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Compadre with 8" Coil or Silver uMax
- Thread starter Miser67
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bigtim1973
Well-known member
Like pinenut already said if you can afford it go ahead and get the silver. Also had the all metal toggle to help if you need it and also you can adjust your sensitivity too.
I have both and if I had it to do over again, I would just get the Compadre. You can choose either a/m mode or iron reject with the Silver, but the Compadre allows a fine line between those two settings. I found a gold chain with my Compadre. I could RUB it on the coils of my Silver-both 5.75" and 8"- and NOT get a signal. I was still able to avoid paper clips and small iron! BOTH do well coin hunting, however.
That's something I forgot about Compadre; it has the full "ED180" range, whereas the Silver doesn't. So, if you're after small gold bits, the Compadre will see 'em. So will other Tesoros with the ED180 range, but the Silver isn't one of 'em. I think Silver microMAX is an "ED120". Running it in all-metal, still isn't a true all-metal.
machineman
Member
I have had both. I liked the Compadre better. The Silver is nice though, it has a sweeter tone. People talk about finding fine gold all the time, but that is pretty much a dig everything proposition. I usually dont have the patience for it. I think most people would be happy with either. Both awesome. The Silver gives you the option for different coils so thats a good selling point.
Stoof-tabsallday
Well-known member
I would have to vote for the compadre as well.
Out of all my tesoros I get along with that disc circuit the best.
A close second would be my cutlass (not cutlass2) umax.
It's like a compadre but with a sensitivity circuit. Also has a click down to all metal motion disc which is like disc mode bit bypasses all the disc circuitry (similar to compadre in all metal range of the disc knob) and has the higher Bandido II audio freq.
But as far as modern, out of the two you gave, I'd take the compadre, but that's my opinion. I like it so much I got both models.
Happy hunting and let us know which you choose!!
Either will serve you well
Out of all my tesoros I get along with that disc circuit the best.
A close second would be my cutlass (not cutlass2) umax.
It's like a compadre but with a sensitivity circuit. Also has a click down to all metal motion disc which is like disc mode bit bypasses all the disc circuitry (similar to compadre in all metal range of the disc knob) and has the higher Bandido II audio freq.
But as far as modern, out of the two you gave, I'd take the compadre, but that's my opinion. I like it so much I got both models.
Happy hunting and let us know which you choose!!
Either will serve you well
Diggerinva
New member
I have had/owned both and if I were only going to own 1 detector and it was between these two my choice would be the Silver......BUT since I own other machines like the Bandido 2 micromax......I would go with the Compadre with the 8" coil just for its weird ability to find gold jewelry and other tiny treasures.