Minelab - Worth the Money???

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Check out the reviews on the Minelab Musketeer Advantage, I have one and it is my favorite detector so far, not too pricey either, for the performance you get, in my opinion nothing at any price can touch it,
Eddy

I found a used Musketeer Advantage "Pro" set (two coils and NiMH rechargables) in 2003 for $250. It was my first "real" detector. I had a Radio Shack kit built in the early 70's (that hardly counts). I wanted to see if I would like detecting. I do. And it's still my only detector. Very manual, and it lacks the segment masks of the pricer units, but it never tells me silver chain is a bottle cap or gold rings are pull-tabs.

I don't trust any detector that flashes a pixel image of a target. What do they show for a three cent, a twenty cent, or silver or gold chain and lockets?

Eventually I probably will break down and get an X-Terra 70 for the "reject" feature. I hunt parks with a lot of aluminum caps and they drive my Musky nuts. She gets all excited and makes silver dollar noises in the headphones when she meets one. Pull tabs are almost as bad if they are horizontal.

Do you notice that although the Musky has a silent search that she has a language for finds? Squawks, cheeps, chirps, beeps, blips, round vowel sounds (almost always good) and sharp constants (almost always trash). Definately get a good set of headphones (I have Black Widows).

And there is no better all-metal relic machine for less that twice a new one's $, I do believe. The manual ground balance is fast, easy, and very effective.

 

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[Sandman]

Charlie, this is what is called mastering your detector. Good job.

 

[NH Bob]

I have owned the Explorer XS, the XSII and the SE. Also on my 2nd X-Terra70.
Quality is job 1

 

[W6PEA]

Greetings Old Hands:

Minelab detectors are very high priced. Any thoughts/experience as to whether they are really worth it? I was thinking of a top of the line Garrett. Then, I saw Minelab... but, the price threw me for a loop.

Thanks.

Mark

Same here please give me as much info as you can.
I have had Garretts in the past and am really looking into get a GOOD Detector

Thank you very much