Equinox 600

[Irishgoldhound]

Are the 50 tones on the 600 similar in sound to the CTX 3030? I like the tones of the CTX and always wanted one. Many videos of the Equinox 600 and 800 sound quite similar to the CTX.

 

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[gunsil]

Pretty similar, they both sound like the ducks chasing the geese and chickens around the barnyard. Or Thelonius Monk on a bad day (or maybe a good day).

 

[AstralDruid]

I am beginning to 'get' the sounds on the equinox, the 50 tones really can sort things out, as the numbers seem a bit wonky to me..

 

[sgoss66]

Irishgoldhound --

For me, I would say the sounds are "similar" in some ways, but different in other ways. It's hard to explain. Having detected with FBS machines for about 8 years prior to the Equinox (Explorers, and then the CTX 3030), I will say that the CTX is MUCH more similar to the Explorers/E-Trac sounds, than any of the FBS units are, to the Equinox. HOWEVER, there is definitely "Minelab DNA" in the Equinox tones. When running 50 tones on the Equinox (I ran the maximum tones on FBS also), many of the nuances -- the hints of when you have a junk target vs. a possible good target, etc. -- are very similar, at times, to FBS. In other words, if you are used to FBS, you will likely say at first "this sounds different," but then as you use it, alot of what you know about the audio clues in FBS, seem to "translate over" to the Equinox, and so you pick up the "basics" of the Equinox audio relatively quickly, as a result. But then, there are new things in the "dialect" of the Equinox's language that you will learn, over time, that are more unique to the Equinox itself.

I think that's how I would describe it...

Steve

 

[RustyGold]

The FBS detectors is where I learned to decipher the “Minelab tones” (Excal) and that tone knowledge has translated over to other brands that can scratch and quack.
Believe it or not, the new Simplex reproduces those tones very similar to my Excals. For instance, the All Metal mode’s threshold sound is quite like the Excals. It’s like an old friend, very soothing.

 

[Irishgoldhound]

Pretty similar, they both sound like the ducks chasing the geese and chickens around the barnyard. Or Thelonius Monk on a bad day (or maybe a good day).

Lol. That sounds about right.

 

[Irishgoldhound]

Irishgoldhound --

For me, I would say the sounds are "similar" in some ways, but different in other ways. It's hard to explain. Having detected with FBS machines for about 8 years prior to the Equinox (Explorers, and then the CTX 3030), I will say that the CTX is MUCH more similar to the Explorers/E-Trac sounds, than any of the FBS units are, to the Equinox. HOWEVER, there is definitely "Minelab DNA" in the Equinox tones. When running 50 tones on the Equinox (I ran the maximum tones on FBS also), many of the nuances -- the hints of when you have a junk target vs. a possible good target, etc. -- are very similar, at times, to FBS. In other words, if you are used to FBS, you will likely say at first "this sounds different," but then as you use it, alot of what you know about the audio clues in FBS, seem to "translate over" to the Equinox, and so you pick up the "basics" of the Equinox audio relatively quickly, as a result. But then, there are new things in the "dialect" of the Equinox's language that you will learn, over time, that are more unique to the Equinox itself.

I think that's how I would describe it...

Steve

Thanks! I’ve watched and listened to some more vids and they sound sorta similar but the CTX sounds more fluty than the Nox.