saltwater_max
Hero Member
- Jan 18, 2009
- 685
- 58
- Detector(s) used
- All Brands,Whites Garrett,Tesoro,Minelab
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I have been hunting with the deus for a couple months now, I have dug more (good targets) in iron than I have with any other machine,I am digging deep silver,small buttons and there is nothing the machine can't do that all the other machines I have used! The only thing different about this detector is,it has no wires,or cables,and it is super light....customer service is awesome! Now guys don't get your feathers ruffled when you read this,it's just my opinion! For me why would I want to swing a heavy outdated metal detector doesn't matter what manufacturer it is,why would I want to use one of the heavy machines,when (I) can use less than 2 lb well built super advance machine and I have the options to set it up for any region I am hunting! So if you want to use the most advanced lightest detector out there,then the deus may be for you! This is just my view of the deus ,it is not my intention to slam the other manufacturers for not being caught up with today's technology in such an amazing light compact detector that will find just as much if not more than any other machine I have had the chance to seriously detect with!
XP needs to realize most US hunters are coinshooting/relic hunting. That being said the Norm ID (a good idea) is about totally useless! They need to have it set so the TID numbers are in the lower scale,Like 8 kHz range for better target separation. While it may be the cat's azz in Europe,it sucks big time in the US with our coins. Even Garrett makes a "international" model of the ATP and AT Gold. They realize that,the overseas market want a detector that "reads" their targets. The excuse that XP caters to the European market,makes sense,but if they want a piece of the American market,they need to make a few tweeks. The 12 kHz,and 18 kHz frequencys,to me are totally useless,for coin shooting. They are quick to find tiny pieces of can slaw,and can find bottle caps like a gopher finding peanuts! I've ran mine about 1 1/2 months so far,and it's a great detector,but XP Americas need to offer a patch for the US users to change the ID Norm. So you can actually use ALL THE FREQUENCY'S over here! Also I can hit targets just as deep with the lower frequencys,so there's no plus for me to use the higher frequency's,and with all the good targets reading the same numbers as the trash,it just makes for digging more trash,in MY kind of hunting.
I know the TX Power is "fixed" at maximum,but is that a bad thing
? PS. That stand is sweet!
