I have the Nox 800 Since March 2018.
I bought the Simplex+ for my sons to go hunting with me early this year.
Too lazy to learn two sets of tones and VDI readings.
Sold the Simplex+ (still think it is a good detector, just different).
Bought the 540.
Sold the 540 thinking I did not need it (I...
I would love to hear more about the Apex. I wonder if much is really known about the Apex, or is it just another ho-hum detector that is not getting anyone excited?
Garrett has the resources, so are they seriously competing with the Equinox, Simplex and Vanquish detectors?
I have owned my 800 since March 2018 and Vanquish 2 weeks. I had heard the TID’s were the same so I got out my extensive collection of junk and some CW bullets and silver coins to do some comparative air tests.
I was in the relic mode on the Vanquish 540 and the Field 2 mode on the Nox 800...
fired it up and ran it over my test garden.
nice clear sounds with my wireless Trond headphones. A lot less chatter than my 800. So simple to use. Will be almost no learning curve for newbies. It is zero learning curve for prior minelab users.
Very stable TID's compared to the 800. Was using...
Did not like the Simplex for only two reasons. Could not get used to the tone system and the 99 TID range was too different than my Equinox 800. So I am going to order the 540 and when I find a V10 coil I am going to buy it for the 540. I am almost more excited about getting the Vanquish than I...