Minelab Quattro MP
Price: $900
Avg. Score: 
4.53
Based on 40 reviews
4.53Based on 40 reviews
Avg. Durability:
5.00
Avg. Ease of use:
4.86
Minelab quattro
February 02, 2021
All these explorer types a great machines, I always used a old explorer 2
because that was the one I trusted and it never let me down, they just are
workhorses and no matter my headaches in the beginning with their fluting
orchestras I now found a way to handle that .. wich is, just enjoy it, you
will learn to love it every hunt a little more, nowadays I hunt my old
explorer with a quattro to just listen who does the most beautiful serenade
( kidding ) today I am such a fan of these old mighty machines that the
quattro I recently bought is just there for the moment my explorer will
give up.
All those years, of hard hunts, no matter how I used it it never gave up, but even an explorer ain't immortal. Just to be sure I got one for spare since you never know.....
Tried the quattro of course for pasture hunts and it rocked right away, just as the explorer 2. only complain for me is the gain setting on the explorer 2 , that is upreme since you can get a better idea of depth from actual target, a better perception if you like..
The quattro has volume, target volume and that volume does not affect the overall menu of the detector but is different then the gain. if I am really honest I feel the quattro is deeper, a tad, but it was deeper on average copper and silver coins burried in the garden.. but again, the explorer could pull out more info on depth just by audio.
I had no significant complains about the slow recovery speed as many forums talked about. The difference is very, very little if something at all.
If I had to choose amongst the two I would choose the quattro for beach wet sand hunting and the explorer on pasture .. but make no mistake, they both will do the job very well.
The complains that I have red about on forums I could not find and I consider myself a hardcore explorer user, I had many many hours on it, so I guess I would notice flaws in a minute .. explorer has more options, it is more tweakable to say. But the rumors that it falses a lot, was unstable, quirky, and exceptional slow I never experienced.
The whole explorer line up including the etrac are close to each other in effectiveness and depth. Ttrac has the edge of course for being the latest, it is slightly faster, but still not even the half of the speed form a deus.
I am very sorry but I used the etrac a couple of times to compare and everything it whistled on, on a test bed, the explorer 2 whistled along with him. Just did this review to tell the truth, there is nothing wrong with any of he explorer type detectors, in fact they hold their value very well, and are made to last long.. the fact that you never have to worry about ground balancing, and salty sand at beaches is a big thumbs up, but what is most important is that especially the explorers will teach you to watch your pace and investigate targets .
Max Depth: 13 inches on US quarter
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Explored from
Europe
50
Real monster with detect ultimate13" coil
October 15, 2017
Minelab quattro is a real monster for beach hunting. With a detect 13"
ultimate coil I can find a quarter at 18" deep in wet salt sand. It is a
real pulse induction machine elimanator in wet sand.
Max Depth: 18 inches on US quarter
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Yes, absolutely!
Josh from
Philipoines
143
Old but mighty!!!
May 07, 2017
I am a beach hunter since I started this hobby. I heard all the good and
bad reviews of this machine. I been using 2 kinds of pi machine before I
got a very nice offer of this quattro. All I can say is this machine is
really a beast. It beat my pi in terms of depth and stability at the wet
sand. I recovered 10grams 18k ring at 18 inches, 4grms 14k at 14inches, and
many many more at amazing depth. I bought a excalibur ii and the quattro
still beat it in depth. This is the best machine I ever have at only $120..
Max Depth: 14 inches on US quarter
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Jp from
Philippines
122
The forgotten machine.....
February 07, 2017
I am a beach hunter and have used Minelab products most of the time. I have
used the Minelab CTX 3030 for over a year but it's a very heavy machine. So
had to scale back to the Explorer 2. Then got a really great deal on a
Minelab Quattro. This machine is great beach machine!!! I cannot believe
the depth I am getting from this machine.
There is a learning curve with this machine but not a bad one a good one!!! It teaches you to slow down and LISTEN!!! This machine is more stable to use on the beach than the Etrac, Safari!! The Quattro is now my main beach machine and the Explorer 2 is my back up.
Max Depth: 15 inches on US quarter
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Buddy from
USA
120
Minelab quattro review great machine
July 10, 2014
Quatrro is a great machine with very good depth I really like it. My
favorite machine I have ever owned.
Max Depth: 18 inches on US quarter
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David from
New york
212
Minelab quattro
July 09, 2014
Very good detector very smooth operation very good Depth especially when
the ground is damp after a rain. If you learn how to use this machine it
will pay for itself all over and over and over again.
Max Depth: 18 inches on US quarter
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Big Joey bodafoco from
Ohio
202
Minelab quattro metal detector
June 10, 2014
The Quattro is a great machine, I have had better luck with the Quattro
then I have had with the Explorer II. Of course the Explorer II can offer
up more information on the screen, but when it comes to depth my Quattro
goes deeper.
I actually love the slow sweep, the Explorer II is not much faster if any. I paid $350. If you are thinking about getting one I would strongly suggest it and like other people say in the reviews if anybody has negative things to say about this machine they probably didn't learn how to use it.
Max Depth: 13 inches on US quarter
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Joey smith from
Michigan
251
The Quattro is the deepest detector in my arsenal
July 26, 2010
Got this detector at a bargain (from someone that din't know or wanted to
learn how to use it )and after a couple of hours of testing and tuning I
realized that it detects much deeper than my Whites DFX and Garrett GTI2500
ever did, yes the recovery is slower than most high-end detectors but if
you swing it slower it will find the goods.I took it to a couple parks I hunted since 2001 and this detector was finding the coins and rings my other detectors missed, my advise is learn the detector before you get rid of it, it might surprise you.
The slow recovery speed does not bother me at all. The Quattro was replaced by the Safari but the recovery speed is still slow, wont surprise me if the safari gets discontinued after a couple of years just like the Quattro. For the price I would just save a couple hundred more and get a Explorer or a Xterra-70..
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Texas-metaldetector from
North Texas
620
SIMPLE AND AWESOME!
January 05, 2010
The quattro is simply a deepseeker it kills in the corn-fields hunted with
many other brands and although a bit slow in sweep speed it does a far
better job and is more sensitive than any other machine I have ever used! I
did replace the stock coil with the new ml pro coil this made a huge
difference in its performance. I pulled an 1807 us quarted from 18 inches
in a turned over field!
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Chief paul from
Whitehall ny.
427
Quattro MP - Worth the money!
September 09, 2009
I'm using this detector since 2005. It's easy to use and very deep.
Everything is working just great after few years of using in hard
condition- a tank perfect for coin shooting (especially in high
mineralization ground). And I really do not care of the recovery speed.
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Witcher from
Poland
297