Depth Showdown Elite Metal Detectors: Manticore, Deus II, Legend & Equinox
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- Welcome to Metal Detecting NYC. Today I'm going to test the following metal detectors: Manticore, Deus II, Legend & Equinox. Which is the best treasure metal detector and at what depth? Watch the video till the end to find out which metal detector is better and why. Don't forget to leave a comment below and subscribe to my channel. Enjoy watching and stay tuned!
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Coins will start reading as iron at the fringe of detection depth. That's why it seems there was iron there when there wasn't originally..all detectors will do it
I agree 100 percent. I was going to make the same comment. Although they may give a nonferrous tone from a different sweep angle, depending on depth and ground. That is, 6 to 12 o'clock as apposed to 3 to 9.
Yep i agree. I bet if he scanned over the ground once the coin was removed, it would have been quiet.
It is to do with the mineralisation of the soil making deep targets sound like iron. Agree it is a problem with induction balance machines. Hence why detectorists in the UK miss the Silver Hammered coins at depth. Seems to be worse with high conductor’s like silver. 👍🏻
My deepest coin ever was an Australian.5c piece. On semi wet/dry sand at the beach with an old Minelab explorer se. It was a iron bleep but consistent. I never measured the depth but believe me, it blew my mind. Some of my best gold finds have been right on the edge of detection. I concur with the comments here.
I agree with Daniel it Also depends on soil type not just mineralisation as I've done the same test as Merrill using CTX3030 with 17inch coil and silver one shilling in semi clay soil. The depth I achieved at max sensitivity blew my mind lol
That nokta seems like a lot of bang for the buck and they don't seem to leak. I might get one.
Good video Merrill.
I have the Legend and when I'm away from the condos I can run Max Sens on the wet beach.
"Is that where you want to be buried?" 🤣
If I dug a hole like that in my yard, my wife would have said nothing and she would have just filled the hole in herself....AFTER she smacked me in the back of the head with the shovel and pushed me in the hole.
Lol 😂
Yeah great video I can totally see fifty percent more power going in the ground LOL
While more depth is generally better, I'm more interested in separation myself (detecting parks). I'd take the best separating machine over a machine that punched an inch deeper, but struggled with separation. Remote hunting sites with a low amount of modern trash would benefit most from max depth, urban sites with tons of shallow modern junk masking good targets would benefit more from better separation. These newest top-tier machines do a good job at both. I've got a Legend, a Deus2, and a Vanquish 540. The D2 is an awesome, but somewhat complex machine. Not the best beginner machine. The Vanquish is a great SMF machine that is simple for anyone to run. I think the Legend is the greatest value in a upper end detector. It will do 95% of what a Mcore or D2 will do, at a fraction of the price. No shortage of great machines to pick from these days!
All I could afford was an open box deal on a Vanquish 340 but it has made detecting fun and exciting again and I`m finding a lot with it. I`ve always used very simple machines with half the abilities of the Vanquish so it`s a blessing to own..
@@baneverything5580 Bought my father a Vanquish 440 a few months ago, and he LOVES it! He can push the power button, wait a few seconds and take off swinging! He's not tech savvy at all, so it's perfect for him. He scored a 8" merc dime, few wheaties, and some clad on his first trip out with it. Does everything a detector should.
@@nunyabidness1972 I bought some high quality NiMH rechargeable batteries for mine...two sets. Tell him to get some of those if he doesn`t have the battery pack they sell for it. I have a lot of prepping gear for hurricanes and you can recharge a set of these batteries in remote areas or while you`re detecting with a portable folding solar panel and a USB powered charger. May be able to do the same with their battery pack.
I also use a rechargeable 3 speed neck fan that resembles headphones but goes around your neck and blows cool air around your neck, sides of your face, and into the sides and back of your hairline and ears. Helps a whole lot on hot days. Plus even a smaller 30 watt folding solar panel can power a 3 speed USB fan very easily on hot days. You can keep a USB extension cable in the pouch on the panel so you can put it out in full sun and sit 8 or more feet away in the shade to cool off. Learned all this stuff dealing with nearly having heat strokes after hurricanes.
@@baneverything5580 Yep! I got him set up with 8 Lith-ion AA batteries, and a charger. That way he can hunt with one set while the other charges. WAY cheaper for 8 Lith batts and the charger from Amazon than just one Minelab Lith pack, and they'll give full voltage output until they're completely dead. Liths don't pull down in voltage under load like the NiMH and NiCad batteries used to. Heck, I even bought 9V liths for my pinpointers. About 1-2 of heavy hunting would thrash an 9v alkaline for me.
You should have left out the Legend in your test, you did no adjustments on the Legend. This was funny!!!! Come on man , your hung up on those high dollar machines. Question, what is the average depth of dug targets ? The legend does have adjustable frequencies. Still liked and subscribed, just sayin’ my man.
Yup, you noticed that to huh? He could have dropped down the recovery speed, raised the sensitivity, cut back on the Stabilization, dropped the Iron Bias lower or even tried single frequencies or different modes, but he didn't even try. Like you said he's only interested in the high priced detectors. Guess old Merle is caught up in all the advertising hype too! I bought the Nokta Legend and given the chance to buy another detector knowing what I know at this time about metal detecting, guess what? I'd buy the Nokta Legend again and never regret my decision!! I absolutely love the Legend!!
Thank you Nokta, Home Run in my opinion!!!!!!!!!!❤😊❤😊❤
I'm going to watch this a few times to try and understand this vlog
Mineralisation I understand
Halo got it
Silver depth check
But where in this is how did they perform nokta did or didn't at 10
Deus at 11 yes or no
Minelab?
Sorry I got confused 😂
Regards Tony and Kaz
Great and interesting video Merrill. I'm loving using the Deus 2 master here in England, its doing great in UK conditions. Still use the 800 though, love both. Multi frequency has its use to me in steadier or more neutral condition soils. And yes up to certain depths, then yes beyond single frequency moves in and takes the lead.. Incidentally your wife has a great sense of humour.
I miss mine, she loved detecting and also was very witty.
Love the vids mate, thanks Martin, Wolverhampton. 👍
True words Martin👍. HR7.
Sorry about your loss. Be well.
My Deus II is working great here in California. I've been digging a lot of silver coins that my NOX 800 passed over. I sold my Nox.
@@harrysurtees8710 I also live in California and I love the Deus 2 as well. I don’t leave home without it.
iron bias , filter ,and silencer needs to be adjusted on ground like that mezza #historyrevisited
I myself have been wondering if Single frequency is better then Multi simultaneous Frequency. More on Grass and fields. Parks woods, Now on the Beach I would still use a Multi simultaneous, There been times with the 600 I used single freq and it nailed a lot of stuff I missed when I ran it in Multi.. Keep the good stuff coming.. Peace
I wish you would have incorporated the Legend more in all the depths. I think a lot of us are here because we bought Legends based on your videos. What was not clear to me was whether or not the Legend passed on the 10" mark? I know it passed on the 9" and failed the 11" what happened to 10"?
It was the 10 iinch test it did not get in these conditions.
Still shows Legend can hang with the $1500+ detectors, I am sure lg24 or lg30 coils would do a lot better, too much time on nox settings
This is exactly the reason I stick with the cheap single frequency Simplex or Qwest Q10 Pro detectors, it's a money pit! Lke the casinos, the longer you stay, the more you lose :-). Positive areas of iron mineralized ground can be charged negatively with a magnetic pulser if you do it just right you can neutralize the ground, too much and you make it worse :-) I tried it with the Magnetron. Notice the target tone-flute sound is not heard until the coil has already passed over the target, unlike the Simplex and Quest Q10 Pro the more demands they put on the processing the more it lags, once you see this problem it drives you nuts
So for $1000 more you can go 1 inch deeper I think I’ll take $500 legend over the $1600 manticore
I understand your logic. I haven’t identified any magic settings but I think that is about what it would get you. It will get you deeper on small items.
I think the deus 2 is a better machine and a up grade to the legend. It has so many different settings seams to be worth the extra to me
Funny thing is...my old fisher 1265x still hits the same depth 🤔...last one I bought cost me £10 with 2 coils. Now re-wired it's a killer...££££s machines???
Awesome video! It would be interesting to have a part 2 and at about 4 inches put a nail or some other piece of iron just off to the side to see how well they discriminate.
I would have 💯 % dug that signal out with the Legend. I still can’t believe for the price how it’s in the same race with those detectors Especially the DEUS 2. I’m getting that Legend.
Legend =💪
I am 77 yo and don't have many years left before I won't be able to metal detect anymore. So I bought the best, the Deus II. The Deus II hit the eleven inch quarter swinging both ways, and the Legend missed the ten inch quarter. I have found many silver coins with the Deus II that my NOX 800 passed over. I am lucky to be able to afford the $1600.00 metal detector. I figure if I'm out there detecting, I might as well have the best metal detector.
I understand where you're coming from. I bought my Legend with the full Carbon Fiber Shaft, Wireless Bluetooth Headphones and the LG30 coil when I was in South Caroilna about a month ago for $550 total and I'm finding just as much as anyone else. The Nokta Legend is a fraction of the price of the Deus, Manticore or the Equinox and in my opinion the Legend is just as good, and has a better build quality. Don't get caught up in the advertising hype, buy the Nokta Legend and save your money!!!
In my soil in mi I dug 3 holes 15 in quarter 14 in dime and 12 in nickel I have 8 top detector's only two hit all three targets with good vdi fisher f75 and deus 2 in my soil I'm not surprised 😝
Just because you pay more doesn't make it better. I have a stick of butter I'll sell you for 200 it's the best
Thanks Merrill... if I keep learning things about the Legend then I'm happy... yep, I don't have the finances to get more detectors so it is good to see you have included it in the "elite" group.
For my money... it was trying hard to pick up that coin... and, I often go for marginal signals... lessons learned with the Simplex... so, I will swing the Legend with more confidence now!😁
I watch your channel and thus test is not my favourite you need to find a clean piece of ground to compare machines not ground with metal fragments in,I've been detecting for 45 yrs but still enjoy your channel keep going. Richard
Really appreciate you taking the time to compare these detectors and point out soil variables. If you still have the holes in your yard I was wondering if you could try the Legend again with sensitivity jacked up to 30 and/or 15 khz in field mode to see what it would do? I would do it here but the ground is soaked and we are expecting below freezing weather here near Chicago next week. Actually I just rewatched and saw your wifes
comments, DO NOT DIG THOSE HOLES again on my account.
I think you could have tweeked the legend a couple different ways, try it at 10 khz, or try the lg 30 coil on it and repeat test
The LG 30 (9x12) coil rocks, separates better too!!!!
If you tuned audio gain up on the legend , discriminate ferrous , stability 1 , recovery 2 and single frequency it would had hit the coin loud and solid
I seldom give likes for videos I watch, but I was compelled to mash the like icon on this one. I worked in various testing labs throughout my life and objectivity in the tester's methods is key to good accurate results. There are a number of things I would change on your test, but that would be nitpicking. I have duplicated this test in Iowa, Ohio and North Carolina in dry and wet conditions, before and after thunderstorms and at different temperatures. And you are right: soil, soil conditions, mineralization, dampness, salt content, and even the way the coil approaches the object, and where iron is in proximity to the object, all that and more affects the signal. If you want to do something really bizarre, drill your holes in 12 inches in from the edge, then place the coin all the way back, and place it on edge instead of flat. Swing the coils in different directions until you get a clear diggable signal. Then take out the coin and tape a pull tab, a very rusted nail, a piece of brick or tile, or a piece of steel mill slag and see what happens. This detecting thing is not a perfect science. A very well presented logical video. Peace.
Interesting tests/thoughts. Enjoy seeing side by side comparisons rather than just one detector pass or fail. Good stuff.
Love the wife! Typical responses to their husbands.
Really appreciate you including the Legend and Nox 800. For me, what I'm most interested in is if these new detectors are really worth the "upgrade" from last year's models.
Yes the 900 which I’ve owned 2 months now is pulling more silver especially on my river spot it’s incredible! Which we have hit with3 box 800’s!
@@markkus1134 I am on the fence on what to buy 900 or the Manticore.
@@chunk144 I can not wait for a manticore so I bought the 900 eventually I’ll get a manticore but I’m happy now the 900 is a killer detector check out Dave Evers Jr on UA-cam he does videos of our hunts a good one coming up I’ve found over 50 silver so far this year 3 Spanish one a 1721 Pistareen so I’m very happy for now
I would say they are all very close in depth...And hardly any difference between the manticore and nox...but i think the d2 has a big advantage with the iron separation above all....i just dont like the d2 design with the signal wire an d battery in the coil...when the coil breaks its $400 bucks....ouch
For the price, the Legend seems to be quite good. I think they just rushed it to market before it was really ready.
At least they are willing to fix it.
@@dannygreen7391 true. But they're on update 11? Something like that. That a lot of updates.
@@mandolinman2006 very true
Updates make detectors better@@mandolinman2006
Hi Merrill, thanx for the test... I am feeling better now not buying the Manticore, For the same money i transferred (from the equinox 600) to the 900 and could update the detector of my search buddy from a simplex to the Legend.... So I will come back to you after we find 2 Roman, 5 Viking and a few Celtic treasures and miscellaneous chests with gold in it here in the Netherlands 🙂 Don wait up ghehehhhe
I do mostly parks, soccer fields, ball parks, and playgrounds. I don't want to have to dig down around a foot. I know they make better detectors now, but used to be that detectors wouldn't identify a target past 6 to 7 inches deep. That's why if you were hunting an old homesite or relic hunting, you dig every faint repeatable signal because there's no telling what it is. All I need is my Garrett AT Pro for what I do.
Excellent work love this comparison test thank you very much Merle you know you’re responsible for me getting into this hobby
Mighty Manticore huh . I expected a lot more than that for two and half grand .
Me...That's shit better have 50% more power!
"It is in the fundamentals of electro-magnetics where the laws of physics establish limits which cannot be exceeded. Metal detector R&D engineers all understand these laws very well and they all have to develop their detectors within the same constraints. To demonstrate the point further..
..it is possible to put the cheapest
metal detector in a controlled laboratory situation and you can tune it to detect a coin in air at one meter! However, if you take that machine outside and try to use it on the ground it is absolutely useless and won't detect a thing. This is because the huge amount of energy in the search coil is simply detecting the ground
Doubling the gain of the detector doesn't give you twice the depth but it does give twice the ground signal! The magnetic field from the transmit coil to the target diminishes as a cube low. This magnetic field induces circulating eddy currents in the target and these eddy currents produce an opposing magnetic field, which also diminishes as a cube law. It is these which are detected by the receive coil. - So we are talking of a 6th power law of signal against distance (3rd power out and 3rd power back) . So to double the depth of detection requires a transmit current (or receive gain) increase of 2 to the power 6 (iex64, which equals 64 times as much).
This also explains why you cannot get more depth out of a metal detector. Any detector manufacturer who tells you that they have a new development which gives dramatic increase in depth has to be treated with a lot of suspicion.
Dave Johnson, from an interview with him and John Gardiner:
"Getting extra depth out of a VLF, multi-frequency, or PI machine is very difficult, because these machines follow an inverse Gth power law relationship between signal voltage and depth. If everything else is maintained equal, doubling the depth requires 64 times as much signal. If this is done by increasing transmitter power, doubling depth requires 4,096 times as much battery drain. That's the basic reason why depth increases come so slowly in this industry. The biggest impediment to getting usable depth in the grownd, is interference from magnetic and electrically conductive minerals in the ground, which can produce signals hundreds of times as strong as that of the metal target you're looking for..
Searching for ,,,copy the above this is how it is .
Im that guy from the philppnes sir merril. Godbless
Another interesting, thought provoking video Merrell. Not sure what day it was myself but I know what time it is. Time to fill in that bloody big hole. She Who Must Be Obeyed, was not impressed.
Lol 😂
Totally agree with your theory regarding Simultaneus MF and the 9-10" depth analysis Merrill... differing soil types obviously affect things, but generally your theory holds water, in my op. All I know is this, Ive had SF machines, both analogue and digital that hit deep silvers with that definite, "Dig me" tone. However, they weren't so good in hot soils or at the sea-sides..not by a long shot, compared to the Sim MF's. As an example, the XP Adventis 2 and the Vaqu/Tejon, to mention a trio. Fortunately, the vast majority of small coins, jewellery, artefacts are to be found above the 9-10" mark, and a hoard booms-out! "You know it man".
Want to see if u heard about the new Quest metal detector V60 and V80 and the HyperQ simultaneous frequency 5-10-15-20-40-60-updated 80 hzs . More channels and more frequencies then the manticore .
Great video again Merrill, thanks. All the adjustments trying to get the signal are nice and all, but when detecting, you don’t usually do that. So the results in general mode (or equivalent) is the only way to go. And then you see that the manticore is not what it promised to be. I think.
Thanks for the video Merrill, very informative as usual. My experience agrees with your analogy. After about 9" most of the reliability of the tones & VDI become questionable at best. The new tech models, SMF, are a great feature on shallower targets, but that really deep stuff still takes a bit of skill to get.
When I am in the area when I find a lot of gold on the beach and I swing with my equinox and if I hear tiny squeak iron sound I dig because I know this is the maximum of equinox reach two shovels down signal is changing . And sometimes is gold
Interesting review, am I imagining it or did your speaker on your D2 go defective a fair few months ago if my memory is correct, And if so how come you have not sent in for repair, replacement given the 5 yr warranty on the D2 🤔🤔🤔🙃🙃😀😀
Great video, would you still reccomend the Deus 2 today? I mostly do underwater detecting from 0 to 2 meters. Is it worth it today? Or better to get the minelab excalibur 2?
now you're cookin' with gas dude!! ground balance is key. I'd like to sweep that test bed with my Whites 5900 on TR/DISC mode cranked to Nigel 11. Vegas house odds it will detect the quarter to 10" and far beyond.
Glad to be see the legend doing well at a quarter the price of the big Dogs 🐕
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I think I will give it a football analogy. Any given Sunday.
What I mean by this is that the dirt in you back yard differs from that at a beach and from park to park to old home site or whatever or wherever you hunt. So any given day the results will be different. Can find things you know you have missed 1 or 2 times (or more) just for some reason that day....you get the target.
The best way to do an actual test is that; dig a hole about 6 to 8 inches from each other, put in 3 quarters at different depths. Replace the dirt, tamp it down. Water it a couple of times. Let it dry some walk on it. Do whatever so the coins are as they would be when you go detecting. Leave it for a week or so. Then go and swing the detectors over the coins.
Might want to make sure you remember where exactly you planted these. Hate to loose 3 silver quarters.
Might be surprised how the tests will totally change. Toss in a nail or something else iron off to one side or between 2 targets about the same depth....see what happens with the different detectors. Nit sure about what they will do. But just guessing the high end detectors should sniff out the different targets. The lesser machines might have an issue with the iron in fairly close proximity. To me that is more of a test than what you are giving here.
Anyone questions my ability with detecting: my pedigree is that I have been doing this for at least 20 years. Have used 2 different Tesoro's, 3 different Minelab's, and also the Deus the first one with stock coil.
One thing to add; At depth numbers usually don't mean squat. You can have a very high conductive coin or whatever and at depth it will not sound as good. If you want to dig a certain number go ahead. Someone like me will come behind you and pull the good stuff and ignore the numbers. Just saying is all.
Good luck to everyone and happy hunting.
To me this shows that the Manicore is not worth $1600. Still the same technology as the Equinox. But with the Deus 2 there are several other programs that might have hit that quarter like deep high conductor. Or just switch the audio over to a two tone program or the full tones audio. Too many options.
I’m starting to agree and also starting to regret buying my Maticore. I really hope Minelab can come through with a update and fix the obvious issues. If not I’m selling mine and buying a D2!
To my experience that's the result of iron flakes mixed in the ground
It is basically artificial mineralization of the ground as there is not enough concentrated mass to give a feedback. Probably EMI takes part in that too. You should check with a magnet. Lol wrote my comment too early, good job as always Merrill
Ps. I hear your comparison with Virginia and other more ferrous- mineralized places...however down there is naturally mineralized, meaning the iron itself is dissolved into the ground (thus the famous red coloring)while your backyard is irregularly filled with iron shards. Those two situations so chemically different from one another probably have different impacts in the signal processing of the detectors. This kind of iron infestation hasn't been really studied yet, probably because not as evident as the traditional "nail carpet" and really opens a new prospect for new tech development.
If this 50% power isn't adding any performance then surely it is a negative? (draining battery faster)
Thanks for including the Legend in your tests. Are you using the latest version? The beta 1.10...
You have to dig a deep hole put the coin in the soil touching the coin & tamp down the soil to get a accurate depth reading, Detectors work off radio waves penatrating the soil, Not disturbed like your test, Build your self a real test garden with real coins in the field, I think when detectors can't ID targets right they default iron sounds mixed in with the target, You can ask the Minelab Clowns about this
Very interesting, also as you showed and I have tested on the 800. Gold mode goes deep. I think that is the deepest setting you can use,,,Ps, Loved that you got busted by the wife,,,LOL,,,
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Having the manticore myself, I find that it works best on general high conductors for deep silver. I noticed you had it on all terrain general. Even in iron I’ve pulled an 11 inch silver quarter out of North Carolina soil on a recovery speed of 5. If there’s emi I use enhanced audio to make sure the machine is stable on the highest sensitivity possible. I’m no expert, just saying what works for me.
+ the 2 d
Just out of curiosity try a single but selectable frequency machine in the same spot, who knows?
Maybe do a Depth test in Multi and Single Freq on same Garden for each Detector
Making it informative as usual. Can't wait for the next instalment from Professor Merrill....
New to your channel and asking your opinion if you don’t mind, I’m returning to detecting after a 10 year break and just about to buy a new detector, my choices are Manticore, equinox 900 or xp dues 2. Which would you buy if it was the only one you could afford. Thank you in advance.
If you don’t mind the learning curve, Deus 2.
Thank you and I love to Learn, your advice will be actioned, ps your channel is excellent.
You are a great teacher and can stimulate imagination to get a job done so to speak. Why has nobody picked up on the Pericope by Jim Ott? I still have one and was a great learning tool in itself for any detector. Take it to the next level pinpointer will also have a stiletto probe for open hole miss digs. Zirconim tip shaft inside the pinpointer. The original periscope is a 14 inch shift that had the ability to distinguish between iron object and non ferrous. I am developing alot of ideas that are inspired by a great teacher.
How come the nokts anfibio is not in there we know it's crazy deep . Is it because it's not multi ?
The whole first half of the video I was thinking OMG i bet Maya just LoVeS having her backyard torn up. AND then she comes out and feels exactly like I thought. Too funny.
🤣
For a better and more accurate test you should of gone into the jungle where no man has reached before and performed your test there!
This effort would of been deserving of many more likes and yes thats how it works
After seeing all these videos featuring the newest machines I'm sticking with my nox for the time being.
next do a 900 depth test. Also, I failed to realize you were using the 800 until I read the comments and then re-watched the video. lololol
The 900 is the 800 just more gimmicks on it no extra depth
@@jbrown7311 where is the 900 better than the 800 or what ? Do you think the 900 would be an upgrade for the 600? Or the Manticore? I'm down for either the 900 or the manafort what is your take
Man, I'd be like freaked out by all of those blips, beeps, hums. Confused signals. My old analog Compass XP knocked iron out & when it was knocked it, it was gone, leaving the signals you were looking for.
I'm wondering how the simplex would have faired here? Good comparison. Enjoyed it. 👍
I appreciate you for wanting the best machine you can have & use, and I'm trying to make a decision on what new detector to buy out of the 4 to 5 units you've been useing & testing. Thanks for wanting us to know what these modern machines can do, and what they can't do, one to another. 👍
Wives are the best! She's so supportive. Happy Valentines Day!
Very good video Merrill, but it is something I want to ask.
I was just wondering why nobody does tests using big targets instead of the size of coins or rings. I understand that these are common objects to detect but one must know the behaviour of his machine to big targets as well
A hoard of 7" long for example, or the size of a bronze plate or a knife, etc, etc.
Regards
As a Legend owner I'm just happy to see it in the mix with the high end detectors. Curious that you tried changing settings for some of the detectors but not others. That 11 inch test was close for the legend, if you switched to 4kz it might have gotten it.
Absolutely right
He use to Minelab products and knows those settings and spend more time on them , let a legend user do the test , likewise DS2
Lol... wife approaches the test site she clearly was not aware of being developed and asks "is that the hole you want to be buried in? 😂 You're going to fill that in, right?" Reply: "yes..... I love you."
Wife just walks away.
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If you doing a beach test and neee help let me know I can use the my legend for the test
heyyy that mineralisation test isnt accurate... lets say your backyard is highly infested with god and silver nuggets they are not magnetic so its not a serious test :D big gold and silver nuggests could mess up any detector too :D:D:D
I can't see myself paying $1600 dollars for the Manticore when I can purchase the Legend for $550 and try to justify the more expensive purchase for the difference in depth. 😢
Merrill, I am predigest I know. But it seems to me, the Deus II did the best? Late in your test at 19:04 with the eleven inch quarter the Deus II is hitting swinging both ways? Am I wrong?
Slight edge to the Deus 2 in depth although that result was with an unstable detector. But that iron was fooling all of the machines on the test in my yard. I have gone deeper on all of those machines elsewhere.
@@MetalDetectingNYC Thank you Merrill, love your videos. Was wondering though, when are you going to go detecting again, it been a while?
I could use your help sir. I am undecided between the 900 and Manticore. Would be hunting primarily for civil war items, live in TN. So since the manticore has been in your hands over a year now, would like your thoughts. I have enjoyed your channel…. Thank you for your time.
Hi Merrill. Have you seen this comparison - (Bottle Cap Rejection) ? You may find it interesting - ua-cam.com/video/DlmEzXqa4ng/v-deo.html
Super!!! Thanks. Very helpful. We are waiting for new videos
If u try a golden mask gm7 I am confident u will hit from 15" easily plus the minelab so will hit 13/14"
Oops! We were within minutes of changing metaldetectdom forever... then... out of nowhere the Wife-a-tron appears and shuts down our one of a kind never before seen test operation.
You better go to Home Depot and buy some grass seed ASAP! Maybe buy her some patio furniture as a distraction until her grass grows back!
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Great video and I agree with your conclusion!
manticore Recovery 4 or 5 is good think. Don't Forget GB on Always Dude..
Dude! I watch all your videos, the information you provide is amazing. Please get a trypod for indoor shots. And maeby some color editing.
If you turn off the iron detection on the device, you will not be able to find any non-magnetic metals such as gold, silver, bronze, or even a normal 1 Euro coin deeper than 15 cm. VLF detectors are very clearly unsuccessful in soils containing strong iron and magnetism. There is no way to overcome this. For this reason, I recommend that you always keep the iron detection on the device and search, turn off the iron after detection and gradually open the soil until it gives a precious metal signal.
Merryl, what you are also hearing is that the detectors are right at the end of there detection range, that is why you are getting the mixed iron tone. Many machines will call iron when right on there limit, some will also up average and give you a high tone. Thanks for the video, hope you patched that big hole up.
P.s merril when are you back outside with the swinging vlogs??
You are awesome mate keep the video’s coming this is so educational i love it ❤
You didn't ground balance and noise cancel the Manticore on the first tests. That's the difference. I really don't put a lot of faith in tests like this because as you know a coin that's been in the ground for a while is going to hit differently. I have never recovered a coin that was sitting in the ground in a already carved out pocket.
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GPX would have smoked that target. The Manticore and Deus are fun to hunt with but my finds are way higher when using the GPX.
GPX is high on my list of detectors I want to try.
It all boils down to price,are you willing to pay1800 pounds for a manicure when you can get a legend for 600 pounds, that's a third of the price for little depth difference. Sure these machines have got better at separation but if you go back over the last 25yrs theyv hardly gained anymore depth because of government regs on machine output.
For the money I don't think the legend can be beaten on price and performance.
Hello Merrill ! I have a quick question do you know what exactly makes a detector deeper than the other in same conditions and do you think that an update can improve the depth of a detector? I am talking about SMF Detectors with the same coil size
Thank you and Ihop that you are doing well :)
Hello Merrill I am Tim now I am look at buy a new metal detector, And I’ve been looking at these. The problem is I am in Arizona, so yes, we have sand dirt clay, hot rocks, iron you name it we got it, but I like to take it to the beach and in the water how do they perform Here suggestion build a sandbox concept with wood and PVC pipe. I need to know how these things perform in the sand in wet and dry conditions or if you know the how deep the coil can sense and how deep in the water they go I don’t mean just buy metal detector and throw it in the ocean, if I was in the ocean with the metal detector, how waterproof are they? And how’s here performance?
Greetings Sir, I don't understand English very well, my question is which one of these detectors is the best in your opinion?!
This was just too hard to watch!
The guy describing the halo effect appeared to be prospecting for gold nuggets. Which don't corrode or leach away. And therefore shouldn't make halos. But I suppose the missing target might not have been gold :)
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I’m totally confused now. I want Ed to start because u gave great starter vid. Now. I have no idea what s. Going on
My Mars Gauss MD a 1 Heller from 1769 in 45cm no Problem the Manticor lose Up for this !
Good video Merrill. All of those machines are close to the same in depth. Right now I think I'll stick to my 800!!
He really tried desperately with settings for the manticore and equinox to hit that coin. The deus 2 somewhat. The legend not so much. If you're going to really mess with the settings on the minelab product's you should also really take a deep dive as well with the deus 2 and legend to hit that same coin. my take away is for 1500+ you get a detector that might be able to hit a silver quarter at 10 to 11 inches as long as you know what settings to use. I hope someone else can do this same test and also go through multiple settings configurations to see if other machines can hit it also.
My great grandfather and grandfather operated a small Gen Merchandise & Grocery from the late 1890s to the late 1970s. The store building was built in 1916-1978. I have to return to the site to do more detecting. So far I’ve found many many bottle caps and crushed soda cans and lots of iron pieces. Some of the building techniques we saw when the building was dismantled was tongue and groove and pegged joinery. Some square iron nails of course. So far coins have not been found which is very puzzling to me. Now I haven’t detected the site in well over a year because Hurricane Ida decided it wanted to rearrange my exterior and interior of my house 😮 and now that lengthy repairs are over I will get back out there before the Mississippi River Water Levels get too high. Yep the river levels will affect when I can or can’t dig. So as soon as I can I’ll get back out there. Iron leeching into the wet blackjack clay is a challenging Detecting process. 🤷🏻♂️