I have been detecting for about 2 years. I know I might be a 'noobie' compared to a lot of the vets on here, but due to my 'obsessive compulsive' disorder personality, I can tell I am so much further ahead than I was on day #1 when my Minelab Xterra 705 arrived. During my first 6 months, I detected 6 days a week about 6-8 hours a day. I was selling real estate, the market was slow, and I had a ton of time to burn.
Here is my progression in detectors in the last 2 years, and why I want an F75. It is not a comparison, or even a this-is-better-than-that... but instead, it's a 'would this fit into my arsenal better than other detectors, at this point?)
***Bought a Minelab Xterra 705 as my first detector
***Bought a Fisher F2 for a back up or anyone who wanted to go with me.
***Sold the Fisher F2.
***Bought a Teknetics T2 and a 12x15" SEF coil as a second detector.
***Sold the Xterra 705 and upgraded to an Etrac.
***Sold the T2 and bought an AT Pro for the rainy days so I didn't fry my Etrac
***Bought a White's V3i as an additional main detector.
So, right now I have the Etrac, V3i, and AT Pro. I use the AT Pro for rainy days. The AT Pro is a good machine, but it can not come close to the Etrac and V3i, especially once you learn the Etrac and V3i and set them up to be 'monsters' in the area you hunt. I am in the market for a 4th detector. another top-of-the-line machine.
There are a few reasons why I think an F75 would be a great addition to my arsenal compared to other detectors. My T2 I had for a short time was pretty much a cookie-cutter of the F75. I had it for a short time, and wish I had more time on it.
Maybe you can give me your opinion, if you have an F75, or help validate why I want one, or if maybe I should go for something else????
***The Etrac and V3i weigh a lot more than the F75, and I hunt many many hours and think a little less weight would be nice.
***The F75 has a super fast recovery, which is nice when you want to swing fast instead of slow-n-low like the Etrac and V3i.
***The F75 is very deep. I am digging 13-14" with a program/filters I designed for the V3i. I am hitting colonial that deep and need deep detecting.
***I love 4 tones. the Etrac has 30 tones, the V3i has 255 tones, but I run them both with 4 tones and am happy and have success.
***I dig all decent signals. The Etrac has 1750 target ID segments, the V3i 191, but I am fine with the 1-100 (like my AT Pro) and when in doubt, I dig it.
***I like the mild tones of the Etrac and 705, but I also liked the harsher tones of the F2 and T2 and V3i, especially the F2 and T2 sounds when pinpointing.
So what do you think?
Here is my progression in detectors in the last 2 years, and why I want an F75. It is not a comparison, or even a this-is-better-than-that... but instead, it's a 'would this fit into my arsenal better than other detectors, at this point?)
***Bought a Minelab Xterra 705 as my first detector
***Bought a Fisher F2 for a back up or anyone who wanted to go with me.
***Sold the Fisher F2.
***Bought a Teknetics T2 and a 12x15" SEF coil as a second detector.
***Sold the Xterra 705 and upgraded to an Etrac.
***Sold the T2 and bought an AT Pro for the rainy days so I didn't fry my Etrac
***Bought a White's V3i as an additional main detector.
So, right now I have the Etrac, V3i, and AT Pro. I use the AT Pro for rainy days. The AT Pro is a good machine, but it can not come close to the Etrac and V3i, especially once you learn the Etrac and V3i and set them up to be 'monsters' in the area you hunt. I am in the market for a 4th detector. another top-of-the-line machine.
There are a few reasons why I think an F75 would be a great addition to my arsenal compared to other detectors. My T2 I had for a short time was pretty much a cookie-cutter of the F75. I had it for a short time, and wish I had more time on it.
Maybe you can give me your opinion, if you have an F75, or help validate why I want one, or if maybe I should go for something else????
***The Etrac and V3i weigh a lot more than the F75, and I hunt many many hours and think a little less weight would be nice.
***The F75 has a super fast recovery, which is nice when you want to swing fast instead of slow-n-low like the Etrac and V3i.
***The F75 is very deep. I am digging 13-14" with a program/filters I designed for the V3i. I am hitting colonial that deep and need deep detecting.
***I love 4 tones. the Etrac has 30 tones, the V3i has 255 tones, but I run them both with 4 tones and am happy and have success.
***I dig all decent signals. The Etrac has 1750 target ID segments, the V3i 191, but I am fine with the 1-100 (like my AT Pro) and when in doubt, I dig it.
***I like the mild tones of the Etrac and 705, but I also liked the harsher tones of the F2 and T2 and V3i, especially the F2 and T2 sounds when pinpointing.
So what do you think?
