In the 80s and 90s I was mad on motorbikes, the more horse power the better. Every few months you could read in the Motorcycle News about the latest offering from one of the manufacturers and how they had improved the bike by fitting carbon fibre this or magnesium that to take 1.5kg of its weigh to improve handling and performance. (They wasted their time I weighed 16 stone)
In reality only a hand full of riders had the skills to take advantage of their improvements and from my observations it’s the same with most hobbies.
A good shot with a cheap gun always out shoots average shot with a expensive gun.
A good angler will always catch more with than a poor angler with the latest tackle.
It is the same with metal detecting, Go on a dig you will observe the experience and novices with very able machines and all the gear waving their coils 5” from the ground going at tremendous speed missing out half the ground they are searching, does it matter what machine they are using really?
My point is if you already have a good technique that covers the ground diligently you may be able to gain an advantage with a Equinox but for the vast majority improving their technique would bring better results than buying the latest machine to the market.
Personally I wouldn’t buy one, not because I considered myself good enough to know that my XP is better. But due to the way they have conducted themselves throughout the launch of this model, to me they have displayed everything that you don’t want from a manufacturer, misinformation, poor communication, missed self imposed deadlines.
Whats their after sales service going to be like?
