Minelab Sovereign Elite

Sovereign Elite

trey in USA -
this machine is the hottest maschine out there it has 17 frequ. and it is a real go getter it will dog to china almost if you turn it up high enough ive been using it for 3 -4 months now and im a beach hunter but it can be used to hunt parks ,yards,schools,beaches,it has auto ground balance and ground tracking to pinpoint just switch over to all metal mode

the only problem with this machine is the shaft is not up to standards it needs a double push pin that adjusts the length well it also stabilizes the coil and stops sway and the coil from moving side to side i use only the small coil which they call it an 8 inch coil actually it measures 7 3/8's but it will dig quarters and dimes and pennies and gold rings at 14 inches with no problem but be ready to learn the tones thats the last problem

the tones could be more destinct in telling you what you have found alot of the tones are to similiar but on the beach its best to dig everything anyway silver is the easiest to tell when its in discrim. mode the coil is a dd coil and is a wide scan its easily the equivillant to a 10 or 12 inch coil you can put a quarter on the ground and and hear it 4 inches away from the coil before it even gets close to the side of the coil this and the xs-2 are the 2 hottest beach machines

by the way if anyone has a xs-2 for sale please email me i will buy it trey52574@ec.rr.com the sovereign elite with a good set of headphones is definetly a 5 in my book i have seen it out dig a garrett a whites a bounty hunter and anything else ive seen on the beach nothing can dig as deep and ive not had one false signal with this machine you can hunt from dry sand to wet sand to actually in the water as long as you dont get the control box wet there are no buttons to change no settings to change the machine handles it all for you just study your tones

Aug 10, 2004

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Sovereign Elite

Ed Erdman in USA -
I've had an Elite for about 4 months now. I am starting to feel very comfortable with it, and see great results with it too. Just this last weekend I pulled up an indian head in a park I had not done that in since the 1980s. Easy to use, but if you've used other detectors expect a learning curve to get used to the new machine. It's well worth it since you will be making some excellent finds.

I would suggest some additions to the machine to get the most from it. The Sunray S-1 probe is the best pinpointer you can get for this machine. I highly recommend it. Also I highly recommend the 180 meter mod. After having this done I can be 95% sure I'm digging a nickle where with the stock meter I usually was not completely certain. Also with the 180 mod you don't even need to run discrimination once you get used to what the machine is telling you. I never use any discrimination anymore. Finally you have a great selection of aftermarket coils. I recommend a small one for trashy areas and a large one for going deep.

Remember to go low and slow with this machine. It's a great one and the best detector I've yet owned.

Jun 28, 2004

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