findit
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- Jul 1, 2007
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Has anybody compared these two.I know the mxt has tid and a couple other
extras, but has anybody compared depth .They both have same frequency
and about the same size coil, but would like to know how they compare
using them for coin, jewelry, and relic on dry land.And has anyone compared the tesoros vs whites in general or even tesoro vs minelab.If
say you had a tesoro and you wanted to get a second machine that was just as good or better and under $1000.00 which one? Another tesoro or
whites or minelab?
extras, but has anybody compared depth .They both have same frequency
and about the same size coil, but would like to know how they compare
using them for coin, jewelry, and relic on dry land.And has anyone compared the tesoros vs whites in general or even tesoro vs minelab.If
say you had a tesoro and you wanted to get a second machine that was just as good or better and under $1000.00 which one? Another tesoro or
whites or minelab?
I have a Tesoro Cortes and a Minelab SovGT and here is what I have seen so far: The Cortes is very light and very deep and if you know how to use the Target ID it is very, very accurate. The Cortes will also pinpoint to the size of a dime and prevent you from digging huge holes to recover the loot. The Cortes has a very good discriminator and is very easy to use but you have to set the discriminator and notch (if you use them) perfectly or you will miss dimes and nickels and those small gold rings. As for depth I think the Cortes and the SovGT have about the same depth detection and when testing them on a dime in wet sand they both detected it at 12 inches with ease. The SovGT doesn't have Target ID but you can add it if you want later on or you can learn the different sounds it makes when detecting goodies. My wife uses the Cortes now and it is HER machine and I use the SovGT. The SovGT is very difficult to pinpoint with due to the coil design (even in pinpoint mode) but it will detect EVERYTHING. LOL. I use the Iron Mask all the time and that is basically the sole reason I bought the SovGT. Iron Mask is amazing! Switch on Iron Mask and sweep the coil over a rusty nail and you hear nothing. Drop a coin or jewelry next to it or under it and try it again and you pick up the coin or jewelry. I am amazed at the Iron Mask mode on the detector. On the beaches here in Wisconsin they are littered with thousands of pieces of rusty iron. The Cortes hits em all and I got tired of digging trash where as the SovGT skips the majority of iron and hits on the goodies. Tesoro has a lifetime warranty and is family owned. Can't beat that! Minelab is a huge company with lots of money for R&D but the max detector warranty is four years and you pay for the extra two years when you buy the detector. So.....do your research and decide what you want. My two cents is any good metal detector company is worthy of our hard earned dollars except for Fischer. I have heard too many horror stories about Fischer and won't spend my money on their products. Have fun detecting! 
