Few products can be said to be truly ground breaking, but few in the metal detecting world would deny that the Equinox 800 was a genuine advance in the technology. Extreme power and versatility, all in a lightweight and affordable package. The first detector to truly excel at almost any metal detecting task without compromise. Before the Equinox, if you wanted a top performing metal detector for hunting gold nuggets and also for hunting in saltwater, you literally needed two metal detectors. The Equinox 800 not only let’s you do both tasks with one detector, it is a top performer at both, used by beach hunters and gold prospectors worldwide. Minelab has since released an upgraded model , the Equinox 900, which is basically a refined version of the Equinox 800. The Equinox 900 however trades at a much higher price, so Minelab retains the Equinox 800 in the lineup as the bang-for-the-buck value proposition. A quick Google search will reveal that some users still even prefer the Equinox 800 over the Equinox 900!