$300 Tesoro Silver uMax v. $480 Bounty Hunter Time Ranger, Opinions?

[JasonB]

Is the uMax really better than a much more expensive machine like the Time Ranger. Seems that the more expensive MD would be better but folks seem to disagree on it. Anyone have experience with both?

Thanks in advance,
Jason

 

[thompy]

the time ranger more bells a whistles, the silver better depth, and faster audio recovery speed, and should be more sensitive to gold with the frequency, choose which ever intrests you most, a learn it, i like a tid machine , but with my t-2 I pretty much use only the audio. i think either will treat you well

 

[Michigan Badger]

Is the uMax really better than a much more expensive machine like the Time Ranger. Seems that the more expensive MD would be better but folks seem to disagree on it. Anyone have experience with both?

Thanks in advance,
Jason

Jason what you'll discover is there's a reason certain detectors get praised up so much.

Most any detector will beep on air tests, etc. But out in the wild is where the junk gets separated from the quality detectors.

Tesoro detectors are quality machines and they consistantly make lots of great finds. Thus many people keep praising them.

I've owned and used all the Silver models since they were invented. Nothing I ever owned did any better for me when it came to locating coins and rings on land.

The new Silver uMax with standard coil is a very good choice. Put the heavy 12x10 inch concentric coil on it and it will blow you away with its depth.

 

[gregl01]

Silver hands down, based on quality of the machines.

Greg

 

[John (Ma)]

Not only are the Tesoro's proven, but if service is needed, I think you'll find Tesoro is much better to deal with.

 

[hollowpointred]

I'm going to have to agree with the others. tesoro is the clear choice in my opinion. the build quality is far Superior with the tesoro and the customer service isn't even in the same ballpark.

 

[Massbaycolonist]

Is the uMax really better than a much more expensive machine like the Time Ranger. Seems that the more expensive MD would be better but folks seem to disagree on it. Anyone have experience with both?

Thanks in advance,
Jason

Hi Jas-Yes, one might think that a more expensive machine would be better than a less (even much less) expensive metal detector. But when it comes to metal detectors, this is simply not true. (Metal detecting can be a strange hobby) I find that a lot of the more expensive machines depend more on marketing hype than on real results in the field. I found this out when I got the most expensive brand-I didn't like it. It was supposed to be one of the very best detectors you could buy. Come to find out, The LED meter was a real joke-totally useless. Apparently the company also noticed this: Now the model does not come with any meter.
The best thing to do is to do what you are doing-ask the experts. (Especially Michigan Badger-He has experience with almost all the metal detectors.) Decide what is the most important things in a metal detector for you, and go from there. HH

 

[sniffer]

while I've never used a tesoro silver, I do own a time ranger. It is a light MD however the screen is hard to see without tipping the unit at an angle, also, the ID is kind of iffy.
If I had to do it over, I'd pick a White's or tesoro
I now use a White's DFX and I love it

Sniffer

 

[EDDE]

umax

 

[JasonB]

Thanks, Guys. I bought the Silver uMax. Found a couple of deep wheats on my first spin with it. The tones are very distinctive and gets nice and deep when you really slow it down.

I think I almost like not having the ID meter better. Less reasons to second guess yourself. My rule now is 'if sounds good, dig it.'

This forum is great and I appreciate the help. I plan to become a paying member here shortly.

Jason

 

[thompy]

good luck with the new machine Jason, only heard good on the silver, at some poin i want to try a golden

 

[dl_mooney]

I just got the Time Ranger,Sure hope it works out,Think that it will. One can never LEARN enough about your machine. Think it pays off to go over the manual. Plan on doing Beach & also some Turf. dl_mooney