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White’s MX Sport: recovery speed test. An unusual thing has happened

Monte’s Nail Board Test has been recognized by metal detector manufacturers. It’s an unusual event indeed as they theretofore stubbornly ignored real requests from hobby enthusiasts. And it is White’s that has become a brave path-breaker. Here’s a test performed with the White’s MX Sport working with different coils. Appreciate frankness from White’s! Continue reading

Comparison between pinpointers. Test on gold

See this test and you will know how to choose a pinpointer and what things should be checked while buying this one. Here’s a comparison between the Garrett Pro-Pointer AT, White’s TRX and Deteknix XPointer Wader: testing on gold targets. Let’s have a look at how different probes can see a small nugget, a bigger one, and how they react to a gold chain. Continue reading

Is depth of Golden Mask 5+ a myth or is it time to change your machine?

The manufacturer has loudly announced that its new Golden Mask 5 Plus equipped with a 9 DD coil is greatly superior to other detectors with the 11 DD ones. Moreover, they revealed the test videos showing the Mask 5 Plus is deeper that the Makro Racer 2, even… in the Deep mode. That got me interested. Can it really be possible? Continue reading

Golden Mask 5+. Depth difference between the 9 DD & 12 DD coils

The Golden Mask 5+ can see deeper than other machines, even if the competitors are equipped with larger coils. But what will happen if you try the Golden Mask 5+ with an even bigger coil? A good half of the detectorists don’t know the right answer. They expect to get greater depth, but instead, another thing happens. Continue reading

Comparison: Garrett AT PRO vs Teknetics Patriot

Here are the Garrett AT PRO and Teknetics Patriot detectors. The first machine was released in 2010, the second one launched in 2017. Have they changed over the last 7 years? See the comparison between the Garrett AT PRO and Teknetics Patriot: a review, depth and recovery speed tests. Continue reading