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Best choice?
- Thread starter ARAWORN
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If you are planning to be in the water, I would go for the Excalibur.
But if wet sand hunting is your objective, I would go with a Sovereign GT due to the ability to change coils to suit your hunting conditions and to easily use a high quality headphone (the stock Excalibur headphones leave a lot to be desired).
But if wet sand hunting is your objective, I would go with a Sovereign GT due to the ability to change coils to suit your hunting conditions and to easily use a high quality headphone (the stock Excalibur headphones leave a lot to be desired).
OldBeechnut
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Both fairly easy to use but I feel the Excalibur is a better machine as far as being able to find treasure. 500 dollars is just a few rings and the good is either will pay itself off in time, just the zWhites a little faster. Question, were are you hunting...general area...I hunt the Chesapeake bay and ocean city Maryland....example of
GeorgeinSC
Well-known member
I purchased an Excalibur II new last July. Not quite a year old. Absolutely no problems. I do give it a gentle fresh water bath after each use and I use a silicone dielectric grease on the battery contacts.
Between the jewelry (gold and silver) and Clad that I have found I am only a couple of hundred dollars from the machine paying for itself.
My one complaint is the Headphones. For some Reason Minelab cuts corners with headphones (they use cheapies) and the Excal is no exception. Sound quality, fit and sound dampening all leave considerable to be desired.
Between the jewelry (gold and silver) and Clad that I have found I am only a couple of hundred dollars from the machine paying for itself.
My one complaint is the Headphones. For some Reason Minelab cuts corners with headphones (they use cheapies) and the Excal is no exception. Sound quality, fit and sound dampening all leave considerable to be desired.
I will add a vote for the Excal over the BH. I found the Excal's performance to be superior.
Know this: the Excalibur is the most modified metal detector in use at the beach.
People often replace the knobs because the factory ones break (why??).
They often get an after-market shaft, usually from Anderson, because the stock shaft is unwieldy and uncomfortable (I think it was designed for divers).
Once the warranty expires, many like to replace the stock coil with a WOT coil.
Some also change out the headphones once the warranty expires.
You get the picture.
What they love about the Excal is the performance of the machine.
Know this: the Excalibur is the most modified metal detector in use at the beach.
People often replace the knobs because the factory ones break (why??).
They often get an after-market shaft, usually from Anderson, because the stock shaft is unwieldy and uncomfortable (I think it was designed for divers).
Once the warranty expires, many like to replace the stock coil with a WOT coil.
Some also change out the headphones once the warranty expires.
You get the picture.
What they love about the Excal is the performance of the machine.