Comments on: Teknetics Omega Review and 11" DD coil

By: pat byrnes

pat byrnes — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:09:48 +0000

Hi i have just sent my omega 8000 back to U.S. under warrentee, owned it for twelve months and from the word go it was very splattery in sound on our $2 and $1 zinc coins as i have only used it six times in the twele months and never used it for 4 months and put fresh batteries in only to find the lcd has dissapeareard of the face of the detector, has any one else had this problems with these machines, i used my discovery 3300 because of the splattery sound in the onmega, the discovery out performed it hands down. regards pat would like to hear if any one else has experienced these problems. ps. still waiting to hear from the warrentee repair people in the us as they have not made any contact with me since returning the detector and coil. i own about 10 detectors and this is the first detector that i have owned that is faulty, and how long does it take for a warrentee repair job from the texas instrument company .?

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:58:42 +0000

The Omega continues to gather followers! It’s one of those detectors that is still being discovered by coin hunters…and identified as deceptively deep.

By: James

James — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:27:34 +0000

I just recieved my Omega, read alot of reviews, and searched all I could before buying it. After reading the above, I feel I made a good choice. Just sold my XLT E series and Vaquero a few months back and am ready to try again.

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Javier Andino — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:55:16 +0000

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By: dennis jones

dennis jones — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:53:28 +0000

Truly an excellent detector .The only negative thing I have noticed is that the depth read out is inaccurate .Seems to like 2″ when the depth can be much greater .

By: chuck

chuck — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:22:02 +0000

Ive owned sevral machines over the years XLT ,1260, Soverign GT and its like this detector was made just for me the only other detctor I own is a dedicated water unit.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:13:31 +0000

I got my Omega last night, went to a local park and found 7 modern pennies and a silver charm! This detector is awesome I am still new to the hobby I am not clear on the ground balancing part of the detector anyone have any advice? and how important is it to balance it?

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:14:56 +0000

I just ordered the Omega last friday! Can’t wait to get it tomorrow!!! I’m Pumped!

By: Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:42:58 +0000

I got to handle one of these when I stopped by Kellyco. The description is right on. The detector is very light but has a solid feel. I really liked the sound as well. Most importantly is it is super light.
Might just get one of these to use as a second machine.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:22:50 +0000

“Wow that almost makes me want to ditch the old f5 and head out for the omega. Makes me wonder if the new DD coil for the f5 will have the same punch? I read on another forum were the 11 inch DD coil for the f5 didn’t make it any better.”

digging deeper,
I haven’t tried the DD for the F5 (but I have tried the new small DD coil!…more on that soon!) However, the big DD does amazing things in my soil with the Omega. The F5 is still awesome in its own rights…the Omega simplified operation and made some enhancements here and there.