You can use this metal detector on any terrain. Apart from the beach, it is also ideal for both dry and wet conditions. The all-terrain design creates more versatility when hunting for relics and treasure. You’d be forgiven for thinking that any metal detector will detect any type of metal. The clue’s in the name, right? Unfortunately it’s not quite that simple, but to make things clearer we’ll break down the different types of metal detectors here: Searching for gold nuggets, gold flakes, coins and jewellery? In this illustration, you can see the difference between the binary audio and the proportional audio. Two target scenarios are shown in the example above. The Garrett AT Pro metal detector with binary audio provides a solid, consistent tone for both the surface target and the deep target. Compare this to the pro or proportional type audio response which provides a full signal for the surface target and a diminished signal for the deeper target. With the classic pro audio response, more information is provided. With the classic pro audio mode, the unique target profile or audio response of the target is heard. Try both modes and choose the audio target response that you like the best — customized for your personal preferences.

Coming with a free folding spade, this metal detector is splash-proof, making it suitable for use at the beach or by the river. Bear in mind that it’s not waterproof though, so the coil shouldn’t be submerged. Let’s face it, you’ll likely be using it on a rainy day at some point, and it would be very frustrating if your machine wasn’t up to the task! Overall, Garrett’s ACE 250 is an excellent starter model for adult beginners and there’s enough tech to keep more experienced detectorists on a budget happy too. However, if you were to evaluate this model alongside the Bounty Hunter detectors, for instance, you would find them easier to set up. The GPZ 7000 performs as advertised. It has an improved detection depth by 40% more than the GPX 5000. It gives up nothing to achieve this type of performance as it detects sub-gram and large nuggets from the surface to three foot depths.But on dry ground it's amazing! This and the AT gold have both found me great gold. Really good depth and sensitivity on dry land. Oh and get the small coil that comes with the AT gold, it works amazing for parks and trashy areas. High Trash Mode: this mode offers a higher degree of discrimination. When searching for areas filled with trash items, the High Trash mode will allow you to detect only objects of importance or value.

The buttons are present just below the display portion of the control box. There are four sets of buttons. The Power button is located on the far right side of the box. With a relatively accurate pinpoint feature, object location is also easy to specify. By pressing the ‘pinpoint’ button, you can narrow down the exact position of the find. In this final example above, with the Iron Audio feature ON, the targets below 20 are now heard as a low-tone and mid-tone target response is expanded down to 20.A step up on the Garrett ACE 150 that justifies the extra cash is an internal pinpointer. Pinpointers narrow down the dig area and really help contain the mess, so it’s great to see it on one of Garrett’s better value detectors. What can you afford? Do you have a budget? If you are a beginner and just starting out, then is it better to try with One of the true advantages of the Treasure Pro is the automatic adjustment to the surrounding ground mineralization and it works particularly well over most normal soils. Incredible target separation, adjustable features, and built-in GPS are just some of the extra features you’ll learn to use on this premium detector. In addition, the Iron Audio also allows you to adjust the mid-tone's range to include all targets higher than the point of discrimination. You can effectively adjust the cut-off point between the low-tone, audio-discriminated trash targets and the mid-tone audio targets. This feature of the Garrett AT Pro metal detector works in both the Garrett standard and pro audio modes.