I miss my Sovereign GT

[JimmyCT]

Ahhh the art of reflection...lol


I sold my Sov GT a while back and have regretted it ever since. Out of all the detectors I have owned this one really shined forth in finding old coins in worked out areas
( especially combined with the 180 meter). Many of you on here have given great advice on using this detector and I am thankful. Without you I would of wrapped it around my maple tree in the front yard lol. Having time to reflect on not having a detector at the present moment, I started thinking of possibly trying out other Minelab detectors such as the Explorer SE and Etrac. I have been glued to u-tube watching the videos and I am impressed. However, I love the musical tones that the Sovereign makes and its' simplicity in controls. As far as the latter two I mentioned, I just don't know if I could get use to the noise they make and the informational display. Although, I do like the idea of having the control panel in front of me while hunting. As far as the Sov, I didn't really care to hip mount but it did lighten it up for me to where I could hunt 8-10 hours a day. When I had the box attached to the rod, I hated this situation as I couldn't access the controls sitting behind me. To me it was cumbersome. I then started thinking that maybe that the Explorer and Etrac would be the alternative and that I should invest into one. Not quite sure I want to pull that "trigger". For those of you that have used the Sov and the Etrac / Explorer series, I would like to hear your thoughts on performance compared to the Sov GT. What am I missing by not upgrading to one of them? Am I missing a lot performance wise? That would be the only factor at this point that would make me purchase one of them. Just sharing my thoughts on a wonderful detector that is no longer in my possession or in production. - Jim

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Jim,for most Sovereign users the learning process continues after the Sovereign is sold.I use the Explorer some but for me the Sovereign is easier to use better balanced and honest on targets.The Explorer will work very well for deep silver,but the Sovereign for mid range targets gold and nickles IMHO exceeds the performance of the Explorer.Good Luck Ron

 

[Rick(ND)]

The Sovereigns are so much easier to use and even though you know the Sovereign well by changing to a Explorer there is a new learning curve that too me is bigger than the Sovereign learning curve. I find if you know the Sovereign well you can hear and see the difference in the targets and the Sovereign will reject iron so much better too in my opinion. I liked the E-Trac a little better for me than the Explorers and now I been using a CTX 3030, but if I only had 1 day to hunt a spot and it would be gone than my Sovereign GT will be the one I take and know I will dig more good targets and less trash. The Explorers and E-Tracs are great detectors and as we have seen they do well and seem to find some good targets in with trash maybe better than some, but it seems like they really have to know their detectors to do this.
Myself I like the longer tones on the Sovereign as it is much easier to hear so I don't miss as much, I like the ID much better on the Sovereign using a 180 meter as I can tell the good from the bad easier and don't dig anywhere close that I do with the Explorers as I like to pick out target from trash so there are too many iffy signals for me with the Explorers. I am sure this can have a lot to do with knowing the Sovereign well and within a couple of months I felt comfortable with the Sovereign while using the Explorer and E-Trac for the last few years I like them, but not as comfortable as I am with the Sovereign with the 180 meter and the Sun Ray S-1 Probe.

Like I say these are all great detectors and feel the Sovereign is easier to use with less learning curve.

Good Luck
Rick

 

[xwyokid]

The Explorer I had was a mystery to me for 6 months. Never felt comfortable with it. Sold it and went without a machine for about 3 months until I purchased the GT. What a difference!. A couple of months ago I purchased an AT PRO and really like it. I think about selling the GT until I use it. The GT is going nowhere!

 

[goodmore]

I use the Sovereign to hunt the wet sands of the Atlantic Ocean. The performance combined with simple to understand just makes it my favorite beach machine. In the dirt it sure is deep. But I prefer the bells and whistles of other machines. The E Trac and CTX just have so much more to offer. I suggest you look at the E Trac if weight is not an issue. It can get heavy after a few hrs.

 

[JimmyCT]

Thanks guys for your responses as I truly appreciate your input and thoughts on the subject. On the other hand 94 "looks" and 4 people respond - absolutely amazing....

 

[GeorgeinSC]

Personally I would not want to be without my Sovereign GT. In fact I was so afraid that mine might quit that I purchased a second one that sits in the closet on Standby. Of course I am relatively new to the hobby and the GT is my first machine. But after two years I think i am beginning to learn the machine. I love being able to hit places that other folks have been and pull out those deeper, harder to hear, coins out of the dirt.

 

[JimmyCT]

Thank you George for your thoughts. I am totally with you on your statement as I found the same thing. - Jim


I love being able to hit places that other folks have been and pull out those deeper, harder to hear, coins out of the dirt.