Thinking about a Quattro

[RonNH]

Trying to decide between a Quattro and an X-Terra 50 or 70. I am currently running a DFX, which I really like and intend on keeping but I thought a different machine would make detecting a little more interesting. I know the X Terra's are lighter and more basic than the Quattro. The Quattro seems to have more depth but a higher learning curve. I hunt mostly cellar holes and old fields as I don't have parks or the beaches nearby. The things I find are well earned as most of these sites have been hunted before, but I think the silver was just skimmed off the top. What are your impressions with the Quattro, can you swing it all day, is it hard to learn, can you save programs like on the DFX? And what can I expect to pay for a good used one. I haven't seen any used ones on the classifieds and take that as a sign that people tend to hang on to them. Thanks for any input. Ron

 

[Huntur]

it does go deep. To me, at first it acted like it would be an easy machine to learn, and it is, but it is more sophisticated than I first thought. The tones/sounds really will talk to you the more you use it. It has 4 programs and 2 or 4 for saving custom likes/etcs. It is a little on the heavy side but its just a matter of getting use to the weight. I have developed a great confidence in its ability to find deep coins and that is to me the bottom line. Do the test garden and watch it go to work in all-metal.

 

[Chuck@TreasureHut]

Well said Huntur.....and Ron, it can be a bit heavy on the arm and elbow after 3 or 4 hours. The "Swingy-Thingy" however, makes it almost weightless, and I wouldn't hunt with my ExpII or Quattro without it. Trying to find one used is difficult, as is it with the EXPII. Good luck and HH.

 

[james1969]

If your sites are not too trashy and there's not a lot of iorn then go with the Quattro as it's deeper,in high trash and iorn I would go with the X-terra,the Quattro is also fantastic on the beach.

 

[Angela (Australia)]

Hello Ron, the Quattro does handle iron infested ground really well. I can say this because I work mostly in iron trash ground, that's where the relics and coins are here. The Quattro also handles salt water conditions very well. If you noise cancel near another detector, it will work fine without interference from the other detector. Same for powerlines. It is a deep beach machine. You can cross save from one mode to another. The detector has four modes, hence the name "Quattro", Italian for four. It locks onto targets extremelly well, and pinpointing is a breeze once you get use to the DD coil. The only thing I would say its it's downfall is that the computer is a little slow in recovery, but by working in High Trash, it speeds this up, though you will sacrifice in accuracy using this HT setting.
Angela

 

[Mirage]

I have both the DFX and Quattro. My son primarily uses the DFX. He hates using the Quattro. It was an adjustment for me. I do agree you will add variety to your metal detecting experience. I also think the DFX is better in the type of sites you mention. The weight is not that big an issue.

Mirage