XP Goldmaxx Power
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XP Goldmaxx Power
Operating frequency 18 kHz Made in France
XP GOLDMAX POWER V4
Jack Trapp in Wales ,west UK -
I bought this machine as back up for Explorer II and after 2 years of use I can honestly say that on my local conditions of high iron mineralized soil and coke infested pasture. Coke is present due to acidic soils being treated with burnt limestone and the coke is a waste product in this process. NOT from steam engine fireboxes. If your conditions are similar then this is definatly NOT the machine for you.
Any targets at depth give signals that morph into low tones even with the expensively priced high energy 11 inch larger coil. The bad photocopy instruction booklet and flimsy backphones supplied with manufacturers package leave a lot to be desired
If you search pasture where most targets are at 6 inch deep and further this is not for you. Unless you enjoy digging lots of coke and large iron, even in auto the machine will still register large iron, a wider discrimination setting would be useful.
The higher sounding tones are indistinct to the older user .
This machine does excell on cultivated groud with shallow targets.
I only give it 1 star due to my personal experience on my ground conditions, other areas will vary.
Aug 24, 2010
2 Yes
0 No
Best detector I’ve owned.
Davey Of Oxfordshire. in Oxfordshire, England UK. -
Got myself the GMP about 5 months ago, and I am very pleased with the results so far. I’ve been detecting for nearly 17 years now, and have used a Tesoro Silver Sabre 2, a whites DFX, a Golden Mask +3 (hideous machine!) and more recently, a Laser Hawkeye. The GMP is definitely my favourite machine to date, (once you get the hang of how it works). I have found more hammered silver coins with this machine in the five months I’ve been using it, than I ever found with any of the others!
I think some of the reviewers here who have mentioned the GMP being unstable, may have been trying to run it ‘too hot?’ I know the sensitivity has a mark that says set it to the 3 ‘o clock position, but that only really works on clean ground, where you can run it that hot! The ground I detect in the UK is pretty contaminated/mineralised, and the hottest I’ve ever managed to run the sensitivity is at the 1 or 2 ‘o clock position, but a lot of the time I’m at 12 ‘o clock, and sometimes even as low as the 10 ‘o clock position! This is not a problem though, as in air tests show that you can turn the sensitivity right down if you need to, and the loss in depth is negligible.
I wouldn’t recommend using this machine on the beach, (definitely NOT on wet sand) as this machine was never designed to be a beach machine in the first place. It excels inland though, as that’s what it was built to do!
Where this machine really pulls it out of the bag, is on busy iron contaminated sites, like Roman and Medieval settlements. I now have the confidence to slow right down, and get in between all the iron, because that’s where the goodies are, and I KNOW that this machine has such a fast recovery speed that I WILL find stuff there! In the past, with any of my other machines, I would have just walked away from those areas, because they would have either become too unstable to use, or just nulled out due to iron overload.
It’s a great machine in the right places, but then like any other detector out there, no one machine is going to cover all the bases! Use this detector on the type of ground it’s designed to work on, and everyone else will be eating your dust!
As regards setting it up, the accepted wisdom is;
Sensitivity: 12 ‘o clock
Ground: 11 or 12 ‘o clock
Silencer: 1 (but 0 if you’re needing super fast recovery- 2 if you’re on quiet ground and want that extra depth).
Iron Volume: Try it at 10 ‘o clock to start with.
Iron Threshold: Start off with it set to 12 ‘o clock.
This is a good basic starting point for the settings, and you can raise or lower them as needed, to suit the ground you’re on.
If you’re plagued by ‘false’ signals, you’re probably trying to run it too hot! Turn the sensitivity down a touch. If you’re getting ‘false’ signals each time you knock the coil on the ground, then you’ve probably got the ground reject set too low. If you take the time to learn this machine and set it up right, then you’ll be raving about the GMP as much as I am!
I hope this helps, and good hunting, whatever machine you choose. :)
May 03, 2010
15 Yes
4 No
xp100
dirk in notts ,england -This review is for the xp 100, which doesn't appear on the listing. It is now called the xp 150, basically the same machine. This is simply the very best simple starter detector you can buy. It is also one detector that you will not need to upgrade. It does it all, land or beach. They are getting a bit expensive now and you don't see many secondhand. Thats why I DEEPLY REGRET SELLING MINE.
Feb 20, 2010
4 Yes
0 No
\ THE GOLDMAX POWER Russ in (UK) ///
Anonymous in Unknown location -Lobo supertraq, troyx3, troyx5, tesoro tejon pro, minelab(soveriegn elite) I've tried most. The (GOLDMAX POWER v4) is with out doubt the best machine I've ever used. My favorite setting is out of auto,(iron threshold 7.5)(ground to 11.O'clock)(iron volume to 11.O'clock and (sens to aroud 2-3 0'clock) you will still get (HOT rocks)& large iron but (not large nail size objects!). The recovery speed is lightning fast and you wont miss a thing if its there? You will know when you find (silver or gold) by the signal, its faster sharper and louder!!! If you are like me in the(UK) roman to medieval sites! First try your sites out of auto! If too many hot rocks leave in the auto setting, you only lose a bit of depth. Best of luck & good hunting!
Nov 25, 2009
26 Yes
1 No
XP GoldMaxx Power v4 chip
$1K in the hole...shoulda bought a MXT in Southern California USA -
The xp has a very fast recovery. This is not to say that you can swing it faster.
Iron id is great as it gives a buzzing sound. Seems to be extremely sensitive to iron.
Some gold coins sound a different tone. More of a yellow gold gives the lower tone.
It is unstable at times and had to have the sensitivity turned down being in a trashy area. I could be 18 inches from some steel and hear it buzzing. Oh yeah, don't go to the beach with it. Seems it would do best to be a clean dry field or park.
Tested under tall power lines was fair as it seemed to struggle to give good tones. Not sure if it was from all the trash too.
Listed at one web site as a gold nugget detector...don't believe it. Could barely detect a 0.1 gram nugget touching the loop. Got a better sound on top of the loop. Tested a 1.1 gram nugget and sounded off good at 6 inches but the sound weakened some with more passes then sounded off strong again. Very inconsistant and it only happens with the nuggets.
Not a multi purpose machine. It's very good with coins but not with nuggets. I was more interested in getting a nugget detector but should have done more research. I give it an average rating.
Nov 20, 2009
7 Yes
8 No
XP Goldmax is not the best
Laki in Serbia -
XP Goldmax is very very unstable detector, two stars from me. Tejon is MUCH better, five stars.
Mar 31, 2009
10 Yes
21 No
Light Weight gives Explorer a bloody nose!
Rick Ryder in Isle Of Thanet Kent England -Having seen and mastered the C scope VLF non motion, Fisher 1266. CZ6a ,Compass XP Pro, Tejon, Cibola, Explorer,and now the XP Goldmaxx Power.. its been a great ride since 1977 and I have had finds going back over 2000 years of local history with ALL machines listed... but my armory is complete with ...a Minelab Explorer mated to a 12.5 Coil and when the weight gets too much or when absolute depth is key or amongst iron nails nulling the explorer into silence its xp GoldMaxx power up time... this thing looks like its military spec.. and does it perform.. run it sparky hot like the original grey Tejon so its occasionally spitting and the depths achievable are very very impressive, run it normal sensitivity IE: 12 o clock position and heres some numbers for comparison ...all two way signals, machine set to normal operating conditions....(not sparky and spitting!)
Minelab explorer xs std 10.5 coil (Factory default settings)
Musket ball 6.0”
Small roman bronze 5.7”
Small silver hammered 6.2”
Lead token 7.1”
Silver roman denarius 6.6”
Edward the first silver penny 7.7”
James 1st hammered shilling 9.2
1922 bronze penny 9.2”
Minelab explorer xs std 10.5 coil
Tony Hunt settings
Musket ball 6.0”
Small roman bronze 6.7”
Small silver hammered 7.0”
Lead token 7.3”
Silver roman denarius 7.5”
Edward the first silver penny 7.9”
James 1st hammered shilling 9.6”
1922 bronze penny 9.2”
Minelab explorer Tony Hunt Settings
12.5 Excelerator II coil sens to 24
Musket ball 6.6”
Small roman bronze 7.5”
Small silver hammered 7.7”
Lead token 7.2”
Silver roman denarius 9.0”
Edward the first silver penny 8.6”
James 1st hammered shilling 10.2”
1922 bronze penny 10.9”
Tesoro Cibola (Laser Trident in UK)
Musket ball 6.5”
Small roman bronze 6.7”
Small silver hammered 7.5”
Lead token 7.8”
Silver roman denarius 7.6”
Edward the first silver penny 8.2”
James 1st hammered shilling 9.4”
1922 bronze penny 9.3”
Tesoro Tejon (original grey model)..old sparky!
Musket ball 6.9”
Small roman bronze 7.2”
Small silver hammered 7.7”
Lead token 8.1”
Silver roman denarius 8.4”
Edward the first silver penny 8.8”
James 1st hammered shilling 10.0”
1922 bronze penny 10.3”
Xp goldmaxx power 9” coil v.3 chip (v.4 chip offers no performance increase just tone tweaking!)
Musket ball 8.3”
Small roman bronze 9.5”
Small silver hammered 9.4”
Lead token 8.6”
Silver roman denarius 10.8”
Edward the first silver penny 11.0”
James 1st hammered shilling 12.0”
1922 bronze penny 12.0”
its not perfect though... its very hard to dial out hot rocks (1800's steam tractors emptied fireboxes, this coke is very conductive!)
the box to stem mount rocks with each swing, and some slop is appearing in the stem... all bearable pay offs considering the performance available... its very important I stress.. this is an independent review, I have no association with any supplier, manufacturer or dealer having sourced all my machines second hand from owners who have not had the time to learn and master their machines......R.R.
Feb 02, 2009
33 Yes
7 No
What can I say
Dave in UK -Best machine on the market today IMHO. still getting to grips with the depth. I couldn't figure our why I was still getting a signal at 8 inches down. then another inch and I pulled out a Victorian penny. fabulous
Sep 13, 2008
13 Yes
5 No
xp goldmaxx power
celtic in uk east anglia -This machine is just fabulous 18khz and its just the best, the goldmaxx mark 1 came first which is just as good, then they brought out the goldmaxx power, cant say enough about these machines, and both are still leading machines hear in the UK, some say there hard to get to grips with the iron discrim but once you have mastered this they are a absolute winner they love silver hammereds and cut quarters, in my opinion possibly the best machine there is at the moment, good on depth, good on discrim build quality second to none. Made in France.
May 09, 2008
43 Yes
5 No
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