Minelab Manticore Full Users Guide Review Tips

[@BrassMedic]

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[@otisharris7380]

I finally purchased my very first metal detector machine after months of research and study, and guess what, I decided on the Minelab Manticore. I decided what the hell you only live once. It was delivered today, so I took a chance and asked Google to help me set it up, and it brought me to your channel. [ Thank you so very much for the step by step assembly instructions. I sure needed it. You knock it out of the park with a great informational setup from start to finish. 👏 one thousand Kudos 🎉

[@BrassMedic]

I read your first paragraph at the top and thought to myself the same exact thing you said next which is you only live once why not buy the best? You definitely picked an awesome machine. Thank you for the view and for taking time to leave such a nice comment!

[@markkus1134]

I got one a week ago and it’s the best detector I’ve used found a 1847 seated half dime a bucket list coin and 6 other silver coins in one week!!!!

[@CharlesLauterback]

I get my manticore in about two weeks, can't wait!!!😊

[@BrassMedic]

Awesome!! Congrats! Perfect time to start watching all my Manticore videos. Some of them are a bit outdated as they were made before the June 2023 Manticore operating system update. Thank you for the view and comment!

[@simonporter1522]

Brass Medic, I stumbled upon your page yesterday looking for videos on the Manticore. Thank you so much for being so in-depth with the video and with the information that you provide. I’ve subscribed to your channel and will watch all videos going forward. Thank you!!

[@markheninger5739]

They really have thought this one out. The Velcro straps to the red lines on the shaft. Little things make a great product. Great job explaining this. Consider it's brand new to you. Another great feature from Mine Lab

[@BrassMedic]

At this point I have no complaints and nothing but praise so far. The R&D and Engineers at Minelab swung at the fences on this one and so far it has far exceeded my expectations! Thanks for the view and comment!!

[@TheHistoryDigger1]

Very disappointed they went with a straight, round shaft vs a non round, shaped shaft with an S stem design. :(

[@geoffswansea]

brilliant intro based in swansea south wales uk still waiting for mine cant wait to get my grubby hands on it!!

[@gravediggermaxvabeachva]

took mine out yesterday after a quick charge.......& quick start..............amazing results........now i can give it a tune up thanks to you. good spinning.

[@BrassMedic]

That's awesome! Glad you got yours already! You will do great with it. Thank you for the view and comment!

[@derekharris4922]

Just ordered mine today. Thanks for the useful information.

[@BrassMedic]

That's exciting!! Lmk how you like it when you get a chance to try it. You'll do great with it, a very capable machine. Thanks for the view and comment!

[@markheninger5739]

Congratulations. Great video. Always is fun to unbox a new detector. Thanks

[@dougswift5506]

Great explanatory video. Best unboxing and explanations of the the basic settings I've seen yet. Can't wait for these to get into circulation up here in Canada

[@johndenison9404]

I give it to my grandson, he's interested in metal detecting.

[@FenderStrat19711]

This video was incredibly, extremely informative and super helpful. I literally sat down with this video, and followed along with you, step by step through the assembly of the detector, and also through the menus. I also followed your instructions on how to add the screen protector as well. Thank you so much for posting and for sharing your knowledge with this video.

[@mrlarry999]

Great video Mark! I’ve got one on order thru Michael. 👍🏼👍🏼 I’m glad i reached out to you to take over the group. And I’m even happier that you agreed to take it on!

[@BrassMedic]

Thank you Larry!! This machine is everything you hoped for, you will love it!!! Hope he gets them asap!

[@detectamericana]

Thanks for the video! Just won mine in the masters of metal competition and can’t wait to open it up!

[@BrassMedic]

Wow, what an incredible prize! That's epic, huge congrats! What team were you on? Happy hunting with it! Thanks for the view and comment!

[@goldsmith001]

Excellent job showing how this detector works, the best I've seen! I definitely will watch it a few times and will look forward to studying your advanced vid. New sub here, thanks for your time and effort putting this on.

[@brooklyntreasurehunter]

Just got my Manticore. This video made it quicker and easier to get started. Thanks for sharing.

[@JuanRamos-hf4pn]

Nice video , this week my manticore will arrive , greetings from Puerto Rico ...!!!

[@BrassMedic]

Awesome!! I am excited for you, such an incredible and fun machine to use. Thank you for the view and for leaving a comment from PR. Make sure you do the update if it needs it. Makes a big difference. Here's info on the update: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYXcgZiXgd56mJYsi=kcqhf9AoN2Pfnopk

[@Tri-ValleyMD]

Great presentation! Can't wait for mine to come in

[@benrjohansen]

Amazing!!! Come on spring/summer!

[@ChrisWooley]

Thanks for you great videos, as I have learned alot, and hands down do the best on the internet explaining the Manticore detector.

[@davidgathman2320]

Well done video. Thank you for taking the time to create this video. I can't wait to get one in my hands.

[@leedale4008]

Got one two days ago can’t wait to try it.

[@BrassMedic]

Fantastic!! You will do well with it! Thank you for your view and comment!

[@GeorgeLevandowski]

Awesome and very helpful!

[@BrassMedic]

Thank you for the view and for your kind comment!

[@Bradleyscience]

Nicely done Mark, glad to see someone up here in the El Dorado County having fun. Cheers

[@otisharris7380]

Thanks for sharing, I greatly appreciate it. The basic things you just covered really helped me understand better.

[@BrassMedic]

Awesome it's really inspiring to see comments like this! Thank you for the view and especially for taking the time to leave such a nice comment!

[@desiredbydesign6188]

This was as valuable as any treasure. Thankyou dude your a diamond. Thx fella

[@BrassMedic]

Awesome comment, lets me know I am doing something right!! Much appreciated!

[@benellifelli]

Excellent video. I’ll be watching more to see how this machine is working out . Thank you

[@chrismoenmagnetfishing4404]

I just won a manticore last week and I will be using it in the future

[@BrassMedic]

Wow, that's fantastic!! Congratulations! Thank you for the view and comment, hope you find all the info you need in all of my Manticore videos.

[@johnjennings5079]

Very informative. On the waiting list in UK can't wait

[@rodcoulter997]

Excellent instruction….A+ Great teacher.

[@NHbeachmetaldetecting]

great video! subscribed your channel!

[@nickorlando8261]

Great video. Glad I found you. I'm getting one this week. Do you have a video for beach settings?

[@BrassMedic]

Thank you for the view and comment, I hope you will subscribe. I do not have a beach video for the Manticore yet it is difficult for me to get to the beach these days but I plan on doing it very soon. Thank you for the view and comment/suggestion!

[@WallopinSilver]

Great video Mark! Thank you!

[@BrassMedic]

Thank you for watching the video and for your kind words!

[@homesculptor]

They have $500 off the price, I got mine today. I own the original Grizzly Flat townsite and have a GPZ 7000. I stopped enjoying digging up tips of boot tacks at 3' deep very quickly. I got the E Track, and ho hum. I took this out on a site I'm excavating and only dug non ferris targets. Pieces of solder wire, and melted aluminum, but that was a great sign!

[@BrassMedic]

Yes the Manticore can really be set up to find relics. Are you in the burn where the homes were? Or the old original Grizzly Flat itself? Should be lots of early relics in there if you can access it. Last time I passed through the ground cover grew back with a vengeance after the fire. Etrac really suffers in gold country because of the highly mineralized ground we have. Just cripples it. And yes the GPZ-7000 can be very frustrating because it can't discriminate so it's mostly valuable in areas with gold but very limited trash. Thank you for your view and comment!

[@patbodemvondstengroningene.o]

Thanks , very clear and informative..waiting for mine to arrive in the Netherlands......

[@richardkotz7561]

Very thorough! Thank you

[@BrassMedic]

Glad you found the video helpful and thank you for the view and comment!

[@goodolbiker]

Just got mine yesterday and I did find a couple things my equinox 800 may have missed but I did a couple of tests and this thing couldn't pick up a quarter at 6" even with hole uncovered and it couldn't hit my half oz gold coin ring at 6" uncovered I tried every setting prospecting could hit them and so could beach deap but signals were broken. Sens was 28 ground balanced no stabilizer and I tried recovery from 1 to 7. My ground is placerville mineralized but this is crazy. My tesoro compadre hit both without a ground balance. With quarter and ring sitting on surface it hit them with good depth but once they went under the surface they were both discriminated out and gave low iron tone in all metal. And then to top it off I get nice repeating signals for nails. Maybe this is a park and beach only machine. Going out with my g2 and my vaquero to retest .

[@BrassMedic]

I would like to come out and meet you so I can see this in action and compare it to mine to see if maybe you have a problem with the machine with something that needs repair or service. We have many thousands of these now sold and in the hands of users all across the world and this is not a known issue. I will be back up in California in February and can meet you so we can figure out what's going on. Thank you for the view and comment!

[@KevinRiley-hr8kt]

Thanks for the clear presentation! You mentioned the CTX3030 you had sitting in the background as a personal favorite. I was considering picking up a used 3030 until I saw the new Manticore. I haven't seen any videos comparing the two machines and wondered if you had any thoughts you'd be willing to share?

[@weshawkins7165]

It’s nice to see Minelab finally putting some decent headphones with their detectors.

[@BrassMedic]

Yes, compared to the brand new Equinox 900 which comes with the typical headphones the Equinox 800 comes with, the Manticore comes with the best headphones they have ever made. You get what you pay for in this situation.

[@weshawkins7165]

@@BrassMedic It looks like the GPX 6000 comes with some nice headphones also. I’ll know in a few days.

[@jimmyd4153]

Nice video,very informative. I just recently purchased a used Mine Labs Excalibur 2. I paid $500.00 and invested 500.00 more to completely refurbish the unit sending it to Pa.I had the 8 inch coil exchanged for a larger coil. I think it is a 10 inch. The unit also had the waterproofing seals changed on the knobs. New head phones was added. I had the coil wire and I think wires attached to the battery changed. .My detecting is going to be mostly on land. If I ever do go in the water I don’t think it will be used more then 5 feet underwater. Being my Excalibur 2 is going to be used mostly on land and in shallow salt water beach is it worth it for me to keep this machine or trade it in for a more land based unit? I was thinking maybe a Equinox 800 or 900. Perhaps you can recommend a different detector all together. The unit I bought looked new when I got it with the exception of the wires being worn and torn. When I get the unit back it should be working like it was a new Excalibur 2. I thank you very much for any information you can give in regards to my new hobby.Signed Jimmy Dorsey a new fan of metal detecting.

[@kurtbjork231]

I enjoyed the video, I think the manticore will be a great detector here in northern Wisconsin, I hunt for copper culture and I think hunting in high conductor is the key

[@BrassMedic]

Yes, that mode should be perfect. Do you get a lot of iron in your early copper sites? Thanks for the view and comment!

[@kurtbjork231]

@@BrassMedic , no that's what is nice we don't have a lot of iron at those sights, just the sweet high tone of copper ( lol ) thank you for your videos I learn a lot

[@robertoconsuegra9921]

Iam at work.. just bought the legendary maticore 😅and super Amp to start🎉

[@BrassMedic]

Fantastic! Congratulations on your purchase, you will absolutely love this machine. I highly recommend you try the new M9 coil (9" Round). Thank you for the view and comment!

[@cdw891]

fantastic, glad I found this, you have a new subscriber.

[@GarysMetalDetecting]

Thanks for the tips, lived in Auburn most My life. Im in South Carolina now. just recieved My machine.

[@tedjilek1507]

Hey Mark I really enjoyed your videos. Have you done a tutorial on the CTX 3030

[@mmcamerer]

Thank you

[@BrassMedic]

Thank you as well for watching and for the comment!

[@cassopsnoxdigger614]

very well explained there and i can't wait for the next one ( new subscriber from the UK, "CASSOP'S NOX DIGGER")...I haven't ordered one as yet but im'e interested to see what improvements have been made all the best GL&HH Gordon.

[@rsarge1727]

ordered mine today

[@BrassMedic]

Thank you so much for your support! Congratulations on your purchase!!

[@ichikimpaddington8936]

2 Months ago I bought The Beast from Minelab, it will be my third Minelab, but I had doubts about its power.... But....today believe me, when I saw the Manticore take a gold chain between 18 and 20 centimeres (video) I understood that by buying €2000 the Manticore, I got my money's worth.

[@BrassMedic]

This is exactly how I feel already, my first two trips out with this blew my mind and this machine now re-opens many sites that I had previously given up on!

[@MojtabaSader]

سلام مانتیکور این سیستم مالزی مونتاژ میکنه مورد تایید شرکت مایلب استرالیا هست اگه راهنمایی کنید ممنون میشم

[@BrassMedic]

Correct. Thank you for the view and comment!

[@martinhauff7371]

Hi Mark, i am from Germany and bought this spring my first metal detector, the Nokta Simplex. I am satisfied so far, but i heard, that the manticore has an 2-d graphic, that helps you to decide if you dig or not. Normally i go 4times a week out to walk with my Simplex. Could you recommend the manticore fog me, or is the Simplex enough for me? Thanx for your information and keep healthy.

[@BrassMedic]

Hi Martin, Thank you for checking in from Germany! This machine is far more capable and complex than a Simplex and if you can afford it, it is arguably one of the best machines available today. I can highly recommend it to everyone. Thanks again for the view and comment/question!

[@richardnewcombe9449]

Thanks for the video. Useful if i decide to buy 1. I wonder if the lower stem comes out of the middle? I might use the same spare stem i use for my Nox 800 if the Manticore handle has the dimple that goes in the hole of the stem. I am getting the Nox 900 first. 35.40 Strange it doesn't have the 4 kHz that the Nox does. 37.00 I use the E.Trac . I use the Pitch at 1 and Threshold at about 1 above silent. You want all other tones to be above the sound of the Threshold. 40.00 Why is there a top and lower bar for Iron? Thats not like the ET and CTX. 42.50 They also say that it is a match for the CTX for power. Which is the same as the E.Trac. Why is it that the battery takes so long to charge? Which i have heard is 7 not 10 hours. If only Minelab got into bed with RNB. My RNB for my ET takes 2 or so hours to charge for a 40 hour plus use time. And its 12.5 v instead of the stock 9.6v waste of space the Minelab pack has and takes 15 hours to charge for around 9 hours use if your lucky. I'm glad i'm not in a hurry to buy it. I want to see a lot more before spending around £1800 on it.

[@BrassMedic]

Not sure I can visualize your question about the lower stem. There are two shafts the middle shaft has the camlock. The yoke design on the lower shaft and coil make this seemingly incompatible with any other designs. It is strange about the lack of 4kHz so far, maybe in an update? Threshold levels are different on all machines but yes you need to hear the threshold but as quiet as possible so as to still be able to clearly hear it. It actually is sort of like the ET and and CTX with the 2D map having two bars. On the CTX the 12 line was an averaged line created with math in the processor and desirable targets were weighted towrds the 12 line. This is similar in that principle but now you can adjust the filtering around the mid line. remember that the up and down on the 2D graph is ferrous, left to right is conductivity. So these two bars are essentially just windows at the top and bottom of the ferrous scale. I have countless thousands of hours on the CTX and I can confidently tell you already that in the iron, this machine is much batter than the CTX for target seperation and processing speed. As far as depth, in my test garden, the two machines are equal in depth on my deep silver but the Manticore gives a better visual ID at depth. I still prefer my CTX when out in light to no iron just cruising around looking for targets, this is only because I know the sounds so good and I feel like I can hear in 3D with the CTX. But in iron like nails or around an old mining camp, soldiers camp, logging camp, homestead, etc, the Manticore is my first choice. No clue about the battery taking so long to charge but luckily we can run a shaft mounted external power supply just like we did on the Equinox. Check out my video on this at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6qqd4Vqitmio8U I understand your hesitation to buy and that's a healthy policy on a brand new machine!! Thanks for the view and questions.

[@bennoah9780]

I got my new Manticore about 2 months ago but so far I have not found anything even junk over 6 inched deep. I was told to turn down the sensitivity ? I have been running it as high as I can without chatter and on mostly all factory settings in AT general. Can you give me any advice to get more out of this thing? I have so far had Much better detecting success with my Legend.

[@BrassMedic]

So to be clear have you done the update? The sensitivity is quite different between the original version and the June 2023 update. You can now after the update run your sensitivity a bit higher with no issues. 30 should be possible in good ground and minimal EMI. Whereas before update 22 would have been on the upper end. Have you done some air tests to see if maybe you have a bad coil or a defective machine? The Manticore is deep on coins. I don't know why you would be having issues unless there was a defective part.?? 🤔 Never compared depth on the Manticore VS the Legend but both are world class fantastic, deep machines that are very capable and well designed. Thanks for the view and comment!

[@TRASLAHUELLA]

Gracias por esta guía y unboxing es por lejos lo mejor que encontré incluso a pesar que entiendo el inglés (no totalmente dependiendo de como hable la persona) me fué muy facil seguir y entender el video , muy completo. 👣🏃 Thank you for this guide and unboxing is by far the best I found, even though I understand English (not totally depending on how the person speaks) it was very easy for me to follow and understand the video, very complete. 👣🏃

[@BrassMedic]

Thank you for watching the video and taking the time to leave a kind comment!

[@captnse]

The red line on the shaft pieces probably signifies the maximum extend point, right? (as opposed to the recommended shaft positions)…that machine looks as tall as me 😅

[@BrassMedic]

Hi Dan, good to see you checking in! We were just talking about you the other day . . .the good old Kinzli days 😊 Yes, the red line is the same as the GPX-6000 to as you say, signify where to stop at maximum extension. Yes, the shafts are tall enough at max extension for anyone at up to 6' 4" in height. So your correct, the red lines are not "recommended" at all. Cheers for checking in, I can tell you already that this machine is LEGIT! 🤠 Mark

[@captnse]

@@BrassMedic Holy Cow! Hey Mark! I didn’t know you had this channel until a few minutes ago….The Manticore does interest me…it does look like it will be a winner machine!! Oh yes…the good ‘Ole Kinzli days! I remember hunting with you at least 10 yrs ago at a park in Napa (and one or two in Sac too)…great times!! I guess I’ll check in here for some Manticore reviews/hunts in the near future! Take care, my friend. 👍🏼🤙🏻

[@BrassMedic]

@@captnse I remember!! I still have those old videos too. The audio profile on the new Manticore is the best I have heard since the old Explorer. I can actually hear silver again! Yes, stay tuned for more videos soon on the Manticore!

[@vetdetect]

How does it compare to the Ctx?

[@BrassMedic]

So far as I can tell (only took it to one relic site so far) it is much faster and feels like an XP Deus in the iron. I really like the audio tones, a little different than what I'm used to with my CTX. If I had a Manticore 6" coil, I could get more of a fair, head-to-head comparison. In my test garden this detector is nailing an 11" silver quarter like the other machines hear the 6" quarter, great, stable ID and repeatable. I am working on some videos, stay tuned. But it's going to be tough to pry my CTX out of my hand (for any machine!). Thanks for the view and question/comment!

[@vetdetect]

@@BrassMedic it will be nice if it blend of the Ctx, deus2. Are the ergonomics as good as the deus?

[@camgardner4698]

NICE.

[@highstrung6310]

is it difficult to set it up

[@BrassMedic]

It has lots of settings but by far the easiest user interface for ver made on any metal detector. Thank you for your view and comment/question!

[@fishingbear69]

...I have been metal detecting for some yrs in the past , what I'm still waiting in is for minelab , to come up with is a machine that can actually give you a 3D ACTUAL LIVE VIEW IMAGE with COLOR specific VIEW for ferrous or non ferrous object being detected , the technologies has been out for some yrs now , hopefully they will be coming out with one..soon.

I think the coil core should go over the shaft

[@BrassMedic]

Not able to visualize what your saying but I see no issues with this design so far. Thanks for the view and comment!

@@BrassMedic when you mount the coil, you lead the cable under the shaft, not over as we usually do

[@Underwatermetaldetecting]

Only thing I see that will get messed up so far is the velcro. I only hunt the beach and in the water so I know that velcro will get sand in it and fail,but if that's the only thing so far ghen.....then.

[@BrassMedic]

I'll have to get this machine to a sandy beach asap to test that as well!! It is nice that the shafts all completely disassemble for easy cleaning to get sand and salt out of the shafts. Thanks for the view and comment!

[@NolimitracingRC]

I'm in cool not to far .. I'm looking for one.. also .. and someone to hunt with in the area .

[@BrassMedic]

You should definitely call Albert up at Placerville Hardware as he can get these pretty quick. Tell him you saw this video! If you buy from him, you get free training from me. I'm pretty close by, we should definitely meet up sometime. Email me at the email address in the comments below. Thanks for the view and comment!

[@NolimitracingRC]

@@BrassMedic I'm on his list .. can't see your email

[@Deus-Too]

Are you reimbursed in any way by mine lab? You sound like a sales person for the minelab company. I’m not trying to be critical, I just want to know if you’re biased in any way toward mine Lamp.

[@BrassMedic]

I own and use all of the best Minelab machines but I also own and use an XP Deus II and a Nokta Makro Legend and Simplex. If you watch my other reviews of Garrett machines you will see I am unbiased as far as being sponsored or "reimbursed". I had to buy this machine at full price so nobody gave me anything but they did at least make sure I got one of the first ones out the door. The reason I sound like a sales person is because this machine is absolutely awesome! I literally can't find anything to complain about at this point. The design of this machine is ground breaking to say the least. Not just the build quality or ergonomics but the performance is mind blowing, wait till you see my next videos on it! I'm just REALLY Excited about it!!! Just like I was when the Minelab CTX-3030 first came out! To answer your last question, Yes I am biased!! This is because when it it's time to go look for relics, I always take my CTX-3030 and it has found 90% of my best finds ever. When it's time to go look for gold, I take my GPX-6000, it's because in my opinion they are the best on the market. Every time I reach out to the company for anything they respond immediately, repairs are done very quick. That makes me biased. 🤠

[@Stefan-wd9uv]

@@BrassMedic cant wait for your comming videos on the Manticore!

[@jasontheflyingfarrierhays]

It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine…

[@detectordie]

My AT Pro would smoke that thing.

[@BrassMedic]

🤣🤣I bet Turbo!! 🤣🤣

[@Myers70]

I thinking my Vanquish 540 will smoke your Garrett AT Pro....lol

[@idiggold]

10 hours to recharge is ridiculous

[@BrassMedic]

Yes, that's pretty crazy!!

[@goldsmith001]

@@BrassMedic I believe they design it that way so the battery will last longer. They could make a fast charger for it, but it will cause the battery to fail sooner. A nice slow charge is better if one wants the battery to have a longer life.

[@cabochris100]

Minelab shouldn't pull this Kaka! They should just distribute the machines and not play favorites with certain individuals. Almost makes me want to cancel my order!

[@BrassMedic]

I understand your feelings on that. On the other hand if we all got them at the same time as the content creators there would be no videos to watch for many days to learn your machine or even get a good look at it to determine if you really want to buy it. I think it goes beyond sales and marketing and when the content creators get them early, this allows the user base to already have videos up that they can use to get started with settings and basic tutorials. Not everyone reads every word of the owners manual so that is where I feel it's my obligation to do that and make videos that just get the pertinent and priority info to the viewers. Again I understand your feelings but don't let it be animosity or jealousy that cancels your order when this machine is all-around, the best metal detector I have ever used. It will be well worth the short wait. They are shipping now to all dealers!

[@martinsmith2984]

Your right Chris, all these testers and youtube celebs who get a free machine to feed us the hype are all the same. Its about nothing more than build the hype to get more sales. From what I have seen so far its really not as these I got a free one celebs make it out to be, Sensitivity being the main issue, not seen anyone running it above 24 out of a range of 0/35 that tells the story of its so called 50% more power to the coil. Its more like 10% more power because the sensitivity can not be run at higher levels. So as far as it being deeper you can forget it as its not going to happen...

[@RogLotHotHoW]

"...Best looking metal detector..." You surely must be joking... Seriously, make everyone a favor and stop the fan boyish bs.

[@BrassMedic]

YES!!!! ABSOLUTELY the "Best Looking" metal detector on the planet to date! A masterpiece of engineering! Just when you thought you knew everything . . . . your commenting on a video made by a KZbin content creator who is also a testor for Minelab and had countless hours of testing and input into the software and features of this machine. For one thing, take a step back and realize this is the first metal detector ever made that the entire circuit is digital with a fully polyphonic music synthesizer audio engine and fully updateable, not just the settings but full back end coding. Don't like to waste my time responding to trolls, haters or emos. But I will give you one thing . . . "Beauty" is in the eye of the beholder, no doubt . . .but in my eyes this is the best looking metal detector EVER made with the best color LCD screen, best user interface and best build quality HANDS DOWN! Not to mention, superb future-proof engineering, the shelf-life of this machine will be epic due to it's software engineering and deep code updateability. As for it being manufactured in Malaysia and assembled in Australia. . . I see your point but when's the last time you have been to Malaysia? to see the tooling and manufacturing facilities? The rest of the world has sadly and unfortunately fallen WAY behind in the ability to manufacture quality electronics in comparison to Malaysia in these modern times. The Malaysia you might know or remember is long gone, today they are the undisputed world leaders in this field. I assume you already know this keeps the price down as well. So your comment about the "Fanboyish BS" comes from the direct difference of what you don't know and what I do know. I use and own all modern metal detectors (All 41 of them!) from every top manufacturer and let me repeat . . I USE them all. Far from any kind of a Fanboy for one manufacturer. Before you call somebody else a fanboy, take the time to watch a few of their popular videos and see if that's really their label. Lastly, YES I am a Patriot and have spent my entire adult life in public service of my country! And you? Regardless of your attack, thanks for watching the video and taking the time to comment.

[@CharlesLauterback]

Looks are great but performance is far more empowering!😮

[@leonardjackman354]

Clearly explained video looking forward to getting my manticore . Len . Uk