Equinox 900: Deus 2 Still Top Dog? Watch This

Equinox 900: Deus 2 Still Top Dog? Watch This .
#metaldetecting #realmetaldetecting #GetDiggin

[@plugsfordays648]

I just want to thank you ! Because for the last 15 years I’ve been in a wheelchair and you have given me the strength to stand up and walk my deus 2 to the trash can .

[@Get2Diggin]

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[@surelock100]

Now plugs I’ve been watching Your channel too and I don’t recall seeing a deus2 or a wheelchair LOL

[@Get2Diggin]

@@surelock100 🤣🤣🤣

[@plugsfordays648]

@@surelock100 it’s a dame miracle hallelujah . I’ve been healed 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Get2Diggin]

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[@bigshowradio_550]

I'm still rocking my old school White's VX3. Such an awesome machine. It's bulkier than today's miniaturized machines but it locks on good targets and pinpoints like a laser. I was a dealer for years and tried all of the trade-ins and couldn't find one that outworked old reliable.

[@Get2Diggin]

Heck yea that's awesome brother. Thanks for watching

[@ohdannyboyjustadiggin]

I like the Deus2 But I like turn on and go with very little tweaking .. Thanks For sharing

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you

[@mdsouthcarolina6143]

I spent 6 solid months using Deus 2. Watched videos, studied it etc.. can it detect yes, but my conclusion is it’s a dig all detector like for relics or beach. Outside of that I could never guarantee what was going to come out of the hole like I can if equinox or legend. I dug way more nails and trash with it than any detector I ever used. I never found it any deeper than machines I had been using. May have a stable vdi but numbers are all over the place and like you said hard to determine what is being dug. I literally dug Pennie’s (zinc) over 12 different vdi numbers. I wasn’t impressed and sold it. It is great in the beach and would be my only choice of place to use it.

[@ParkMetalDetecting]

Interesting test! I just purchased a slightly used Equinox 900 with coils and headphones for $788 and will be featuring it on my channel comparing it to the XTerra I been using for quite a while. Was wondering how you like the 900 11 months later from when you posted this?

[@Get2Diggin]

Great deal on that brother. I'm really liking it.

[@derwoodvw]

I also have the deus 2 and have the same problem. The high conductor range needs to be expanded and the iron range more compressed. On the whites v3i you could choose. Every detector I've ever owned, Nickels and pull tabs have always been in the same vdi range Don't get me wrong I really like the deus2. Although the vdi is to compressed in the high conductor range I don't get all of that jumping around like you. It needs to be expanded though for sure

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you

[@keepdigginmetaldetecting]

Good comparison video!

[@Get2Diggin]

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[@ParkMetalDetecting]

Have you run the Equinox 900 with the 6" coil... Wow! I dug 114 coins in just one afternoon with the Xterra Pro and Equinox 900 6" coil. Vid to show that soon. I posted a picture of that pile of coins in my Community's section. Have you gone back to supposedly worked out areas? This morning I hit our back yard again which I've hit 3 times and found more quarters and dimes and a bling earring too! Can't wait to use the 900, which I'll unbox tonight.

[@Get2Diggin]

I havnt used it on my permissions yet. But I have used the 6" coil in playgrounds. I really like it. Plan on going over all my old permissions with it for sure

[@rogerfarren9946]

Been torn between upgrading to the 900 or Deus 2. Good video, Thanks.

[@Howlermonkey360]

Same here. The 900 is looking like a better option after seeing this video.

[@panthercityoutdoors]

I'm waiting on my 900 and am enjoying yer demos.

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you. I believe ur gonna like the 900

[@panthercityoutdoors]

@@Get2Diggin i've got a 600 and an 800. Luckily I also have a simplex and the VDIs look kinda similar to the 900, so my learning curve shouldn't be so bad.

[@MrCofresipirate]

I have the XP ORX with 2 coils and looking to buy a 2nd detector. I was looking at the DEUS2 but after watching your video going with Nox 900….Thanks for the video!!!!! Ricardo 🌴🏴‍☠️Subscribed

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you

[@ParkMetalDetecting]

I agree 900 all the way!

[@SwingThatThingMetalDetecting]

It's a good perspective though, I'm sure both will hit the same targets (maybe). But sometimes you don't wanna dig every damn target hahaha

[@Get2Diggin]

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[@jomon723]

and now you have the Manticore into the mix, Just got mine and love it....Mini CTX

[@juliegriffin7609]

That's one helluva comparison. I think the Equinox 900 wins. 💖💯

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you

[@markkus1134]

I own both need to try my Deus more

[@Get2Diggin]

I love my deus. Both are awesome.

[@danimccarron8413]

Well said great true vid never liked the deus to much settings for each hint

[@DENMONKEY]

I'm watching your vdi have nearly a 20 point swing on the 900. So I'm not sure how you're stating that's going to help you id targets better?

[@Get2Diggin]

I was saying with that 20 point swing it's gonna help me identify targets better, because my deus was giving me same vdi numbers for multiple targets. If I'm getting same vdi numbers with deus on different targets how am I gonna identify the target before digging. At least with a 20 point vdi difference in targets I can atleast guess the target once I figure out which target gives me the vdi number

[@CanYouDigItMetalDetecting]

Very Interesting 💯💯 good video bro 💯💯

[@Get2Diggin]

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[@wildmandigging3486]

Great video very informative God Bless and happy dirt fishing…Virgil

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you brother 🤜💥🤛

[@surelock100]

The park program on the deus has too many filters in it. The general program works better but the fast program has been working great for me I can tell the difference in pull tabs and nickels but I wind up digging the pull tabs anyway because a war nickel can ring up as high as 70 but I’ve never found 1 to be sure. The copper penny rings up 92 higher than a clad dime at 90 wheats are from 88 to 92 silver dime 93 to 94 unless it’s very deep then it will ring up like a clad quarter. I have the nox 800 and 600 loved them both but it kills my shoulder swinging them all day so the deus II is #1 for me LOL

[@Get2Diggin]

Thanks brother. Yea I tried general program, same for me. It may just be my soil. Don't get me wrong I still like my deus. Thanks again for the info brother

[@surelock100]

@@Get2Diggin Your welcome Brother

[@eliesaikaly1911]

Nox 900 very good machine and good price, it is more than enough to dig.

[@Get2Diggin]

Heck yea it is

[@connorfriemel3336]

Holy shit thank you this video has been eye opening!! I'm upgrading from my Ace 300 (LONG overdue, hadn't had the budget for anything else till I got my new job) because 1.) target separation issues!! ESPECIALLY on iron/copper and nickels/pull tabs/foil etc. I know the Ace is a beginner level detector but I will never not dig more trash than goods with it just because of how off it is with targeting. The consistency with the Equinox is exactly what I've been looking for. Now don't get me wrong, the Deus II is an attractive machine, especially with the wireless technology. But as soon as I saw the 'indecisiveness' per se (for lack of a better word) of it with the targets, all I could think of was how much it reminded me of the indecisiveness of my Ace. I don't mind diggin' trash, as they always say you have to dig the trash to find the treasure, but damn if I don't get sick of pulling trash on solid hits.]And 2.) the depth capabilities of the Ace are holding me back tremendously, so either one would be an upgrade for me, but I think the Equinox has more of what I'm looking for. Plus I could care less about the coil being wireless. I feel really stupid even comparing the Ace series to anything of this scale but if I'm gonna drop a grand on a detector it better be more accurate than my last one 😆

[@Get2Diggin]

Exactly. The deus is a awesome machine and it does find everything. But it's a tone machine. I can't go by vdi numbers with the deus. The nox on the other hand separates the target with the vdi numbers and tones. That's what I like about it

[@CapnDanTreasures]

@@Get2Diggin I love my 900, I've only had it for a couple of years. It's a great machine... Happy Hunting!!

[@eliesaikaly1911]

Nox 900 very good detector and more than enough.

[@JunkBeGoneNY]

If i swing over larger lead targets with my 900 they will sometimes come up high. Plus the closer they are to the surface the higher they will come up. Ive had lead bullets, musket-balls, slag, bag seals, etc come up from the 20s all the way to 90s. I can't figure it out. But for them Im don't care. I rather have them come up high so i could dig them. Its when they are low and I miss them is when I'm upset.

[@kurtbjork231]

Great video

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you

[@adambonz4536]

Thanks that true 100%

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you

[@monacocross4241]

witch better ?

[@Get2Diggin]

Well the 900 is gonna be better if ur wanting easy. The deus 2 is gonna be better as far as way more custimization

[@derwoodvw]

As far as I'm concerned whites had the best vdi range -90 to +90

[@Get2Diggin]

I didn't even know that. I have never owned a whites, but have heard awesome things about whites machines

[@X-Marks_the_spot]

Strongly agree. I still use my mxt pro. Id's and pinpoints spot on.

[@snifitout]

In smart screen my explorer xs can tell the difference between a clad dime & a silver dime.

[@Get2Diggin]

Nice

[@ibanezrg470]

VDI is all over the place on that 900

[@DHMeister]

That dog got x1 "HEY" and chilled right out. 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 But I digressed. I'm still rocking the 800! I bought it a few years ago and mostly do beach hunting (until my recent injury). I'm pretty happy with the 800 and won't be hunting for a while. It was great to see a review on the latest stuff. How do you think the 800 would compare with either one of these (900 or D2)?

[@Get2Diggin]

This 900 is the first minelab I have owned, so I honestly can't compare the 800. I do know that @plugsfordays uses the 800 and swears by it. Haha, yea my dog listens pretty good to me when I yell hey 🤣🤣🤣 someone was walking down our road and stepped into my driveway. So she let her self be known for sure. Thank you for watching

[@plugsfordays648]

Well I have 2 nox 800 and I like the nox 800 I think the difference with the nox 900 would be build quality. Other then that probably the same . And I don’t see myself getting any other machine until these break . I’m a park hunter so I don’t see spending more money on different machines what I spent my money on was carbon fiber shafts , aluminum arms cuffs and every different coil they have so that kinda makes the machines different, I have all the coils . But the 11 inch and the 5x9 coiltex are the best in my experiences and opinions.

[@Get2Diggin]

@@plugsfordays648 thanks brother

[@plugsfordays648]

@@Get2Diggin 🤜🏻💥🤛🏻

[@plugsfordays648]

@@Get2Diggin another thing is the hundred goes from 0 to 40 VDI the equinox 900 goes from 0 to 99 but honestly the tone is the important part a machine could go from 0 to 1000 that would not make a difference to me. You need good smooth, sounding tones.

[@anthonysupplee858]

I’m just curious if you have learned how to swing the detector yet? You need to understand the coils are strongest in certain areas depending on the design, you were chopping the signal when your swing was even and the wiggle was ridiculous. Either do a full swing from left to right, right to left, or only use the center section. Not center section then the right side outer ring. There’s diagrams online of how coils emit and You need to look at one. The center of a coil will give you a higher, # because that’s the strongest part of the coil. Most of us will locate a target then use the center section of the coil right above where the shaft connects to get the best #’s, when we do this our swing is 3”-4” total depending on the target size, we don’t allow the outside section to cross the target because the #’s will change.

[@Get2Diggin]

@anthonysupplee858 I'm just curious, did u even listen to what this video was about? I was trying to show right out of box, no adjusting, vdi #'s. Not how to swing a detector. Watch some of my other videos and u will see I know how to swing a detector, this video was in my test garden.

[@MrBottlecapBill]

The Deus line are great machines but they've always had this issue. Everything rings in the same. Great machines in iron but not so great in modern trash. That's why it doesn't matter which machine you use, you need to dig more to find more.

[@Get2Diggin]

Exactly

[@bennoah9780]

I have the Manticore and it is nicely made but I am not seeing the great improvements over Legend. They boast more power but then tell you to turn it down to get results. My question is, what is the point of more power if you have to turn it down? I may as well save my money. I hope minelab will release an update that will make it do what they said it would do or allow it to be used in a way that actually gives some advantage over much cheaper machines.

[@Get2Diggin]

I loved the manticores options, like the graph, and some of the features better than alot of the detectors, but that exact reason, I had to turn it down to make it stable. I ended up selling my manticore

[@bennoah9780]

I was going to sell mine too but I took some advice from Neil Jones and I did see better results today. I did not find anything very deep but with his settings it runs pretty stable and sounds loud and clear on tiny objects. There may still be hope that it will come closer to the hype but so far I think there are other machines that give much more bang for the buck. It may have potential but I thought I was buying what it can already do and not what it may be able to do someday in the future. Thanks for the Video

[@Get2Diggin]

@bennoah9780 heck yea brother. Let me know how it's going on other trips and I may have to buy another one

[@Pavel_Vershinin]

Каждый хвалит своё болото)но мне вчера пришел nox 900. Думаю что хороший выбор

[@Get2Diggin]

It really is thank you

[@RockinRack]

The xp d2 just seems too complicated everything is Bluetooth and you have to charge multiple things. I think a more conventional set up like the 900 is just more convenient to grab and go

[@Vince1648]

In a future update of the Deus 2 there might be an option to normalise VDI numbers throughout all programs and single frequencies. It's not that hard to do, my Rutus Alter has it. I'm in mainland Europe so different circumstances and targets here, but i also think that in (only in FMF mode) the VDI numers are too close to each other, especially around the high eighties. When I search in a single frequency the spread is much wider.

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you

[@pigeonbloodruby5330]

I tested the Manticore and the TID is normalized across all single frequencies and multi frequencies.

[@DCDetector]

No offense, but you need to learn about target segments and how they differ, and why they differ. And my pull tabs hit at 64-65 whereas my nickles hit at 80-83. In fact, I have a program that ignores tabs and foil but hits nickel just fine.

[@Get2Diggin]

No offense, but I've already learned, and know my deus 2. This was stock to stock program reference out of the box comparison, not tinkering or changing anything. Thank you for ur input

[@markkus1134]

I mean I really do not ever use the screen I use my ears and love the minelab tones my river spot coins are so badly masked you can not go by VDI you would not find anything lol I sent you a few photos of the minelab finds .

[@Get2Diggin]

Heck yea brother 🤜💥🤛

[@Yabble508]

I think D2 will do better at unmasking targets.

[@Get2Diggin]

@Yabble508 ur probably right. I havnt had enough time with the 900 yet

[@Pussyshaver2]

which one can distinguish metals better manticore or E900 ?

[@Get2Diggin]

Manticore can pick through the metals better because it has alot more customization. U can dial the manticore in

[@eliesaikaly1911]

Nox 900 and cheaper price and much more options to set up.

[@Diddy291]

900 still jumping VDI like hell around . I preferred Deus2 . If there are some iffy signals you dig! What o read that XP making some VDI corrections.

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you

[@Windsurfingaddict]

I agree with the sound on your 900 compared to the D2 on your video as it does sound sweeter, but as many will tell you the D2 straight out the box settings are ok, park mode is not great for certain situations, the D2 is definitely a machine that you have to tweak and run in different programs and set up your own custom programs, I get what you are saying and there will be a lot of people that just want to buy, open box and go hunt, the tones on the D2 have a lot of nuances and does take a while to learn, I remember machines from years ago, turn on, beeb beeb and sound same on every target and dig all, personally I do look at VDI for some idea, in Uk and USA ring pulls are 64 VDI and her in Uk our coins are different to your numbers, problem is there are both good stuff and Tat that give same VDI and also good tones , but it’s the tones that are best to learn on the D2. Like I have said before, D2, Nox 800, maniticore, 900, Nokta makro, Nokta simplex all great machines, we all will have things that you prefer from one machine to another from plug and play to turn on and fiddle lol 🤣🤣🤣, Test garden are fun but we know what’s under the soil and are not the real world guessing game and I thing that part of the excitement guessing what it might be, VDI on foil in Uk is as low as 32 and all way up to 60 depending on the size of it or thickness, Box of chocolates is the same for all metal Detectorists 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Get2Diggin]

Yep ur right. I love my d2 and I do personally have a couple custom programs that work awesome. I was just showing stock to stock the vdi differences. Thank you brother

[@keepdigginmetaldetecting]

Deus👉🏼 📫👉🏼 Keep Diggin 😂😂

[@Get2Diggin]

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[@pigeonbloodruby5330]

I verified that the TID scale of the Manticore is normalized across all modes and single frequencies. With the manticore I can identify a 1940's nickel, from a 1950's nickel from a 1980's nickel. I trust the TID of the Manticore. Good demonstration video!

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you

[@donborsch2260]

Glad you did what you did. Nice hunting. You explained yourself very well.

[@vernowen2083]

I've only been able to get out for 3 short hunts with my 900 and I'm sold on it and my buddy ordered one after today. So much better in trashy areas than the D2 and the 800. I don't know what my friends going to do with his D2 now. Truth is, he was never really that impressed with it to begin with.

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you brother. Tell him to keep it as a back up haha

[@plugsfordays648]

First

[@Get2Diggin]

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[@plugsfordays648]

@@Get2Diggin good video . Seems like maybe you shouldn’t even use the VDI #’s with the deus 2 idk every dame things a 85-95 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Get2Diggin]

@@plugsfordays648 🤣🤣🤣

[@GarysMetalDetecting]

2nd

[@plugsfordays648]

3rd

[@Get2Diggin]

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[@thomasnappo6309]

900 is manticore without the price.

[@Get2Diggin]

Not hardly, I have the manticore. And the manticore is way more customizable like the deus 2 is

[@peterrobinson5438]

Really can't see your point, the Deus Does better on vdi numbers for high conductors than the equinox with gives lower numbers on the silvers. Another thing why use the worst possible program on the Deus for this test.

[@Get2Diggin]

Well I picked stock park because the 900 was in park. But it did the same in stock general also. My point was being. Civil War bullet in 80's and silver dime in 80's. Not much of vdi break. Anywhere from 2-4 numbers in vdi break between a bullet and a silver coin. And the 900 was a 20 number break between the 2 targets. The 900 separated the 2 targets in the vdi range better

[@newenglandrelicd7673]

30-45 minutes for a custom program? 😂. Both machines are reacting the same to the targets!? You can adjust the deus so you're not having the issues that you're having. Beenboop user error.

[@Get2Diggin]

Both machines reacting same? I was showing that just silver and and civil war bullet hits the same vdi numbers on the deus, and the nox 900 there is a big gap in vdi numbers letting u choose what targets to dig. Watch the video again before saying user error. I love the deus. This was a out of box comparison, no adjusting stuff. And yea to tune the deus correctly out in the field it would take u 30-45 minutes to adjust everything to ur liking if u wasn't used to the deus 2. Thanks for ur input

[@Get2Diggin]

And key thing u said. U can adjust the deus to get rid of those problems. Exactly what I meant by the video

[@ohiofarmhunter3301]

XP Deus 2 is not worth the price tag...fully wireless is a gimmick no logic sense for it. Waterproof to 60ft but you have to put a wire on 😂

[@Get2Diggin]

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[@b16a2vti]

if you have a consistent swing like your meant to , the xp will give you a much more accurate reading.... stick to the minelab , as you aint got the skill to use a deus

[@Get2Diggin]

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[@suthrngadawg]

I don't have that problem with my Deus 2.

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you

[@plugsfordays648]

I don’t think the deus 2 was ever the top dog . 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Get2Diggin]

But alot of people does

[@plugsfordays648]

@@Get2Diggin yeah well they should of just asked me from the start 🤣🤣🤣

[@georgeweiss2137]

@@plugsfordays648 i cant wait to here your top 2 pics…

[@Get2Diggin]

Oh for plugs it would be the nox 800 and nox 800 🤣🤣🤣

[@plugsfordays648]

@@Get2Diggin I ain’t telling you guys nothing now . Keep suffering 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BigJockKent]

Think someone is nit picking, maybe a touch biased towards minelab, still getting the signal, and the minelab jumps VDI numbers mor than the XP.

[@Get2Diggin]

Literally second day I had the minelab. And the first minelab I have ever owned. So not biased toward the minelab. I love my deus. I was only showing, the deus vdis was in 80's on a bullet amd silver dime. When the minelab had 25 vdi number break between the targets, making me better understand what might be in the hole

[@pigeonbloodruby5330]

Dale "Think someone is nit picking". Deus II TID accuracy: 82 to 90: Silver, Lead. 52 to 60: Wheat Penny, Nickel. I believe he has demonstrated a valid concern with the Deus II overlapping TId. Dale, {the Deus II is} "still getting the signal". "It beeps we dig it" or "Dig it all". So long and thanks for all the Butter 😆

[@michaelklinge1857]

I'll keep my Deus thank you the nox 800 I liked but had the build quality of a bounty hunter the Deus in my soil does not do what yours does

[@Get2Diggin]

Thank you