Kevin metal detecting nj
Greenie
- Jan 24, 2020
- 10
- 15
- Detector(s) used
- Main: nokta anfibio multi
Backup: se pro
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
So my brother got an equinox 800 and I looked at it since it’s release and thought he should pick it up uprgrading from the safari.. I really wasn’t feeling the nox all to much so I did extensive research and thought about the deus and the anfibio multi... ended up settling on the multi I liked the style the easy menu navigation yet the amount you could tweak everything to your personal preference and owning the se pro I wasn’t all that I need simultaneous multi frequency as I had the se and found some fantastic things with it and the anfibio peaked my interest because of the performance while being able to get concentric coils for really iron infested sites without having to buy a coil to change frequency’s like on the deus and minelab only had the dd coils. Anyway to my point, my brother and I have gone out several times him with his nox and me with the multi and there has been three scenarios that make me wonder why everybody on this forum says nox and only nox.
Scenario one: field hunt this field has been haunted by three minelabs etrac, se pro, and safari and also hit hard with a whites mxt pro (all great detectors) we overlap each coil swing and grid out the areas in order to ensure that we find as much as we can he was running field 2 recovery 5 iron bias 2 ground balanced and noise cancelled in multi frequency I was running the anfibio in 5 tone mode 89 gain (really not a fan of three tone mode isn’t deep at all) 14khz in the pretty irony spots and 20 khz in the iron infested spots disc 0 with iron volume at 2 every other tone at 5 and ground balance at 72we both hit our sides of the field for about two and a half hours each finding approximately 10 non ferrous goodies neck and neck and then we switched sides running the same settings just opposite sides to see what each other’s detectors could sniff out gridding out his section of field I found a liberty cap lc (on edge) and two pieces of a pewter cap gun and one button he found 2 pull tabs and that was it pretty even with a slight edge to the anfibio!
Scenario 2 again we were hunting an old site this one with far more iron than the last and emi was hot due to power lines only 20 30 yrds from where we were detecting I took the front first again same setting except gain at 82 and and ground balance at 68 my brother and nox took the side this time in multi frequency,park 2 recovery speed 7, and iron bias at two or three can’t remember noise cancelled and ground balanced I found a 1841 token with a ship on it exact same size as a large cent about 8 8/12 inches down and only 2 buttons (this site again has been pounded by previous minelabs and Garret at pro 5x8 coil from every angle) my brother had found a few wheats and a button or two neck and neck again.. then we switched sides about two hours after the start of our hunt to each other’s section this time the nokta found 3 shotgun caps, one wheat, and a garter clip again not much but for running right behind nox 800 (the detector that would obsolete all vlf detectors) not bad at all the nox 800 pulled one clad dime and a rusty button from the 60s or so. So again slight advantage to the nokta
Scenario 3: and this was the biggest surprise for me because I was walking exact same footprints of my brother ( knew this because of snow) new virgin permission but a tiny yard not been hit that we know of. Very iron infested so both of us ran same settings as scenario 2 we both took our sides working to the back of the house then switching sides as this is our normal routine both of us finding clad and not much else up to that point and again we switched sides this time working to the front of the house walking in his exact footsteps I had 6 non ferrous signals a clad dime, zinc penny, and cap gun handle, the other three the ground was too frozen to get too so could be anything
Conclusion in my opinion both detectors have their niche and each one is probably slightly better than the other or equivalent in certain situations but to say that there is no vlf that compares to the nox is just wrong there’s places I’d rather have the nox and places I’d take the anfibio just showing anybody who wants to see real un biased results what my experience has been. I’ve always used minelab and my brothers too my cousin is a whites guy I wanted something different for once and it turns out I couldn’t be happier my se pro probably won’t be seeing much time unless I make a trip to the beach but just remember to keep your potions open it’s not the nox and nox only out here there’s some very capable detectors and if it wasn’t for the expensive coils to change the frequency on the deus I’d own one of them too every detector has its niche it’s up to you to decide on personal preferences not someone else’s. And weight on anfibio isn’t an issue for me and I’ve had a herniated disc in my back for last ten years and do masonry also if it don’t bother me 90% shouldn’t have an issue good luck and happy hunting
Scenario one: field hunt this field has been haunted by three minelabs etrac, se pro, and safari and also hit hard with a whites mxt pro (all great detectors) we overlap each coil swing and grid out the areas in order to ensure that we find as much as we can he was running field 2 recovery 5 iron bias 2 ground balanced and noise cancelled in multi frequency I was running the anfibio in 5 tone mode 89 gain (really not a fan of three tone mode isn’t deep at all) 14khz in the pretty irony spots and 20 khz in the iron infested spots disc 0 with iron volume at 2 every other tone at 5 and ground balance at 72we both hit our sides of the field for about two and a half hours each finding approximately 10 non ferrous goodies neck and neck and then we switched sides running the same settings just opposite sides to see what each other’s detectors could sniff out gridding out his section of field I found a liberty cap lc (on edge) and two pieces of a pewter cap gun and one button he found 2 pull tabs and that was it pretty even with a slight edge to the anfibio!
Scenario 2 again we were hunting an old site this one with far more iron than the last and emi was hot due to power lines only 20 30 yrds from where we were detecting I took the front first again same setting except gain at 82 and and ground balance at 68 my brother and nox took the side this time in multi frequency,park 2 recovery speed 7, and iron bias at two or three can’t remember noise cancelled and ground balanced I found a 1841 token with a ship on it exact same size as a large cent about 8 8/12 inches down and only 2 buttons (this site again has been pounded by previous minelabs and Garret at pro 5x8 coil from every angle) my brother had found a few wheats and a button or two neck and neck again.. then we switched sides about two hours after the start of our hunt to each other’s section this time the nokta found 3 shotgun caps, one wheat, and a garter clip again not much but for running right behind nox 800 (the detector that would obsolete all vlf detectors) not bad at all the nox 800 pulled one clad dime and a rusty button from the 60s or so. So again slight advantage to the nokta
Scenario 3: and this was the biggest surprise for me because I was walking exact same footprints of my brother ( knew this because of snow) new virgin permission but a tiny yard not been hit that we know of. Very iron infested so both of us ran same settings as scenario 2 we both took our sides working to the back of the house then switching sides as this is our normal routine both of us finding clad and not much else up to that point and again we switched sides this time working to the front of the house walking in his exact footsteps I had 6 non ferrous signals a clad dime, zinc penny, and cap gun handle, the other three the ground was too frozen to get too so could be anything
Conclusion in my opinion both detectors have their niche and each one is probably slightly better than the other or equivalent in certain situations but to say that there is no vlf that compares to the nox is just wrong there’s places I’d rather have the nox and places I’d take the anfibio just showing anybody who wants to see real un biased results what my experience has been. I’ve always used minelab and my brothers too my cousin is a whites guy I wanted something different for once and it turns out I couldn’t be happier my se pro probably won’t be seeing much time unless I make a trip to the beach but just remember to keep your potions open it’s not the nox and nox only out here there’s some very capable detectors and if it wasn’t for the expensive coils to change the frequency on the deus I’d own one of them too every detector has its niche it’s up to you to decide on personal preferences not someone else’s. And weight on anfibio isn’t an issue for me and I’ve had a herniated disc in my back for last ten years and do masonry also if it don’t bother me 90% shouldn’t have an issue good luck and happy hunting
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