Whites Eagle Spectrum
Avg. Score:
4.83
Based on
18 reviews
Avg. Durability:
4.50
Avg. Ease of use:
5.00
The original eagle 1991 is great
November 18, 2018
I bought a non-working used Whites Eagle Spectrum. Sent it to the factory
to get it working again and I am glad I did! I remember looking at a new
one in a detector store in 1991. The dealer said, "That's the Cadillac" and
boy was he right! After many years of using other brands I have finally
settled on just two units for all my needs. The Eagle Spectrum and a Whites
Classic 1 SL.
Max Depth: 10 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
No, it's too complic
Anthony from
Oklahoma
50
Great machine.
August 02, 2016
I've had an Eagle Spectrum since 1992. It's a great machine, I've found
coin sized objects as far down as 10 inches. I will continue to use it.
Lovely machine to use and the ID is spot on. Only down sides - haven't
found any gold yet and Whites don't make the battery packs for it anymore
so have to use normal batteries which can get a little expensive.
Max Depth: 10 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
Yes, absolutely!
Julian Garrod from
Napier New Zealand
57
White's eagle spectrum
July 13, 2016
Just got one paid 250 with original headphones. Tried in 2 places
frustrated at a local school football field. Found a few pennies and a dime
in hard packed clay gravel. At work the yard around the office good old
Mississippi sandy clay which turns all coins brown. Due to mineralization
pennies, dimes, and a quarters. All were 3 to 6 inches deep. Can't wait
till this weekend gonna hit a old football field near me.
Max Depth: 6 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
I have no clue...
Joe M. from
Sandy Hook Ms
18
The eragle has landed.
July 25, 2013
The Eagle Spectrum was the first high end detector that I bought, it will
be the last I sell. The secret to depth (as others have said) is to adjust
your pre-amp gain as high as the conditions will allow. I have the CTX
3030, V3i and XP Deus. I still like to get the Eagle Spectrum out with the
Blue Max 600 coil and head to the iron patch and sniff out silver. It is
one of the classic detectors.
Max Depth: 8 inches on US quarter
Overall Rating
Durability
Ease of Use
Would you recommend this to a new user?
Yes, absolutely!
Joe from
Oklahoma
213
Whites Eagle Spectrum. THE BEST
April 05, 2012
There is a test done by some guy on YouTube of the XLT V. Garrett 250.
ROFLMAO. The person doing this has NO idea how to set up the XLT. I have
the old Eagle Spectrum and I can pick up a Dime sized coin at about 18" in
air with a good signal. The Garrett can just about manage 10" before it
sounds off due to poor design and internal noise by having set the
sensitivity control too high.
Trick with the XLT AND Spectrum is set the preamp gain as high as you can
and still get a good ground balance, then set the AC gain until the machine
is JUST chattering with the search head at waist height. Now, ground
balance and lower the head to the ground, lower the AC sens. by about two
points and you NOW have a machine that is about as deep and ANY Lamebin
Exploder and MUCH more sensitive to silver coins!!
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SiliquaeSid from
UK
347
Eagle Spectrum 1992
February 24, 2012
In 1992 I bought the Eagle Spectrum after beying in doubt to buy a C-scope
(VLF1220?).
Still glad to have chosen the Eagle.
I use it still today and it is as good as allmost 20 years ago. Good
hardware, good software!
Only negative to mention: it did not find gold yet!
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Arno Jeurissen from
The Netherlands
232
Like xlt
January 08, 2012
So well-balanced it's painless to swing. It's just fun to use. Basically an
XLT. If on a budget get the Eagle. The vdi graph is priceless. Created my
own program with a little research and its fun and lucky, ) too. First
outing found huge silver full figure pendant.
It has been superseded by the xlt and dfx - however for the money-
sometimes under $200 on feeBay- its 5 stars.
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Scaupus from
S florida
142
Whites eagle spectrum
July 15, 2010
I have a 1991 eagle spectrum, I bought it from a friend. Still use it today
and it works as good as ever.
Prefer it over my two other detectors because of the VCO and the spectrum
graph. Use coins and jewelery and have found the full spectrum of targets
from rings to tokens and silver. There may be better detectors out there,
but I prefer a proven performer.
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Jackie from
Highpoint , nc
495
20 bucks at the flea market
April 03, 2010
I'm running an old bounty hunter w/analog meter, so when came across this
spectrum, I threw a twenty at em' and ran. operates, looks pristine, so I
guess my next trip to FLA, will be more productive... see you in
Daytona!!!Mark
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Mark from
Fort Worth, Texas
636
Great machine, miss mine.
August 07, 2009
I found alot of good things with the spectrum. I must say it is a little
complex once you get into the pro-settings. Use the beach mode for preset
the jewelry/coin mode sucks. I had a awesome silver program. Hit a small
Canadian 5 cent piece at 10" in bad soil. Once you learn the machine and
know how to adjust it, it can search in almost any soil type. I did have a
hard time in mineralized soil, until I learned how adjust the auto-matic
ground tracking.
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Rockpup from
Canada
364
