air tests meeting in the wild coins that have been there for 50+ years. I know better than that. Sometimes they might compare. Other times, they are nothing alike. The thing is, each top machine has its strengths & weaknesses, none of which can be proven except live in the field conditions. The Maniticore has the best target ID, with the 2D screen, in my opinion, but like all the other top contenders, its main advantage is only good from 8" and less. A coin that has been buried for 100 years and is now at 8" to 10" The CTX will hit it, or not, just as well as the other top macines. Buring a fresh 10" silver dime is not going to prove a dam thing. It takes a coin at normal conditions for being buried for 100 years to compare accurately, and even then it is a maybe.