Quattro vs Sovereign

[barber]

I got a Quattro last year, admit I haven't used it much, but I don't care for it. Several years ago I had a Sovereign, and I really liked it. Would the newer Sov. be a faster sweep machine and be as good at depth? I guess what I'm really asking is would the Sov. do as well as the Quattro?

 

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[jeff of pa]

I never used the Quatro so I can't Answer that.

However I doubt the Sovereign will ever be as good
as it is .
if it had a faster sweep.

 

[cryptodave]

The Quattro is a dumbed down Explorer SE from what I understand, but still operates on the FBS 28 frequencies (transmitting freq. of 1.5 to 100kHz) like the Explorer, and still requires slower than most other machine sweeps. The Sovereign is a 17 frequency machine that is also a slow sweeper.

Honestly Barber, I believe you are the first person I have heard of that disliked the Quattro. Not saying that they aren't out there, but your the first for me. Supposedly it is a very easy turn on and go version of the Explorer, with 4 preset detect modes and automatic ground balance.

I think you should hang w/ the Quattro and put some more hours into it. I think you will really like it once you get the feel for it, IMHO.

 

[bigtime400]

I am looking to buy my first MD and I went to the hobby place were they sell Whites, Minelabs, and a couple others. The guy there told me they don't even sell Garrett anymore because people were so unhappy with them. He said the Whites were ok but, he recommended the Minelab units. Even the cheap one he said would be better then any comparable unit. But anyway this was the first time I had ever seen the Quattro. He said the same thing. Its essentially a dumbed down SE and quite a bit cheaper. I read the posts on here about them and it seems like some people have problems with them. I imagine that being familiar with another detector may have something to do with that. But what exactly is the diffrence from the SE? They are slower? Do they go just as deep?

 

[cryptodave]

I am looking to buy my first MD and I went to the hobby place were they sell Whites, Minelabs, and a couple others. The guy there told me they don't even sell Garrett anymore because people were so unhappy with them. He said the Whites were ok but, he recommended the Minelab units. Even the cheap one he said would be better then any comparable unit. But anyway this was the first time I had ever seen the Quattro. He said the same thing. Its essentially a dumbed down SE and quite a bit cheaper. I read the posts on here about them and it seems like some people have problems with them. I imagine that being familiar with another detector may have something to do with that. But what exactly is the diffrence from the SE? They are slower? Do they go just as deep?

I believe they go just as deep as the SE, they just lack all the fancy programming options.

 

[TonyinCT]

In my experience the Quattro is a bit more quirky than the SE. As far as what I have experienced the Explorers are deeper once you get to know them. First of all the targets have to be there to find them and then you have to run your coil over them. With that being said , in a side by side comparison the EX II and now the SE both found 20 to 25% more targets in a given hunt area than did the Quattro. Not to take anything away from the Quattro but it just isn;t as good as the EX II or SE. As far as the dealer that sells the multi brands ; could of fooled me on the Garretts as having unhappy customers. And Whites being "OK" is a bit of an understatement. 8)

 

[bigtime400]

Thats what I hate.......I can never get a difinitive answer on which MD to buy! Im sure some of it was that dealer liked the profit margin on the minelab better. Who knows. But Will the whites and Garretts find as many targets as the minelabs?!!? Come on! I want all the answers!

 

[TonyinCT]

More often than not it's the user that will define success. You have to have a good , reliable and capable detector but it is the ability of the user that is most important. The Garretts will get the goodies as will the Whites. As far as top of the line goes ; My order is Explorer SE closely followed by Whites DFX then the Fisher Coinstrike and then the Garett 2500. 8)

 

[barber]

I started detecting in the '70's with top of the line Garret, which turned out to be a joke. I've had several Minelabs, with good results, but I've been out of detecting for about 12 years, The Quattro seems ok, but it is so SLOOOWWWW. Thanks for the replies. I'll prob'ly stick with the Quattro, too expensive not too.

 

[W6PEA]

More often than not it's the user that will define success. You have to have a good , reliable and capable detector but it is the ability of the user that is most important. The Garretts will get the goodies as will the Whites. As far as top of the line goes ; My order is Explorer SE closely followed by Whites DFX then the Fisher Coinstrike and then the Garett 2500. 8)

need more coffee but I am learnign a lot by reading these posts

 

[Dave45]

The Sovereign is a slow sweeper but it analyzes everything I can tell a nickle from a pulltap sometimes i dig the tap just to make sure but its always right. I got a nickle reading next to a dime sure enough both were there.
Now if I can just find gold.

 

[Chris Clark MO]

If you want to be done with it and quite trying to decide, IMHO, get an Expl. ll

and Sunray probe. That is all you need and will out hunt ALL detectors for deep silver coins. I have had about all detectors at one time or another and I consistantly find coins where NONE of the others could. Just a fact. I know there are exceptions but I firmly feel if you hunt with anything else you are leaving coins behind. My opinion of course. I haven't used the Quattro but it can't be much cheaper than a used Expl. ll now that the SE has come out. Save yoiur money on an SE until they put it in an X-Terra box.

 

[Mirage]

Last year I had a Quattro. Sold it and got an Exp II. I posted this review of the Quattro just after I had sold it.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,42683.0.html

I don't like the analogy of a dumbed down version of the Explorer II for the Quattro. There are features I really miss on the Quattro. I would say I got better depth with my Quattro than I get with my Exp II. I also believe if you know your machine you will do well with it(within limits of coarse). Overall the Exp II is a more versatile machine and I dig less trash with it.