Just for fun I did an air test comparison of my Safari vs the Titan 2000xd aka Bounty Hunter 2200. Yeah a $1000 detector against a $100 one LOL.
Coin Titan 2000xd Safari
Nickel 7 13
Dime 6 1/5 12
Quarter 7 1/2 13 1/2
Titan had the sensitivity to max, Safari at 18. Depth is in Inches
In my test garden which is only a month old and in mineralized soil both detectors are able to detect all coins at 5" with no difficulty and accurate display all but the penny which registers as Iron on the BH.
When I move to the 10" row the Minelab is the only one to detect all coins. It also displays correct numbers on the display. The BH does not make a peep on any of the coins in the 10" row.
Although the Safari trumps the Titan in depth. After detecting for a while I have learned that separation and information is more important than just depth alone. Also light weight is a true blessing. There is no doubt the Titan would do ok for most coin hunting, it's light and inexpensive but you really do need to run it wide open and dig every target over 5 inches to be sure.
After using the Safari for a few weeks now I feel that the BH doesn't give enough feedback of what's under the surface. A single beep just doesn't cut it for me even as a second detector. I think I may want to sell it and check out the Fisher F70, the Minelab 705 and the Teknetics T2 as a second light-weight unit for my wife.
Coin Titan 2000xd Safari
Nickel 7 13
Dime 6 1/5 12
Quarter 7 1/2 13 1/2
Titan had the sensitivity to max, Safari at 18. Depth is in Inches
In my test garden which is only a month old and in mineralized soil both detectors are able to detect all coins at 5" with no difficulty and accurate display all but the penny which registers as Iron on the BH.
When I move to the 10" row the Minelab is the only one to detect all coins. It also displays correct numbers on the display. The BH does not make a peep on any of the coins in the 10" row.
Although the Safari trumps the Titan in depth. After detecting for a while I have learned that separation and information is more important than just depth alone. Also light weight is a true blessing. There is no doubt the Titan would do ok for most coin hunting, it's light and inexpensive but you really do need to run it wide open and dig every target over 5 inches to be sure.
After using the Safari for a few weeks now I feel that the BH doesn't give enough feedback of what's under the surface. A single beep just doesn't cut it for me even as a second detector. I think I may want to sell it and check out the Fisher F70, the Minelab 705 and the Teknetics T2 as a second light-weight unit for my wife.
