Hello all, not a new member but a new AT Pro owner, well kinda sorta. I had gotten one of these about a year ago and sold it before I really got the chance to use it because I was more than a bit put off by the ergonomics about attaching the coil, headphones(Tight space to thread them on) and not to cause offense, it seemed kinda "cheap" as far as build quality/materials. Also was on a bit of tear trying out new machines almost every few weeks to find my cup of tea. Long story short, have come full circle and am actually out hunting with the AT Pro and for the life of me, cannot figure out what got into me last year as I'm liking it this time around. Must have been because I came from using a Whites DFX and an M6 which are built like tanks and very solid and sturdy in their construction. Very heavy though as a downside.
Anyway, got a hunt in with the AT Pro the other day and was not using any headphones as I tend to sometimes do. Needless to say, with the modulated audio of Pro mode, I was not able to hear so well so I hunted in standard mode for most of my time as those sounds rang in loud and clear. I would get a promising signal with the standard mode but sometimes switch over to pro mode for a better idea of what was down there. Pro mode seems to be....noisy. Lots of spitting and sputtering going on and I wondered if that was normal or not and why hunt in that mode? Then I hit a really trashy area loaded with different signals and the standard mode got to be a little "over-loaded". I swapped to pro mode and was able to "pick out" good, solid signals from all the spitting, sputtering and trash. Does anyone else hunt in standard mode or is it just recommended for my case, to hear better when preferring not to wear headphones? I also had some trouble pin pointing. I watched the videos on Garrett's site and preferred to PP off the toe of the machine, problem with that was in trashy areas, the tone would continue to "draw out" as my coil was backing off of my intended target and into another target, making that style not work out for me on many targets. The signal strength, center of the coil method was also tricky as it seemed difficult to get that just right. I would think I had it pin pointed and be right on top of it, dead center of the coil but my hole would turn into a much larger one as I discovered the target several inches forward or back from where I thought I was getting the strongest signal, so I was missing the sweet spot somehow. Any more pin pointing tips or techniques y'all can lay on me and how about that standard vs pro mode? Also, anyone have the waterproof headphones that they use for both land and water? Was wanting to pick up a pair but hear they are a bit loud unless you can figure out how to modify them. Thanks!
Anyway, got a hunt in with the AT Pro the other day and was not using any headphones as I tend to sometimes do. Needless to say, with the modulated audio of Pro mode, I was not able to hear so well so I hunted in standard mode for most of my time as those sounds rang in loud and clear. I would get a promising signal with the standard mode but sometimes switch over to pro mode for a better idea of what was down there. Pro mode seems to be....noisy. Lots of spitting and sputtering going on and I wondered if that was normal or not and why hunt in that mode? Then I hit a really trashy area loaded with different signals and the standard mode got to be a little "over-loaded". I swapped to pro mode and was able to "pick out" good, solid signals from all the spitting, sputtering and trash. Does anyone else hunt in standard mode or is it just recommended for my case, to hear better when preferring not to wear headphones? I also had some trouble pin pointing. I watched the videos on Garrett's site and preferred to PP off the toe of the machine, problem with that was in trashy areas, the tone would continue to "draw out" as my coil was backing off of my intended target and into another target, making that style not work out for me on many targets. The signal strength, center of the coil method was also tricky as it seemed difficult to get that just right. I would think I had it pin pointed and be right on top of it, dead center of the coil but my hole would turn into a much larger one as I discovered the target several inches forward or back from where I thought I was getting the strongest signal, so I was missing the sweet spot somehow. Any more pin pointing tips or techniques y'all can lay on me and how about that standard vs pro mode? Also, anyone have the waterproof headphones that they use for both land and water? Was wanting to pick up a pair but hear they are a bit loud unless you can figure out how to modify them. Thanks!
Even though I have the GG, I prefer the sound of the standard headphones so I don't change them out very often.