bubbadirect said:
So Monte, do you need to lower your sensitivity on the production racer, since they made it "sparkier" for the official release version, vs your pre-production unit?
No real difference noticed yet. I'm headed out the door for some detecting as soon as I finish tying my boots, and I'll do more coil switching and comparisons [size=small](since I have the small 4.7X5.2 on my pre-production Racer and the 5½X10 DD on my new production Racer)[/size] and I'll even use the stock coils on both models, side-by-side with comparable settings.
I recall when Dilek at Nokta/Makro Detectors mentioned prior to the Racer's release that they might bump up the 3-Tone mode performance to come close to the 2-Tone mode, but personally I was kind of hoping they wouldn't change it from the pre-production unit they sent me and Keith and Steve and whoever else got one. "Sparky" is exactly what these units are, even as they were initially, and I don't think they needed more juice. Matter-of-fact, it's my belief that too often we see people crank the Gain up to try and achieve what they think is better performance, but too much can be harmful.
Frequently I have mentioned, in my evaluations or in replies to forum posts, that a reduced Gain setting can still be very impressive. There might be a little loss in overall depth, but there can be an improvement with more modulation and less saturation in the audio report. They can also work a little better in dense trash conditions
I'll get back on here later today after some side-by-side comparisons, using the stock 7X11 DD coils as well as accessory coils, of how my Pre-Production and new Production Racer's compare in the 3-Tone motion Disc. mode. Maybe there is a difference I haven't observed yet, but so far they both work similarly and both work quite well.
Monte .