The C-Scope CS1-MX is a very easy to use metal detector. It only has two dials. One is used for the on/off and power / Depth, the other is for discrimination (Eliminating Junk Metal). It takes one PP3 square battery which lasts around 15 – 25 hours. The battery will last longer if you use headphones rather then the built in speaker located inside the electronic housing box. This detector is very light in weight, so swinging it for the whole day is not too tiring. Reviews for the CS1-MX are quite hard to come by.Make no mistake about it, this is a good metal detector, it’s not a toy. However, for the beginner it would probably be wise to go for the Garrett Ace 250 due to it’s built in pin pointer and easy to use LCD screen. If you want to stick with the C-Scope brand you could go for the C-Scope CS3-MX. Great machine, and does have a built in pin pointer. And it can also detect deeper than both the Ace 250 and CS1MX.
With the CS1MX it can be tough to locate an item without using a pin pointer. So for a complete beginner to metal detecting it might be quite annoying to use. You may end up digging up a lot of junk. But this is the case even for the more expensive machines. It’s just part of metal detecting. But some machines can be better than others.
The CS1MX does have around the same depth capability’s as the Ace 250, being able to detect a large coin at around 6 – 8 inches. Some people prefer a metal detector that has a readable screen and different tones for different metals, where as other people prefer a single tone detector that has no screen. It’s really down to an individuals preference. In terms of discrimination the CS1-MX is pretty good. It can notch out certain metal types like Iron. However, it can have problems eliminating Foil because in order to eliminate detecting Foil on the CS1MX the discrimination has to be set fairly high, which can lead to missing some of the good targets. Another downfall is that the coil can not be changed or upgraded, it’s hard wired. The Ace 250′s coil is removable and easily upgraded.
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A good point about the CS1MX is that it runs at 17kHz and is dual channel. This high frequency is said to be better than the lower frequency machines at detecting gold and other thin valuable metals. But in saying that, I have owned both the Garrett Ace 250 and the C-Scope CS1MX, and with all the comparison tests I did, and I did do a lot, the CS1MX was no better than the Ace 250 at detecting Gold or any other items. They were quite evenly matched. I still own the CS1MX by the way. Both are very capable machines. But if I had to pick just one out of the two it would be the Garrett Ace 250. That’s mainly due to it being more easier to locate items with because of the built in pin pointer.
I should add though that dealing with the C-Scope company has always been a pleasant experience. When I bought my CS1MX the delivery driver delivered it to the wrong house. As a good will gesture C-Scope sent me a pair of headphones for free. A good pair too!. I have also heard of C-Scope fixing some of the older metal detectors that people have sent to them for repair free of charge. So no doubt about it, they are a great company to deal with.
With all that I have learnt about metal detecting and metal detectors over the last few years if I could pick a low priced detector upgrade right now it would be between the C-Scope CS3MX, Minelab Musketeer Advantage, and the Tesoro Cibola. All very good machines. Although the Minelab Advantage is quite a heavy detector to use for several hours non stop. Maybe swap the Advantage for an old school Minelab Sterling or Minelab Colt.
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5 comments:
very underrated machine,i would rather use this machine than any other
I agree, it is quite an underrated detector. But there are so many great golden oldies out there that I want to buy and try. Like some of the old Minelabs and Tesoro's. Also, would love to own an old Compass and Red Heat MN1 or MK2. Supposedly great machines.
No need for pinpointer do a X on the target, far better recovery than a ace 250 :-)
I've also owned a ace 250 a ace 300i and a ace 150 the cs1mx is deeper than those detectors with their stock coils, the aces are too erratic to run flat out the Cscope is stable lighter deeper faster recovery of course the aces can change all those faults with a coil change
To be honest if the stock coil is used on the aces the cs1mx cscope is a bit deeper than the aces, there's videos of it hitting 9 inches on a thin wedding ring on you tube, it can be ran at very high sensitivity, in any weather wet grass ECT, where as the ace falses so much it needs turned down, the ace can be transformed by whacking bigger coil on. But stock coil wise the Cscope is brilliant, stable light and surprisingly deep, good discrimination too
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