XP is not the only manufacturer offering the single-VLF-selectable-frequency detector on the today's market. If I get a chance to test both machines side by side, I will be able to gather enough test data for analysis, and then write and post my article with extensive information. Time will tell whether the Minelab's new multi-frequency technology can be operated by everyone, no matter what the user's skill level is. The XP Deus package with a remote controller ($1,825.00) and two additional X35 LF coils ($1,017.00) retails for $2,842.00!!! (no comments) Minelab definitely makes the Equinox 800 attractively priced, especially if one compares its price with that of the XP Deus. Plus, there are only 33 features and modes in the Equinox 800 compared to 58 in the Deus V5.X, not counting the preset modes, status displays and features not affecting the detector's performance.
Is the Equinox 800 easier to learn than the Deus? It may well be because, while looking through the Equinox user's manual, I did not come across any incomprehensible or confusing piece of information unlike I did while reading the Deus' manual.
In any case, a new trend in the metal detector technology is certainly taking shape reflecting that the multi-frequency operation is the future of metal detecting. However, since I have not had an opportunity to field-test the Equinox, I can not confirm that statement as well as whether the Equinox 800 is easier to use than the Deus.Įverything looks good on paper, but only results of comparative field-testing can prove whether or not the Minelab Equinox 800 can outperform the XP Deus, or at least match its performance. This is what I have been hearing from those Deus users who have also acquired the Equinox 800 and compared the machines. In fact, those Deus users who got sick and tired of XP's brilliant business plans, continuous firmware-patching and creeping featurism began turning to the Minelab Equinox 800 which can be a decent alternative to the XP Deus.
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This is why the Equinox series is most likely to bring XP's "novelty" to the end as well. Minelab declares that the Equinox series is "equally adaptable for all target types and ground conditions and obsoletes all single-frequency VLF detectors." This bold statement may hold true because, besides the mighty Multi-IQ technology (also providing the dual-frequency operation in the 'Gold Field' mode!), wireless headphone operation, absolutely waterproof up to 3 meters and updatable firmware, the Equinox detectors also boast all advanced features required for excellent Target ID (both visual and audio), Target Recognition (also utilizing tonal patterns and Iron Volume) and Target Separation (high settings of Reactivity). This cutting-edge configuration may finally bring the end to the before-mentioned debate as to which VLF platform is better. With the Equinox detectors, those coin/relic hunters who want to detect only one specific type of targets or eliminate excessive ground falsing can easily switch from the multi-frequency to a single-frequency operation and select one out of 3 (Equinox 600) or 5 (Equinox 800) available frequencies by pressing one button! The Equinox users certainly can have "both worlds", and the best of each! Currently no other metal detector on the market offers such an option. This technology appeared in the Minelab Equinox metal detectors which were released in late January of 2018. XP Deus and XP ORXĪt the end of 2017, Minelab introduced the best VLF configuration of all - a "union" of two "rivals" - the multi-frequency and selected-frequency platforms! This union was provided by a new multi-frequency technology - Multi-IQ (Simultaneous Multi-Frequency In-phase and Quadrature Synchronous Demodulation), based on a fusion of the Minelab's FBS and VFLEX technologies. Minelab Equinox 800, Fisher F75+ and Similar Detectors of Nokta | Makro vs. Home Articles XP Deus Articles The Truth About XP Deus, page 8 8.
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