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  1. Old Longhair

    Anyone tested the XT-Pro in rusty nails

    My personal opinion is that the biggest contributor to the instability is the doubling of the ID range. It effectively narrowed each target bin, making the response at least twice as likely to bleed over into adjacent bins. As far as the difference in coils go, there has always been a big...
  2. Old Longhair

    My wireless headphone setup

    Correct! There is nothing to stop you from doing the same thing.
  3. Old Longhair

    My wireless headphone setup

    I'm using my ten-year-old Auvio 33-283 wireless headphones and transmitter that I've used on all my Minelab detectors with no issues. So, no funny "chip" games are in play that would affect the use of third-party setups.
  4. Old Longhair

    Music lovers thread - Post current listening interests. favorites, share share share

  5. Old Longhair

    Anyone tested the XT-Pro in rusty nails

    It has two significant improvements over the old 705, which are the addition of the Pro Switch that allows frequency changes on the fly, and its ability to work in salt environments. The Park and Field mode choices are nothing but replacements for discrimination patterns we've always had, so...
  6. Old Longhair

    Anyone tested the XT-Pro in rusty nails

    Relative to stability.......... I've noticed that it depends on exactly where the target is within the coil's detection field. The TID seems to fluctuate more the further from the center of the detection field it is, which makes hunting in heavy trash a serious challenge. Being a diehard 705...
  7. Old Longhair

    Anyone tested the XT-Pro in rusty nails

    Those charts were made based on the discrimination scale and frequencies of the old Xterra 705, so it has essentially doubled with the new XT-Pro, and the frequencies are a little different, but the concept is the same.
  8. Old Longhair

    Some observations of equinox coils on Xterra Pro

    That is something that never gave a thought to, so I didn't pay any attention to it. I will now, and I'll mention it if I see the same. Thanks for that observation!
  9. Old Longhair

    Anyone tested the XT-Pro in rusty nails

    Honestly, my testing is done in the field. IMO, the controlled tests are typically close to worthless, mostly because they are either air tests or involve disturbed ground. So far, my findings are about the same as KSDfisher77. My first two hunts were in a farm field where there had been a...
  10. Old Longhair

    Monitor

    I disagree. Much of the technology and many of the Pro's features were pioneered by the old Xterra. They really aren't that different.
  11. Old Longhair

    X-Terra Pro

    Not really. Not all V-Flex is the same, which is part of the reason we can't use our old Xterra coils on the new machines, and why we couldn't use CTX coils on the old machines. Frankly, I'm just happy that we can use Equinox coils at all.
  12. Old Longhair

    Finally A Little Silver With The New Pro

    I still had the Coiltek NOX-15 on it from the field hunts. Ran in 5kHz, All Metal, All Tones, Recovery 2, Tracking ON. When I encounter jumpy mid to low tones that sound like maybe they're something worthwhile, I switch to 15kHz to see if it settles down. If it does, I dig it. If it doesn't...
  13. Old Longhair

    Finally A Little Silver With The New Pro

    I did something that I rarely do anymore, and I hit a small local park where they were tearing out the old ball diamond to put in some newfangled bike thing. Dug an old varsity Baseball pin, a bunch of copper Memorials, 6 Wheats, a '46 Nickel, and a '50 Rosie. Oddly, three of the six Wheats I...
  14. Old Longhair

    Was looking at comparison video

  15. Old Longhair

    Some observations of equinox coils on Xterra Pro

    I got out a little with the XT-Pro and the Coiltek NOX15 coil over the weekend, and I have a few observations to report. First, the 15" coil does seem to run deeper than the stock coil....no real surprise. Second, the Coiltek coil for the Equinox doesn't seem to tame the TID much if any at...
  16. Old Longhair

    X-Terra Pro vs. Vanquish 440?

    I understand completely.......even the age related advantage of a new machine over the old FBS units. My point was mostly that there more valid lines of thought about upgrades than we can express. FOR ME, it's worked out well to have more than one detector, so I have four that I use. Each...
  17. Old Longhair

    X-Terra Pro vs. Vanquish 440?

    I see things a bit differently. To me, the availability of options for settings means flexibility. If what you're doing isn't working, change something! I put a lot of time into actually learning my machines, and I just shake my head when someone says they've "mastered" a machine after only...
  18. Old Longhair

    X-Terra Pro vs. Vanquish 440?

    You might just want to pick up the Xterra Pro and keep the Vanquish. Let me explain my thinking. I've got an Xterra 705 and an Explorer SE. One three frequency (one at a time, determined by coil selection), and one multi-frequency machine. They're a dynamic duo. Between the two, there weren't...
  19. Old Longhair

    Some observations of equinox coils on Xterra Pro

    Interesting observations. :thumbup: I have a Coiltek NOX15 coil coming next week, so I'll add to this thread once I've had a chance to play with it a little. Personally, I'm one of the "old school" guys that hunts primarily by tones, but if I see a distinct improvement in TID stability I'll be...
  20. Old Longhair

    First Impressions with the Xterra Pro

    What I want to see is what it does in each mode and each frequency on undisturbed targets at various depths. The new Pro hasn't been out long enough for there to be any real consensus on TIDs, and there may well never be one, as soil conditions vary so much. I don't put much stock in air test...
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