Description
Most detectors quit exactly where the good targets start. The DEUS II Gold is built for the ground everyone else walks past: the mineralized gullies where the gold runs small, and the colonial homesites and cellar holes where two centuries of nails have been hiding the coins since before anyone swung a detector over them.
Why the DEUS II Gold
This is XP's high-frequency configuration of the DEUS II. The included HF2 elliptical search coil runs 21 simultaneous frequencies from 9 to 90 kHz and reaches 120 kHz in single frequency, well above the 4 to 45 kHz range of the standard FMF search coils. In practice that means honest, repeatable signals on small gold nuggets, fine hammered coins, and thin jewelry that a general-purpose coil reads as ground noise. High frequency is also the edge-coin frequency: a coin standing on edge presents a thin profile that lower frequencies pass over, and the HF2 reads it. The narrow elliptical profile (9.5 x 5 in / 24 x 13 cm, 350 g / 12.3 oz) threads between nails to un-mask targets iron has been protecting for generations, and works rocky, uneven ground a round coil cannot sit flat on. Everything is wireless: coil, remote, and the WSA-ST stereo headphones talk over XP's radio protocol with no perceptible delay.
Stereo Changes the Hunt: Do Not Buy the Older Version by Accident
Shopping XP packages right now, you will see lower-priced listings at many dealers that still include the previous generation non-stereo WSA II or WS6 headphones, and some listings even mislabel which headphones are in the box. Check the model: this package includes the WSA-ST, XP's current stereo generation. Only ST headsets run XP's V4 Stereo Multi-Processing: two fully independent detection channels at once. Run two different Reactivity settings simultaneously, one in each ear, fast separation for the nail beds in one channel and deep-and-slow in the other. In XP's own words, it eliminates the compromise between depth and target separation. On an iron-choked cellar hole, that is like working the site twice in a single pass. The older headphones will never run these features. At this level of the hobby, buy the current machine once instead of the discontinued one twice.
See the Stereo Advantage: Official XP Videos
Dual Axis mode (Firmware 4.1): sizing, shape, and unexpected depth. One ear runs your discrimination program while the other runs a non-motion all-metal channel with a wider detection footprint. On old homesites that second channel tells you whether the signal under the nails is a big iron plate or a coin-sized keeper before you dig, and it hears deep targets standard motion programs miss.
Multi-Processing and Audio Morphing (Firmware V4). Dual Reactivity runs a fast, trash-separating profile in one ear and a deep, slow profile in the other. Audio Morphing shifts the tone character as the search coil closes in on a target, so you read depth and proximity by ear without looking at the screen.
Already own a DEUS II? The HF2 search coil is available separately. Looking at the standard package instead? See the XP DEUS II 9 in stereo package.
Technical Specs and Benefits
| Spec | What it does in the field |
|---|---|
| 21 simultaneous frequencies, 9-90 kHz (HF2 coil) | Reads small and low-conductive targets, including coins on edge, that disappear under lower-frequency machines |
| Up to 120 kHz mono | Maximum sensitivity setting for tiny gold in mineralized ground |
| Elliptical profile between iron | Separates and un-masks targets sitting against nails at colonial homesites and cellar holes |
| V4 Stereo Multi-Processing (ST headsets only) | Two independent detection channels: run two Reactivity settings at once, one per ear, no more depth vs separation compromise |
| V4.1 Dual Axis mode | Discrimination in one ear, non-motion all-metal in the other: judge target size and shape by ear before digging |
| FREQ MAX quick ranges: 9-27 / 17-53 / 17-90 kHz | Match the frequency band to the site in seconds |
| Elliptical 9.5 x 5 in / 24 x 13 cm search coil | Slips between iron targets and hugs rocky, uneven terrain |
| Remote + search coil IP68, 66 ft / 20 m | Creeks, surf, and full submersion without a housing |
| WSA-ST stereo headphones, 72 g / 2.5 oz, rainproof | All-day comfort, 4-band equalizer, built for XP's stereo audio firmware |
| Assembled weight 2.2 lb / 1,002 g (History Seekers measured) | Balanced all-day swing weight; detect for hours without arm fatigue |
| 12 factory + 12 user programs | Proven starting points plus room for site-specific tuning |
| Remote battery up to 25 hours | Multi-day trips without carrying a charger to the field |
| 5 year warranty, made in France | Long-term support on the whole system |
Compatibility
- Search coils: HF2 elliptical (included), XP FMF 9 in / 22.5 cm, 11 in / 28 cm, 13x11 in / 34x28 cm. All pair wirelessly, no cables.
- Audio: WSA-ST (included), WSA-XL ST, WS6-ST, WSA II, WSA II-XL, WS6.
- Accessories: XP MI-6 pinpointer pairs directly to the remote.
- Firmware: free DEUS II updates from XP; keep headphone firmware matched to the remote version. V4 and V4.1 stereo features require an ST headset like the one in this package.
Who It's For
Two kinds of serious detectorists. First, gold prospectors who need maximum response on small nuggets in mineralized ground. Second, relic and coin hunters working heavily iron-laden sites: colonial homesites, cellar holes, and any pounded spot where the remaining targets are masked by iron or standing on edge. If you mostly hunt open parks and fields, the standard DEUS II FMF package is the better fit; the Gold earns its keep where targets are small, masked, or on edge and the ground is hard.
What's Included
- XP DEUS II remote control
- HF2 elliptical search coil, 9.5 x 5 in / 24 x 13 cm, with coil cover, fixing kit and lower stem
- WSA-ST wireless stereo headphones
- Telescopic S stem
- USB charging cable
- English manual
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