I own and have used The Nox, The Legend and The Dues 2. The Nox has been a workhorse it does everything very well. Although everybody knows it has problems with flooding, arm cuffs and coil ears. I have had the 600 for 4 years and not a single issue. It fires up every time ready to hunt without issues. The Legend, built like a tank, great headphones, great company, good target recovery especially after the beach update, very quiet at all my beaches. In my opinion, a little out of balance, in addition, I don't have the confidence that I am hitting all targets like I do with the Nox. It is a very good detector at a great price backed up by a customer service that is second to none. The Dues 2, for the price, the accessories really look and feel cheap, the headphones, the charging system, the telescopic stem, and the aerial antenna for the control box to the coil. But, in my opinion the performance is unbelievable. I use it at the beach (only around 20hrs) and it gets the job done. The weight at my age (66) makes it a game changer even at the price. I just hope it can hold up for the long run.
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I agree. I've used the 600 for four yrs, and now the D2. I CAN'T believe how cheap and difficult the charging is. The strap is garbage, the legs don't touch the ground, The box is ridiculously hard to get on/off, the coil loses charge after a few hours, the head phones are cheap, there's updates every other day... but the thing seems to work very well lol
I agree and disagree lol . The deus 2 is awesome the way it works . As far as the build quality of all the components coils , headphones and everything else no issues. I like it so much that I purchased 2 of them . One with the 9” coil and one with the 11” coil . I hope they come out with a 6x9 coil for it. I own the legend , had the nox and sold it and purchased the vanquish plus a few others.
A lot of money is going to be made on after market accessories for the Deus 2!!
Agree that the headphones in particular feel cheap and the charging system is awkward.
That said, in the two years I've been using the Deus machines, everything has held up fine. I also haven't heard that many people complain about things breaking -- at least, not as many as have complained about those problems with the Nox.
relicmeister
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I have two also, having first bought the 11” and then a 9” for coil sake. I’m using everything by having both coils paired to both remotes and alternating remote/WS6
Will decide when coils available separately if I will keep both machines long-term or sell one. If usage is heavy I’ll keep both. I’m extremely happy with them performance. This past weekend my first target in each of two different sites was a Barber dime. (1904/1906)
Will decide when coils available separately if I will keep both machines long-term or sell one. If usage is heavy I’ll keep both. I’m extremely happy with them performance. This past weekend my first target in each of two different sites was a Barber dime. (1904/1906)
basstrackerman
Well-known member
My second Deus 2 will be here tomorrow. I wanted a 9" coil so I ordered the whole detector. It's fine I will use it all.
Kapok
Active member
I had the Deus for 5 years and have had the II for a few months. I’ve never had any breakage or functional issues that I can recall. Most of my irritations about the Deus amount to complaining about the cup holders in a Ferrari. On my Nox I’ve had coil ears snap and repeated headphone connectivity issues. Not to mention using the Nox feels like swinging a stop sign. It’s still a very good detector, just not my cup o tea. This is purely one man’s experience. YMMV.
I will say I can’t imagine using the Deus II without having used the Deus previously. It would be mystifying.
I will say I can’t imagine using the Deus II without having used the Deus previously. It would be mystifying.
relicmeister
Well-known member
The biggest annoyance is that the Mi6 doesn’t connect reliably about 25% of the time requiring 2-3 attempts. I use the mi6 but sometimes prefer the Mi4 which allows me to pass the coil over the target hole when the PP doesn’t immediately locate The target.
czkidd
Member
I only have one XPD2, but both coils. Got lucky, early. XP tester contatced me and had a couple extra 11's around so I picked one up. Been using both since Feb and both coils perform very well. 11" has great separation for its size. Super deep as well. You can calm it right down to and still dig deep.