I have a hunch about the Garrett Vortex series

[reddirtfisher]

Having used Whites most of the time back before they quit I became very familiar with their machines. Having checked out the vortex v9, ...it sure acts a lot like the circuitry on the Whites. Does anyone have any information about this? Could Garrett secretly be using Whites technology in their new machines? HHHmmm just curious.

[Carl-NC]

I have a VX9, there is no White's DNA there.

[reddirtfisher]

Thanks Carl Do you like the Vx 9 ?

[Carl-NC]

It's fair, not great. Not the detector Garrett needed to release.

[ivconic]

I have always been a big fan of Garrett detectors. I had "dozens" of them over time.
Like White's, Garrett's has always followed a strictly straight line as far as quality is concerned.
Very high build quality and excellent performance.
I'm now at a stage in my life where I'm re-collecting some of the models I've loved over time. I recently acquired a GTI 1500 and a GTI 2500 and I am very happy about it.
Now is the rainy season, if the weather improves; I plan to go out into the mountains with the GTI 2500.
Just like the good old days! The GTI 1500 is great, but the GTI 2500 is better, for sure.
Now on to the current topic... Very good Vortex detector design... BUT!
I don't even remember how many times I repeated this and on how many topics;
but I still do not support such solutions, when the connector on the machine is too high, far from the main rod and the very end of the cable entering the connector "breaks" at an angle!
That is such a bad solution! Take my word for it. 80% of my service "career" was spent fixing that very problem!
Is it possible that in all existing companies for metal detectors; Literally EVERYONE is happy to turn to such a solution?
I don't know anything about the Vortex model, but at first glance; that's a HUGE detail that turns me off!
I'm not an ordinary spoiled weekend hobbyist, walking through flat city parks in search of lost things that date back to "yesterday".
I'm a rugged "mountaineer" and "bush master" for whom only "heavy duty" designs are suitable.

[reddirtfisher]

I am also thinking about going back to good old analog machines. They were more stable than todays machines. Digital machines drive me crazy with the jumpy IDs and the weird noises they make. I remember making my very best finds with a simple Whites Classic 3 back in the day. Found gold rings with it too! I just don't understand the obsession with Nokta, Minelab, and Dues... ( just my opinion). I think every hobbyist should buy what they like to use and what works for them. It will drive a person crazy trying to find the "perfect" detector. It's better to just get out there and have fun!

[ivconic]

In the specific case; The GTI series are not "analog" machines.
They have analog frontends but they also have real DSP.
Like some White's models; they were way ahead of their time.
... or was it their real time after all... in which case these detectors today are way behind current times!