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Hello,
I intend to buy a new detector soon and would like to hear any comments on what you like/dislike about your detector, what you would recommend, etc. Here is what I'm looking for:
good depth (would like 12" for coins/ring size objects). Easy operation. Ability to pinpoint and discriminate good. Easy to read display.
I currently have a Garrett GTA 350 that I am using. It works well - Im' just wondering if there isn't some slghtly better technology out there right now. My detector is abt 12 yrs old. I want to move a bit higher technology-wise than what I have right now. I did a bit of reading and the Garrett GTP1350 doesn't look like a bad deal.
I have abt $500-600 to spend and want to buy a new machine. Edited by mdh157
02/09/2011 10:17 am
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I think you are right on the money with the 1350. I have had the GTI 1500 for about 8 years and am very happy with it. So I guess, In my opinion, you can't really go wrong with any Garrett machine.
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You might want to consider the AT Pro its in your budget range and its Garrett's latest technology. It will require a little re-training from your 350. Its the one I aspire to having tried and rejected the GTI2500.
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I prefer the Whites brand. John1  |
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Well, I just sold my GTA abt 2 hours ago. Man, I could have sold 10 of those things with all the calls/emails I got. Makes me wonder if I should have kept it. I hope I don't end up being sorry.
i did keep my big coil as it will fit the GTP1350 if that's what I end up getting.
Maybe I should just try to get my White's 6/DBH fixed and use that again. it's like 35 yrs old
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it's like 35 yrs old Maybe you could sell it as an antique? You might get some good money for it on ebay. 
John1
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There aren't too many detectors out there that will locate coins at 12" depths, and surely not in the $5-$600 range. All my detecting friends run Minelab, myself included. I ran a White's DFX for 2 years and now I consider it good for tot-lots. Hope I'm not offending anyone here, but my finds increased tenfold when I started swinging the ML. I really ticked-off my buds when we'd go out hunting and I was the one walking out with the silver every time.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Tesoro user here. No fancy displays, no nifty programmable chipsets, just solid performance at an affordable price.
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I have a 18 year old Whites Eagle Spectrum with a nice set of coils. I have a "Rain Coat" for it with 19", 12", 8", 6" and 3.5" coils. It's a blast to get a good hit. It shows you what coin you have and the depth up to 12". I want to get a Wand spotter to go with it. Lot's of coins found over all these years, no coins over $20 in value, but always fun. Found a friends lost wedding band in his front yard after playing football.
Best finds a 20K Diamond Ring with 25 diamonds and a 1oz 18K gold round with Jesus carved into the face.
Biggest find was a '61 Chevy Station Wagon buried 6 inches deep sticking nose up in sand at a creek. I kept getting the message "OVERLOAD" on that one.
I love to see "Silver Dollar" spelled out across the screen.
It also ignores scrap iron and Coke cans.
Cost was high at $799, but all the other coils and extra were free. I think the new version is about $1200, but man are they nice.
ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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I have a Minelab Quattro MP and it gets excellent depth on stock 10.5" coil....Minelab is all about R&D and they pave the way for other detector companies. I wouldn't trust any other brand or any other technology. My detector was $400 used....and that's a bargain! Good luck!
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