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Christopher Pitts
2025-07-27 11:35:03
I have been metal detecting since I was about thirteen years old. I truly love this hobby! I currently own three machine the Manticore being one of them. Each machine has its strengths but they are all good. I have found that a lot of the time success means getting out and getting a metal detector over the target, a lot of the time it is just that easy. Previous to this machine I had the Equinox 800 and that machine was incredible. This machine is a lot like the Equinox but it really feels like Minelab has taken this machine to a level above the Equinox. To me this machine feels like a cross between the CTX3030 and the Equinox 800. It has a very bright very readable color screen that brings all of the data to the forefront as you detect. The menus are very user friendly and very easy to understand. The machine itself has a lot of complexity to it, but I was able to take it out and start finding targets with only one or two adjustments. Is it deep? Yes. I have found targets with it in areas that I have covered previously with other machines. Many of the at 8+ inches. Can it target separate? Yes. It is very good at picking good targets out the trash. I believe it would even be better with the smaller M8 coil that has come out recently. The one feature that I really love is a sort of target trace that draws out the target as you pass over it. Not 100% accurate, but it does it’s best to give you and idea of what you are about to dig. (But you never really know until you make the time to dig. You miss all good targets you don’t dig! ;) Overall it is a clear, concise easy to learn and use machine. It has a lot of power and a lot of potential to find those deep targets and the ones that have been missed over the years as they have been masked out by trash. And on top of all of that I have found it very fun to use.
UltraB
2025-07-26 19:09:39
I purchased this as an upgrade from a Garrett AT Max after avoiding the Equinox because I was worried it was hype. I found lots of stuff w my Max in the ten inch range. So I didn't think I needed the upgrade. Well, I use a CTX 3030 for my job and when Minelab came out with a machine that offered a feature I enjoy off the CTX (the 2D map) on a machine with the lightness of the Equinox, I finally took a bite. I also simultaneously purchased an Equinox 900 for my wife as an upgrade from her Garrett Apex. Both machines have been revelations to me vs my Max. Ergonomically and in actual capabilities, they're both in another class. This hurts because I root for Garrett as an American company. But the Manticore has me hooked. I, unlike another reviewer, have not dug an excessive amount of iron with my Manticore. Perhaps it's because I do find myself focusing on the 2D map over tones and VDI numbers. Coins are easy to pick out and iron is easy to avoid once you learn their characteristic representations on the 2D screen. I wish they could have also incorporated the CTXs gps functionality, but it would make it an even more eye bleeding upgrade for a lot of Equinox users and put it in spitting distance of the price of the CTX. So what you get in the Manticore is a slightly more sensitive Equinox with a better screen and bottom layout (to me, at least), more options for hunt modes, more customizations of all types, and a 2D map that gives the user and different, more visually oriented interface both for customization of the various discrimination and for judging your targets. The VDI number on the Manticore is bigger and bolder than the Equinox, but I still find myself rarely noticing it between listing to tones and looking at that 2D map. If you're on the fence, do it!
keith rhodes
2025-06-14 11:01:21
Excellent product. Top notch item
Ronnie Penwell
2025-05-25 18:33:55
I have 100s of hours on the 800. Saw the sale and decided to pull the trigger. I love this machine, easy to learn, great quality. I wish I could use other wireless headphones like air pods and wish my wm08 was compatible. Other than that this machine is awesome. Would highly recommend.
David F.
2025-04-30 09:26:52
This is an amazing machine! Well worth it! 2D mapping is a game changer
Danny Vessel
2025-03-03 11:20:48
I have the Equinox 900 so the VDI numbers on the Manticore are about the same. My first time out with the Manticore I dug up a Sterling Silver Toe ring. I then detected a 41 signal. In trashy parks this can usually mean trash and I normally wouldn't dig it. The 2D screen was showing it to be a good target. I said to myself, this could be a large Gold Ring. It turned out to be a Man's 14K Gold Wedding Band. What a Great Detector. +++++++
Michael
2025-01-15 12:23:08
Already found a three ring CW bullet with it. Nice and light to use all day.
Craig Talley Customer
2025-01-10 14:58:37
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Clam Digger
2025-01-07 10:50:35
This is a great metal detector, I had upgraded from the equinox 800 and it’s a big improvement, it’s expensive but in my view worth it. Does take a bit of getting used to though and there are still a few things I think Minelab will iron out in future software updates.The main things I like are the full colour screen which shows iron as red numbers, and the 2D display which gives you a third reference point other than sound and the ID - I dig a lot less trash than before. Also it’s very powerful, but in reality you can’t have the sensitivity up to the top.Overall would recommend, and remember to register for the 3 year warranty when you get it.
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