Minelab has officially announced that… the new Minelab Equinox 800 detectors are better than the Minelab X-Terra 705 but worse than the Minelab E-Trac and Minelab CTX 3030. The announcement has been made especially for those who aren’t knowledgeable in the manufacturer’s pricing policy and consider the revolutionary product to be definitely a killer of all machines which were developed earlier. Of course not, the killer will leave its ‘co-brothers’ intact, said Minelab. Here’s an interesting comparative test: the Minelab Equinox 800 vs X-Terra 705 and Minelab CTX 3030. In your opinion, which of these three units sees the deepest? And what VDI will they have on the same targets? Take a look, it’s a quick but really interesting test! Continue reading
What do detectorists with the White’s MX Sport complain about most? It’s metal detector music that is in a league of its own. There are even virtuosos. But are you ready to listen to such music while hunting? Continue reading
I tried to hunt simultaneously with a pair of metal detectors. And why should Minelab have made a mirror on the control panel of its X-Terra 705? But I didn’t notice it before. Here’s a comparison: Makro Racer vs Minelab X-Terra 705. Continue reading
In my opinion, the Minelab X-Terra as a platform is nearly 10 years old already. As for electronics, it’s a venerable age. Watch the video: a Minelab X-Terra 705 recovery speed test. Continue reading
Are copper coins a good target for the metal detector? Watch the video: how the detector may miss coins. Being made of copper, a target is identified as iron! Continue reading