Omega with 11 inch DDcoil verses AT Pro with 11 inch DD

[vanner1]

These are in a similar price range, how do they compare with the same size 11 inch DD coil. How do they compare with target ID for accuracy at depth, and general performance. Would be interested to hear any opinions from anyone who has used both

[George (MN)]

I have the AT Pro & it has great depth, ID, & separation. I used it in the super easy STD mode, coins program, sensitivity 7 of 8 & manual ground balance. It was very quiet & stable, until I got a pretty loud beep that said about 8" & ID bouncing only 80-85, repeated high tone. Dug down 7" & there was a clad dime.

I detected this park maybe a couple hundred times & have competition. Dime probably lost in '70s or '80s. I had iron totally rejected (40). At iron rej 35 I got intermittent signals from rusty bottlecaps.

The accuracy amazed me as when I used the Ace 250 I couldn't get in ground dimes to ID accurately beyond 4". The AT Pro can go to 10' underwater, a bit over 3lbs, not bad 4 AAs for economical searching. Air test STD mode dime high tone & solid at 10".

Sadly, the accurate visual ID is small & hard to read. Even in STD mode, the separation with stock DD coil is above average. The disc can be turned up high with seemingly no loss of depth.

The AT Pro is loud audio at all depths in STD mode & in Pro mode it is modulated audio so dime at 10" is whisper. There is some background noise in this mode, but users report things like a coin detected under a rusty nail. Dime at 10" in air was back & forth between mid & high tone.

Zinc cents bounce back & forth between mid & high tone. A copper penny shows in low 80s & upper 70s, so it may be possible to tell them apart from dimes, at least in some soils. I want the copper pennies worth 3 cents, but maybe not the zincs that may have pieces missing.

I also have the Teknetics G2, identical innards to Fisher Gold Bug Pro DP. $699 retail but bought it used. It has fairly quiet audio, there is always noise in background as it beeps softly on ground minerals, which I think is why it is so good at picking things out of iron. On my 5" deep planted dime, the ID bounces between dime & zinc. Single 9V battery.

The G2 doesn't have notching, but probably not needed. 11" DD coil. It has modulated audio, so a dime in an air test just whispers at 10". The visual ID # is large & the ground phase reading is easy to read & tells you when the ground has changed, so you will know to rebalance for best performance. Best wishes, George (MN)

[vanner1]

Very in-depth , many thanks for your reply George They are both quite unique machines .

[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

The Teknetics Omega 8000 with 11" DD coil Metal Detector is probably THE best coin hunter next to the Minelab E-Trac. It does a very good job at locking on to coins.

The Garrett AT Pro excells at lower conductors and gold. Excellent relic machine.

Feel free to call with any questions!

[vanner1]

cheers Bart...that Omega sounds mighty tempting

[possumpancake]

I used the omega for 4 months, I just have 4 hours on the atpro.
What I disliked about the omega .... buried nickels read all over the place, if you wanted to find nickels, i had to dig lots of aluminum.
So far, in my soil , which reads 80 on the atp, the depth is a bit better than the omega, nickels are easier to find, I like the iron audio , I like the audio overall.It tells much more than the omega, I like the waterproofing.The ATP is a better fit for me. Been detecting for 35 years.