INFO Please, Tesoro Fans

[Krazyglue]

Hi all,
Always been curious about Tesoro detectors, yet have not ever used one. I'm not looking for a brand bashing party, just some honest opinions comparing the Cortez against the MXT and the Coinstrike. I sold my MXT recently and now have the coinstrike. It's an ok machine but I can't rid myself of the persistant curiosity in the cortez. I do like the fact that the coinstrike is much quieter and handles the iron better than the MXT. So this leads me into my questions. 1.) Is the cortez quiet in iron infested sites? 2.) Is the depth of the cortez better (greater)than either one of the other units? 3.) Does the lack of no ground balance in discrim. mode on the cortez really make that much difference in moderately mineralized soil?
I'm a real big fan of the MXT which has produced over the years for me.I just got tired of all the chatter, noise, and audible response in iron sites. It finally drove me nuts after owning three of them these last 5 yrs. I had owned a coinstrike previously and now have a new one.I purchased this one b/c the first one found an i.h. penny a good 9" deep at an angle. That was impressive to say the least. So far this one hasn't duplicated that feat, but haven't been to any really old sites, to give it a fair shake.
Can the cortez be the ticket for me? Good hunting to all.
Glue

 

[DavHut]

1.) Is the cortez quiet in iron infested sites?
Its a Tesoro and its safe to say yes. The normal Tesoro response to small iron is just a crackle or a sputter. With full iron DISC on, you'll hear almost nothing. Larger iron like bottle caps or big chunks give a loud blast, but with a harsh edge to it. After a while you get to know these sounds and all Tesoros share these good traits. I can tell a bottle cap a mile off with my Tiger Shark!

2.) Is the depth of the cortez better (greater)than either one of the other units?
Possibly not. The Cortez is not really about ultimate depth.

The MXT is really a specialist device, it's workings derived from the Whites GMT gold detector. The Fishers are renowned for their depth and every one Ive ever used was no different.

However, the MXT must be wound out to take advantage of its depth, leaving you to contend with the noisy chatter you talk about. Ditto the Fisher, which tends to love deep iron and calls it silver once youve cranked the gain.

Depending on your conditions and use, you may find the Cortez coming up a little short, when compared to these others. But, you will also find that at advanced settings and even into hypertuned mode, it will gain most of the shortfall back and run smoothyl in the bargain.

Both Fisher and the Whites are digital devices, as well. The Whites does everything in software, in fact. This slows response time and with that honkin big coil on there, you risk passing right over things if you dont match your swing speed. The Cortez has a very fast response time and has very good target separation, to boot. It does this with the stock coil, I might add.

The depth of the Tesoros on deep targets is surprising in my experience, however. Trash is trash, but good targets come through readily. I recall a quarter I recovered at a measured 10" with my Golden. Good clear, high tone, even when verified at coin check DISC levels.

Add in the light weight and the useful TID features and you may decide that the Cortez deserves a chance.

3.) Does the lack of no ground balance in discrim. mode on the cortez really make that much difference in moderately mineralized soil?
Undoubtedly. Will you notice it? Hard to say. Chances are, no. If it was me, I'd hang on to the Fisher, sell the MXT and get a used Cortez.

 

[Krazyglue]

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