A few of you have been wondering what some of us with the 8500 think of it compared to the Omega 8000. This is my 2nd go around with the 8500. The first one I had seemed to false an inordinate amount and after a couple of months it went by the way side, so to speak. I have pretty much had an 8000 in my arsenal since they were first introduced. I am now on my 3rd, a version 5 and I have not run into any place I haven't been able to hunt with it. And I mainly hunt for old coins in the typical spots that harbor them.
Right out of the box, I noticed that the tones on the 8500 had more of a clipped sound to them then does the 8000. Same as the first on I had. The 8500, however, has a couple of tone adjustments that the 8000 doesn't have that once adjusted the tones of the 8500 didn't seem quite as clipped. Those adjustments being a tone pitch and a loudness adjustment. Over all, though, the tones are not as smooth on the 8500 as on the 8000.
As most of us know that have the 8000 that it is not a depth demon. The first 8500 I had would hit a 8" cent or dime out in the field. To this point I have not dug a coin deeper then 6" with the 8500 and very few that deep. Somewhat in defense of the 8500, though, since getting it the spots I've hunted have not seen more then a drop of rain in over two weeks and the ground is dry as a bone. Also, my buddy and I have really pounded the one demo site I've been using it on, and coins over all are now few and far between. It has, however, got me 1 silver Rosie and a thin sterling ring with a fake diamond stone. Both were only 3-4" deep.
The 8500 does have some so called DEEP mode/settings that the 8000 doesn't have. And, in one of the DEEP mode settings I can hit my 8" deep buried silver dime. Not a great tone, but there is a high tone squeak/tic. Where the dime is has had some moisture, however.
Right now if I had to make a choice, I would most likely stick with the 8000. I do, though, want to see what the 8500 will do under some more ideal hunting conditions and on a couple of other spots before making a firm decision between the two. HH jim tn
Right out of the box, I noticed that the tones on the 8500 had more of a clipped sound to them then does the 8000. Same as the first on I had. The 8500, however, has a couple of tone adjustments that the 8000 doesn't have that once adjusted the tones of the 8500 didn't seem quite as clipped. Those adjustments being a tone pitch and a loudness adjustment. Over all, though, the tones are not as smooth on the 8500 as on the 8000.
As most of us know that have the 8000 that it is not a depth demon. The first 8500 I had would hit a 8" cent or dime out in the field. To this point I have not dug a coin deeper then 6" with the 8500 and very few that deep. Somewhat in defense of the 8500, though, since getting it the spots I've hunted have not seen more then a drop of rain in over two weeks and the ground is dry as a bone. Also, my buddy and I have really pounded the one demo site I've been using it on, and coins over all are now few and far between. It has, however, got me 1 silver Rosie and a thin sterling ring with a fake diamond stone. Both were only 3-4" deep.
The 8500 does have some so called DEEP mode/settings that the 8000 doesn't have. And, in one of the DEEP mode settings I can hit my 8" deep buried silver dime. Not a great tone, but there is a high tone squeak/tic. Where the dime is has had some moisture, however.
Right now if I had to make a choice, I would most likely stick with the 8000. I do, though, want to see what the 8500 will do under some more ideal hunting conditions and on a couple of other spots before making a firm decision between the two. HH jim tn
