Teknetics Omega and Garrett AT-Pro/Gold performance?

[88junior]

Hey guys and gals I currently use a AT-Gold and I love the performance of the machine. I have well over 250 hours on it and know it like the back of my hand. I have used it for so long I am kinda bored with it even though it produces better than any machine I've tried. Prior to this machine I used the AT-Pro for almost two years so with both I have around 3-4 years of experience. I am thinking of trying something new and the Teknetics Omega and Fisher F-70 are the ones that I have been looking at so my question is would I be gaining or losing performance if I went to one of these two machines. I coin and jewelry and relic hunt and I live in N.Georgia where soil conditions seem to change every ten feet or so. Deepest coin I've found with either was around 9-10" with the AT-Gold using the 8.5x11" coil and it was a silver quarter that gave a soft tone but no ID. Let me know what you guys would do if you were in my shoes. I wish I had someone in my area that used either of the machines I'm curious about so I could get a feel for them. By the way I don't water hunt so the waterproof side doesn't matter to me.

 

[Pastor bob]

If you want to change for the sake of trying something new then I would say either machine would be OK, but if you are changing thinking that you will find more with those two machines I would say that would be a mistake. You have all those hours on those machines. You will need a lot of hours of practice on these new ones to catch up. I have owned all the machines you are talking about. Loved the AT Pro but my elbow would not let me swing it very long. The Omega is under appreciated. I have an F-70 now and I think it is the most fun machine I have owned. It does the job very well once you know it.

 

[88junior]

Thanks for your insight Pastor Bob. I figured they were all pretty well on the same page performance wise.