The Book On The Minelab Equinox: Review After 1 Year Of Use, All You Need To Know
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2020
- I have been using the Minelab Equinox for more than a year. This video communicates this metal detector's strengths and weaknesses. It is my 1 year review.
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I have the Nox 600 and I learned everything I know from you and Vermont Derek. You guys are spot on, honest and a blast to follow. Thanks!
Thanks Merrill for sharing your wealth of metal detecting knowledge with us. Your passion for teaching especially shined through in this video. I'm sure glad that the equinox is your favorite detector, as it is my machine of choice to swing. I can truly say that your videos have made me a better detectorist with the equinox. Your videos and your videos alone played a major part in me buying an equinox. So if your wondering if anyone out there is paying attention to what you are not only saying but teaching, we are. My sincerest thanks to you friend!!!
HONORED!
Merrill... I appreciate your in depth observations and thorough studies of this wonderful hobby... you have a great ability to combine your adhd and ocd into one unique superpower!!
Just wanted to tell you thanks for all the info. Love your videos. I like the straight forward talk. Easy to understand what you're talking about. Again THANK YOU!!! I just got a new equinox 800 three days ago. That night we got 9" of snow.
We really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us. Thank you
*Merill, you took the words right out of my mouth on the Equinox detector. I thought the exact same thing before I got my Nox 600. Since I live in south Texas, I'm not doing any gold prospecting for small nuggets, just dirt fishin' and beach hunting. Been happy with it. Great video Sir. Have a great day.*
Thank you! Was hoping you would come out with a video like this! 8 months new to the 600 and still need help with some settings this answered some of my questions! Was also afraid to do the updates, after this video I'm now confident that I can update the 600 without regret! So helpful thanks!
The reason that I call you channel my school detector channel.GREAT KNOWLEDGE ,THANKS .
Good stuff Merrill, thanks for your efforts and thanks for the tip on tilting the coil to a different angle.
Thank you, Merrill, for those valuable tips and insights, you are the man!!!! can't wait to start
This guy is just telling it like it is. Very honest, very to the point. An asset to anyone looking for a new detector.
Thank You for your time and work on all the detectors tested and the ventures that are good learning materials for those who watch the videos.
Thank you so very much!
I had a Whites before, can't wait to hit the beach with my new Nox 800
arriving in a few days....
Thank you for this deep insight into the equinox. The truth is always an appreciated expectation & that's why I'm here learning from your generosity of providing your knowledge gained through real time in the field use. 👍
Watching from Australia, one of your best videos for information. I have been using the 800 for almost two years and still learning new tricks. Last month in a small beach town got 70 rings.
70 RINGS!!!!!??????!!!! HOT DAMN!!!!
My God sure ther was no fingers in the rings lol
Brother that is a great review. Im lost on most of it but I think it will be very helpful. I might have to watch it a few times for it all to sink in. Thank you. Take care and stay safe.
Well done. Very informative and easy to understand.
Excellent presentation and analysis!
Merrill this is a great video. Thanks for all the information & your knowledge.
Great video Merrill. Very informative.
This video convinced me to go with the equinox. Thanks for putting this out.
Thank you so much for this video. First time buyer. You saved me! You are The Man.
Great review, thank you!
Thanks bro one of the best reviews I have seen ever!
You are welcome!
Just bought an equinox! Ive been trying to learn everything i can about it! Thanks for the great video😁
How hard is it to learn the detector?
@@joshuabrown7034 ive gone out with it a handful of times before all the snow hit. Its relatively easy to get used to. Within the first few hunts i was pulling coppers and silvers and relics. The main thing is to take your time with it and learn every sound the machine makes.
Hey dude, I bought my Equinox 800 today for prospecting in CA. I'm an amateur prospector whose had a few good finds. This is my first detector and after watching your review I feel confident I made the right move. Thank you for taking the time to put this together, I got a lot of good information. I wish you nothing but luck and success! Have my subscription 👍
Thank you!!!!! Good luck with a great machine!
I love your videos . Thanks for teaching me.
Super, awesome, video, Mr Merell a very detailed, love it
Thanks professor Merrill
Great explanations
Great video! Glad I found your channel!
Hi, Merrill. I have watched many of your videos this winter. I am 70 and have wanted to buy a detecor for years. I have watched youtub for information videos and have read all the comments. This is where I have learned a lot. Last week I received my 900 . I am so looking forward to using it. Thank you for all of your experience and knowledge. Minnesota
Thanks Merrill. I just upgraded from a BH Pioneer 505 to the nox 600 . I can’t believe the difference, and finding deep targets in parks that were undetectable with the BH. I got the BH used for $50 and if it says there’s a quarter it’s almost always right on, but it misses so many targets. Doesn’t work in wet sand but it paid for the nox 600 in park change and silver rings.
Well I pulled the trigger on an 800. You convinced me to! I think it will compliment my etrac nicely.
Another great video Merrill, lots of great advice!Two things I would point out to you is, using an external battery pack may cause damage if you get it wet. Secondly, if you return to the same spot multiple times, and dig every single signal, the much deeper targets can be had; it's hard work, but I've seen your detecting efforts, and you can do it!
Appreciated!!!!
I enjoy watching your videos.Thank for sharing
Fine video, thank you. Just got a ML600. Had a Vanquish 540.
What puzzles me are the shafts. The more expensive Equinox uses the same clunky push pin shaft as a $99 Bounty Hunter. And the less expensive Vanquish uses an easy to adjust camlock shaft and contracts to a very small size.
I've been eye balling this 800 for a week after watching this I'm going to deff order one wish me luck.
I'm an old White's, never going to change guy. You flipped me today. Ordered the 800 as prices are getting cheaper with the coming of the Manticore. Got a lot of vid's of yours to catch up on. Your the best wealth of knowledge I've come across on UA-cam. Thanks for sharing your passion with like minds.
Thank you for that HUGE compliment Greg! That investment will pay dividends very quickly. I don’t claim to be a master with Whites detectors (although I have owned a Beach Hunter 300 for about 7 years) but you will start noticing a clarity that lacks in other detectors. The Equinox is the detector that changed the game. It’s ability to reach between targets and separate in crowded areas is second to none!
Prices are indeed going down. Was able to score my first 800 for only $800 today. Only has a half a dozen hours on it, owner included minelab pinpointer, wireless headphones, minelab trowel, gloves, fully printed off owners manual. Thing is like brand new yet
@@JerryWick You got a smokin' deal! I wish I had the 800 a long time ago. Fantastic machine. Can't wait for frozen winter ground in Kansas to thaw so I can get back out. Good luck to you.
@@gregbuehrer5955 me too, this is quite the upgrade from my Ace 400 that I got started with last year. Happy Hunting down there in Kansas from here in WI
@@JerryWick You know about frozen ground, too😊 There's nothing like getting a new machine to hit all your old spots just to see what you might of missed.
I enjoyed your opinions.I used an AT Pro as my first detector.The 800 is a better machine that as you said has a universe in each setting.I use the earphones to good effect and have learned to slow down.Thanks again,stay safe.
Merrill just a heads up the field mode lets you go a good 3 to 6 inches deeper on your hits. Great vid bro. I love my 800 too man, best detector I own.
Thank You✌️
Hi Merrill, please do something similar for the Simplex... but don't wait a year! Would love to hear your impressions now after some use! Thanks!😁😁
Awesome video bro, go the nox, take care out there and a happy hunting.
Really great vid on..ty
Today i got the Equinox 900 ...im very exited
I like your’s videos so much, thank you👍🏻🙏😎
Great video. I agree that the Equinox is not the deepest seeking detector, but question the statement that single frequency MDs go deeper. Some of the most famous classic deep detectors are multifrequency - explorer, sovereign, etrac, and CTX3030!
As a famous proverb goes, it's in the way that you use it (also a very famous song by Eric Clapton)! Turning the metal detector on it's side is genius! On my rather basic Teknetics Delta 4000 I've discovered that turning up the sensitivity level to just below the maximum setting really helps in finding targets, then I gradually turn it down to find out if it's worth digging.
got a nox 600 two weeks ago. been finding deeper coins in same areas I have hunted with my simplex. Simplex is still a great detector. One thing you didnt mention in video is noise cancellation. It really works when getting a lot of intererence
Great vid
You are a very smart man , i can hear it in the way you explain stuff..
You need to do something with making scholars or something .
You have a way with words combined with clearance.
Thanks man
Merrill, this is Al from Wisconsin. I liked your video. I own an 800 Equinox. You answered some of my questions, but I would also like to know how you approach a park that's trashy or not trashy and how you would adjust your recovery speed and general hunting strategies.
Thanks for all of the great info.
Hi Allen, New York ONLY has trashy parks. I cherry pick at these to see what deep signals bring me. If it is anything good, believe it or not, it is sometimes worth removing all of or most of the trash. Magnetic rakes help a lot with bottle caps on the surface. Sometimes when you remove the upper layer of a good site, virgin ground is revealed. Its happened many times to me before. There is no way around trash other than to remove it. You can try changing angles on your detector but the best way is always to remove it. Learn the difference of the sounds of a bottle cap vs a coin and that will help.
thanks for the chat as far as the vanquish goes I got the 540 pro pack it handled emi better than any machine I've used the shaft is great why the nox doesn't have one like is a mystery Had it for 2 months and sold it I just couldn't get it to perform consistently and it falsed often I then got a nox 800 there's no comparison the only thing these two have in common is there made by the same company the two best days I had with the Vanquish the day I got it and the day I sold it
Hi Merrill! Don't ever change! Your silliness is great!
I am a novice, and am wanting to get back into the hobby. I have used a few low end detectors in the past. I would be hunting for relics, coins, silver, and if luck serves a gold ring here and there.
I am on the fence about getting a Nox 600 or 800. It would be nice if the 800 was cheaper and didn't come with items I will probably never use.
I have read about the differences (600 vs 800) of not being able to use different frequencies, but not sure how this would affect the search.
My question is: Just the detectors, no extras, with your experiences, what does the 800 bring to the table that the 600 doesn't and how will this affect detecting?
Thanks! Keep up the great videos!
NOTHING but a gold mode (Which is useless here in New York State) More recovery speeds (The 600 splits the pie in three instead of eight) and more saved custom stuff. Get the 600.
I heard Coiltek may be producing a new coil for the Equinox at some point. I really think you need to pickup a CTX 3030 at some point (a good used one can save you lots of money too). Like others say below, multiple simultaneous frequency machines are not new to the game (Fisher CZ3D, Whites Spectra V3I, Minelab E-Trac, Minelab CTX 3030, all have it). One of the nice items that is included with the 800 is that WM08 module (and the wireless headphones).
I get the AI reference: I use the Etrac in only 2 tones (BIG NO NO/ taboo/ sacrilege ) because I trust the machine's software to give me a repeatable numerical equivalent even if the set of numbers move. That is a slow technique at first but becomes second nature. I have done really well in hunted out public areas this way. On the other hand you can swing the EQX 800 super fast: it's the fastest multi Minelab detector ever.
Back at you friend : a lot of work/passion but your persistence has netted you some really nice finds!
I have pulled deeper objects when I increased the sensitivity from 20 to 24, I always try to run at 24 and always use park 1, and beach 1, I have been using the Nox for about 2 years now and found totally amazing old stuff ( ; I have found 3 complete colonial buckles, a US buckle, 1600's coins and up. Still looking for my spanish coins (;
Had the battery issue after 1 year also. Replaced and returned in 2 weeks
Great video. Learned a lot. One question : Have you hunted with the Coiltek 5x10 coil with your Equinox ? If yes, What are your thoughts ?
Thanks
Fisher AQ Impulse will be one to watch if it ever hits the shops.
Seriously! It’s such a tease!!! I wrote Fisher 3 times about it. Never a response!
@@MetalDetectingNYC They have released 100 units for sale to selected people.
Well I just ordered mine I had asked about the battery replacement they told me after the warranty it will cost you to replace . I hope I don't end up with that problem and if I do they stand behind there product
Thanks for your video. I’m considering buying a metal detector in Spring time 2021♋️ . Equinox !!
Very informative Merrill. Thank you for taking the time. So very helpful.
BTW Stick with Meh UTZ is kinda like "NEW COKE" remember what happened with that. •Richard MDB•
The difference between the 600 and 800 is $300. I have a Vanquish 440 and absolutely LOVE it. But from the beginning, I planned to buy an Equinox after I proved to myself that I would be out there enough to justify it. Now that the time has come to make that decision and I'm torn because I do love the Vanquish so much. It's not better than a Nox, obviously, and it's not totally waterproof, but am I going to need that? I'm old. Our waves on the east coast of Florida are wicked. How much will I actually want to detect in the water? Dropping it when I'm just barely in the water would be my only reason to need fully waterproof. Can you tell I'm just rambling through my quandary? LOL If you have anything to add, I'd absolutely LOVE to hear it. I can afford to buy any of the Minelab machines...but the question is "should I?" You're one of my favorites on UA-cam and I would love to hear your thoughts...especially if you've bought and tested a Vanquish by now. Thanks and keep up the awesome videos.
Great video Merrill,maybe just beginners luck with the E800 but went over some ground that I literally pounded with a Garrett Ace 400i last year.My result was a Goerge 111 cartwheel penny(32/33 I'd,how did I miss that?) and an Edward the 7th penny(19) and a George 6th thrupenny bit.It was like the coins were growing like potatoes,seasonal;-).Wales UK.
Trust me! Not beginners luck! Superior separation💪!
@@MetalDetectingNYC I have to agree,can't explain it as anything else.Also incorporated Toddy Irvine's Prospector setting(YT) to enhance again as running on the stock coil at the moment.Best of luck Merrill,subbed.
My old CZ21 (which i own 3 of) in ID mode has 3 tones - low unlike the minelab is iron - mid can be good or bad =
pulltab, nickel, small gold ring - high tone is coins, lead ,copper brass silver and gold
i have found gold rings under pill of nails, gold rings under multiple bottle caps - it will "burp" =
low tones and then "bink" high tones that are under junk
i hunt in all metal but if i get a loaded trashy area - will click over to ID to see if there are goodies under the junk - hunting in all metal is not for all though
my CZ21 pulls good stuff close to 2ft in all metal - i pull musketballs and civil war minie balls
down 2ft range on land where others have hammered - CZ21's loves lead
Ive learned my machine well - not many out there that use it like i do
to each his/her own - what ever you are comfortable with - whatever gets you the gold
keep up the great work
I agree with you, the CZ21 is a fine machine that goes extremely deep.
Well buddy that is some top information top help some otthers out
How much added depth can you get with the larger coin and does the number change with that coil
Try doing the Equinox wiggle over the target.. it separates like crazy
Thanks I’m thinking about one use an Etrac and love it. Will it detect a thin gold necklace? Thanks . Gary
How is the learning curve on the nox800. I have the Anfibio multi now and looking for a second machine.
The Minelab Etrac is the best detector I have ever used even with weight and speed issues (have used it for 7 years). I have had the Equinox 800 for almost 2 years now. I think success has a lot has to do with location (you have a huge amount of public areas) I'd go crazy digging 20 clad quarters though! I think I would lose my impetus for the old stuff, having to do that. One of the main things missing for me with the Equinox is you can't adjust the Gain. Adjusting that on the Etrac gives you really good audio depth. Comes in really handy for deeper older targets if you are in the right area. I've watched your stuff off and on for a year: great finds! Love your enthusiasm for the hunt!
My experiences.
Try Park 1 on dry top of beach. Set recovery 3 or below. Park 1 & 2 give greatest depth other than Gold.
Learn to distinguish crown bottle caps by iron grunt as the coil approaches.
On areas of sparse signals use Gold setting, it is deep. Beach 1 on wet sand with lowest recovery like 3 or 2. I get many coins using park 1. I have had 50 coins per session many times where others get 10 at most. But I am a beach boy. The Nox does go deeper than the Deus and the AT pro generally. All detectors lose depth on land due to mineralised soil.
Such a GREAT video...BQQM!
Thank you for this video Merrill. I am going to buy my first detector in the next couple of months and the Equinox 800 is one I am considering. Some say I should buy a more entry level detector. I am in my 70s and quite frankly I am looking at my years of life remaining and they probably are not that many. I love your videos. Love the rewards you provide yourself with unlocking Taco Bell, Haagen Daz, Sushi, etc. Great humor and well received. Blessings to you.
All the respect in the world for your reasoning and subsequent viewpoint.
Why not get the tool you feel you will eventually graduate to? It can be set up for a beginner and gradually opened up as you learn. It's like getting your first driver's license but driving a Porsche. Stay in 3rd gear when you start and shift up as you learn. A lot of the advice for beginner models is given because most people' won't carry on with the hobby. At this point you've learned yourself well enough to know you will.
Happy hunting!
@@syzygysyzygy8332 Yes indeed. I remember at 18 I bought my first car. It was a stick shift and I never drove one before. I so loved that car. I learned to shift gears and operate a clutch is about 30 minutes. I then needed a couple of weeks of driving it before I felt proficient in driving this stick shift car. Yes, I agree with your reasoning. I believe my purchase with be the Equinox 800. As a beginner I will first be lousy, then I will be bad, average, good, and very good. The learning experience is not a smooth experience but it is the way we learn. I can use the Equinox as a beginner and learn new things as I grow and be more proficient in metal detecting. Thank you for your comment.
@@davidl2438 did you buy it?
No, I decided to wait due to Covid abates. Wanted to join a local detecting club but no one is meeting.
How does the simplex compare to it?
Hi Merrill, I have watched many of your videos and have a question relating to your hunts. Do you need a Metal Detection permit to dig on the parks and grounds that are in your videos?
Yes NYC requires you to get a permit. It is completely free.
Always check, because if you don't they may... Have you arrested, fined, thrown out, and you may lose your detector, or all the above. Yeah bunch of fascists, right? Just check first.
With park 1 and iron bias set at zero ! That is by far the best setting for deep silver !
Nice review. Now when are you gonna learn the Deus?
What about the 11inch DD coil?
Hello kindly between Nokta legend and equinox 600 to use it in water and shoreline what do you recommend thank you
Tough to say now. I have the legend rated higher on iratemetaldetectors.com but my go to is the equinox (and I had the 600 too). You get a better value with the Nokta but I still lean Equinox as long as you are ok with the flaws that i list on the site.
Brother garret 400 i also same work
I just had to have my battery replaced in a brand new machine. It died in less than two weeks. Just got it back today. Took about a week.
David Dingess a new apex?
@@MetalDetectingNYC Sorry I'm distracted and watching one of your videos LOL. It was a new equinox 800. I took it out about 4 times in 2 weeks, battery recharged once then it wouldn't recharge anymore. They were nice enough to replace it, even sent me a prepaid label due to it's age. I got a little concerned with their second message though telling me that because of the virus it was going to take longer to repair it but that didn't turn out to be the case. I called it in on 9/21, they got it on 9/23 and they replaced battery on 9/24. I got it back yesterday. So basically it was gone 7 days total.
Amen..
Hallo my friend!!! Please tell me one think, how deep is the maximum of equinox 800 , for coin? I buy equinox and he didnt catch the signalnfrom coin in 30 santimetars. Sorry for my bad english.
How do you set up Minelab for the beach?
I usually hunt in beach 2 iron bias low. Recovery speed towards the faster speeds since depth matters less on a beach .
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I don't know why your live last night disappeared while I was watching it.
I am sooo psyched that my hubby just ordered an Equinox 800 last night!!! Yippee Kai Yay!!!! Swing Away Merrill, swing away!
Love your vids.
The signal was completely lost
you need to try CTX3030...slower processor but better target id...and also multifrequency
With a way crazy price!...It's good but, the price difference don't justify cost on performance though!
@@carlfr2977 I have both and I like my 800 better. LOL
Merrill my whites vx3 runs 3 frequencies simultaneously and does a very good job, I have never used a mindlab so I can not compare
It’s funny most people don’t know white invented muti- frequencies.
@@gregpatz9794 hey Greg, I am sure Merrill knows this but being that the future of whites is unsure maybe the reason he hasn't mentioned it. DigginRev proud owner of whites mxt, vx3, sport & surf pro pi
@@gregpatz9794 Not True!.....Bruce Candy got that going years back with Minelab!
Carl Fr white came out with simultaneous muti-frequency in 2009 compared to the nox in 2018
@@gregpatz9794 BBS, FBS tech are multi-freaquecy units from Minelab and were out before 2009 before Whites experimented with multi- frequency.
Yeah, write a book. We'll all buy it
hi, do u hunt with threshold sound?
Just so I can barely hear it. Hearing the skip can be hanfy
excellent
Hey if you go to Coney island let me know would love to metal detect with you and learn some things
Hit the 👍 everyone
Note to self: Liberty Island is picked clean.
Lol! She uses a BIG metal detector to hunt Liberty Island!
well... I've heard from Minelab.. that you actually do have ALL the frequencies in the 600. In all freq. mode. only. but... it has all.
That is great to know. The diagram shows that the gold mode has some high frequencies that the 800 only has which is great for small stuff like tiny nuggets of gold. 20khz and 40khz check half way down the page here: www.minelab.com/community/treasure-talk/equinox-600-vs-equinox-800#:~:text=The%20EQUINOX%20800%20does%20have,gold%20nuggets%20in%20mineralized%20ground.&text=The%20other%20big%20difference%20between,available%20on%20the%20EQUINOX%20800.
@@MetalDetectingNYC yeaop
You must be originally from Ny or Nj ,I lived in both states for many years and I can tell ,Because you speak my language, lived in nj all my life . I want to upgrade from a Whites Classic Id What do you recommend Give it to me straight I now live in Virginia and want to detect relics/ Jewelry/ Coins/ gold
Whites v3i
True sign teachers need more money...ocd for $150.your too commited in the hobbie to cut corners over $150.treasure mountain detectors talk to Ed.
Great guy with great prices.
Love your videos..
I just picked up an Equinox 800 for 179.00 head phones and all....brand new in box..,,,
Broke down after listening to all the videos (a lot anyway!) and bought the minelab equinox 900. Been learning the last couple of days. And so far it’s a beast! In a good way!
Unfortunately my v3i is broken I have Mx sport which is compatible to at pro. But it is a piece o junk compared to the v3i. Unfortunately the v3i is not water proof