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F75 or Xterra 705

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Davethejunky

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Looking to start detecting again after some arm surgery and think the F75 would do great for my arm, but what does the 705 have to offer as I may get one of those too.
 
Dave, after years of swinging various Explorers and high end Whites detectors, I had to find a lighter detector. It got to the point where I could detect comfortably less than two hours with my V3i. It was a great coin finding detector and I wanted something nearly as capable, but lighter. I have had both the F75 and 705 several times over the last 10 years,but never really bonded with them. I did have some success so I knew they were both capable of finding deeper coins in the trashy parks I frequent. I really liked my first F75, but it was prone to emi in most of my hunting spots. I knew the upgrades done a year or so ago seemed to help the emi problem. I wanted a new detector with warranty so after a month of research and many youtube videos, I decided on the new, cheaper standard F75. It lacks the "boost and cache" modes, but offers digital shielding and fast mode, along with other improvements. First let me say, this detector is much improved over my original F75 concerning emi. It is very stable and best of all, light. Because of my heath issues, I have no choice but to learn and use a light detector. The F75 not only is light, it is deep and fast. It does suffer identifying some metal, but with more time in the field, I will figure out what to dig and what to ignore. The first week or so with the F75 made me think I should have picked the 705, but after that initial 20 hours, I started getting the "hang" of the F75 and I won't be looking back any time soon. As I have said in the past, the 600 dollar F75 is the bargain of bargains.
 
The F75 is a very good machine. I used one for years then used the dst versions. Love them. I have been using the 705 for the past year and have done better with it.. better id, deeper in my ground and seems to love silver with the 7.5 kHz coil.. i like the 705 better than the f75. Both would make a great choice.
 
Randy as you know I have used several different detectors and the F-75 I had I did real well with it by using that small coil that came with it. I went behind James up north as he went over this one area and I tried the F-75 after he went over the area and didn't move more that 10 feet along the sidewalk and got a 1978 IH penny, a 1893 Canadian Fish scale and a diamond ring that everyone else had missed. I feel it maybe was because of the small coil as it could see between the targets much better. I had 2 of the Xterra 705, actually one was a Xterra 70 and they were nice detectors, but the F-75 did much better for me.
You know I love my Minelab Sovereigns and when I had my 705 I had my grandson using it in a park we were at and my Sovereign got many signals my 705 just couldn't when we compares signals.

Lets hope for a early spring so we can get out again before James finds it all.

Rick
 
The X-terra 705 with the Nel Sharp shooter 7.5 Khz.. coil .. Lite and it is open to see the ground better

Grand daughter (10 years old) was using the Fisher F2 batteries went dead .. Put her on the 705 .. She field up that find pouch fast .. the minelab sounds lots better also
 
For me for some reason the 705 is lighter, i have several detectors and i get tired and get shoulder pain with all but the 705. I don't know if it is the part where your hand goes that makes the angle better or what but i can use it for hours with no shoulder pain as maybe two hours with others.
 
The 705 is a good machine. It can be especially useful if you are a specialized hunter. It is even a good gold nugget hunter. It's ability to use three separate frequencies can be useful in a variety of hunting situations.

It's #1 downside IMO, is the need to use separate coils for each frequency. To have a basic array of coils, one standard 10-11", and a smaller one for separation, for each frequency, requires a minimum of six coils. If you expand that to both concentric/DD configurations, then it becomes twelve coils. Mix in a large one somewhere and........you get the point. To utilize it to it's maximum potential can involve a bunch of coils, and coil changeouts.

A detectorist friend had one, and was very happy with it's performance. He got tired of changing/transporting coils and ended up getting a Minelab Safari, the entry level FBS multi freq. machine. He is happy with his Safari. Like me, he also ended up getting a F75 gold recently, due to to it's price drop. I also use an FBS machine (CTX), but the value of the F75 was difficult to pass up.

The ergonomics of the F75 are very good. It is a very easy machine to swing and has great balance, and reasonably light. Even when a small NEL snake coil is mounted, it retains that good balance.
 
Hey Rick, yes I do know your love affair with your Sovereigns. I forgot you used a F75, I have to come out to your bar some night soon and chat about it. My surgeon balanced the F75 against a few of my other detectors on his machine.... (He's a sports medicine surgeon) and he said the Fisher was the best balance of the group and my Explorer was the worst, he couldn't even get it to balance with any configuration he set up. I do know it's really deep too.
 
I have the original F75 and did the first upgrade to DST. Love it! I had a XTerra 70 for a while before the F75 and sold it to upgrade to the F75. I also have the XTerra 705 Gold Package and although a good detector, in my opinion it does not measure up to the F75. There are many junk items that I can skip over with the F75 but the signals from the 705 make me dig more junk. I can not tell the junk from the good targets. The 705 will give a perfect sound with steady tid on junk items. The F75 just tells me it is junk. The F75 gets me many more nickels and many fewer pull tabs than the 705. The F75 just can tell the difference between nickels and pull tabs much better. I am mainly a coin shooter in newer, trash infested parks and the F75 will suck the clad from the trash and I can not get the 70 to perform that magic. For a long time, I dug just about every signal that I got with the F75 and committed the sounds and numbers to memory and soon was able to determine a rusty crown cap from a quarter, or a crushed can but I still get fooled. I still dig my share of junk with the F75 but not near as much as with the 705. This is my opinion and it may be that I have put in many more hours on the F75 than the 705 but this is the way it is for me. I have heard many times and believe it to be true that the best detector is the detector you like the best. I do know that there are guys out there that use a much cheaper and even older detector that is lacking by today's detectors but the guys that own and use them can hang in there with the best detector because they know the detector and have become one with it. Good luck with your decision, whatever it may be. Just remember, you will never be any good unless you put the detector to work and learn what it is telling you.
 
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