XT-70 or Quattro? I'm looking to buy a new MD with ID and cant decided which to buy. I know its like comparing apples to oranges but which will perform best for the type of MD I do mostly, hunting old sites for coins. I have asked the same question on the Quattro forum with very few replies.I have read all the field test and would like to hear some non bias replies from everyday users. Thank you .
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XT-70 or Quattro.
- Thread starter bryanaw
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and makes it tough to answer. My half-dozen $ilver $hooting friends who use their Explorer's exclusively also hunt mostly "old sites for coins" but they employ various techniques to go after those that are most likely to be older and deeper (4" plus) in grass at parks, schools, courthouse lawns, etc.
While I will hunt anywhere and find the bulk of my good gold jewelry in modern school & park playgrounds, I definitely prefer to hunt "old sites for coins" such as ghost towns, homesteads, pioneer & military recreation sites, and all sorts of places where 80+% of the coins and tokens are located within the upper 4" or so.
If my health allowed me to hunt longer sessions with an Explorer (or perhaps a Quattro), I would use an Explorer II and hunt the same sites (or same types of sites) my friends hunt, but for me and my "old site" choices, I prefer the Minelab X-Terra 70.
Maybe if you clarified the types of sites and your intended targets and experience with finding them at 'X' depth at those sites, then readers could be of more help?
Happy Hunting,
Monte
While I will hunt anywhere and find the bulk of my good gold jewelry in modern school & park playgrounds, I definitely prefer to hunt "old sites for coins" such as ghost towns, homesteads, pioneer & military recreation sites, and all sorts of places where 80+% of the coins and tokens are located within the upper 4" or so.
If my health allowed me to hunt longer sessions with an Explorer (or perhaps a Quattro), I would use an Explorer II and hunt the same sites (or same types of sites) my friends hunt, but for me and my "old site" choices, I prefer the Minelab X-Terra 70.
Maybe if you clarified the types of sites and your intended targets and experience with finding them at 'X' depth at those sites, then readers could be of more help?
Happy Hunting,
Monte
mtdoramike
Well-known member
BUT, this doesn't mean that I didn't like the Quattro. It's a great machine and one of the deepest that I have ever used, BUT, with that being said: The Quattro is a VEEERRRYYY slow swing machine with a VVVVEEEERRRRYYYY slow target recovery. It really lags bewteen targets, which isn't bad if you only hunt areas where the trash isn't bad like beaches or fields. But for my type of hunting, which is parks, school and an occassioal yard, the Quattro wasn't ideal. It also is a very poor competition hunt unit as well due to the slow or lag between targets. Lastly, the weight of the Quattro wasn't for me because of health issues.
Now, the Xterra 70, is a light weight machine at 2.9 pounds versus like close to 5 pounds on the Quattro. The target recovery is fast, meaning it has a faster target processor then the Quattro so theres virtually no lag time between targets. Plus it's great on the beach just as the Quattro, I used mine during the last comp hunt I entered and it worked great, no intereference from other detectors and I could really whip it around looking for those seeded targets. Now is the deep comparible to the Quattro, so far I would have to say no, but then I've only logged about 10 hours on mine. In my area, In coin mode I think the depth is about 8-9", which is about the same as I get with the CZ5, CZ3d, Cortes & GT&i1500.
I think it comes down to what type of hunting you do and what you expect from the machine, but if it were me and it was, I would and did go with the Xterra 70. But for hunting older sites for deep coins, I wouldn't exclude the Explorer, GT, DFX, CZ3d (it was designed for that) also the ID Edge is another that has a old coins mode, this is just to name a few.
I hope this helps you out, if not email me at mtdoramike@wmconnect.com
Now, the Xterra 70, is a light weight machine at 2.9 pounds versus like close to 5 pounds on the Quattro. The target recovery is fast, meaning it has a faster target processor then the Quattro so theres virtually no lag time between targets. Plus it's great on the beach just as the Quattro, I used mine during the last comp hunt I entered and it worked great, no intereference from other detectors and I could really whip it around looking for those seeded targets. Now is the deep comparible to the Quattro, so far I would have to say no, but then I've only logged about 10 hours on mine. In my area, In coin mode I think the depth is about 8-9", which is about the same as I get with the CZ5, CZ3d, Cortes & GT&i1500.
I think it comes down to what type of hunting you do and what you expect from the machine, but if it were me and it was, I would and did go with the Xterra 70. But for hunting older sites for deep coins, I wouldn't exclude the Explorer, GT, DFX, CZ3d (it was designed for that) also the ID Edge is another that has a old coins mode, this is just to name a few.
I hope this helps you out, if not email me at mtdoramike@wmconnect.com
Bryan i am a former Quattro owner. I used the machine weekly and got to understand the unit very well. I made some wonderful finds with the unit but also new that i was missing a whole lot because it had a very slow response time for the machine to reset itself from a null. I only relic hunt and most all my sites have large amounts of iron. I have the 70 now and i don't experience this problem at all. The 70 is so quick you hardly notice the iron, only enough to slow down. Both are great units , but the 70 gets my vote for my type of hunting and the for the weight, my wife don't have to hear me complain with my elbow hurting after a long day of relic hunting.
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Chuck@TreasureHut
New member
There you go Bryan....if you ask 10 people they will give you ten different answers, all will be correct for them. I agree with each reply you have received on this thread. If you can afford it, the EXP II is the best money can buy, if not, the Quattro holds a strong second place. Yes, you MUST slow the sweep speed of the Quattro!!! To some that's bad.....to me, when I hunt a site that I know has to have older goodies, that all other single frequency VLF's have missed, I try to play "tortoise", and let the "hares" run on by! To me, slow isn't a bad thing......in fact it's the professional thing! If you are concerned about weight for long days in the field, then the X-Terra-70 wins that race.....but if you want the deeper-older-better finds.....slow down, learn the machines language, let the FBS 28 frequencies work for you, and enjoy the blue sky and the sunshine. You will fare much better, when you are not the "hare" in this race.
Chuck@TreasureHut
Chuck@TreasureHut