I really love the Manticore going from the Excaliber II that used for years it's night and day. sense the crud a few years ago It's been hard for me to get to the coast for beach digging so I have been limited to the local lake beds. The target trace is everything to me. A lot of the areas are heavy with Iron I mean red Iron rock that when wet bleads rust down the bank. With the Excaliber and and other machines I have had they would just null out in these conditions. The Manticore will pick up targets that I was unable to see before It will give skewed numbers but the target trace will show a line from nonferrous to ferrous. I am pulling old coins that I never heard before and having detected the areas many times through the years. I pulled a silver quarter at 14 inches deep a week ago and a silver rosey at 12 inches. The Target trace will show many targets at once good and bad. I have been using it for 10 months now and still haven't updated the machine. I want to but I'm not the best at downloading stuff and don't want to screw up the machine. Some body will post a how to video that I can follow and I will get it done.
😃 glad to hear you're enjoying the Manticore! That's gotta be neat finding targets you've passed over in the past. I'll try to make a quick how-to for you to update the firmware. It's really straight forward. 🤙
I've also had the Manticore for 1 year. How's your experience in black iron beach sand? Turning the sensitivity down to 18 or 16 decreases depth but lets me keep finding coins, with distorted VDI numbers. Weirdly, I find many more nickels this way than at default sensitivity 20 in regular sand. 😮
Definitely can relate to the wonky vdi numbers. As far as I can tell, It's not as good in the super black sands as my NOX800, but I might still be biased 😊
Hey Jason. You didn't mention anything about the Minelab ML 105 wireless headphones or their sound quality or loudness level. Personally, I really like having the option to use any Bluetooth headphones or earbuds I want with my Equinox 800. I haven't bought the Manticore, but I bought the Equinox 900 and the Xterra Pro. Because they don't support standard bluetooth, I'm considering buying the Minelab WM09 wireless adapter for those two detectors so I can use earbuds...but I'm wondering if the sound output level will be loud enough for me, as it's my understanding that the module doesn't have volume control (similar to the wireless module that comes with the Equinox 800).
I would like to give the Manticore a good run for its money, But I myself can not make cents out of trying to make that back in a yrs time. I know with the 600 and other detectors I bought paid for themselves in the first Season I used them. Thanks for sharing this Review.. Happy Hunting
You bet! And you make a good point about recouping the costs. My Nox800 easily paid for itself within the first season. I should try and tally last season's finds and see how I did with the Manticore. Happy hunting!
Awesome review. Unfortunately I bought the Nox 900 since the Manticore took forever to be available. I like my 900 but I also still use the 800. I would never sell my 800. It almost seems like the 900 is the Manticore minus the screen trace or the red and black numbers between ferrous and non ferrous. The vdi is about the same. The most important thing to me is that they both find the gold and silver. Keep swinging my friend. 😎
Great Run down……I also have a M-C, will run it tomorrow morning at Sunset Beach for The First time, , I also have a Deus 2 , with The Massive 13 inch coil & don’t get any wobble…….Forums are stating The Garrett Sea Hunter is being Discontinued 😢………Thanks for sharing.
I had heard that Garrett bought out the old White's company. If they're gonna discontinue the Seahunter, I hope they release more varieties of beach themed pulse induction machines as an improvement on the old White's machines. We shall see.
I enjoyed the video. I know what you mean about keeping a certain machine forever. I have an old Tesoro Bandido i bought in 1990. My grandfather had just just retired, and liked to go detect with me. He never wanted to try it himself, he just liked seeing what I found. He really liked seeing old coins he remembered coming up. I've found tons with it, its still a great machine (if you know its language) and I can't use it without thinking of those days with him. Its not going anywhere.
Thank you, great review. Have watched a few of your vids recently and just subscribed. Got a Equinox900 a month ago, and now shopping for our second machine to have one for each of us. It's down to another 900, Manticore, or Xterra Elite.
@@Standupnfall Awesome! I've heard the 900 and Manticore perform very similarly with the exception of having Target Trace on the Manticore, which may or may not be worth the price difference, but best of luck with your purchase and Happy Hunting out there! 🤙
Thank you for all the info. I enjoyed this video because you took the time to explain everythung. Currently I have in my arsenal : CTX3030, Equinox 800 ( I feel the same as you do it's the best), 2 MXT Pro, Surfmaster. I have been contemplating getting the Manticore, you have helped me make up my mind. Thanks again. I am subscribing to your channel, you're a real person, easy to listen to.
@@goldfeverpete3693 thank you Pete, glad it might have helped you out! Thanks for subscribing! Just a heads up for now I've put a hold on releasing new content at least for the time being due to a much needed career change and furthering my education. Lot's of luck out there! 🙏
I think one thing you need to worry about with the 800, which I've been using for many years and love, is it's water issues. I have taken mine in the water many times, but very rarely do I let the water get anywhere near the control box (whatever it's called). A few times it's gone below the waterline and been ok but I'm not confident in it given all the information from others. I plan on hunting a lot of water in 2025 (fresh water) which will for sure contain a lot of iron and lead so very highly thinking of getting a Manticore - thanks for your video on the upgrades you made, will be copying some of them. Like the idea of keeping the 6 inch coil on the 800 and the 11 inch on the Manticore, for sure sounds like the plan for me.
P.S. - Thanks for the reflective tape idea. The water here on the east coast is not always the clearest so Im hoping the Sun hitting the water will make it easier to see my coil to get my scoop exactly in the right spot.
For sure! My wife gave me the idea. Just be sure to get non metallic reflective tape so it doesn't interfere with coil sensitivity. Also, it might work in the day time, but it works best after dark while using a headlamp
Hi Jason, Regarding paying off your machines or recouping your investment with the platinum and gold rings. Are you actually selling the finds or are you mentally recouping your investment?
@@jasondoesthingsHave you found a local reputable place to sell your finds? I went to a local jeweler and was offered $175 for a ladies wedding set that likely retailed for more $3000 ish.
Thanks Jason. Only just seen your review. And as an old 800 user and having my Manticore for well over a year now would agree with your review. The biggest problem with the machine is it’s too digital I struggled with really deep targets with it. It’s not as good at defining deep as opposed to small targets I find. I never had that problem with the Nox 800 as the sound of really deep stuff would bleed off if that makes sense..I used the 15 coil with the Nox and have just recently purchased the 15” coil for the Manticore so hoping to get real deep lol. Also those headphones my god .big bulky heavy sweaty things. Oh and noisy..the wind noise from them not good. Yes the machine has proved it works ok. But is it £900 better than a Nox900. I don’t think so. But if I had purchased the 900 I would probably be asking myself what am I missing lol. It’s a hobby and we always strive to get the best we can afford. Regards Jim uk.
Would be nice to know your thoughts on what you find vs your old machines. Do you feel like you’re finding valuable targets you wouldn’t have found with the 800? Do you feel like it goes deeper than the 800? I have a legend and a 600 I’m completely happy with the features and build quality. Really valuable info would be, am I going to find things with the manticore that my current machines won’t find?
@@jboat571x9 As far as finding more valuable targets, I would say no, definitely not. Especially if you have come to know the sounds of an older machine. Aside from possibly a little more depth, the one really useful feature of the manticore has been the target trace, which adds a layer of information to the decision of dig or no dig. It's a great machine, but for the price point, the benefits have been rather marginal compared to my Nox 800 to be honest. Hope that helps! 👍
Awesome video! I just purchased a manticore and seems to have a lot of chatter. I only do parks and fields. Do you have that issue? If not what settings to you recommend to run the machine stable? Thanks
@@mase202 Congrats! A few things to mitigate the chatter is be sure to do a proper noise cancel with the coil about a foot off the ground, also check for sources of EMI such as cell towers or power lines overhead as those will increase chatter... even cell phones can contribute to it. Next is bring the sensitivity down until it calms the chatter. Depending on the park, I usually run between 18 and 24 sensitivity with recovery speed between 5 and 7. Also, make sure your machine has the updated firmware. There's instructions under the Manticore page on Minelab's website. Hopefully that helps!
We better be getting an update after seeing what that vortex did I made a video with mine and couldn’t do it so not happy with mine or at least not till we get a new update
I loved this review! I picked up the Manticore on the 35th anniversary sale recently... However I'd also picked up the Equinox 900 on Black Friday last year. Both machines were an AMAZING upgrade from the Equinox 600 I'd been swinging for several years prior. Now I have to decide which one to keep. I feel exactly the same way about the flashlight and vibration, just never seem to use them and if I'm out at night my headlamp or bandoleer lamp works so much better regardless. The iron falsing really worried me initially, but with the updated iron display I actually just leave the iron on all the time and turn the ferrous volume down to almost nothing, that way I can see the red iron 'suggestions' in the numbers and use that to inform my digging decision, I can pretty much tell every time now when I'm digging deep iron. There is one upside for the Manticore iron affinity at least for me up in Canada, our clad is mostly steel alloys so usually iron bias in detectors makes them very hard to find; so far I've found that Canadian clad rings up louder on the Manticore than on the 900 or 600. I've found more or our 2 dollar coins 'toonies' with the Manticore for sure. I might be the only person who doesn't like the full colour backlit screen haha (except for the red iron numbers which are great), I prefer a monochrome retroreflective LCD like the Equinox line, easier to see in the sun and on sunny days it shows up better on camera, but that's a small gripe I'm sure I'll get over. I've got about 50 hours on the Manticore so far, so still a long way to go before I'm super confident. I've thought about it this way: The Equinox detectors are like a Honda Civic, perfect daily drivers, reliable, and perfect for just about anything you'd need them to do; the Manticore is a Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato All-Terrain (seriously though look up this car, it's an off-road capable Lamborghini and it's ridiculous but amazing), it might seem like too much at first and more power can sometimes have diminishing returns if the environment isn't perfect for it, but I know which one I'd really want if I had the option.
@@ScoopyJoe Great points! One thing I wish they included on the Manticore that the 900 has is the all red monochrome option for better night vision (not sure how it would look on camera though) Cheers and thanks for watching Joe 🤙
I feel they fixed the 800 faults in the 900. Better ears on the coil, carbon fibre shift, wider vdi range. Quicker start up and vibrating handle are also good additions.
Hi Jason I just subscribed to your channel.I currently own the Equinox 800 and have been very happy with it but Im considering another Equinox 900 since you get the small coil also with that pkg or going to the Manitcore since the price was dropped on both models a few days ago..having a hard time deciding on the Manticore or the 900..Any thoughts..
Well, I'll always be a fan of the Nox 800. Pirate Mike might be the guy to ask about the Nox 900... I know he was having some issues with his. The Manticore is quite a bit better at nulling out EMI than the 800, but I'm not sure about the 900. I'd say go with what best matches your budget because all three including the 800 are top notch machines. Hope that helps, feel free to email me if you have any other questions about the machines, you can find it in the about section 🤙
I like your idea of the reflective tape but if I’m not mistaken it’s metallic tape, it has foil in it I think to make it reflective . I’m not a 100% but ya may want to double check as you could be masking out gold chains while ground balancing out foil and gold chain signals every time you turn on your machine cause of the tape . Foil and gold chains ring up the same ;) but I’m sure you know that as the nox was all the rage cause it was the 1st machine that could find thin gold chains .
And for the rays buy ray guards ;) excellent boots for water hunting, they have a lot of grip and tread and there’s no way a ray could Penetrate these things. Once I was stung I found the ray guards and use em still to this day and had em many many years
Thanks for the tips! I don't know how they do it without using foil, but the stuff I get is totally non-metallic. I tested it with VLF and Pulse Induction. I've got a pair of ray guards but they're too big and wobble on my foot. I need some neoprene socks or something
@@jasondoesthings oh good glad you were ahead of that before ya placed the tape ;) I wasn’t sure but figured it was worth a mention and yeah Baught my ray guards a little big too so I could get my waders on with them, but neoprene socks would be great
The D2 lower is junk from the factory! It’s made of cheap plastic! It only wobbles in the water. But…… the can locks are crap as well! It was made for the dirt diggers!!! And if you are 6’ and taller it really sucks because it is too short! If you ever get one go straight to Steve’s detector rods and buy the complete carbon fiber rig!! You can custom order the lower if you are super tall.
Well I recommend you to XP after they gave out a bunch of detectors to UA-camrs that either don’t find anything or won’t use it because they are hooked on minelab. Like fun with you know who. And I dig Daytona! Waste of product!
@@jasondoesthings Ha ha we are not all as stupid as you think we are, I know how it works with you youtube celebs, not interested in any of your biased reviews as you know nothing about the machine your reviewing...🤪
@@jasondoesthingsthere’s always one or in my case a few don’t even respond I’m like you I try to respond to everybody but not the ignorant ones all were trying to do is help people make informed decisions and we all have different opinions it’s what someone does with all those opinions and makes a informed decision on what to purchase with the manticore tipping $1900 I wished I would of found more unbiased reviews on it because out of the box with the 1 update it doesn’t do good in my soil here in Indiana maybe it’s different in clay or ? But not happy here Thanks Jason for your time making these I know first hand you have a lot of time invested so from everyone here 🙏🏻 thank you
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I love mine. I used self fusing silicone tape on the grip to cover the groves.
It's a good addition for sure. Did you also notice a huge improvement in overall performance after the software update? 🤙
@@jasondoesthings It likes tiny targets . It blows my mind at how small some targets are.
Hey Jason well done loved it keep it up, remember to make it fun and Happy Hunting 👍🙂..
Thanks Martin! Any cool finds lately?
@@jasondoesthings house still under construction have not gone out in 6 months but getting close to the end of it maybe soon
I really love the Manticore going from the Excaliber II that used for years it's night and day. sense the crud a few years ago It's been hard for me to get to the coast for beach digging so I have been limited to the local lake beds. The target trace is everything to me. A lot of the areas are heavy with Iron I mean red Iron rock that when wet bleads rust down the bank. With the Excaliber and and other machines I have had they would just null out in these conditions. The Manticore will pick up targets that I was unable to see before It will give skewed numbers but the target trace will show a line from nonferrous to ferrous. I am pulling old coins that I never heard before and having detected the areas many times through the years. I pulled a silver quarter at 14 inches deep a week ago and a silver rosey at 12 inches. The Target trace will show many targets at once good and bad. I have been using it for 10 months now and still haven't updated the machine. I want to but I'm not the best at downloading stuff and don't want to screw up the machine. Some body will post a how to video that I can follow and I will get it done.
😃 glad to hear you're enjoying the Manticore! That's gotta be neat finding targets you've passed over in the past. I'll try to make a quick how-to for you to update the firmware. It's really straight forward. 🤙
I've also had the Manticore for 1 year. How's your experience in black iron beach sand? Turning the sensitivity down to 18 or 16 decreases depth but lets me keep finding coins, with distorted VDI numbers. Weirdly, I find many more nickels this way than at default sensitivity 20 in regular sand. 😮
Definitely can relate to the wonky vdi numbers. As far as I can tell, It's not as good in the super black sands as my NOX800, but I might still be biased 😊
Hey Jason. You didn't mention anything about the Minelab ML 105 wireless headphones or their sound quality or loudness level.
Personally, I really like having the option to use any Bluetooth headphones or earbuds I want with my Equinox 800.
I haven't bought the Manticore, but I bought the Equinox 900 and the Xterra Pro. Because they don't support standard bluetooth, I'm considering buying the Minelab WM09 wireless adapter for those two detectors so I can use earbuds...but I'm wondering if the sound output level will be loud enough for me, as it's my understanding that the module doesn't have volume control (similar to the wireless module that comes with the Equinox 800).
Hey Mr Fixit! You make a great point! I'll have to do a followup video that talks about the headphone quality. Thanks and Happy Hunting 🤙
Thanks Jason. I hope to see your followup video soon and get some good comments from others before I spend any more money..
I would like to give the Manticore a good run for its money, But I myself can not make cents out of trying to make that back in a yrs time. I know with the 600 and other detectors I bought paid for themselves in the first Season I used them. Thanks for sharing this Review.. Happy Hunting
You bet! And you make a good point about recouping the costs. My Nox800 easily paid for itself within the first season.
I should try and tally last season's finds and see how I did with the Manticore.
Happy hunting!
Great review Jason. Would you say that the Manticore has been able to find targets that you would not have found with the 800?
Thanks! It does seem like it hits on much deeper iron lol, but in general, yes, especially when digging in areas with a lot of EMI
Awesome review. Unfortunately I bought the Nox 900 since the Manticore took forever to be available. I like my 900 but I also still use the 800. I would never sell my 800. It almost seems like the 900 is the Manticore minus the screen trace or the red and black numbers between ferrous and non ferrous. The vdi is about the same. The most important thing to me is that they both find the gold and silver. Keep swinging my friend. 😎
Good point, they both are exceptionally good at finding treasure 🤜🤛 Happy Hunting!
Great Run down……I also have a M-C, will run it tomorrow morning at Sunset Beach for The First time, , I also have a Deus 2 , with The Massive 13 inch coil & don’t get any wobble…….Forums are stating The Garrett Sea Hunter is being Discontinued 😢………Thanks for sharing.
I had heard that Garrett bought out the old White's company. If they're gonna discontinue the Seahunter, I hope they release more varieties of beach themed pulse induction machines as an improvement on the old White's machines. We shall see.
Great review! Very informative and I dig your personal style of communicating with the viewers
Thanks Tyler! ✌️
I enjoyed the video. I know what you mean about keeping a certain machine forever. I have an old Tesoro Bandido i bought in 1990. My grandfather had just just retired, and liked to go detect with me. He never wanted to try it himself, he just liked seeing what I found. He really liked seeing old coins he remembered coming up. I've found tons with it, its still a great machine (if you know its language) and I can't use it without thinking of those days with him. Its not going anywhere.
Thank you, great review. Have watched a few of your vids recently and just subscribed. Got a Equinox900 a month ago, and now shopping for our second machine to have one for each of us. It's down to another 900, Manticore, or Xterra Elite.
@@Standupnfall Awesome! I've heard the 900 and Manticore perform very similarly with the exception of having Target Trace on the Manticore, which may or may not be worth the price difference, but best of luck with your purchase and Happy Hunting out there! 🤙
Thank you for all the info. I enjoyed this video because you took the time to explain everythung. Currently I have in my arsenal : CTX3030, Equinox 800 ( I feel the same as you do it's the best), 2 MXT Pro, Surfmaster. I have been contemplating getting the Manticore, you have helped me make up my mind. Thanks again. I am subscribing to your channel, you're a real person, easy to listen to.
@@goldfeverpete3693 thank you Pete, glad it might have helped you out! Thanks for subscribing! Just a heads up for now I've put a hold on releasing new content at least for the time being due to a much needed career change and furthering my education. Lot's of luck out there! 🙏
I think one thing you need to worry about with the 800, which I've been using for many years and love, is it's water issues. I have taken mine in the water many times, but very rarely do I let the water get anywhere near the control box (whatever it's called). A few times it's gone below the waterline and been ok but I'm not confident in it given all the information from others. I plan on hunting a lot of water in 2025 (fresh water) which will for sure contain a lot of iron and lead so very highly thinking of getting a Manticore - thanks for your video on the upgrades you made, will be copying some of them. Like the idea of keeping the 6 inch coil on the 800 and the 11 inch on the Manticore, for sure sounds like the plan for me.
P.S. - Thanks for the reflective tape idea. The water here on the east coast is not always the clearest so Im hoping the Sun hitting the water will make it easier to see my coil to get my scoop exactly in the right spot.
For sure! My wife gave me the idea. Just be sure to get non metallic reflective tape so it doesn't interfere with coil sensitivity. Also, it might work in the day time, but it works best after dark while using a headlamp
Hi Jason,
Regarding paying off your machines or recouping your investment with the platinum and gold rings. Are you actually selling the finds or are you mentally recouping your investment?
Some I sell and some I collect. Mostly a mental tally of the items I've found though. Thanks for watching!
@@jasondoesthingsHave you found a local reputable place to sell your finds? I went to a local jeweler and was offered $175 for a ladies wedding set that likely retailed for more $3000 ish.
Thanks Jason. Only just seen your review. And as an old 800 user and having my Manticore for well over a year now would agree with your review. The biggest problem with the machine is it’s too digital I struggled with really deep targets with it. It’s not as good at defining deep as opposed to small targets I find. I never had that problem with the Nox 800 as the sound of really deep stuff would bleed off if that makes sense..I used the 15 coil with the Nox and have just recently purchased the 15” coil for the Manticore so hoping to get real deep lol. Also those headphones my god .big bulky heavy sweaty things. Oh and noisy..the wind noise from them not good. Yes the machine has proved it works ok. But is it £900 better than a Nox900. I don’t think so. But if I had purchased the 900 I would probably be asking myself what am I missing lol. It’s a hobby and we always strive to get the best we can afford. Regards Jim uk.
Would be nice to know your thoughts on what you find vs your old machines. Do you feel like you’re finding valuable targets you wouldn’t have found with the 800? Do you feel like it goes deeper than the 800? I have a legend and a 600 I’m completely happy with the features and build quality. Really valuable info would be, am I going to find things with the manticore that my current machines won’t find?
@@jboat571x9 As far as finding more valuable targets, I would say no, definitely not. Especially if you have come to know the sounds of an older machine. Aside from possibly a little more depth, the one really useful feature of the manticore has been the target trace, which adds a layer of information to the decision of dig or no dig. It's a great machine, but for the price point, the benefits have been rather marginal compared to my Nox 800 to be honest. Hope that helps! 👍
Love the tennis grip hint...I used a baseball bat wrap! Pretty much the same.
Cool! Yep, I'm impressed it's holding up this long 😃
Awesome video! I just purchased a manticore and seems to have a lot of chatter. I only do parks and fields. Do you have that issue? If not what settings to you recommend to run the machine stable? Thanks
@@mase202 Congrats! A few things to mitigate the chatter is be sure to do a proper noise cancel with the coil about a foot off the ground, also check for sources of EMI such as cell towers or power lines overhead as those will increase chatter... even cell phones can contribute to it. Next is bring the sensitivity down until it calms the chatter. Depending on the park, I usually run between 18 and 24 sensitivity with recovery speed between 5 and 7. Also, make sure your machine has the updated firmware. There's instructions under the Manticore page on Minelab's website. Hopefully that helps!
The Deus 2 is a mythical beast! I love my 900 and Manticore but the Deus 2 is a beast. Awesome video man!
Cool! I have yet to try a Deus 2. Maybe someday! Thanks for watching ✌️
how? the XP2 does not even register gold rings on edge on the VDI screen? check out iffy signals manticore/xp2 seperation test!
Most of the upgrades you see on the Manticore are on the Equinox 900. I love love love the 900, coming from an X-Terra Pro.
Thanks. You did a great job! New sub here!
Is there a new update recently for the manticore I updated last year . But wasn’t sure they had a new one yet
I'm only aware of the one update so far 🤙
We better be getting an update after seeing what that vortex did I made a video with mine and couldn’t do it so not happy with mine or at least not till we get a new update
I loved this review!
I picked up the Manticore on the 35th anniversary sale recently... However I'd also picked up the Equinox 900 on Black Friday last year. Both machines were an AMAZING upgrade from the Equinox 600 I'd been swinging for several years prior. Now I have to decide which one to keep.
I feel exactly the same way about the flashlight and vibration, just never seem to use them and if I'm out at night my headlamp or bandoleer lamp works so much better regardless.
The iron falsing really worried me initially, but with the updated iron display I actually just leave the iron on all the time and turn the ferrous volume down to almost nothing, that way I can see the red iron 'suggestions' in the numbers and use that to inform my digging decision, I can pretty much tell every time now when I'm digging deep iron. There is one upside for the Manticore iron affinity at least for me up in Canada, our clad is mostly steel alloys so usually iron bias in detectors makes them very hard to find; so far I've found that Canadian clad rings up louder on the Manticore than on the 900 or 600. I've found more or our 2 dollar coins 'toonies' with the Manticore for sure.
I might be the only person who doesn't like the full colour backlit screen haha (except for the red iron numbers which are great), I prefer a monochrome retroreflective LCD like the Equinox line, easier to see in the sun and on sunny days it shows up better on camera, but that's a small gripe I'm sure I'll get over.
I've got about 50 hours on the Manticore so far, so still a long way to go before I'm super confident. I've thought about it this way: The Equinox detectors are like a Honda Civic, perfect daily drivers, reliable, and perfect for just about anything you'd need them to do; the Manticore is a Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato All-Terrain (seriously though look up this car, it's an off-road capable Lamborghini and it's ridiculous but amazing), it might seem like too much at first and more power can sometimes have diminishing returns if the environment isn't perfect for it, but I know which one I'd really want if I had the option.
@@ScoopyJoe Great points! One thing I wish they included on the Manticore that the 900 has is the all red monochrome option for better night vision (not sure how it would look on camera though)
Cheers and thanks for watching Joe 🤙
Do you know if you can up date using iPhone I don’t have windows. Thank You
That's a good question. My guess would be no, but you would at least beed to be able to attach a USB to the iphone.
I feel they fixed the 800 faults in the 900. Better ears on the coil, carbon fibre shift, wider vdi range. Quicker start up and vibrating handle are also good additions.
@@mickpapa72 the coil ears on the 800 were definitely in need of re-engineering! 🤙
Thanks..... from Denmark
Cheers! And Happy Hunting!
Hi Jason I just subscribed to your channel.I currently own the Equinox 800 and have been very happy with it but Im considering another Equinox 900 since you get the small coil also with that pkg or going to the Manitcore since the price was dropped on both models a few days ago..having a hard time deciding on the Manticore or the 900..Any thoughts..
Well, I'll always be a fan of the Nox 800. Pirate Mike might be the guy to ask about the Nox 900... I know he was having some issues with his. The Manticore is quite a bit better at nulling out EMI than the 800, but I'm not sure about the 900. I'd say go with what best matches your budget because all three including the 800 are top notch machines. Hope that helps, feel free to email me if you have any other questions about the machines, you can find it in the about section 🤙
I like your idea of the reflective tape but if I’m not mistaken it’s metallic tape, it has foil in it I think to make it reflective . I’m not a 100% but ya may want to double check as you could be masking out gold chains while ground balancing out foil and gold chain signals every time you turn on your machine cause of the tape . Foil and gold chains ring up the same ;) but I’m sure you know that as the nox was all the rage cause it was the 1st machine that could find thin gold chains .
And for the rays buy ray guards ;) excellent boots for water hunting, they have a lot of grip and tread and there’s no way a ray could Penetrate these things. Once I was stung I found the ray guards and use em still to this day and had em many many years
Thanks for the tips! I don't know how they do it without using foil, but the stuff I get is totally non-metallic. I tested it with VLF and Pulse Induction.
I've got a pair of ray guards but they're too big and wobble on my foot. I need some neoprene socks or something
@@jasondoesthings oh good glad you were ahead of that before ya placed the tape ;) I wasn’t sure but figured it was worth a mention and yeah Baught my ray guards a little big too so I could get my waders on with them, but neoprene socks would be great
Nox 900 is a very great detector to use and cheaper by 900 canadian dollars then the manticore and less taxes paid, now with 3 coils offered too.
I've heard great things about the 900 but haven't had a chance to swing one yet. Thanks for watching!
The D2 lower is junk from the factory! It’s made of cheap plastic! It only wobbles in the water. But…… the can locks are crap as well! It was made for the dirt diggers!!! And if you are 6’ and taller it really sucks because it is too short! If you ever get one go straight to Steve’s detector rods and buy the complete carbon fiber rig!! You can custom order the lower if you are super tall.
That's what I keep hearing, but I also hear it performs really well. Maybe someday I'll try swinging one 🤙
I wish i could aford to buy a manticore in romania😢😢😢
If they had just added speed of separation to the E-Trac .... and skipped the 6,7,8, and 900 Nox-itis machines ;-)
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Good job
Thanks ✌️
In Western Europe, the Manticore is 2,000+ USD (1850€). Not the best seller.
@@marinoceccotti9155 That's more than I would spend
Well I recommend you to XP after they gave out a bunch of detectors to UA-camrs that either don’t find anything or won’t use it because they are hooked on minelab. Like fun with you know who. And I dig Daytona! Waste of product!
Cool! Thanks! Yea I'm totally open to other brands of machines, especially if it's to provide feedback to the community. 🙏🤙
I second that
Over 7 minutes of gum flap and still nothing. Later Dude.👋
Who gives a toss what you think, anyone who gets free machines is biased from the start..🙄
Ah... I purchased all my machines full price 👍
@@jasondoesthings Ha ha we are not all as stupid as you think we are, I know how it works with you youtube celebs, not interested in any of your biased reviews as you know nothing about the machine your reviewing...🤪
@@martinsmith2984bro stop being a karen😂
@@213funnyp Bro do one..😂
@@jasondoesthingsthere’s always one or in my case a few don’t even respond I’m like you I try to respond to everybody but not the ignorant ones all were trying to do is help people make informed decisions and we all have different opinions it’s what someone does with all those opinions and makes a informed decision on what to purchase with the manticore tipping $1900 I wished I would of found more unbiased reviews on it because out of the box with the 1 update it doesn’t do good in my soil here in Indiana maybe it’s different in clay or ? But not happy here
Thanks Jason for your time making these I know first hand you have a lot of time invested so from everyone here 🙏🏻 thank you