Thanks for your vids! I've been metal detecting for 45 years and you are one of the best at getting the targets centered and out of the hole quickly. I'm new with the 900 (6 months beach mostly) and very frustrated with the iron. Page 39 Instructions say "A higher iron bias setting of 5-9 is recomended for rejecting crown bottle caps".....but even at 9 mine doesn't reject (or send it to an iron tone) unless I discriminate. One vid show guys rejecting a Corona cap at FE setting 6...mine does not...even at 9. One guy shows the 900 failing at ANY iron FE rejection while a side by side comparison with the 700 did a great job with it....he even says in disbelief "Minelab, what in the world did you do with the 900?" I'm wondering if my machine is faulty....and perhaps many could be faulty, since some vids are popping up showing very different iron rejection...some doing it while ohers (like mine) won't come close. I typically use beach mode, 2 tone, horseshoe on. I'm actually afraid to go into parks since I can't eliminate the iron falsing. It's still under warranty so I want to get more feedback from regular users like you before returning it. Can you eliminate (or send to iron tone) a Corona cap using just your FE like the instructions say? Thanks for your feedback and great vids.

As a user of the 600 and 800, i got very used to the 1 thru 49 vdi numbers...i dont like that they switched to 1 to 99 numbers on the 700 and 900.....i find that the numbers jump around more even on solid targets with the 700 and 900.....it would be nice if they gave the option to select between 0 to 49 vdi, or 0 to 99vdi, or a software option to select what you like.

Thanks for sharing this. I have the same love/hate relationship with my 900

Thanks for the information mate.

I dig lots of nice sounding iron with the 800. But I really like the machine.

I to have the 900 if I could go back I would get the 700 much better price point imo. Great video keep them coming.

There are another pair of headphones that work with the 900, MINELAB ML-105. I’m probably going to get a pair, they go completely over the ear and are said to be more comfortable. Yeah, I agree with the iron falsing but I’m getting used to it. 👍🏻

Thanks for this review!

One more thing I do not care much for in the 900 & 800 as well is the fact that they detect such SMALL items. It drives me nuts on certain salt water beaches I detect at, digging LOTs of small copper pieces. My old Minelab detectors did not find all this small stuff, they were the BBS machines.. I do not remember if the ExplorerII found such small items.. It never made it to Florida, kept my Sovereign and Excalibur here.

You did a great job covering the main likes and dislikes for me. I purchased an XP Deus 2 and was switching back and forth. Good video… John

Got another 800 now 1200.00 900 1500.00 no not expensive deus over 2000.00 manticore 3000.00 plus but comes back to what ya get ie only need one good target i did free 800 .😂 love it.also got another 2 1937 crown silvers xterra is free as well see you lads like the all metal side of units i love that notch based on vdi number's at the end of the day not sure dig it but that horse shoe button's bloody well worth its weight in gold.🎉 cheers boys have a good one.

I agree with the headphones they screwed up with not making them weather resistant and the fact that exclusive wireless connection bull sh- t.

Question. How does the 900 stack up to 609/800? Do you find it any deeper ? More sensitive to smaller things? I am wanting to purchase one but am looking for answers . Thank you, and thanks for the videos!

Yes I HATE the fact that the wireless headphones are Propitery on the 900. If I would have know this at purchase time I may not have purchased a Minelab 900. I have purchased 5 new Minelab detectors in the past 25 years. Have I mentioned the fact that Minelab has made the wireless headphones Propitery! On the 900.

lol i would have either if they was free mate using a shovel at mo inbetween wots out there, i do beaches most weekends exquinox 900.

Thanks for sharing!!!!

Headphone 🎧 water proof ones by mine lab only way to go.

2 things i hate or more annoying is when extendkng the shafts out, the cable always gets caught on the clamps. 2nd thing is its 1 bolt for the 11" coil but for some reason they couldnt add the thread on the 6" coil and u have to use the we plastic nut with it. Why?????? Why not add the internal thread! Just something to get lost.

C'mon MineLab no updates for the iron???

iron and micro foils...no indication of a targets solidity with the heavily modulated audio.

Please say Equinox one more time🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

I got a demo model from a dealer for $900 bucks. I agree ML going with proprietary headphones instead of aptx bluetooth like the 800 has was a bad choice.

EEK-win-ox / EK-wen-ox. I've always said the former. Last year, in a quick poll of friends, all agreed with me. We're SoCal born boomers. EK-wen-ox seems more common on KZfaq channels. Is this a generational &/or regional difference? / I have a 600 as back up but wish I had a 700 or 900 instead.