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Apr 22, 2026 - 02:10 PM
No - and this is not snobbery, it is practical advice. Advanced machines like the Manticore and DEUS II perform at their ceiling only for hunters who have developed the skills to interpret their audio and target ID output. A beginner with a Manticore will miss targets that an experienced hunter with a Garrett ACE 400 would find. Develop skills on a capable beginner machine first - the Garrett ACE 400 or Nokta Simplex Ultra - then upgrade when you have genuinely hit the machine's limits through experience at real sites. See beginner metal detectors.
