I’ve only had this machine for a few days, and have maybe 8hrs on it, so these results may be a little preliminary, however, my first impressions say it is a winner.
Ok, I can’t believe this machine didn’t catch on better as a jewelry hunters dream. Waterproof, 61khz, sensitive enough for the tiniest gold and with the supplied 5x10 concentric, it can be dumbed down enough to be a blast for regular detecting with a focus on gold.
But here’s where things get really interesting.
Modes.
Too much to say about the modes, so I’ll just keep it super simple.
I mostly used the Boost and Gen mode. Boost mode is very nuanced, two tone mode, and low conductive gold screams ‘good target’. Gen mode is a threshold based all-metal mode. Fast, is probably too fast for anything I need, and Micro has a 3-tone digitized-audio that I have little use for, as I rely on target nuances to tell me when to dig or not.
Discrimination.
It actually discriminates. I mean, the discriminator works like it should. Most iron comes in at 40 or less, caps at 46-48. A few quick passed over a bottle cap with disc set to 48 and iron/ cap signals break up or completely disappear. Just like the old 1260 series fishers; the Kruzer and 5x10 concentric will not discriminate a good target when making quick passes over it, even if it’s deep, the target sound gets better or worse with multiple passes.
The tiniest gold ring that I have weighs 1.1 grams. It shows up at 52. I love how well this machine discriminates iron trash from low conductive non-ferrous!
Target masking.
Now, this may be a little preliminary, but from the testing I’ve done, the Kruzer is just as good or better than any machine I have used in dense iron. On my at home tests, it’s almost like it doesn’t see the nails. I don’t want to say too much just yet. I have a couple spots I’ve hit pretty good with other machines, they are like nail beds. I’m still waiting for warmer temps before I try it there, but I am very curious to see if the Kruzer can pull anything at all from there.
VDI
It is quite accurate, and makes this machine go from specific gold detection, to a park, jewelry, and dense iron/ relic hunters dream. Nokta really opened up the numbers for low conductors on this machine. 40 and under is most iron, empty .22 case 54, nickles 70, tabs 80, Pennies and silver dimes 84-86
Since Tesoro went under, I have used few machines that can be easily broken down and put in a back pack, much less waterproof ones. The Kruzer isn’t bulky. I can wrap up the small control box and throw the rest of it in the pack bag and not worry about it too much. I bike and hike into places, it is important to me to be able to pack small.
I have a Legend, great machine. But it can’t do what the gold Kruzer can for 1 reason. It doesn’t come with a concentric coil option.
Without the 5x10 coil option, I wouldn’t have bought the Kruzer. Better yet, it comes with the machine. I have a 5x10 concentric mounted on an old 1265x fisher, another on an f75 and now the Kruzer. They all balance the machine nicely, are great discriminating coils for parks, have good target separating when working in dense trash, iron, and are good at getting in and around shrubs or rocky terrain. The minute I put a DD coil on a machine, I start hating it. Maybe I need more experience or someone to show me why they like them, but imo, apart from working in highly mineralized ground, I don’t know why anyone would want a DD coil. I’ve heard that they are better unmaskers, but that hasn’t been my experience.
I think Nokta could have done just fine advertising the Gold Kruzer as a gold specific, all around, waterproof machine for parks, beach/water, relics or heaven forbid prospect with it. As things warm up and I get more time with this machine, I will try do an update.
Ok, I can’t believe this machine didn’t catch on better as a jewelry hunters dream. Waterproof, 61khz, sensitive enough for the tiniest gold and with the supplied 5x10 concentric, it can be dumbed down enough to be a blast for regular detecting with a focus on gold.
But here’s where things get really interesting.
Modes.
Too much to say about the modes, so I’ll just keep it super simple.
I mostly used the Boost and Gen mode. Boost mode is very nuanced, two tone mode, and low conductive gold screams ‘good target’. Gen mode is a threshold based all-metal mode. Fast, is probably too fast for anything I need, and Micro has a 3-tone digitized-audio that I have little use for, as I rely on target nuances to tell me when to dig or not.
Discrimination.
It actually discriminates. I mean, the discriminator works like it should. Most iron comes in at 40 or less, caps at 46-48. A few quick passed over a bottle cap with disc set to 48 and iron/ cap signals break up or completely disappear. Just like the old 1260 series fishers; the Kruzer and 5x10 concentric will not discriminate a good target when making quick passes over it, even if it’s deep, the target sound gets better or worse with multiple passes.
The tiniest gold ring that I have weighs 1.1 grams. It shows up at 52. I love how well this machine discriminates iron trash from low conductive non-ferrous!
Target masking.
Now, this may be a little preliminary, but from the testing I’ve done, the Kruzer is just as good or better than any machine I have used in dense iron. On my at home tests, it’s almost like it doesn’t see the nails. I don’t want to say too much just yet. I have a couple spots I’ve hit pretty good with other machines, they are like nail beds. I’m still waiting for warmer temps before I try it there, but I am very curious to see if the Kruzer can pull anything at all from there.
VDI
It is quite accurate, and makes this machine go from specific gold detection, to a park, jewelry, and dense iron/ relic hunters dream. Nokta really opened up the numbers for low conductors on this machine. 40 and under is most iron, empty .22 case 54, nickles 70, tabs 80, Pennies and silver dimes 84-86
Since Tesoro went under, I have used few machines that can be easily broken down and put in a back pack, much less waterproof ones. The Kruzer isn’t bulky. I can wrap up the small control box and throw the rest of it in the pack bag and not worry about it too much. I bike and hike into places, it is important to me to be able to pack small.
I have a Legend, great machine. But it can’t do what the gold Kruzer can for 1 reason. It doesn’t come with a concentric coil option.
Without the 5x10 coil option, I wouldn’t have bought the Kruzer. Better yet, it comes with the machine. I have a 5x10 concentric mounted on an old 1265x fisher, another on an f75 and now the Kruzer. They all balance the machine nicely, are great discriminating coils for parks, have good target separating when working in dense trash, iron, and are good at getting in and around shrubs or rocky terrain. The minute I put a DD coil on a machine, I start hating it. Maybe I need more experience or someone to show me why they like them, but imo, apart from working in highly mineralized ground, I don’t know why anyone would want a DD coil. I’ve heard that they are better unmaskers, but that hasn’t been my experience.
I think Nokta could have done just fine advertising the Gold Kruzer as a gold specific, all around, waterproof machine for parks, beach/water, relics or heaven forbid prospect with it. As things warm up and I get more time with this machine, I will try do an update.
