There is an interesting conspiracy theory: All new metal detectors from global manufacturers (Garrett, Minelab, XP, Fisher, Nokta) are created by a single group of developers. This theory explains the main fact of the industry: why all new metal detectors resemble each other. The same technologies, features, algorithms. Nothing new. Take any of the most modern detectors, and it turns out… this already existed 20 years ago. Probably, the specialists in this group of developers are very old (a second-level conspiracy theory).
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Can you send the tx 850 circuit update? have a nice day
I believe the Vortex is the old Whites XLT, only lighter, and in a modern Minelab shape.
The Whites cost £700. Thirty years ago.
Roughly the same as the new Garrett today, which I guess is cheaper.
The old Whites had an excellent graph display, which is a bit like the Vortex.
However, the Whites would give an excellent id, on negitive iron, which was excellent on gold in rubbish. If I remember, a gold coin would be around 66. But a broken gold item would be roughly -2 to +5. Whilst aluminum was 0. It would also give a display for salts, which was not good for beach work, but excellent for meadows where different soils would show up where old houses once stood.
For my detecting, its a Vanquish 540.
Seems the Chinese already is flooding the market with the vortex clones. You can tell the good clones because they have an identical shaped coil like the Garrett.
Nothing surprising. Something like this was expected. The Vortex electronic board is at the level of the mid-2000s. The most difficult thing for the Chinese is to select the exact color of the block.