PokerShark
Member
I have been away from the forum for a while because the frustration with my CTX got to the point that I took a season off (2020) - sorry.
I got my CTX toward the end of the first year they came out and I have to be honest, I am a bit disappointed after spending 5+ years working with it, but I can't say I have had much better performance than many of the older tech machines I have used.
And after more than 30 years as professional techie (currently an Information Technology Director) I find the lack of updates (only one Aug 2016), issues with the cases leaking, and lack of assistance when I tried to get some help with a noisy coil from Minelab - unforgivable.
I have extensively used over the past 20 years a Garrett GTI 2500, Whites XLT and V3i, Fisher Gold Bug II, and my wife's Garrett Ace 350 and I cannot say that my results with the CTX are any better than the other high level machines and at times my wife has had better hits and ID with her Ace 350 than I have had with the CTX on the same target. I traded in the V3i to get the CTX and I actually miss the V3i because it gave me some of my best hunts with a minimal fuss and much less trash. Most of these other detectors tend to hit a target strong with little deviation, but the CTX is all over the map most of the time, and I am sacred to death to get it wet.
Is it time for a change or do I need to give the CTX another chance? I understand there was a water mod that mine definitely has not had, nor has it ever been into the shop for a tune up. I even bought the CTX 3030 book a few years back and went through it cover to cover - multiple times, but the results just are not there and I plan to get out again this year, but I am not read to deal with anymore frustration.
I am thinking about selling it and getting one of higher end Nokta Makro's or possibly come back to a Nox 800 and maybe a Garrett AT for my wife. What are your thoughts? I still believe in the tech in the CTX, I just don't think it likes me that much because we are definitely on different pages.
Please help
I got my CTX toward the end of the first year they came out and I have to be honest, I am a bit disappointed after spending 5+ years working with it, but I can't say I have had much better performance than many of the older tech machines I have used.
And after more than 30 years as professional techie (currently an Information Technology Director) I find the lack of updates (only one Aug 2016), issues with the cases leaking, and lack of assistance when I tried to get some help with a noisy coil from Minelab - unforgivable.
I have extensively used over the past 20 years a Garrett GTI 2500, Whites XLT and V3i, Fisher Gold Bug II, and my wife's Garrett Ace 350 and I cannot say that my results with the CTX are any better than the other high level machines and at times my wife has had better hits and ID with her Ace 350 than I have had with the CTX on the same target. I traded in the V3i to get the CTX and I actually miss the V3i because it gave me some of my best hunts with a minimal fuss and much less trash. Most of these other detectors tend to hit a target strong with little deviation, but the CTX is all over the map most of the time, and I am sacred to death to get it wet.
Is it time for a change or do I need to give the CTX another chance? I understand there was a water mod that mine definitely has not had, nor has it ever been into the shop for a tune up. I even bought the CTX 3030 book a few years back and went through it cover to cover - multiple times, but the results just are not there and I plan to get out again this year, but I am not read to deal with anymore frustration.
I am thinking about selling it and getting one of higher end Nokta Makro's or possibly come back to a Nox 800 and maybe a Garrett AT for my wife. What are your thoughts? I still believe in the tech in the CTX, I just don't think it likes me that much because we are definitely on different pages.
Please help