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Troy Owners Opinions on Troy x-5's
- Thread starter win12mann
- Start date
By far the best build quality of any detector I've had, or seen, and even though Troy and I had a couple of disagreements, to put it mildly, about some of the things I posted about it, it had excellent performance. Very deep in my mild ground, except around some electrical lines that interferred with it, with good target separation - better with the 7 inch coil. Good discrimination and the target check switch is great for coin hunters, but setting it up right is critical for getting the most depth. It has a "sweet spot" somewhere around 2.5 on the disc dial that gives optimum depth, just a hair off and there's a noticable difference. A correct ground balance is also critical. It has to be set just a little more positive than normal. The X5 is really hot on small gold jewelry and nickels (my nickel count compared to other coins was way higher than with any other detector I've used), but it's also really hot on foil bits, birdshot and all manner of other small nonferrous junk. I kept the X5 I had for 18 months and used it a lot, mostly with the 7 inch coil, for the first 6 months or so but the audio frequency was a lot higher in tone than I like so I gradually stopped using it and eventually gave it to one of my daughters to sell on Ebay.
Carolina Phil
New member
n/t
BarnacleBill
New member
Let's see some of the things I've seen posted. Last Spring, the final prototypes are being tested in Texas. Last Summer, the units aren't quite up to Troy's perfectionist standards and being re-designed. Last Fall, there's a patent issue with another company that has to be resolved, then they can be released.
Within the next 6 months I think anywhere from 4 to 6 new machines will be released. F4, F75, Pulse Devil, new White's, new Garrett etc. That's a pretty crowded market to release into. If the Pulse Devil reaches 80% of it's claims, there's going to be a lot of dealers sitting on a whole bunch of stock, which would include Troy's if they're released.
HH
BarnacleBill
Within the next 6 months I think anywhere from 4 to 6 new machines will be released. F4, F75, Pulse Devil, new White's, new Garrett etc. That's a pretty crowded market to release into. If the Pulse Devil reaches 80% of it's claims, there's going to be a lot of dealers sitting on a whole bunch of stock, which would include Troy's if they're released.
HH
BarnacleBill
Carolina Phil
New member
Thanks for the update. The "official" Troy forum is the only one that I know of and they never seem to have any information of that type.
BarnacleBill
New member
Don't take any of the Troy stuff I posted as Gospel, it's just internet scuttlebutt. The only thing that has me mystified is how it's surviving as a company with very little income.
HH
BarnacleBill
HH
BarnacleBill
I have two Troy X5's and have used them exclusively for the last 4 years.
I have been detecting since 1971, have had a multitude of machines over the years, but my X5's are the only keepers.
I have detected with them all over the World, detected the iron rich hills of the Karoo desert in Africa, and used them with great success on wet sand in the UK, Cape Town and Durban in South Africa, and Atlantic City in the States.
No other machine in my armoury comes close to their performance.
Don't just take my word for it, look at my showcase of finds here....
http://www.troycustomdetectors.com/showcase/dino-uk.html
And take note of the amount of 2000 year old gold and silver they have found me, and also the thin hammered Medieval silvers.
My LST, RedHeats and Tejon are gathering dust.
I have been detecting since 1971, have had a multitude of machines over the years, but my X5's are the only keepers.
I have detected with them all over the World, detected the iron rich hills of the Karoo desert in Africa, and used them with great success on wet sand in the UK, Cape Town and Durban in South Africa, and Atlantic City in the States.
No other machine in my armoury comes close to their performance.
Don't just take my word for it, look at my showcase of finds here....
http://www.troycustomdetectors.com/showcase/dino-uk.html
And take note of the amount of 2000 year old gold and silver they have found me, and also the thin hammered Medieval silvers.
My LST, RedHeats and Tejon are gathering dust.
Which ever model you go for you really need to budget for at least two coils and the coils are not cheap even second hand.
Its a love it or hate it machine. I like it, but like the T2, it doesn't work that well in my local area. Fifty miles down the road its great.
I would find out what the opinions on the Shadows is in your area unless you intend to have a few machines.
I would not use it on the beach except for dry sand work at the top. Never on the wet. It will work but I never found the performance that great.
Its a love it or hate it machine. I like it, but like the T2, it doesn't work that well in my local area. Fifty miles down the road its great.
I would find out what the opinions on the Shadows is in your area unless you intend to have a few machines.
I would not use it on the beach except for dry sand work at the top. Never on the wet. It will work but I never found the performance that great.
