tesoro vs. fisher

[Anonymous]

I know this is a Tesoro forum but i wanted some input on the depth capabilities of Tesoro and the trash separation versus the Fisher CZ's and the Coinstrike. How does the Eldorado,Golden and the Cortes stack up. I've never owned a Tesoro. However, I am very interested in purchasing one. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Anonymous]

Both are fine companies with great products.
I feel each machine has area's where one excell's over the other, the CZ's get a bit more depth on deep coin's due to it's more iron suseptibiliy but I feel the Tesoro's do a better job of seperation. The Tesoro's have better discrimination also. But for raw depth the Fisher win's.
Sound's like the latest Tesoro is more suseptable to iron there by accomplishing greater depth.
Just my opinion on the matter. HH....jim

 

[Anonymous]

thank you for the info. I think I'll go with the Tesoro.

 

[Anonymous]

I've used Tesoro (Silver Sabre II, Bandido IIuMax, Euro) and I'm currently playing around quite a bit with a Fisher Coinstrike and have enough passing experience by a few people with CZs to know that CZs really don't like small iron, especially if there's lots of it strewn about wide and/or deep.
Tesoro has totally excellent separation and discrimination, which is why I'm still a major fan of the brand -- but the Tesoros I've used still snap crackle and pop in lots of smaller iron, while the Coinstrike does not. And **IMO only** the Coinstrike's metering and features are a bit above Tesoro's. But a Coinstrike costs a bit more than a Cortes or a DeLeon. Fair enough. In that case, a Fisher ID Excel gives those two detectors a pretty good run for the same kind of money. Not the same kind of run, but significant enough for what it does do to offset what it doesn't in comparison to Tesoro's metered machines.
And you can't put an unmetered Eldorado (or an unmetered anything) in the same comparison class as a metered machine.
Make no mistake -- you'd certainly find a TON of stuff with a Cortes or a DeLeon, and you wouldn't go wrong whatsoever buying one. Whether it'll get you there as quickly and as trouble-free as a Coinstrike or an Excel is another matter entirely.
Scott

 

[Anonymous]

Scott I take it by your comment on the Fisher Excel giving the other two a run for their money..you have tested one? If so could you please email and tell me what you did and didn't like about it. Like how it handled the small bits of iron and depth ..etc
Thanks

 

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[Anonymous]

I have a Tejon and it doesn't play second fiddle to any fishers I have used as far as depth and target separation . I still use my fisher detectors and also use the Tejon. The Tejon also out performs other Tesors's I have owned and used. not considering wet salt beaches in these statements.
HH
Dan R.