Which BUDGET Metal Detector is KING of the BEACH? Simplex VS Vanquish Beach WET SAND Testing 

The one thing you'll notice though is that both Rings were gold and the chain was silver and the Simplex did at least come up with a signal of some sort on the silver chain when the Vanquish got blanked. The Vanquish because of its multi-frequency picks up gold a little better than they Simplex does but the Simplex is a better Silver Machine because of its 12 khz frequency. When I go to the beach with my simplex I just ground balance automatically in Beach mode and then switch over to Park 1 and I do much better that way. Both great machines for the money though No Doubt.

Very Cool Now When I hit the beach with the 540 I will have more confidence with it. Not that I had Doubts Because I know it works Good ,, But I had Doubts on depth.. Thanks For Sharing ..

OH YAH YAH YAH!! Vanquish vs Nox same test BRING IT ON!!. The Vanquish put a spank down on SIMPY on that test BIG TIME!! You have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS. PS when you blabber we listen!!

Quarter hoarder had a video on today with the legend

Vanquish 540 is above entry level its a mid range detector especially with multi iq frequency, thats a massive advantage on the simplex which is only single frequency and nowhere near as good either on wet sand, vanquish far superior machine and €200 more expensive

I always bring my digger any where I go. You never know when a change of plans comes up. That's a sweet digger sheath. Great tests and keep up the great work!

if they would put vanquish guts into simplex case, it would be ultimate machine

Can you do this same test with the Minelab X-Terra Pro and the legend . I would really like to see if one is better in the wet Beach sand please. Tank you.

I live in Crystal River Florida and detect everywhere I can. I'm going detecting on Christmas Day. What is the weirdest thing anyone has found in my area. I found two different pairs of REAL hand cuffs less than a mile apart.

Vanquish KILLS Simplex on the beach period..

What size coil did you have on your vanquish 440 during the beach test.

The sheath is awesome! Great video, one of the questions I seem to always get asked is what is a good entry level detector? I see you found the ever elusive pull tab!! 😂😂

The Vanquish won this contest hands-down. The Simplex is a very capable machine, but not the best for salt water. Merry Christmas to you!🎄💖

Thank you for the test. I too have watched videos where the finds are surface to four inches and they use the tip of their sand scoop, on one attempt, no pin point, no X pattern. When I travel to the beach with the 540 I am routinely expecting to use my scoop two to four times per target depending on depth. Of course I have found surface to shallow finds but that is irregular. Thanks to you the 540 is my wet sand beach detector. It made my vacation fun and took away my frustration.

I know I like my V540... with the larger coil on... it runs almost like a Nox 800.. great value. I think the Nokta Legend is going to be a great machine too... way different than their past machines... like the Impack , Anfibio & Simplex.... Legend sounds like the Minelab's like your Vanquish. Easy on the ears. Good Video

Very informative video thanks a lot nice holster for the digger Jeremy does a good job take care and God bless 🙌 Merry Christmas

What part of Florida you live in bud I live up In north Florida......

Hi dude. Another great advantage of the Vanquish is that it is very little affected by electromagnetic interference. Here is a beach that most detectorists avoid due to the large amount of interference. And we have found that the Vanquish works perfectly in those conditions. When we go there the Equinox stay in the trunk of the car. On the other hand, the Simplex is a great machine for fields and parks due to its resistance and performance, but on wet beaches and sea water it is not an option, we all know very well why. The only thing that outrages me is that certain distributors promote it as a detector with performance for the beach but whose beach mode is precisely the least indicated to detect in that field. Greetings from Spain friend, and happy holidays.

Yep... I have to agree with you - the Simplex does not like wet, salty sand! Also, I have learned to just ground balance higher up (sort of where the dry meets the wet) and often detect up and down - from dry to wet - in the same GB - and often in PM2 - sensitivity one bar down! However, I won't class a Vanquish as "budget"... not by a long shot! Worst still, the Vanquish is not waterproof!!! Me, I'm clutsie... I would drop that into the water at first opportunity - just because it's not waterproof!! But yes, MF will beat single frequency any day at the beach! You and Destiny and the rest of the family have a great Christmas - thanks for all the fun you share - detecting and gardening! Happy days there in the land of freedom!!

Nice video brother 👍💯 love my Vanquish! Merry Christmas 🎄

I love these videos. It's about time I watch some one down to earth... no pun intended!

Dont call me out for my planted pulltabs and clad! 😂😂

One of the best beach comparison videos I've seen. Well done.

The Mighty Anfibio is all but useless on the beach. I dont think the older single frequency machines had much tolerance for the salt, the Nox put a lot of PI machines to sleep, that was the turning point, SMF is real for the highly mineralized beach. I'm about to buy another detector for beach hunting, but I think it will have to be SMF! Not sure on what to get, my budget is tighter then a frogs butt under water! Ha Ha 😂😊

You and Jeremy are my two favorites. No nonsense.

Have a question would you recommend the legend over the equinox 800? I know the 800 is a multi frequency detector but heard good things about the legend

Which one finds the greatest depth?

Thank you

Hi from the UK 😀 Good honest review

I now to dont know do i get simplex or adder 1

Which one gives best depth ?

I knew the vanquish would beat the simplex at the beach!!!

💥Great video and I’d really like some help. Not sure if you know the machine but I just took my Garret. Ace 400 out last night for the first time. I brought it to the beach. I had it in Relics mode, the sensitivity was down 2 notches from full. It was going well up on the dry sand locating quarters that read in the mid 80’s. But as I walked down the slope to the water it was manageable when the sand up high was fairly wet but as I got down near the incoming waves where the sand was really wet and glistening from the incoming waves it continually read 36-37 and the tone went off every 2-3 seconds everywhere I waved it. I had it about 1 inch (2.5 cm) over the sand. Back up on the dry sand it remained totally quite until I passed over something which was every 30-45 seconds or so. Was I not using the right setting or will this unit not work accurately in the wet sand at the waters edge.??

I wonder if my sound settings on my computer were different, but I heard the simplex on the gold just fine, although a higher pitch than the vanquish. Enough that it would trigger digging at least. I also heard definite pings on the silver chain, again, more so than chatter. Vanquish defo hit a bit more defined on the gold, (sharper and a bit louder), so was certainly better in that regard...but at the end of the day both of them would have found both gold, and only the simplex hit at all on the silver(you were talking over it, but you could certainly hear the signal above the chatter IMO). On another note, I love that you refuse to "salt" your finds/videos, I think that goes on a LOT on youtube. The numbers of gold some people find just seems untenable in some cases!

considering beach mode is about the shalloiwest on the plex and jewelry mode is among the deeper on most detectors this outcome was by far no big surprise. cant say this was an absolutely fsir test.

I started watching you and paystreak at the same time about a year ago. Love both your channels

A great video

Test the Nox and Apex the same way. Would love to see that. Detected yesterday 34 degrees here in NY at that small park I found the 18K ring. Was going to go again today but woke up to a blanket of snow…have to put the machines to sleep now😞😖

Try that simplex in all metal mode they do way better on the beach. I think you'll agree

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Is this the vanquish 440?

Bought my wife's first detector 9 years ago, I upgraded her this spring with the Vanquish 540, she loves it, a real coin and jeweler hound. Great video:-) 👍

Wish you would of brought the nox and the apex along for more options . Anyways good test bro

Great test Austin, both great machines but the multi is a game changer. Merry Christmas brother!

Just got the new Garrett find bag, can’t wait to use it.

What's the matter Austin affraid to use the simplex to the best of it's ability against that supposedly superior vanquish.

Actually, the Simplex hit the silver chain, and the Vanquish did not. They both hit the left and center target with a diggable signal. So, your editorializing aside where you assume the Vanquish should be superior before even testing it, and then talking over the Simplex while it is providing a tone on the chain while saying it isn't really giving a tone, whining about the Simplex having occasional blurps on the wet sand while the Vanquish is quiet as if that makes the Simplex less valuable, all this theatrics shows too much bias in favor of a predetermined outcome where the Vanquish is prejudged to be better and therefore invalidates the import of this testing. How about this, take the Simplex and the Vanquish out into the water and search for rings beyond the surf. Oh, wait, the Vanquish can't do that because it's not waterproof, and the Simplex is. Looks like the Simplex wins that one. I detect beaches with the Simplex, I also have the Vanquish, but the Simplex is plenty deep (most targets are recent drops within 10", so the Simplex is more than adequate). Though the Simplex reacts slightly to the wet salt (when the arc of the swing near your feet is closer to the ground than at the periphery, you get a raised hum in all metal or a few blips in other modes), when it hits a non-ferrous target it is like getting punched in the face, you'll know the difference by the loud, tight, tone -- it is unmistakable even on a deep target. So, at the beach where more serious detectorists are in the water searching for lost jewelry, the Vanquish does not even rate for consideration. Otherwise, if you're just hunting the sand, wet or dry, get a used Ace 250 (which many people have), and you'll have more than enough detector for the job. Frankly, the Vanquish is a good machine, a bit deeper in highly mineralized soil, but the build quality is not compatible with the Simplex (too much flex in the Vanquish rod, it works, but it feels flimsy). So, if you do any other side-by-side testing, have someone else bury the targets, ensure the testing person does not know what or where precisely the targets are, or how deep, and don't prejudge the outcome. If you are going to adjust one detector for optimal performance and not do the same for the other (because your bias doesn't want it to do as well) or you sweep off-center and haphazardly to skew the outcome of the unfavored detector (while talking loudly over its better performance), and these are not issues for you, then please don't do any further detector side-by-side demonstrations. You must remain impartial and dispassionate or don't test detectors.

To be fair there's there's a lot of of ground that's different in different places Also there's different setups on the machines There's just a whole bunch of different variables that you need to try 1st

I just bought the 540 it’s jumping all over the place I’ve turned the sensitivity down and checked everything

Hello Austin

The quarter

Nice shout out to one of the most dedicated detectorists on you tube. Nice sheath too! I'm not surprised that the Simplex did not compete with the Vanquish on your test, but since I have no beaches where I am, it's of no concern. The Simplex has found me some crazy old targets in some crazy trashy spots,,,videos to follow when I find the time. Good job with this video, merry Christmas to ya and I'll be sharing this one with Jeremy.

There are so many things wrong about that test that an experienced detectorist can see right away that theres no need for comment,just shake of the head.

Merry Christmas to you and yours

Good video comparison bro, the simplex's weak area is definitely salt water. Its doable, but there are definitely better machines for the beach. Usually impressed by the vanquish at the beach, with a bigger coil, that thing would probably spank some deep goodies