Hey guys, you know what I just realized?

[gfatizzi]

I just realized that the detector technology in my main detector (Minelab Sovereign XS) is now 30 years old! It was basically unchanged through all the Sovereign iterations from 1991-2005. The XS that I currently swing is about 25-27 yrs old but the technology it uses is 30 yrs old now! I wonder if that now means I swing a "vintage" detector? Amazing how well the Sovereigns have withstood the test of time. A proven detector for sure! Your thoughts? HH George Fatizzi

 

[BHNugget]

I would love to have a NIB GT. The one I had slipped out of my hand into the water detecting a lake. Replaced it with the Excal, but would still like a GT again.

 

[robinb]

It would be nice if minelab updated the excalibur for one that you can tell battery level, better performance but keeping it analog.

 

[Waterdog]

It would be nice if they manufactured the coils for the Excalibur 8 inch again

 

[Joe Black]

The Sovereign works so good on the beach….I still have a GT that is in mint condition & don’t opt to use much , only on occasion.The weight & vulnerability of salt water has caused me to lean to Excalibur , Equinox or, Vanquish ..The Sovereign does find deep treasure though! I wished it was lighter & waterproof.

 

[tvr]

With lack of coil availability ... I've thought about cutting the coil off the Excals I have, saving the coils and sending the units in for a new coil install. That would leave me with spare coils. Pretty drastic ... yet what other choices are we being left with?

 

[GeorgeinSC]

My first machine was the sovereign Gt. Of course six months after i bought it minelab decided to quit making it. It still works. Does what i need it to do. Yes i look at the newer models and then we go do some dirt fishing and i come home happy. I use the excal at the beach. When i first started using the GT i got quite frustrated with it but in time my ears became attuned to its language.