Compare: Minelab Equinox 700 vs Equinox 900
The short answer: buy the Equinox 900 if you will ever hunt gold, want the 6 in / 15 cm coil in the box, or like fine control over tones and recovery. Buy the Equinox 700 if you hunt coins, relics, and beaches and want the same core machine with fewer dials. The engine is identical: both run Minelab's Multi-IQ simultaneous multi-frequency, both are waterproof to 16 ft / 5 m, and both weigh 2.8 lb / 1.27 kg.
Side by side
Every row below comes straight from Minelab's own specifications.
| Equinox 700 | Equinox 900 | |
|---|---|---|
| Search modes | Park, Field, Beach | Park, Field, Beach, and Gold |
| Frequencies (kHz) | Multi, 4, 5, 10, 15 | Multi, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 40 |
| Coils in the box | EQX11 11 in / 28 cm | EQX11 11 in / 28 cm and EQX06 6 in / 15 cm |
| Custom search profiles | 6 | 8, plus a User Profile button |
| Sensitivity | 1 to 25 | 1 to 28 |
| Recovery speed | 1 to 3 | 1 to 8 |
| Iron bias | -1 to 3 | -1 to 9 |
| Tone control | Ferrous tone break, tone 1 adjustable | 4 tone regions, all tones pitch and volume adjustable |
| Noise cancel | Auto, 19 channels | Auto plus manual |
| Shared by both | Multi-IQ, 119-segment Target ID, IP68 waterproof to 16 ft / 5 m, ML 85 wireless headphones, 5100 mAh battery, auto/manual/tracking ground balance, 2.8 lb / 1.27 kg | |
Which one do you need?
Choose the 700 when your hunting is coins, relics, jewelry, and beach. It runs the same Multi-IQ engine at the same depth, and the simpler control set is a feature, not a compromise, for most detectorists.
Choose the 900 for three concrete reasons. First, Gold mode with the 20 and 40 kHz single frequencies: if a gold trip is ever in your future, only the 900 goes there. Second, the EQX06 6 in / 15 cm coil in the box: trashy parks and tight iron sites want that small coil, and the 900 includes it. Third, control depth: recovery speed 1 to 8 and four adjustable tone regions matter once you hunt fast-paced club hunts or dense sites.
Both machines take the full EQX coil family and the Coiltek NOX line, so neither choice locks you out of coils later.
Still deciding?
Call us at 256-284-2247 and tell us where you hunt. Everyone here swings these machines, and we will put you on the right one for your ground, not the bigger receipt. The story is more important than the artifact.