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This looks promising..... someone did water hunt with the Equinox.....
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dewcon4414
Well-known member
Oz...... buddy we remember the CTX when it first came out lol. Different guy im sure. Dont know where this was ..... but it appears to be a fresh water hunt. Maybe the tester will say later....... but id sure like to hit that beach once.
Dew
Dew
Greg (E.Tn)
Well-known member
That's kinda like asking someone how far it is to the nearest gas station and they answer, "not too far" 
doc holiday232
New member
On this forum it's "oz" on Dankowski it's "os" ???
ML said:
Trouble is that many people will have spent their money on it . And if they do beaches and it doesn't work on the salt wet then its wasted money .
I will get 1 machine with the 15 inch coil also and use it wherever it can work . If it works on the wet then all the better and maybe i will buy the second i want.
On a Facebook site there is a thread that talks about the machine and (Sorry i am not on Facebook) it says that a US bloke says that it doesn't match a CTX but does match the T2 .
It say nothing again ! about salt wet capability .
Its almost as if the testers and Minelab are worried about telling people its no better than the Garretts are and they are only really good in fresh water.
But being multi frequency the Equinox should be good on the salt wet and if anyone remembers the Fisher CZ7a (a supposed brilliant salt beach machine) , it has frequencies 5 and 15 and they are two of the frequencies that the Equinox has so maybe that points the way the Equinox will work ?
Some say there are lots of negative people on here and other forums but its no surprise when all we hear is silence or just a few details and hear nothing much about what testers think and nothing about beaches .
Minelab should know by now that most of their machines are brilliant on salt wet and many many people want to know how this one fares?
There are many people that are after lightweight and waterproof but could easily go to Garrett or other makes .
Its a pity that Minelab didn't hold off about this machine till they knew what the machine was like . Testers dont need to do their testing in public , there are plenty of fields and beaches that at some times through the year are quiet.
Its also a pity Codan bought Minelab , they went about chopping many of the older wiser staff and now i think they have lost their way with their potential customers .
I may see through their what looks like inexperience (Codans) but many might not and will drift .
Surely the Deus's success and maybe the Ace's and AT types prove that Minelab should never rest on their laurels.
Greg (E.Tn)
Well-known member
n/t
dewcon4414
Well-known member
If those were IN the water......would you have found them with the Xcal or CTX? I wouldnt thing a tester would be using a cheap machine and obviously has skills or they wouldnt be a tester. So......they most likely were using a ML water machine yes? If it was the Xcal or CTX..... they should have found this stuff......... if not then they seem to be saying this machine IS better than BBS or FBS.... or at least on a trashy fresh water beach.
Dew
Dew
dewcon4414
Well-known member
ML....... im told right now no one has waterproof headphones so this likely was a shallow hunt. Right now they dont even know if they will have different size coils or other headphones at the time of release. I think our concern should be ....... we get what works from the testers and not a watered down version of the software. Id say they learned from the CTX.... thats why its a closed box.
Jason in Enid
Active member
MEV said:
No, if it was "just publicity" then all the regular users wouldn't have been making finds with it. The exact opposite happened, The CTX proved out to be every bit as good as promised on land. It just needed a tweek to get it working great on salt beaches where it still works fabulous even today.
Mmmmm thats funny Jason , because right now all that super finds with equinox is from people that work with Minelab , just go to YouTube. I'm going to give only one example dr tones. Minelab pays $$$ him , it's his job to say equinox is a super machine, very easy to understand!!
Jason in Enid
Active member
MEV said:
My point is that you are acting as if all of the reports are bald-faced lies. My point is that people have been dismissing pre-release models of minelabs , yet every new one of those past releases has proven out the claims as being 100% true.
Doctorcoinz
New member
Only fools believe every thing they read. I personally would take it with a pinch of salt at all the GOLD rings being found that were "missed" before..The metal detecting hobby is full of hoaxes!!