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Choosing your first metal detector is mainly a question of matching the machine to the ground you intend to search. A beginner’s guide to metal detectors cannot identify one model that suits everyone: farmland, pasture, woodland and wet salt beaches place different demands on a detector. The most useful beginner’s machine is therefore not necessarily the cheapest or the one with the most settings. It is one that is comfortable to carry, understandable in use and capable of wo

The Nokta Legend Pro-Pack is a simultaneous multi-frequency detector built for varied ground conditions rather than one narrow type of detecting. It combines four search modes, selectable single frequencies and extensive control over recovery speed, discrimination and iron filtering. The package is also unusually comprehensive. Alongside the detector, buyers receive two waterproof DD coils, Bluetooth headphones and a waterproof spare battery. You can view the Nokta Legend Pro

The Nokta Legend Pro-Pack is a simultaneous multi-frequency metal detector built to cover a broad range of detecting conditions. Four search modes, five selectable single frequencies, adjustable recovery speed, extensive discrimination controls and two supplied coils make it considerably more configurable than a simple switch-on-and-detect machine. The Pro-Pack goes beyond the detector itself. It includes the larger LG30 search coil, the smaller LG15 coil, Bluetooth headphone

The Nokta Simplex Ultra is a waterproof, single-frequency VLF metal detector designed to put an unusually broad range of controls into a relatively affordable and lightweight machine. It operates at 15 kHz, weighs 1.2 kg and combines six search modes with adjustable recovery speed, tone controls, notch discrimination, manual ground balance and a fully retractable shaft. At an observed price of £299.95 from LP Metal Detecting on 2 August 2026, it occupies the space between bas

The Nokta Simplex Ultra is a waterproof, single-frequency metal detector aimed at newcomers who want room to progress and experienced detectorists seeking a lighter secondary machine. It combines accessible menus with adjustments more commonly associated with advanced detectors, including recovery speed, tone breaks, notch discrimination and manual ground balance. At £299.95 when checked on 2 August 2026, the Ultra sits above the simplest beginner machines without entering si

The Nokta Score is a waterproof, simultaneous multi-frequency metal detector designed around simplicity. It combines three search modes with automatic and manual ground balance, noise cancellation, pinpointing and several discrimination patterns, but leaves out many of the adjustments found on more advanced detectors. That makes its intended role fairly clear: this is a detector for someone who wants capable core technology without spending each session navigating detailed me

The Nokta Score is a waterproof, simultaneous multi-frequency metal detector designed around simplicity. It combines three search modes, automatic and manual ground balance, four discrimination patterns, noise cancellation and wireless audio, but deliberately leaves out many of the adjustments found on more advanced machines. That distinction matters. The Score is not simply an inexpensive detector with every possible setting squeezed into its menu. It is intended to provide