Which One Should You Buy? Equinox 900 or Manticore | Metal Detecting Comparison 

Equinox 900 goes just as deep as the Manticore for a lot less money.

Thanks for the great review! Utah hunter here too.

Thank you very much for the comparison. I am looking to purchase my first detector and doing some research and came across your video. I'm leaning on the 900. I hope I choose wisely.

Liked and subbed…you have some great no frills, no spills, no BS vids! I was in the same boat a few days ago on the 900/Manticore decision and with the latest sale which ends May 5th, I went with a new Manticore…$1019 out the door to my door.

Great info……like you stated …… by The time you buy a small coil for the Manticore your into $1900 compared to $1100 on The 900 .

If I can afford one it will be the equinox 900 with 2 😎coil 🇵🇭 treasure hunting for Japanese treasure 😊 Happy 😊 hunting all Love bless

You just said what I was going to say, just got my Manta and took it to the beach the other night at a - tide and love it with the 2D, saves you a lot of time and just zero in on the solid round marks and keep going,,,,,I will see how it does in the jungle old areas next on mostly bronze coins. Thanks for the report

Just save $500 and get the equinox 900 it is an awesome machine !!! Love mine !!!

Thanks Andy for the excellent comparison and for your integrity and no sales pitch approach. Having thousands of hours on the Equinox 800, it was a natural progression to get a 900. I have never used the Manticore. I don't look at the screen on any of my detectors very much and I don't get to saltwater beach hunt very often. So those are my reasons for getting the 900. So far it has the really great shaft system, hopefully it's really waterproof, faster recovery speed, better target separation and that more expanded target ID range than the 800. I like all of those improvements a lot except for the expanded target ID range which is taking me a lot longer to get used to than I expected. With my love for gold prospecting, the inclusion of the 6" coil and compatibility with the other Equinox and Coiltek coils that I own, for me the 900 was the easy choice.

Great review. On the fence of whether or not to go with the NOX 900 or the Manticore. This video helps!

Great comparison video....thanks Andrew

Fantastic informative information - much appreciated for you taking the time and effort to make this video!

I really like your videos! You always come over to my neck of the woods when you go chase nuggets. You do a great job on all your review videos. I enjoy the nugget hunting and ghost town hunting videos for coins and relics. Keep them rolling in sir. New subscriber and follower!

Thanks for sharing your opinion very helpful.

Id buy the 800, big bang for the buck

Great run down Andrew. Agree with all of it. Of course, I don't have a 900, but do have a lot of experience on the 800, and have been using the Manticore for a few months. I don't know how the 900 compares to the 800 in EMI, but I've been pretty happy with how much better the Manticore seems to handle EMI than the 800. In a couple of parks where I can't really even use SMF on the 800, or any single frequency below 20Khz and even then with sens in the 16-18 range, I've been able to run the Manticore in SMF at 20+ sens and it really seems to make a difference in that those parks seem to have producing a lot more of the deeper coins. My 800 isn't going anywhere though - it's still more useful with the smaller coil in a lot of situations. And who knows when ML is ever going to ship the Manticore coils.

Awesome video man!

Most informative thank you

Great info thanks for sharing!!!!!!

very nice comparison.

Appreciate the video, fair n balanced, with excellent input.

Nice review helps wen your getting back in to it 👍

Nice job,looking forward to watching more of your videos Was wondering have you made one with the manticore in iron adjusting the ferrous option

Great information

Good summary. I think the balance of the Manticore is off a bit is because the shaft is not located at the center of the coil.

I like the review, I have the 900, I never have a chance to beach hunt. I wondered if I made a good choice after your video I'm happy I got the 900.

900 for me👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Excellent 👍

Thanks.

The Nox 900 has an additional 4khz frequency over the Manticore.....(if it ever gets used.)

Hello @RelicsRings, what was your opinion about these two devices?

Coming from the 800 I bought the manticore and have been wondering if I made the right choice or not. I think I did but those iron nails give me fits with the manticore. I did a test garden and put nails in every hole in different configurations with coins. It really messes with the 2D screen and VDI numbers. I’m still on the fence if the screen helps me or hurts me. One thing I have learned is turning on a target doesn’t help. With nails close to a target you might only have one angle where it sounds good. Thanks for the video

Thank you!!!

Saludos amigo los dos son muy buenos detectores

Nether I just pulled a Indian head penny from 13 inches using the Legend yeah the number s were a little bouncy but 13 inches is deep target

I really appreciate this video! I am a novice and I mostly do beach hunting. I am looking to upgrade my current whites prizm II. Was leaning towards the equinox 900. But now maybe the manticore. What are your thoughts? Thank you.

Great video i have both and i still like the 900 alot

Hola compañero una pregunta cual es mejor detector equinox 900 o Manticore?

Easy answer if you get out detecting pretty much everyday the manticore if not the 900 in my eyes the manticore is not worth the money it is it's not that much of leap from 900

The manticore is just to complicated. The 900 is easier in a it of ways. Not saying i couldn't master the manticore, it just takes to much time.

I’m wonder if the 900 would be an upgrade to either my Equinox 800 or my XP Deus 2.

They’re both great detectors I owned both sold the 900 to a friend if you had to choose one and had no other detectors I’d go with the 900 it’s $500.00 less and comes with a 6” coil I have two detectors a D2 with 9” and manticore And you can get them cheaper than advertised my 900 was $1050.00 no tax free ship

I prefer Nokta

Deus 2 for the win

Why do you need both a 6 inch coil and an 11 inch?

The weight and nose heaviness of the manticore are a NO SALE.

Wanna see live dig test

$2000 for the 900 and $3000 for the Manticore here in NZ

After going for the manticore i very much regret my bad decision. I should have got the nox 800. It has been around long enough to prove itself a good detector. Manticore in my opinion is smoke n mirrors. Lots of fancy nonsense and little performance.

Manticore seems worse that my 5000 in settings

Дякую за тест! Привіт з України!

Lol easy both.

Deus 2 don't buy anything else!!

None...i hate iron