I read your first paragraph at the top and thought to myself the same exact thing you said next which is you only live once why not buy the best? You definitely picked an awesome machine. Thank you for the view and for taking time to leave such a nice comment!

Wow, what an incredible prize! That's epic, huge congrats! What team were you on? Happy hunting with it! Thanks for the view and comment!

That's exciting!! Lmk how you like it when you get a chance to try it. You'll do great with it, a very capable machine. Thanks for the view and comment!

Awesome comment, lets me know I am doing something right!! Much appreciated!

At this point I have no complaints and nothing but praise so far. The R&D and Engineers at Minelab swung at the fences on this one and so far it has far exceeded my expectations! Thanks for the view and comment!!

Very disappointed they went with a straight, round shaft vs a non round, shaped shaft with an S stem design. :(

Awesome it's really inspiring to see comments like this! Thank you for the view and especially for taking the time to leave such a nice comment!

That's awesome! Glad you got yours already! You will do great with it. Thank you for the view and comment!

Thank you for watching the video and for your kind words!

Thank you for the view and for your kind comment!

Awesome!! I am excited for you, such an incredible and fun machine to use. Thank you for the view and for leaving a comment from PR. Make sure you do the update if it needs it. Makes a big difference. Here's info on the update: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obqpg8iSsd-rkmg.htmlsi=kcqhf9AoN2Pfnopk

Thank you Larry!! This machine is everything you hoped for, you will love it!!! Hope he gets them asap!

Glad you found the video helpful and thank you for the view and comment!

I would like to come out and meet you so I can see this in action and compare it to mine to see if maybe you have a problem with the machine with something that needs repair or service. We have many thousands of these now sold and in the hands of users all across the world and this is not a known issue. I will be back up in California in February and can meet you so we can figure out what's going on. Thank you for the view and comment!

Thank you so much for your support! Congratulations on your purchase!!

Thank you for watching the video and taking the time to leave a kind comment!

Yes, that mode should be perfect. Do you get a lot of iron in your early copper sites? Thanks for the view and comment!

@@BrassMedic , no that's what is nice we don't have a lot of iron at those sights, just the sweet high tone of copper ( lol ) thank you for your videos I learn a lot

Not sure I can visualize your question about the lower stem. There are two shafts the middle shaft has the camlock. The yoke design on the lower shaft and coil make this seemingly incompatible with any other designs. It is strange about the lack of 4kHz so far, maybe in an update? Threshold levels are different on all machines but yes you need to hear the threshold but as quiet as possible so as to still be able to clearly hear it. It actually is sort of like the ET and and CTX with the 2D map having two bars. On the CTX the 12 line was an averaged line created with math in the processor and desirable targets were weighted towrds the 12 line. This is similar in that principle but now you can adjust the filtering around the mid line. remember that the up and down on the 2D graph is ferrous, left to right is conductivity. So these two bars are essentially just windows at the top and bottom of the ferrous scale. I have countless thousands of hours on the CTX and I can confidently tell you already that in the iron, this machine is much batter than the CTX for target seperation and processing speed. As far as depth, in my test garden, the two machines are equal in depth on my deep silver but the Manticore gives a better visual ID at depth. I still prefer my CTX when out in light to no iron just cruising around looking for targets, this is only because I know the sounds so good and I feel like I can hear in 3D with the CTX. But in iron like nails or around an old mining camp, soldiers camp, logging camp, homestead, etc, the Manticore is my first choice. No clue about the battery taking so long to charge but luckily we can run a shaft mounted external power supply just like we did on the Equinox. Check out my video on this at: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b993ebVlutrTnZc.html I understand your hesitation to buy and that's a healthy policy on a brand new machine!! Thanks for the view and questions.

Hi Martin, Thank you for checking in from Germany! This machine is far more capable and complex than a Simplex and if you can afford it, it is arguably one of the best machines available today. I can highly recommend it to everyone. Thanks again for the view and comment/question!

Yes, compared to the brand new Equinox 900 which comes with the typical headphones the Equinox 800 comes with, the Manticore comes with the best headphones they have ever made. You get what you pay for in this situation.

@@BrassMedic It looks like the GPX 6000 comes with some nice headphones also. I’ll know in a few days.

Nice video,very informative. I just recently purchased a used Mine Labs Excalibur 2. I paid $500.00 and invested 500.00 more to completely refurbish the unit sending it to Pa.I had the 8 inch coil exchanged for a larger coil. I think it is a 10 inch. The unit also had the waterproofing seals changed on the knobs. New head phones was added. I had the coil wire and I think wires attached to the battery changed. .My detecting is going to be mostly on land. If I ever do go in the water I don’t think it will be used more then 5 feet underwater. Being my Excalibur 2 is going to be used mostly on land and in shallow salt water beach is it worth it for me to keep this machine or trade it in for a more land based unit? I was thinking maybe a Equinox 800 or 900. Perhaps you can recommend a different detector all together. The unit I bought looked new when I got it with the exception of the wires being worn and torn. When I get the unit back it should be working like it was a new Excalibur 2. I thank you very much for any information you can give in regards to my new hobby.Signed Jimmy Dorsey a new fan of metal detecting.

This is exactly how I feel already, my first two trips out with this blew my mind and this machine now re-opens many sites that I had previously given up on!

So to be clear have you done the update? The sensitivity is quite different between the original version and the June 2023 update. You can now after the update run your sensitivity a bit higher with no issues. 30 should be possible in good ground and minimal EMI. Whereas before update 22 would have been on the upper end. Have you done some air tests to see if maybe you have a bad coil or a defective machine? The Manticore is deep on coins. I don't know why you would be having issues unless there was a defective part.?? 🤔 Never compared depth on the Manticore VS the Legend but both are world class fantastic, deep machines that are very capable and well designed. Thanks for the view and comment!

Hi Dan, good to see you checking in! We were just talking about you the other day . . .the good old Kinzli days 😊 Yes, the red line is the same as the GPX-6000 to as you say, signify where to stop at maximum extension. Yes, the shafts are tall enough at max extension for anyone at up to 6' 4" in height. So your correct, the red lines are not "recommended" at all. Cheers for checking in, I can tell you already that this machine is LEGIT! 🤠 Mark

@@BrassMedic Holy Cow! Hey Mark! I didn’t know you had this channel until a few minutes ago….The Manticore does interest me…it does look like it will be a winner machine!! Oh yes…the good ‘Ole Kinzli days! I remember hunting with you at least 10 yrs ago at a park in Napa (and one or two in Sac too)…great times!! I guess I’ll check in here for some Manticore reviews/hunts in the near future! Take care, my friend. 👍🏼🤙🏻

@@captnse I remember!! I still have those old videos too. The audio profile on the new Manticore is the best I have heard since the old Explorer. I can actually hear silver again! Yes, stay tuned for more videos soon on the Manticore!

Not able to visualize what your saying but I see no issues with this design so far. Thanks for the view and comment!

@@BrassMedic when you mount the coil, you lead the cable under the shaft, not over as we usually do

I'll have to get this machine to a sandy beach asap to test that as well!! It is nice that the shafts all completely disassemble for easy cleaning to get sand and salt out of the shafts. Thanks for the view and comment!

So far as I can tell (only took it to one relic site so far) it is much faster and feels like an XP Deus in the iron. I really like the audio tones, a little different than what I'm used to with my CTX. If I had a Manticore 6" coil, I could get more of a fair, head-to-head comparison. In my test garden this detector is nailing an 11" silver quarter like the other machines hear the 6" quarter, great, stable ID and repeatable. I am working on some videos, stay tuned. But it's going to be tough to pry my CTX out of my hand (for any machine!). Thanks for the view and question/comment!

@@BrassMedic it will be nice if it blend of the Ctx, deus2. Are the ergonomics as good as the deus?

It has lots of settings but by far the easiest user interface for ver made on any metal detector. Thank you for your view and comment/question!

You should definitely call Albert up at Placerville Hardware as he can get these pretty quick. Tell him you saw this video! If you buy from him, you get free training from me. I'm pretty close by, we should definitely meet up sometime. Email me at the email address in the comments below. Thanks for the view and comment!

@@BrassMedic I'm on his list .. can't see your email

I own and use all of the best Minelab machines but I also own and use an XP Deus II and a Nokta Makro Legend and Simplex. If you watch my other reviews of Garrett machines you will see I am unbiased as far as being sponsored or "reimbursed". I had to buy this machine at full price so nobody gave me anything but they did at least make sure I got one of the first ones out the door. The reason I sound like a sales person is because this machine is absolutely awesome! I literally can't find anything to complain about at this point. The design of this machine is ground breaking to say the least. Not just the build quality or ergonomics but the performance is mind blowing, wait till you see my next videos on it! I'm just REALLY Excited about it!!! Just like I was when the Minelab CTX-3030 first came out! To answer your last question, Yes I am biased!! This is because when it it's time to go look for relics, I always take my CTX-3030 and it has found 90% of my best finds ever. When it's time to go look for gold, I take my GPX-6000, it's because in my opinion they are the best on the market. Every time I reach out to the company for anything they respond immediately, repairs are done very quick. That makes me biased. 🤠

@@BrassMedic cant wait for your comming videos on the Manticore!

🤣🤣I bet Turbo!! 🤣🤣

I thinking my Vanquish 540 will smoke your Garrett AT Pro....lol

Yes, that's pretty crazy!!

@@BrassMedic I believe they design it that way so the battery will last longer. They could make a fast charger for it, but it will cause the battery to fail sooner. A nice slow charge is better if one wants the battery to have a longer life.

YES!!!! ABSOLUTELY the "Best Looking" metal detector on the planet to date! A masterpiece of engineering! Just when you thought you knew everything . . . . your commenting on a video made by a KZfaq content creator who is also a testor for Minelab and had countless hours of testing and input into the software and features of this machine. For one thing, take a step back and realize this is the first metal detector ever made that the entire circuit is digital with a fully polyphonic music synthesizer audio engine and fully updateable, not just the settings but full back end coding. Don't like to waste my time responding to trolls, haters or emos. But I will give you one thing . . . "Beauty" is in the eye of the beholder, no doubt . . .but in my eyes this is the best looking metal detector EVER made with the best color LCD screen, best user interface and best build quality HANDS DOWN! Not to mention, superb future-proof engineering, the shelf-life of this machine will be epic due to it's software engineering and deep code updateability. As for it being manufactured in Malaysia and assembled in Australia. . . I see your point but when's the last time you have been to Malaysia? to see the tooling and manufacturing facilities? The rest of the world has sadly and unfortunately fallen WAY behind in the ability to manufacture quality electronics in comparison to Malaysia in these modern times. The Malaysia you might know or remember is long gone, today they are the undisputed world leaders in this field. I assume you already know this keeps the price down as well. So your comment about the "Fanboyish BS" comes from the direct difference of what you don't know and what I do know. I use and own all modern metal detectors (All 41 of them!) from every top manufacturer and let me repeat . . I USE them all. Far from any kind of a Fanboy for one manufacturer. Before you call somebody else a fanboy, take the time to watch a few of their popular videos and see if that's really their label. Lastly, YES I am a Patriot and have spent my entire adult life in public service of my country! And you? Regardless of your attack, thanks for watching the video and taking the time to comment.

I understand your feelings on that. On the other hand if we all got them at the same time as the content creators there would be no videos to watch for many days to learn your machine or even get a good look at it to determine if you really want to buy it. I think it goes beyond sales and marketing and when the content creators get them early, this allows the user base to already have videos up that they can use to get started with settings and basic tutorials. Not everyone reads every word of the owners manual so that is where I feel it's my obligation to do that and make videos that just get the pertinent and priority info to the viewers. Again I understand your feelings but don't let it be animosity or jealousy that cancels your order when this machine is all-around, the best metal detector I have ever used. It will be well worth the short wait. They are shipping now to all dealers!

Your right Chris, all these testers and youtube celebs who get a free machine to feed us the hype are all the same. Its about nothing more than build the hype to get more sales. From what I have seen so far its really not as these I got a free one celebs make it out to be, Sensitivity being the main issue, not seen anyone running it above 24 out of a range of 0/35 that tells the story of its so called 50% more power to the coil. Its more like 10% more power because the sensitivity can not be run at higher levels. So as far as it being deeper you can forget it as its not going to happen...