Nox Question..

[LS hunter]

Frogot to ask... what coil is better suited for the beach and ehat do you guys think about the stock coil..I hope the Nox sounds like my Se pro..I loved the tones...Are there a lot of aftermarket coils out for the Nox?

 

[laplander]

No aftermarket coils at this time LS.
The stock coil is weight and electronically well balanced for all around use. I really like the little guy for high target concentration areas. I cant comment about salt water/ sand JMO
Jeff

 

[Mark kus]

I have the Nox 800 great machine I've never owned a CTX but weight is a big problem for me with bad tennis elbow another deciding factor I can swing a 2.5lb machine all day!

 

[Jason in Enid]

I have the Nox 800 great machine I've never owned a CTX but weight is a big problem for me with bad tennis elbow another deciding factor I can swing a 2.5lb machine all day!

I hear ya! I had the E-Trac soon after its release. It was heavy AND unbalanced. It killed my should but used bungies and suffered through because it had such great performance. Then I got a CTX when first released. It was even heavier but balance was good so I could swing it all day. Then the EQX came out and it was like a cloud. Soooo light and easy to swing. Now, when I pick up the CTX to use I cant get past the weight. It's just not as fun now that I know I have the NOX waiting.

 

[LS hunter]

Thanks for the vote of confidence.I do agree with you some one who is upgrading from an entry-level detector may have some problems...We all know there's a learning curve with any new defector...The one think i have learned in all my years detecting is you have to put your time in and not just the groung your working but the detector your swinging...In short take the time to learn what the detector is telling you...thx..Greg..

 

[LawrencetheMDer]

Pulled about 5,000 coins in past 2 yrs from Florida beaches with some black sand w CTX and 17" coil. I dig dimes at 12" and cents at 17" and quarters at 12-15". Don't seem too find many deep nickels, perhaps 9". Aluminum can tops at 2 feet. Gold rings at 9 to 12". Advantage in using the threshold thump; sometimes the only info I have to dig. You can reduce these figures by about 10-15% in salt water (w seawater checked). Also, heavy black sand will reduce figures further. I have had no issues with the CTX, which has excellent discrimination, and it has replaced my Excal as my main machine for beach environment. I would NOT recommend a 17" coil for an urban environment. But smaller coils are available.
As for the Nox 800, I been following developments for the past 1 1/2 yrs...and still waiting.

 

[Robert Hohman Sr.]

I have used a Minelab FBS detector since 1999 and currently have an SE Pro that is a fantastic detector for depth. I have found Civil War bullets and coins anywhere from 12"-15" deep with the NEL Tornado coil, but the weight has finally gotten to my shoulder after 3 operations. So I just purchased the Equinox 800 and found that it has a lot of the same features as the FBS detectors (multiplet ones, threshold tones, noise cancel, Iron mask or all metal, and multi frequencies) without the weight. It also gets great depth beyond 6", It also has a few more great features along with an easy learning curve. It wont take you long to learn it if you already understand the FBS detector.

 

[Robert Hohman Sr.]

I have used a Minelab FBS detector since 1999 and currently have an SE Pro that is a fantastic detector for depth. I have found Civil War bullets and coins anywhere from 12"-15" deep with the NEL Tornado coil, but the weight has finally gotten to my shoulder after 3 operations. So I just purchased the Equinox 800 and found that it has a lot of the same features as the FBS detectors (multiple tones, threshold tones, noise cancel, Iron mask or all metal, and multi frequencies) without the weight. It also gets great depth beyond 6", It also has a few more great features along with an easy learning curve. It wont take you long to learn it if you already understand the FBS detector.

 

[LS hunter]

Do you guys think the tones sound similar to the tones of the SE are even the E Trac.....Man i would know what was coming out the ground 95 % of the time just from the tones...hope the Nox sounds somewhat the same...

 

[Jason in Enid]

Do you guys think the tones sound similar to the tones of the SE are even the E Trac.....Man i would know what was coming out the ground 95 % of the time just from the tones...hope the Nox sounds somewhat the same...

Whole new machine, its best to treat as its own thing. If you try to correlate it to previous Minelabs its only going to cause confusion and slow your learning.

 

[westside bengal]

I am thinking about either Nox 600/800 series or the Multi Kruzer/Multi Anfibio series.

While the Nox series are definitely all the rage and deserving of it, the Kruzer/Anfibio series seem to be worthy contenders.

I am a newbie and will be only coin and relic hunting in parks and old house sites. I have no plans to take one to the beach nor do I plan to gold prospect.

I think either series would more than meet my needs, maybe even overkill. The only real complaint I hear about the Nox is it might be a little flimsy
and the build quality not as high. For those of you that have handled both series what is your impression between series.

The price between each series is about the same. I know I can get the 15% military discount for the Minelabs. I havent called any dealers yet to ask about any
Nokta/Macro discounts.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Mark kus]

I am thinking about either Nox 600/800 series or the Multi Kruzer/Multi Anfibio series.

While the Nox series are definitely all the rage and deserving of it, the Kruzer/Anfibio series seem to be worthy contenders.

I am a newbie and will be only coin and relic hunting in parks and old house sites. I have no plans to take one to the beach nor do I plan to gold prospect.

I think either series would more than meet my needs, maybe even overkill. The only real complaint I hear about the Nox is it might be a little flimsy
and the build quality not as high. For those of you that have handled both series what is your impression between series.

The price between each series is about the same. I know I can get the 15% military discount for the Minelabs. I havent called any dealers yet to ask about any
Nokta/Macro discounts.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I have no experience with Kruzer and I've always been a Minelab guy and Deus and I've done very well with both a lot of silvers this year.
My main reason for buying the nox was weight I've bad tennis elbow and these two machines let me detect all day if I want to and the Nox is my go to machine now..
And I've never had any problems with a minelab..

 

[pasttom]

No, the tones are not as good, but still good enough and sufficiently so that I have no regrets selling off my Explorers and my CTX is very lonely along with my Excals.