Jason in Enid
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After waiting WAAAAY too long from my Sept 18 pre-order date, I finally got to open my Equinox800 on the spring equinox of 22 March. I like the ergonomics, I like the weight, I like the wireless, I like the speed.
When I read about the design and features I was really excited to get one. When I got mine out to the first spot (more on that later) I had that "crap, what if I dont like this thing" hunt. After 3 hunts, I'm in LOVE!
About that first hunt.... Whenever people come on the forums and ask about one of my previous detectors (E-Trac or CTX) I always tell them to start out easy, don't hunt trashy sites, start in a tot-lot to learn tones, responses, pinpointing, etc. Jumping head-first into a trash filled site is never a good way to start. It's solid, smart bit of advice to prevent frustration. What did I do? I went straight to a previous hunt site, one that is trashed out. It also left me feeling like "what the heck have I gotten into? Is this thing any good? Am I even going to like listening to this?" Well, I changed sites and it got much better. The biggest obstacle with swinging the EQX is that it is SOOO sensitive and fast that trash sites will sound like a grade-scholl band doing a pre-concert warmup.
Once I got onto a better place, it was much easier. I learned to tell the sounds about and the sounds of deep coins. I started digging old wheaties and then I nailed my first silver dime (merc) next to a chunk of iron in a place I have hunted with the CTX, the E-Trac and Evan (old hunting partner) hunted with a DEUS. Then I tried it an old park where I never found anything old. My CTX only ever sang out on clad. First hunt there with the EQX800 gave me a Barber dime, my first for the year.
Then yesterday I took to a site that has been pounded hard. Its public. It's old. It's been hunted for decades. I dug 13 silvers from there in one day with my CTX (after which, other local hunters pounded it AGAIN). I pulled more deep, on-edge wheaties. I dug my first Indian Head from this site (and first for the year), I dug 2 Buffalo nickels and then I hit GOLD! A tiny, old, deep, gold pin with a 1929 date inscribed. It was 6 inches deep and still gave a solid nickel response. After that, I knew this was a game changer for me. My CTX is now for comparison testing and a backup. The EQX800 my primary stick, and I've barely learned how to use it. It's only going to get better from here and I cant wait to get it over some of my old GOOD grounds!
When I read about the design and features I was really excited to get one. When I got mine out to the first spot (more on that later) I had that "crap, what if I dont like this thing" hunt. After 3 hunts, I'm in LOVE!
About that first hunt.... Whenever people come on the forums and ask about one of my previous detectors (E-Trac or CTX) I always tell them to start out easy, don't hunt trashy sites, start in a tot-lot to learn tones, responses, pinpointing, etc. Jumping head-first into a trash filled site is never a good way to start. It's solid, smart bit of advice to prevent frustration. What did I do? I went straight to a previous hunt site, one that is trashed out. It also left me feeling like "what the heck have I gotten into? Is this thing any good? Am I even going to like listening to this?" Well, I changed sites and it got much better. The biggest obstacle with swinging the EQX is that it is SOOO sensitive and fast that trash sites will sound like a grade-scholl band doing a pre-concert warmup.
Once I got onto a better place, it was much easier. I learned to tell the sounds about and the sounds of deep coins. I started digging old wheaties and then I nailed my first silver dime (merc) next to a chunk of iron in a place I have hunted with the CTX, the E-Trac and Evan (old hunting partner) hunted with a DEUS. Then I tried it an old park where I never found anything old. My CTX only ever sang out on clad. First hunt there with the EQX800 gave me a Barber dime, my first for the year.
Then yesterday I took to a site that has been pounded hard. Its public. It's old. It's been hunted for decades. I dug 13 silvers from there in one day with my CTX (after which, other local hunters pounded it AGAIN). I pulled more deep, on-edge wheaties. I dug my first Indian Head from this site (and first for the year), I dug 2 Buffalo nickels and then I hit GOLD! A tiny, old, deep, gold pin with a 1929 date inscribed. It was 6 inches deep and still gave a solid nickel response. After that, I knew this was a game changer for me. My CTX is now for comparison testing and a backup. The EQX800 my primary stick, and I've barely learned how to use it. It's only going to get better from here and I cant wait to get it over some of my old GOOD grounds!
