Not only does new tech have advantages over old when hunting TODAY’S ENVIRONMENTS…it HAS to, coming from the perspective of an “old coin” hunter. “Back in the day” with all that 4” silver and beaches loaded with jewelry, about all that was needed was basic iron rejection and a signal. Any of the “old timers” who still hunt today have seen the downward spiral of our hunting conditions. More junk, more clad and less and less old coins every time we find one. The advent of FBS was a huge leap, probably the single biggest leap so far. Now having the EQX and D2 that incorporate better separation with speed, but still offer a certain degree of accuracy, at least allows hunters a chance at a decent return on their time without digging bushels of garbage. All of the places I hunt and people I know hunt are trash laden picked over places. A 70’s machine cannot compete with the machines of today, much like a car of the 70’s cannot compete with the overall advances of todays cars. I’m not talking about a drag race, I’m talking about mileage, pollution control, overall reliability, etc. The REASON why I still find 100+/- silver coins per season is because the machines of yesterday did/could not. I’d be willing to put this to the test but I don’t have any horrible old dinosaurs laying around to test against the CTX. But I really don’t need to put it up against an old TR or something. The results simply speak for themselves….todays machines ALLOW us to continue being successful at our chosen discipline of hunting.