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Gamma 6000 versus Omega 8000
- Thread starter Thanos
- Start date
Thank you capt,capt. said:Whoa Thanos you are moving on up to the big leagues now man! Thats pretty cool that SHE is letting you get an Omega. She must really like that Platinum! Congratulations my friend!
YES
I am referring to the Teknetics Omega and Gamma, with the gamma being identical to the Bounty Hunter Platinum. The Teknetic's specs report the Omega at 2.7 lbs. and the Gamma at 2.4 lbs. Some of the difference is in the search coils and cable, and some is in the different upper rod & grip of the Omega. The Omega feels just slightly heavier than the Gamma, or maybe it's better to just say the Gamma feels slightly lighter. The Omega and Gamma are definitely not what you would classify as heavy or poorly balanced. Instead they are very close to perfection.
Monte
Monte
Thanos said:Thank you capt,capt. said:Whoa Thanos you are moving on up to the big leagues now man! Thats pretty cool that SHE is letting you get an Omega. She must really like that Platinum! Congratulations my friend!
YES
jackintexas
New member
Monte:If I understand you right. You say the Gamma is identical to the Bounty Hunter Platinum. And the Gamma is real close to the Omega 8000. Then at $300.00 for the Platinum, would that not be a smarter purchase than the Omega or the Gamma?.....Jack
jackintexas, they are identical in weight and appearance, not functionality. The Gamma has a manual ground balance feature that the Platinum does not have and the Gamma's target responses have been tweaked to more resemble to responses of the Omega. I believe there is something else but I can't remember at the moment.The Gamma is and improvement over the already good Platinum format. Monte can break it down more for you but I just wanted to give you an idea of what the difference is between the two detectors.
capt.
capt.
Gamma and platinum are very similar, still - there are a few variations in the software:
The platinum has a automatic GROUND BALANCING procedure, simply push the ground-grab button (in all metal mode) while holding the coil about 2 inches above ground. The display shows temporarily the mineralization up to 99.
The gamma displays additional (on the left top of the screen) 4 soil conditions,
The platinum has a automatic GROUND BALANCING procedure, simply push the ground-grab button (in all metal mode) while holding the coil about 2 inches above ground. The display shows temporarily the mineralization up to 99.
The gamma displays additional (on the left top of the screen) 4 soil conditions,
jackintexas
New member
First to give a little history. Been detecting 32 years. Owned about forty or fifty detectors. Own ten now. I really don't believe Monte's comment about the Platinum and the Gamma just looked similar. Most of the new Technetics look simular. When Monte said the Gamma and the Platinum were idenical, I don't think he meant they looked similar. I guess only Monte can clear that up. Not trying to be a hard nose. I am interested in buying one or the other.....Jack
BuckeyeBrad
New member
Honestly, I'm not even sure the BH Platinum is still being built. It certainly was the first of the two out and later evolved into what became the Gamma, BUT the original Platinum was actually mounted with the same configuration as the current Omega. In other words it came grip mounted instead of S-rod mounted. I have a proto Gamma that is grip mounted and I like it a lot!!
jackintexas
New member
Hey Brad: Thanks for the come back. I really appreciate it. Like I said I have owned many detectors. Now that I am 78 years old all detectors seem heavy to me. Looking for a very light weight detector which I hope will let me still metal detect.Don't get up and down like I used to either. I have handled most of the light weight detectors at my dealers.Just trying to make up my mind which one will serve me best......Jack
BuckeyeBrad
New member
Since you're doing all of this at 78 years young, you definitely have some answers that I don't yet. Hope I can be so fortunate also. The differences of the Gamma and Omega have already been discussed and I think a few of the bigger "hitters" are the Gamma has "on the go" depth readout, while the Omega has signal strength. The Gamma has volume control which can be of help if you don't have headphones with volume control(s). It also lets the operator adjust the amount of modulation on high conductivity targets whereas the Omega is pre-set but very nicely done. The Omega has more exacting resolution on several of the adjustments which will be a personal preference and is somewhat "easier" to control given its analog controls (knobs) on some of its functions. In all fairness, those same knobs can be inadvertently moved in the field and as such need should be periodically checked. I do like where and how the threshold comes in when using true all metal on the Omega better although the difference doesn't make me choose one over the other if I know I will actually be hunting in all metal that particular day. Stock coils should be a consideration also. As you already know based on your experience, weight and ergonomics go hand in hand on whether swinging a detector is a pleasant endeavor or not. Although I personally prefer the ergonomics of the grip mount configuration with the Omega and my particular Gamma, (at a very slight weight penalty), I own a Delta and a GB SE, both of which are rod mounted and the difference is negligible and not a deal breaker IMO. If the weight and or balance was different, it could and probably would be. Best wishes with your choice and continued good health in order to remain active with the hobby!!
BuckeyeBrad
New member
Thanos, so is your Platinum grip mounted or rod mounted....couldn't quite tell for sure from the pic.
BuckeyeBrad said:Thanos, so is your Platinum grip mounted or rod mounted....couldn't quite tell for sure from the pic.
Hi Brad,
YES - I should have attached this picture too...
Have a nice weekend - HH - Thanos
BuckeyeBrad
New member
n/t
I have encountered a few switcheroos in the past year with control housings and rods, and not just with Teknetic's models. For example, I have my own Gamma, but it is mounted on the Omega/G2 rod system. That didn't bother me because I like that rod 'feel' even though it is only very slightly heavier. I came across an Omega housing on an 'S' rod because the fellow was so used to the feel of his Delta, he switched things around.
Now, since that post I made, which was mainly to the thread regarding the Omega and Gamma, I decided to do more reading on the Platinum because I've never used one. Had them mentioned to me by a dealer, and he prefers the Gamma as well as I do. I'll explain below, based on a quick read of the Platinum Owner's Manual.
If a person is limited to only $300 to shop with, then they might find a good deal on a clean used detector. You mentioned you have number of detectors now so why would you want a BH Platinum instead of a newer model or a more versatile design? Okay, as I stated, sometimes an Owner's Manual, regardless of the manufacturer, will usually have either one or two minor errors, or sometimes some larger more obvious glitches. So, without an BH Platinum in my hand right now to do a side-by-side comparison, I will just refer to the Platinum's Owner's Manual comments to reflect some differences:
Omega and Gamma Discrimination: You can use the knob on the Omega or the + and - push-buttons on the Gamma to select the numeric Discrimination point, from 1 to 99. That lets you maybe just reject an iron nail at 16 or 17 and still detect higher conductive iron. Or just knock out some small foil but get larger foil and gold jewelry that responds similarly.
Platinum Discrimination: You press the + and - push-buttons and they will reject individual segments, not specific numeric values.
Omega Sensitivity: Varies numerically from 1 to 99 with a knob adjustment.
Gamma Sensitivity: Steps from a numeric setting of '5' to '10' to '15' and so on in numeric steps of 5 to '90', then it will increase '1' number at a time from '91' to '99.'
Platinum Sensitivity: The manual says it adjusts from a minimum setting of 4 to a maximum of 10.
Omega and Gamma Audio Tone ID: They have 4 choices and in the d1 and d2 they use a VCO audio. The d3 is a 'traditional' 3-tone design, and d4 puts the US 5
Now, since that post I made, which was mainly to the thread regarding the Omega and Gamma, I decided to do more reading on the Platinum because I've never used one. Had them mentioned to me by a dealer, and he prefers the Gamma as well as I do. I'll explain below, based on a quick read of the Platinum Owner's Manual.
Without re-reading all the posts to verify, I was basically referring to the Platinum having a control housing similar to the Gamma and the one I saw was on an 'S' rod. I have seen the BH literature and noted that it uses the Omega & G2 rod system with a Gamma-like control housing, so I guess I should have said it weight similar to the Omega instead of the Gamma. The difference is very minuscule. Sorry.jackintexas said:Monte:If I understand you right. You say the Gamma is identical to the Bounty Hunter Platinum.
Yes, that is correct. the Teknetics Omega and Gamma share very similar Tone ID and Discrimination and Ground Balance and All Metal mode functions. So that comparison is correct. There are a few things I found missing in the Owner's Manuals about them, or maybe a bit unclear or incorrect, but not a lot. What I didn't do at the time I noted the BH Platinum was similar to the Gamma, mainly in appearance, but I didn't read up (like we all should do if we are shopping for a detector) and then post the differences I read. I'll do that here.jackintexas said:And the Gamma is real close to the Omega 8000.
NO, not really. The Bounty Hunter Platinum gave the BH line-up a nicer look, nicer packaging, and the newer rod & grip design (copied from the T2), but while the appearance of the Platinum display LOOKS like the Gamma, that's not what I found in the Owner's Manual listed on the BH website. One dealer told me the newer Platinum he had worked like the Gamma, but after reading the manual I don't think so.jackintexas said:Then at $300.00 for the Platinum, would that not be a smarter purchase than the Omega or the Gamma?.....Jack
If a person is limited to only $300 to shop with, then they might find a good deal on a clean used detector. You mentioned you have number of detectors now so why would you want a BH Platinum instead of a newer model or a more versatile design? Okay, as I stated, sometimes an Owner's Manual, regardless of the manufacturer, will usually have either one or two minor errors, or sometimes some larger more obvious glitches. So, without an BH Platinum in my hand right now to do a side-by-side comparison, I will just refer to the Platinum's Owner's Manual comments to reflect some differences:
Omega and Gamma Discrimination: You can use the knob on the Omega or the + and - push-buttons on the Gamma to select the numeric Discrimination point, from 1 to 99. That lets you maybe just reject an iron nail at 16 or 17 and still detect higher conductive iron. Or just knock out some small foil but get larger foil and gold jewelry that responds similarly.
Platinum Discrimination: You press the + and - push-buttons and they will reject individual segments, not specific numeric values.
Omega Sensitivity: Varies numerically from 1 to 99 with a knob adjustment.
Gamma Sensitivity: Steps from a numeric setting of '5' to '10' to '15' and so on in numeric steps of 5 to '90', then it will increase '1' number at a time from '91' to '99.'
Platinum Sensitivity: The manual says it adjusts from a minimum setting of 4 to a maximum of 10.
Omega and Gamma Audio Tone ID: They have 4 choices and in the d1 and d2 they use a VCO audio. The d3 is a 'traditional' 3-tone design, and d4 puts the US 5
Thanks for the good info Monte.
This is copied from the owners manuals Platinum vs Gamma.
The Gamma is a deeper machine according to this.
The Delta manual also states 11 inches depth.
HOW DEEP WILL IT GO?
The Platinum Metal Detector will detect a coin-sized object, like a quarter,
to a distance of about 9
This is copied from the owners manuals Platinum vs Gamma.
The Gamma is a deeper machine according to this.
The Delta manual also states 11 inches depth.
HOW DEEP WILL IT GO?
The Platinum Metal Detector will detect a coin-sized object, like a quarter,
to a distance of about 9
jackintexas
New member
Monte: Thanks for the come back clearing things up. Yes I have several detectors but most are older detectors like the Explorer and XLT(Which is still my favorite) But at 78 years old I am looking for something much lighter. Since my last post I am in the process trading for an Omega8000. I appreciate you clearing thing up for me.....Jack