Minelab X-Terra Pro ($270) Saltwater Beach Vs. The Manticore ($1600)

We test the $270.00 Minelab X-Terra Pro against the mighty $1600.00 Minelab Manticore in a saltwater environment. There is a big price difference in this head to head comparison! The results will surprise you!
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[@MetalDetectingNYC]

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[@abdoucasa9509]

My brother, I ask you a question. Please answer me. I want to buy a metal detector. Who is the best metal detector? Please answer me. Thank you.

[@gmpowell1089]

What is the best detector.for less than 1200.00 Ps you have me hooked I watch all you do T y

[@alirezaabotalebi4095]

Hello, I want to get an X trapro device. Is it a good device?

[@dangalis7406]

I've had this machine for a while now and and I'm extremely satisfied with it. You learn to know what you have under your coil with just the audio ( Minelab's audio is just that good). A few tips: 1. This is a detector where you want to have you iron sound ON, at least to where you can hear it and not be annoying, it helps you a lot in identifying the targets, as follows: 2. On bottlecaps, the old trick, if you swing just on the edge of the object, it will give you a solid iron tone, and give a high but short tone right over it. This is almost always a bottlecap, but it could also be a big ol' coin among iron, in iron infested areas. 3. When you pin-point, if you press the pin-pointer button a second time really close to the target it can determine quite precisely the object size based on the long or short tone when you pass over the object again (very similar to the sizing function of the old X-terra 705). Helps you a lot with eliminating big can slaw/trash or large aluminium foil. I got pretty good at this, now I can usually identify even a bullet casing or similar longer shape objects versus a round object because it sounds a bit longer if I turn 90 degrees. 4. In salt water, 18-19 sensitivity should take much of the chatter away while still keeping a good detection depth. It is worse with all that chatter, you lose focus to small signals, you miss signals among the chaos and its also tiring. 5. On land, the ground tracking will negate the phantom signals better. If you pass a couple of times over a signal with ground tracking on and it disappears/goes into the negatives, you know it was a bad/phantom signal. If it keeps repeating, even if it sounds choppy, it is usually a conductive target. This is very useful in iron infested areas. 6. When you have a feint signal and don't know if its a deep coin or a small object close to the surface, even after the pin point trick, switch to lower frequencies and compare. If it sounds way worse or goes away, its a tiny thing and you don't have to struggle to dig a big hole for nothing. 7. If the object is in the plug when you dig it out, it can sometimes be masked and sound like iron, especially if it's a tiny low conductor. Just quickly use pin pointer function on the plug and on the hole to see where it sound closer. That's all I can think of now, hopefully this helps some newer X-terra users. I've found coin sized objects at 10 inches deep at least, and small fingernail size conductive objects at 4-6 inches deep (even dug shotgun shell pellets, that was a pain to find). I've dunked it in water, dropped it on the ground and still no issues, works like a charm. So yeah, for the price it is truly unbeatable, I'm super happy with it 👍

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thank you for the in depth advice.

[@ifindmetal]

Yeah Merrill he pretty much covered it here. Only thing I would say is at my beach 18-19 in the water would be too chatty for 99 percent of people but 16 is good and he is 100 percent right this machine is a tones machine and not a VDI machine you can reference numbers to a point but the tones are insane in either full or Depth tones. Mode

[@carolrice2063]

​@@MetalDetectingNYCIf Merrill would just lower the Sensitivity down below 20 Sensitivity and the X-Terra Pro is that great with the Lower Sensitivity and the X-Terra Pro is telling him about the target and then is he actually listening to the X-Terra Pro Tone's and The Full Sensitivity Isn't Necessary to get the targets.....

[@ParkMetalDetecting]

@@carolrice2063 💪👍😎

[@Stack_Silver]

The new Xterra Elite which the Triple Score competes with seems to realy up the capability specs for a decent value. The Xterra Pro and even the Double Score had price drops really making them attractive.

[@gregashton1724]

Just got back from Destin Florida, was detecting dry and wet sand and out to about three feet of water was using my X-terra pro. Not much treasure, the usual bling and a whole lot of trash. The point is I was competing against a bunch of detectorists who were out in front of me with several different types of machines and when we got to the turnaround point they could not believe the amount of just stuff I had dug up with this inexpensive machine, it just proved expensive does not mean more fun. Heading to Georgia’s islands next

[@nickxavier828]

Settings? You put the head under water??

[@trollmcclure1884]

I'm preparing myself to freedive with Nokta Pulsedive next week. It makes sense that more stuff is being lost while swimming - in the water. It's actually bizzare how much of good stuff you can find on the shore

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Nice!!!

[@jadefurman2840]

You will be really happy with your pulsedive experience. I use mine with the blu3 nemo and destroy beaches. Good luck. 👍

[@James-dtexTexas]

I’m looking forward to seeing the reviews on the new NM Score machines. Hopefully not a upgraded replacement version of the Legend.

[@jameswarner6899]

I just got the pro I like it

[@ifindmetal]

You want 15 sensitivity in water it you want complete quiet I run 16 so it’s just slightly hot , the Corona caps hit good on the 600 but on my Xterra it has a louder clipping beep at the end of the tone I didn’t hear on yours maybe it’s the speakers limitation . In the wet sand you can run 19-20 no prob you running zero GB on beach two in wet or beach 1 that will also make it a bit more chatty

[@carolrice2063]

And I run it At 12 Sensitivity but I Don't have any Sand to test and I also have on the horseshoe Button on and I get the clips and the iron grunts and I think the Equinox 900 is it's Bigger Brother and I'm amazed at what the X-Terra Pro is able to tell me about what is in the ground and before I had to dig up everything just to find out that it's a JUNK Target And Simplex + Was the DETECTOR and it's now on the Discontinued Detector List 😂.....

[@duanecrowley9820]

What do you mean by conductive? All metal is conductive correct?

[@MrBottlecapBill]

Yes generally he means non-ferrous. In the hobby it's a normal faux-pas which is not technically true.

[@benbogg5430]

Picked up an xterra-pro in june. Used it today in our club hunt, found $172.50 worth of silver at the hunt. I have Deus 2, 800, 600, F75, etc., etc., etc. 42 detectors in my collection thus far. This machine has paid for itself over the last three months in silver finds value easily, and the year isn't over yet! For the money, it's a beast of a machine!

[@mike-jc4wm]

try that in the wild maybe a pull tab

[@naturosaur]

Hello What is the deepest VLF detector u have on large targets?

[@jeffinphx517]

42 detectors? You're my hero, dude.

[@libardoriveromartinez9098]

Amigo buenas noches acabo de comprar mi X-TERRA PRO espero me apuedas ayudar para aprender a operarlo de la mejor manera gracias saludos desde Colombia

[@twohouses2259]

42 Detectors - that’s the first step to healing, admitting you have a problem….*lol*

[@Bob-iz5js]

No! Xterra 8htz Simple frequency is not suitable for the beach...and manticore hmm ...I didn't like him on the beach, I thought he was very unstable the 2D And the problem with iron instability too.... i back for equinox 800 case Sea ghost...I am very satisfied with the Equinox 800 and 10,000 mAh battery.

[@dennisgodaire485]

Thanks for helping to re-new my interest in metal detecting.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Honored!

[@IndianaTones]

Awesome

[@lukeboydetectingtresure1235]

Merlin! This is where you going all wrong 🤔 do test area again and test manticore first and check what was missed with Xterra 😏

[@madmaxmetaldetecting119]

I posted a video of me on. The beach with it, NO CHATTER on myrtle beach, it was quite. 19 or 20 sensitivity, recovery speed 3, and noise cancel. It performed better than my EQUINOX

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Unbelievable!!!! I have heard anecdotes like that!

[@UndergroundMetalDetecting]

Try the 6 or 11" Equinox coil on the XTP. Its been working a lot better than the stock coil signals

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Wow! Interesting

[@quochuync]

For underwater, the X-Terra behaves better with lower sensitivity (18 or lower) and Beach Mode 2.

[@HeatherMizzell]

You can buy a machine for around 400.00 to 500.00 and find just as much as the over priced machines I have been using these machines for 50 yrs save your money I will go head to head with any

[@SwingAndDigIt]

The x-terra pro on the beach sounds like R2D2 arguing with C3PO.

[@IndianaTones]

It does

[@carolrice2063]

But the X-Terra Pro Sensitivity is totally to high and Full Sensitivity without any kind of ground Feedback and that's why the Jumpy VDI and Jumpy Tone's are happening so And he was to lower the Sensitivity down and I have mine set at 12 Sensitivity and I don't have the Just Jumpy VDI on my X-Terra Pro.... until I get to a Junk Target....

[@BirdDogg]

Metal detectors historically have been a one time purchase. You buy a good one and then don’t really ever need a new machine unless yours breaks. Detecting companies have found a way around that to create repeat customers out of what would have been one and done customers. Sell them hype. While there have been some improvements over the years(iron separation comes to mind) I’m not sure they justify the expense. Good tones, durability and proximal audio are my requirements..

[@raymondromanec]

Tienes razón yo tuve un Fisher 1280 desde los años 90s y lo vendí recién hace 4 años. He con prado varios baratos de diferentes marcas pero con o q no termino de convencerme .

[@Sapper094]

One time purchase historically? Utter nonsense, most detectorists upgrade as soon as anything new comes out. You couldn’t be more wrong 😂

[@Sapper094]

Unfair comparison tbh, you can walk up and down the same area several times and not find everything in one go. So if one machine finds something the other didn’t it doesn’t mean it couldn’t find it, just you missed it first time, and vice versa.

[@BirdDogg]

@@Sapper094 Ehh, perspective bud. When I say historically I am talking about more than 25 years ago when I started detecting. There weren’t even sort of the options available there are today, there wasn’t advertising the way there is today, there wasn’t online buying. There was some guy who you knew, who knew a guy who was a dealer, or you found a magazine at a bookstore that had an advertisement , etc. Rushed out and bought it 😂….You are fooling yourself, that wasn’t a thing. Beyond that, people kept and used their machines for years and most became so staunchly set on their machines, so brand loyal, they wouldn’t even try a new one or a different company. Just for a little more perspective, I have been sponsored by several metal detecting companies, worked with the biggest distributor of detectors in the world, had dozens of machines sent to me for free, written articles for nearly every US detecting publication, done radio interviews, have relics published in reference books and am actually in the process of writing one myself currently. Im not just speaking idly when I say historically, machines were basically a one time purchase, with maybe a few upgrades for the average consumer. As I stated above, while there are some instances where there have been great advancements over the years that warrant a new purchase, and the hype(i.e. pulse machines, pin pointers, multi freq, waterproof machines etc.) most of the “new tech” has just been a repackaging and marketing of the same tech in an effort to drum up sales with hype.

[@akamaikiwi]

Which would you recommend. I'm in the same areas in nyc

[@brotherskeepers111]

I own the manticore and my wife has the Xterra Pro, we hunt the beach quite often. they both perform quite well

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

I feel the same way. I’m posting this commentZ

[@jameshabovick8949]

X terra pro is a great machine for dry and wet sand on the beach, use mine daily here in Florida, great machine for the price, fireman Jim

[@nickxavier828]

Just ordered one is it really good for near were the waves crash? I’ve had machines that are sensitive to the minerals and salt and beep constantly am I gonna have issues?

[@PAPOLE1]

I had just purchased the xterra pro and your video was on point but My settings are a bit different for the beach and I find it better than my simplex for now waiting for your next video thanks for this video

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thank you!

[@stevewilson4071]

Merrell I think your first impressions of the Xterra pro on the beach are going to hold up long-term the more you use it. Yeah the vdi can be all over the place sometimes, but a lot of the time what it's telling you is that it's junk and to move on. I have the xtp and the new ultra. Which one do I use on the beach? The Xterra pro. Don't get me wrong the ultra works fine on the beach but the Xterra pro is very sensitive to jewelry in the park 2 and Beach 1 modes like the equinox is. I use park 2 in the dry sand

[@stevewilson4071]

And beach 1 in the wet with sensitivity around 21 or 22. The thing I like about the Xterra pro is when you raise the coil on those probable bottle cap VDi numbers and it drops eight or more it's a bottle cap. The ultra doesn't do this as well and you will be fooled a lot more with those bottle caps. Saves a lot of time as it's right 99% of the time.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

@@stevewilson4071 noted thank you

[@Arkie_Outdoors]

Placed an order for 2 X-Terra Pro today after watching a couple of your videos on it. My grandpa mentioned that he may want to start hunting some as well, so for the price, I went ahead and bought him one for a gift. Thanks for the great content. As someone that’s just getting started, they have been extremely helpful.

[@carolrice2063]

Once you get them, keep the sensitivity down below 20 and Not on the Full Sensitivity and the X-Terra Pro will give you more information about the target and I have started with 12 Sensitivity and I have worked my way up to 18 Sensitivity Now and it's a Coin Shooters Dream Detector that when I get to a Jumpy VDI it's going to be a Junk Or a Relic Target And not a Coin but Full Sensitivity is not even Necessary with the X-Terra Pro and I was still getting Targets that are in the 6-8 inches deep with 12 Sensitivity and I'm still amazed about what I can do and change the Tone's and the tone break and I'm a New Minelab Detector Owner and I NOW have 2 Minelabs Detector's and I have traded the Simplex + for a Equinox 600 and it's totally different than what I'm use to using but when it rains it pours and I ❤️them Both and the New Knowledge that It is giving me and I'm not digging up ALOT of target's that sounds great but then it's a JUNK TARGET and I also have on the Horseshoe Button and that is a New Wealth of Knowledge that the Other Simple Detector's Doesn't Have Or anything else like it and just lower the Sensitivity down below 20 and let the detector tell you about the target and I have since raised the Sensitivity up to 18 and WoW and I'm still amazed about the Settings that I have and that I can Change just from the X-Terra Pro ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.

[@MendocinoButterfly]

My only question is… Are you growing a moustache?

[@USNVA-yn6cp]

great video!! Upstate NY here.. Have had the xterra pro for 2 weeks now and its nuts! having a ball finding lots of goodies, including lead musket balls, big fishing sinkers, coins and all kindas of junk with it! I went with the smaller 5x8 coil,, Big difference in the trashy parts around Troy Ny Hudson river shores... the trick to stabilize the vdi that worked for me is slow swing , alot lower sensitivity.. around 15 and using 5 khz more in the trashy parks,, big change! numbers are more stable

[@jacklloyd8351]

Pick the “Experts” you listen to carefully.

[@bendjohans3863]

damn... i dont got facebook and i still dont want it as im not willing to give my data to them ;(

[@santafedave1051]

It’s very disheartening when you get senseless criticism I commend you on your tolerance. . I personally believe your presentation on social media in your chosen subject is the best in the arena!

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thank you! I’m a teacher. I take no offense 😊

[@creekgeek]

Ive been using my X terra alot more lately and I definitely think it's hanging with the big boys!! Surprising on a Saltwater beach though!!

[@mrbungle1990]

Did you have autotracking on? Maybe those phantom signals are getting adjusted out due to the tracking.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

No I wasn’t using auto tracking.

[@carolrice2063]

​@@MetalDetectingNYCYour Sensitivity is totally to high for the X-Terra Pro and lower it between 12 and 20 Sensitivity and it will do a Better job than the Jumpy VDI and Jumpy Tone's that you are experiencing now....

[@FloodGold]

I love both my Manticore and the X-terra Pro on the beach. I use the X-terra Pro with the 15-inch DD coil and it's great.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Very nice! That says a lot that you use it with a Manticore in the inventory.

[@FloodGold]

I forgot to thank you for doing this awesome comparison, so thanks :) I use them both depending on my mood plus to make sure I keep learning how they both work.

[@_Tarihe_Yolculuk_]

@@MetalDetectingNYC xterra 15 khz does not see dead

[@digginggopher]

I dont like this test, I think you will always miss stuff, can never clear out a site entirely

[@oldplucker1]

With the tide going down the area is expanding. Better to mark out a fixed box in the sand. Single frequency detectors suffer from poor TIDs at depth, also signals are less solid at depth. However most finds come up within the range of most good detectors. I found The NOXs, CTX 3030, and Manticore go deep. Probably 2 inches deeper on most of the difficult land than the Deus 1 and 2.👍

[@SteveMiller-yw7kv]

Two things.. it would do better to lower the sensitivity in the salt water, as you mentioned.. and also.. if you put it in all metal a bottle cap will give an iron grunt on the tip of the coil.. give it a try..

[@SteveMiller-yw7kv]

Also, on the Xtp forums, people are using the 12 inch Equinox coil to stabilize the vdi, but I haven't tried it..

[@tedinvt4631]

Exactly!! Works every time.

[@ohdannyboyjustadiggin]

So you agree, the Target Id is so far off on the Xterra Pro that it makes detecting once again dig all leave nothing(Guess on what it is)? I am sure once they fix it if it is possible for them to the Xterra Pro would be a killer of a detector for the price range. I am still trying to get use to the 700. I sold my Xterra Pro because of the Vdi and Bottle caps Ring up pretty much on any tones.. Lol I might have been quick to jump on not liking the Xterra Pro but either way I just was not a fan of this one detector.. Thanks for your videos. Keep up the fun keep it real.. Peace

[@carolrice2063]

But you Dig everything anyway ohh Danny Boy and If it's a Jumpy VDI and I don't have to dig it up but I do when I get a Coin Numbers and I also have the Horseshoe Button on and that also helps with the discrimination and you should of just waited but I ground balance and don't use the Factory Settings and because I'm not at the Factory trying to figure out what it is seeing in the ground and the MORE I get to know what the X-Terra Pro is Capable of telling me about the target and I'm still amazed about the X-Terra Pro ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤........ Edit And there's some hidden features that nobody is currently changing on the X-Terra Pro that would help with the Targets and the So Called Experts that have been showing that the X-Terra Pro and versus and show the X-Terra Pro Setup but they have bypass the X-Terra Pro hidden features settings that is in the X-Terra Pro.....

[@drinkely8235]

So much chatter with xterra. If I’m saying that correctly. Also not repeating and very faint signals unless you were swinging slowly. I’m new to detecting so maybe I’m not putting the correct words out. At any rate lots of sounding off, unlike 900, deus, and manticore vids I’ve watched. I don’t think i could deal with all that noise for 2-4 hours straight. I would also guess that a more skilled detectorist would know and catch the faint signals where a rookie like myself would not. Either that or every signal i heard i would be digging and it may not be a signal at all 😂

[@carolrice2063]

And Merrill is Running a Full Sensitivity and it's not necessary for the X-Terra Pro to get the targets and I have the X-Terra Pro and I have mine set up at 12 Sensitivity and it doesn't sound off like that but when I get a junk target signal the jumpy VDI is there And let's Me know not to dig it up and I can walk on and not be wondering if I have missed something and I think that the X-Terra Pro is a little brother to the Equinox 900 .... and I ❤ the X-Terra Pro.....

[@raydigsdetecting]

Nice comparison Merrill. It's a great entry machine for the price

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Yes

[@Craig_O]

Hey merrill, good vid bud, i notice in both detector comparisons you're walking too quick for your swing speed.. you aren't overlapping your swing sweeps properly so theres a lot of beach you're missing.. easy to do. Side by side target response and settings of each machine would help show what each machine is seeing or not seeing. 👍🍻

[@rmsavig2204]

Xterra pro seems better than Vanquish

[@ifindmetal]

It is and he had the sens set higher than he should have in the water plus wasn’t using iron audio

[@ArmandoHerrera-b6l]

I just bought the x-Terra pro Im a beginner at this but you're information is very Good and understanding all ways watching ill probably stay with the X- Terra for a long while and get to know it !

[@utahdetecting]

Hi i have a question I hunt in the fields and forest in Europe I have minelab explorer but it is to heavy as I have problems with my wrist .What do you recommend vanquish 540 or xterra pro as I'm on a budget .Thanks

[@robbiestephens49]

I just got the equinox 900 dose dry ground affect it cause its not locking on targets and having trouble reading targets in the ground

[@carolrice2063]

Lower the Sensitivity down below 20 and Even farther when you get a chance to understand what it is trying to tell you about the target and then the jumpy VDI is usually going to be a Junk Target And when you get to a Coin target it's really Sounds off great but I have the X-Terra Pro and it's going great with it and the Jumpy VDI is a Totally Just Junk Target And I have my Sensitivity down to 12 Sensitivity and I'm still digging up Targets that are in the 6-8 inch range and I have since been raising the sensitivity up and the More that I get to know what it's trying to tell me what the target is and I started with 12 Sensitivity the very first time that I turned it on and it did make a difference between Targets and try that with the Equinox 900 and see if it works out....

[@brianbelliveau5551]

Well that’s good news I just bought one I live in Cutler Bay Florida Miami so lots of beaches east and west that’s what I bought it for cause it’s water proof thanks for the test

[@ParkMetalDetecting]

Merrill what sensitivity are you running on your X-Terra Pro? (this and newer videos) Is all ocean sand the same in NY to CA? Reason I ask is some say 20 is max but I know it can go higher especially if its not in totally wet sand like a wave just rolled in and back down and it not chattering. 21 or 22? Thanks I'm getting ready to do some beach detecting in March 2024 for 5 days at an RV park in Carlsbad CA.

[@MisterGames]

As a person who has never done this, doesn't own a detector but is thinking about the X Terra, the numbers mean nothing to me, the tones mean it found something, and regardless of numbers or tones I would be digging it up. Pretty sure the experienced peeps would as well, right?

[@treasureadventures1975]

Minelab X-Terra Pro (or) Nokta Legend? are they comparable? I'm interested as I'm looking to buy my first decent detector.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

That’s the question I’m asking myself right now. More testing is needed.

[@treasureadventures1975]

Any chance you could do a video comparing the two? I'm really interested to see the result!@@MetalDetectingNYC

[@carolrice2063]

That's just like the Legend Detector and more updates are Needed to be at the X-Terra Pro level and No Update on the X-Terra Pro At all and then it's not Necessary to get the X-Terra Pro figured out how much it works out for getting the Targets and then Minelab Detector's have been around longer than the Notka Lineups and the More Updates and I use to have the Simplex + and it was on the Discontinued Detector List and I didn't know it until I went to get a update for the EMI Problem's that It was having and then I seen that it was on the list as of 2021 and it was only 2 years old when it was put on the list and I had it for 4 years and I Had only found it last year that it's going away and the Simplex Ultra sounds just like the Duck Tone's Squawk that you have to listen to... and the X-Terra Pro Tone's are better...

[@treasureadventures1975]

Could you tell me what your settings were on the X-Terra pro, sensitivity... etc? thanks! love you Merrill!

[@carolrice2063]

It looked like it was on the Fullest sensitivity that it has and it is not even Necessary to be at Full Sensitivity without any kind of ground Feedback and I have mine set at 12 Sensitivity and I don't have the Crackling on it....

[@derickcoleman9907]

Would you take the X-Terra pro over the Simplex or Simplex Lite?

[@carolrice2063]

X-Terra Pro Anytime after I was using the Simplex + for 4 years and I have the X-Terra Pro now it's 2 Different Detector's.... and Merrill just needs to learn from the X-Terra Pro and lower the Sensitivity down and Not any kind of detector Ever Made Today can really stand for the Full Sensitivity without any kind of ground Feedback and that's why the Jumpy VDI is Happening in the video....

[@davidfrazier1186]

Maybe they will do an update to stabilize VDI

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

I think they outdid themselves with this one, and at that price point

[@rockscousteau]

Ive been having all kinds of issues with my detectors in water.

[@mikhailvershinin2292]

I just bought an ex Terra pro off amazon 12 months payments interest for 420 after taxes comes with a minelab pinpointer and carry bag. I was gonna buy an equinox or legend instead but honestly dollar for dollar this machine seems to be a great bargain buy.

[@briananderson9320]

Have you seen Joe Diggers videos in St Augustine FL. Joe was running the Nox 800 and switched to the Xterra Pro and is finding more jewelry and rings. I watched your vids on the disc pattern on the Manticore not going into the neg like the Xterra Pro and how small gold and jewelry falls in this section. I’ve got a Manticore after using the DFX since ‘09 and I like how the vdi goes from -99-+99. I was in St Augustine in the spring for a month and never found a ring. Was at the same beach as Joe and met him several times. Had to wonder what I was doing wrong. Five-six aluminum and steel tent deep tent spikes at 14-18 inches. Every time I thought it could be a deep large ring. I dug everything. Joe and some other guys I met in Jacksonville detect in all metal and I tried it but just too noisy.

[@SilverSurfer-rs5fl]

🤔 Have you seen Calabash's Salt Water Beach test using the X-Terra Pro?....(One of you hasn't adjusted this machine correctly 🫤) I won't mention any names..........(📢MERRILL!!!!!) 🙄😜

[@velhodamontanha134]

Here in Rio de janeiro I wen an xterra pro and a sand Scoop in a raffle I live on a beach where I find several treasures like rings and gold chains I your video congratulatios🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@mossig]

I think you should to the same test perimeters with some ancient 80.s machine and the manticore afterwards. I wouldn't be surprised the old machine would clean up as well.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Eventually I will do that. I think that the big difference with modern machines is separation. I showed the Safari in a recent video on a line of coins. Everything was merged. The XTerra Pro is a lower priced machine than what the Safari was but it has the modern processing magic compared to my beloved clunky old Safari.

[@MetaldetectingAdventureTime]

very sad news the manticore hasn't found any missed silvers at my sites :)

[@mossig]

Safari is not old. Find a Garrett GTA if you want a digital screen or even better an old analog White's, Fisher or C-scoope. Beaches are not like NY parks. That English guy's learning channel who use Deus, he raffles old clunkers away.@@MetalDetectingNYC

[@amyjones7962]

I have a 2008 Jeep Patriot 4cyl. manual shift 5 speed. Do you have any issues with loud creaking sounds coming from the underside of your Jeep? Btw, I’m totally hooked on your videos! 🤓 Also i am so thankful to see another human that goes around barefoot at home!! My husband picks on me about it! I tell him every time it’s how i keep myself grounded and sane!!! 😂😊

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Great minds Jeep alike! Yes I get it from the brakes. Not terribly loud but when I mildly put my foot on the brakes I can hear it. Barefoot is the way to go!!!

[@flamingomtn]

Thanks for doing this video. For no more than I hunt, I wouldn't think of buying a Manticore anyway, but I love that Minelab has given us a reasonably priced AND waterproof AND decent detector in the X=Terra Pro. I don't love how chirpy it is, but like you said, that could be settings.

[@carolrice2063]

And he is running the full sensitivity and it's not a Necessary with the X-Terra Pro and I have mine at 12 Sensitivity and the little bit of chirping now is Handy for the junk signal Targets and the coin's are solid Tone Targets and the X-Terra Pro is really good about telling me about the target and Merrill is very much new to this X-Terra Pro and I don't know everything about it either but it's way too High on the Sensitivity.... and I have found a target and then I would lower the Sensitivity down until the X doesn't hear it and then raise the sensitivity back up until it does and I have mine set at 12 Sensitivity and that's what has been working for me and All Metal Mode is a plus and a 1 Button Push to get to it And the Simplex + is a 5 button push and on the New Simplex Lineup " ultra" 6 button push from Field 1 and probably a Single Tone like the Simplex + Was and I still Had to dig it out just to carry around more Iron Quarter's Tone Targets and the X-Terra Pro is a totally great Detector and I don't have to dig up everything and it will let me know when I need to dig.....❤.....

[@seikofujita2305]

Good day, sir I watched your video because it talks about the x terra pro and the manticore. i wanted to buy a manticore some sellers in france say it can detect a pan at 4 feet 11 1/16 inches (150 cms)... i told him seriously? To my knowledge, a detector of this type does not exceed 1 foot 7 11/16 inches (50 cms) if the object is large. I very much doubt the veracity of their words. Would you advise me more of a DEUS 2? It seems to me that you like this device? if you can help me with the “relic” program on the ctx 3030 that would be great, I left a request for help for the “relic” program a few days ago on a video that you published there at 4 months, if you can help that would be cool. thanks in advance

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

The new XP XTREM hunter would be able to do that. Also look at Nexus metal detectors.

[@seikofujita2305]

thank you for your answer 👍@@MetalDetectingNYC

[@ninjadetectorist1134]

That's my beach young man 😂

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Come with me next time! 🤣

[@jonl1320]

Better IF you could buy a battery for the x-Terra Pro. I sent Minelab a email on Nov. 16th asking about a battery and their response was they don't sell them or even supply them to a dealer, but if I was having a problem, it would be covered under the 3 year warranty. I was ready to buy the detector but if you can't get a battery for it after the warranty runs out I have to reconsider. I don't want to have a dead detector after 3 years! I always like to have a backup battery as well.😊

[@andrewscotti1136]

A battery is a battery. They are all made from specific size cells you can easily build yourself or have someone do it for you. Depending on how far in the future its needed you can easily upgrade battery.

[@zaksmith4523]

Well that's a deal breaker. Why are they using a specialized battery? I thought all metal detectors used 9v batteries. Some use two 9v. Some use one 9v. Interesting. Sounds like a scam to me.

[@zaksmith4523]

@@andrewscotti1136 How is a battery a battery? Can you explain how to build that kind of battery? I'm not paying boo koo bucks for a specialized battery every time it goes dead when I can get a detector that uses regular batteries like a 9v. Better yet. 9v rechargeable. Not all of us are electricians like you. But if you can explain how to build one, please do.

[@andrewscotti1136]

@@zaksmith4523 most battery powered devices today are using 18650 batteries. They are in vapes, scooters, bikes, ev's, portable radios ect. You buy the cells and build the batteries by joining however many 18650s together to get the desired volts and amps. That being said if you dont know how to do it look it up or have someone else build it because if you do it it wrong it will catch on fire. Plenty of youtube vids to help you thru the process.

[@mreinhardt9686]

I think you need to do a comparison between the Xterra Pro and the new Simplex Ultra

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

I’ll be getting one. I have the old simplex and it is not formidable at the beach.

[@cathrousseau9790]

Not really a good machin, X-Terra pro !

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

If you like target id you will hate the Xterra pro

[@Prof.Polymath]

I was shocked to see the xterra’s underwater capability too, looks a nice machine, but I’m sure if it was worth £1800 then minelab would be charging for it.

[@bryannaroberts3382]

I still think Xterra Pro is multi in Beach

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

That is an interesting theory. I personally think this was a grudge creation. The Simplex was the entry detector for the past few years. Perhaps I could find someone to hook it up to an oscilloscope.

[@stevewilson4071]

I said that from the beginning that this detector had to be multi-frequency in Beach mode. Can you imagine if they came out with a $265 detector with multi frequency that worked great on the beach? It would kill all the other sales of their other detectors. Why would you need to buy an equinox? So you secretly make Beach mode multi-frequency but tell everybody it's single frequency to make your other detector owners happy. Great marketing plan wish I thought of it. Who would know?

[@williampaxton871]

You are correct. It is clearly locked mulit-frequency in beach mode No way a single frequency will preform like this on a saltwater beach. Further, i agree with Merrill. I think this detector was designed to be a Simplex killer.

[@brazosTX]

Hey bud, been out getting into beach hunting with my manticore. It’s not my forte I’m usually on solid ground. Which is your favorite setting and do you have a video of the ring program you set up.? I did well yesterday and found a 9 g 18 karat gold ring. But I’m getting a ton of 38 that our pull tabs, do you discriminate anything out off of beach General or do you have a customer program?

[@GabrielOliveira-qj4bo]

12:46 Nice Musical, for 2 seconds there, listen

[@Brenda.727]

Thanks for the video Merrill! Does it find metal? Yes. The end of its talents I think. I don’t even like watching people detect with it. 😐 Just my opinion.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

I’m just thinking in terms of value. That was a tiny sample size. For me it is of interest because it goes against what Minelab stated (smf moving forwards). On land it is really interesting.

[@Gloria-qy3dd]

Hi Merrill, most jewelry from China had nickel and other metal.

[@dodgerstone]

The X-Terra is a Cool Little Machine--it Detects Very Deep Targets. Silver Coins I Do a 5 Freq All Around Detecting - 10 Gold Jewelry & Small targets 15. Good Little Machine for the Price.

[@LHBpours]

hands down best detecting channel on YT. Thank you for all the information brother, i recently purchased the x-terra pro and for the price and its capabilities i think i made the right decision for a good starter detector, i dont dectect on the beach very often i like fields and yards but this video helped me out a lot thank you for all you do

[@fritzfiedler1807]

I enjoy the comparison videos quite a bit. In the test areas I use I use colored golf tees to mark different signals. Then go over the same spots with another detector to see what I found and missed with each. Keep up the good work.

[@charlesmartella]

My favourite new you tube channel. Love from Western Australia.

[@matthewc5019]

Turning down the sensitivity def helps on the xterra

[@marklanders630]

One of the spots I search twice a week has a tiny ocean entry point for swimmers. Flanked by sharp lava rocks and sandy only out about twenty feet. Seriously no bigger than a back yard swimming pool. I found an old beaver tail pull tab there last week. Been searching this spot for a year with an Excalibur2. You can never find it all.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

This is true but remember that there is sand movement. My test happened before the layers of sand could move .

[@mamall64]

plz nox800 va montocore ❤❤❤❤❤❤etrac or nox 800 one number is two metall detector

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Here you go! Manticore Vs. Equinox: Matching Signals At NYC's Best Park kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYfKfpejqLmNnpo

[@mamall64]

@@MetalDetectingNYC very nice mer30

[@lifehealth489]

the processors chips in xterra pro is far cheaper and does less calculations than in the manticore and why manticore costs much more , higher dollar for its technology

[@styles3732]

Hi Mr Detector Could you please test the model from China the GS 6000. It's claimed the depth of 8.5m. I would love to see what you think.

[@rverm1000]

i just bought a nokta simplex ultra and it sounds just like that. found some rocks today made the the metal detector sing.

[@carolrice2063]

And then look at the junk Targets Ratio to the good Targets and see what adds up first and I was using the Simplex + and my trash Targets Ratio favored the junk Targets in the 4 years that I was using the Simplex and now that I have the X-Terra Pro it's been more coin's and I did Dig up alot of junk Targets just to get the idea of what the numbers are and how the X-Terra Pro is telling me about the target and where it was putting it on the VDI Scale and the Simplex is only using 3 Tone's of High Medium and Low Tone and everything is mulled together and it's not like that with the X-Terra Pro and the next time you get some rocks like that you may have some meteorites, but Merrill has the X-Terra Pro at the Max Sensitivity and that's why the Jumpy VDI is happening and getting Ground Feedback... and it's not Necessary to be at Full Sensitivity using the X-Terra Pro and Even when I was using the Simplex it could only handle 3 bars showing Sensitivity in my Area and it's going Crazy 😧😧😧😧...

[@JorgeRodriguez-iq7vb]

I guess you are getting paid for this, but I bought the pro and after owning 17 different detectors, the X Terra pro is the worst detector I have ever owned, even against the Bounty Hunter $49. dollar version. I got it while my Equinox 800 was getting repaired, and they wouldn't let me return it. I've used it in salt water, rivers, parks, and the only thing I like is the design.

[@NJK80]

Great video! Sorry if this has been asked before, but did you try out the X-Terra Elite yet? Curious of your thoughts. Peace.

[@monkeysnark7043]

That is my problem. Being new to this, I am now ready to buy my first machine, and the new simplex ultra and this x terra pro are around the same price here in Canada. They are similar in features, Multi frequency or Single frequency, not sure which one to buy?

[@bryanolier6775]

Well i going get a X terra pro , now nokta makro come out with 2 more metal detectors i think i going to wait a couple of months more.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Yep!!!

[@bryanolier6775]

Multi frequent Both of them

[@mousehead666]

What tone and number does gold usually come up as? I have an Xterra pro and Im used to high tones being good but some are saying lower tones are more likely gold on the Xterra? Anyone know if that's true.. Thanks

[@socalmetaldetecting]

I mean for $265 online…seems pretty good! Not everyone has 1K+ to buy a detector. Great detector for anyone that wants to get out and start hunting!

[@geoffryflanigan-dd4gm]

Yea I have the 800 and XTerra . The XTerra is great on the beaches. The only thing is the ID num on Xterra is really jumpy but I dig it all on the beach. I'm going to be testing it in the woods here soon. Under 300 you can't beat it. I run mine on dp tones at the beach

[@johnholmes6897]

If you had limited funds and needed to get back into the hobbie Would you get the xterra pro or vanquish 540 for all around detecting. Some beach, some dirt

[@carolrice2063]

X-Terra Pro and it's Water proof and it's rechargeable and the Vanquish isn't and you will have to go ahead and find a place for the Extra Weight of the Batteries to get and keep busy buying them and lug around the house... and especially the tool bag...

[@carolrice2063]

X-Terra Pro $ 269.and the Vanquish $ 550. And you will still have to get a Pinpointer too find the Targets and the X-Terra Pro is the best decision to get....

[@johnholmes6897]

@@carolrice2063 thank you! Greatly appreciated

[@carolrice2063]

@@johnholmes6897 And there's us that have the X-Terra Pro and know that it's a very capable detector and don't have to promote other Detectors that was sent to us and I'm still not talking about NYC , but there's others that are trying to build up there outside of KZbin Channel Website and get Sponsored and us few that really knows how the X-Terra Pro is better than the Notka Lineups Detector's and I have always owned the lower end of Detector's until I got the X-Terra Pro and it's going Great and I just got the X-Terra Pro 6 months ago and I have started with 12 Sensitivity and I got to know what it's trying to tell me what the target is and I Did Dig up some trash Targets, until I got to know what the target numbers are on the X-Terra Pro and the Jumpy VDI on Merrills X-Terra Pro is Way to Hot for full sensitivity and it's not necessary at all and I have watched a video of Ken's metal detecting Finds and tricks and he is on 10 sensitivity and there's MORE and the other one is using 6-10 sensitivity and she knows more than enough that to know about the detector that doesn't put out Video's and I have some on my Channel of the X-Terra Pro and the Garrett Carrot Pinpointer and the Magnet's on my hand digger and the Shovel And the X-Terra Pro Arm Cuff and it has helped with holding up the X-Terra Pro from falling over when I get my Tool belt on and I have accidentally hit it and watching it on the ground and I really used them when I was using the Simplex + and it's only using 3 Tone's of High Medium and Low Tone and everything is mulled together and it's totally different than the X-Terra Pro is and the X-Terra Pro is the best decision that I have made and it's not very hard to understand the program and then it's the first one of Minelab Detector's that I have ever owned and it's going great and for the money that you don't have to spend too get the X-Terra Pro and I only Coin Shoot with mine and I have enough of the Simplex Relics Hunter Detector that is the whole Notka Lineups of Detector's and I have eliminated 3 Junk Carry Bags from my Belt when I got the X-Terra Pro and if you have any questions about the X-Terra Pro look at my channel and ask... 👍.... and Happy New Year....

[@FreeAmericanSpirit]

"matching the mighty Manticor on the beach". Now either that is a really big stretch or the Manticor has issues... good thing you have a deus 2 😁 let the hate begin....

[@carolrice2063]

It seems like the Manticore is great for finding more trash Targets 😂 . But seriously Both Detector's are Great and Giving us some serious Finds from depths that our Old Detector's couldn't get And Also the Settings of the Garrett's that has to be done but the New Technology Detectors Are in the WoW 😲😳😮 Classification and the ability to tell us what is there......

[@bravobob1]

I'm a tone only hunter ( Fisher CZ) . Had a whites with VDI. But found myself swing over and over and over trying to figure out the numbers instead of just digging it !

[@tomjessome8029]

hi i jusst got atecnetics delta 4000 is this a decent one or nogood! it would be cool if you could do a video on this one happy dig,s!

[@pistolpete938]

I'm actually purchasing a manticore today after waiting and listening to users thoughts on the machine I'm fortunate to know some very knowledgeable people in the detecting business over here and honest opinions are invaluable in my opinion. Your video has tried to be as thorough as possible at covering the two machines and hopefully you'll be able to do some more comparisons with your buddies in tow, keep up the good work!.

[@machoman5356]

I been there Myrtle help me pick minelab nox600

[@19jody72]

I need some help fellas... I have the 900, still getting ised to it.. would you move to the Manticore? Does it really make that big of a difference?

[@crazycressy7986]

Drag your scoop behind you, and you can then use the same lines on different detectors .No one can then say you missed it with the other detector

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

In retrospect I wish I did that

[@crazycressy7986]

@@MetalDetectingNYC I am a spade dragger lol

[@MilosBencic]

In EU manticore is 2000€ and x terra pro 370€ but when you pass over with an old explorer se what do you learn?

[@dougburns7182]

Equinox 900

[@martinsmith2984]

Pointless comparison, Come on MR XP, think of another way to bash Minelab..🤪

[@omarzoubi7386]

😅minelab😂

[@Sarnarath]

How does the X-Terra Pro stack up against the GoFind-44? Does the GoFind-44 even qualify as a decent detector?

[@stephendoughty9969]

Hello Merrill, does the Xterra pro allow to manually zero the ground balance in saltwater?

[@danwalters2257]

Hey try these settings on the xterra sensitivity at 14 15 kHz 5tones beach 1 all metal I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised!!!