Hello
I am relatively new to metal detecting, but I have been using the Gold Monster 1000 for the last year and have had good luck with it. I have found one gold nugget and lots of small pieces of lead, so I know the machine is working.
I tend to depend on the screen a little more than the sound, and I have heard that the Gold Monster 2000 might be better because of the additional displays.
So which is better, the Gold Monster 1000 or 2000?
Any advice or information is appreciated.
Thanks
At the moment, you simply can't buy a Gold Monster 2000. They are sold out unless you have a lead on a used one. Minelab is selling them almost exclusively to the African market right now and at premium prices. Some people that already own a 2000 have been waiting for months for the 10X6" coil also. They simply are not available.
Maybe that tells you something about the 2000 and how much better it is for the most part than the 1000.
The added "displays" are not all that makes the 2000 more versatile than the 1000. The most important difference is Minelab's Multi-Au simultaneous multi frequency technology that runs at between 12 and 76 kHz on the 2000. Much better ground handling and tracking, target separation, and extremely accurate target information both on the display with exact target IDs and gold chance indicator along with Echo Wave audio which has an iron tone, threshold tone and non ferrous tone. There are also three search modes that are for mild, moderate and extreme ground mineralization.
The 2000's target IDs on non ferrous targets are just as accurate as the target IDs on Minelab's X-Terra Elite, Equinox 700/900 and Manticore. No target IDs on the 1000 and its gold chance indicator was a toy compared to the accuracy of the gold chance indicator on the 2000.
The single frequency 45 kHz Gold Monster 1000 was marketed by Minelab as an entry level gold prospecting detector that could be run completely automatically in Auto 1 or Auto 2. No sensitivity or ground balance adjustments needed. Just dig when it beeps.
The Gold Monster 2000 can be run the same way by beginners but a more experienced operator can definitely enjoy all of the very nice, accurate features on the 2000 that make it almost possible to do selective ferrous, non ferrous and even selective gold/low conductor digging.
I have used mine for gold prospecting, micro jewelry hunting and even coin and relic hunting and it works for all of them accurately enough to do selective digging successfully.
