Garrett Infinium LS
Price: $1200
Avg. Score: 
4.14
Based on 42 reviews
4.14Based on 42 reviews
Avg. Durability:
3.60
Avg. Ease of use:
3.60
Not bad.
October 17, 2017
I picked a used Infinium up for a decent price. There is a learning curve
as with most detectors. Read all you can on this detector and you will be
rewarded. I don't scuba or snorkel, but it seems to work fine in shallow
water on the beaches and that works for me. It's hard to recommend a new
Infinium as most people want a turn on and go detector these days and this
one does take a lot of getting used to.
Max Depth: 8 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
I have no clue...
Dean from
Carson City
42
Garrett infinium ls
June 08, 2017
I purchased the Garrett infinium ls second hand and made a great purchase!
It does everything it says it does and I've had no problems with. The coil
around the shaft got me for a while but I read that if not wound tightly it
could false so, I undid the line and rewrapped it tightly and with silicone
tape holding it all together it stopped the false signals and also the
wobble at the bottom join. I love it! So far so good. I dig all signals so
as not to miss the good ones. Onwards and upwards BUT! Why have Garrett
stopped producing a detector of this caliber? I guess there is a reason for
it.
Max Depth: 11 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
Yes, absolutely!
Ceebee from
Western Australia
81
Infinium ls
February 11, 2017
Fantastic machine, I did have to send it back after 2 weeks and Garrett
replaced some defective parts and tuned it up. There is a learning curve
from other non PI machines including Garrett. Ground balancing is a must
each time unit is turned on, dig all signals and check hole a second time,
the surprises are worth it. Remember max effective depth is about 10" so
after you dig a foot down time to detect the next 10". If you have never
used a machine before but understand how PI works, follow the instructions.
Max Depth: 10 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
Yes, absolutely!
RICHARD from
25405
23
Not satisfied with it
July 24, 2015
I bought this detector for beach use. Mostly snorkeling with it. But as
soon as it goes underwater I get weird tones. I thought at first that maybe
I just don't know how to use It. Watched their videos read reviews and
tried it again with no luck. It works fine when not submerged. The only
reason I bought is to use it underwater though.
I go to the beach only maybe 5 times a year so my two years passed quickly and unit is no longer under warranty. Although that's not my only complaint. The quality is also not something I'd expect from a $1200 unit. I've screwed the coil by hand. But to take it off I had to use pliers. The connector is now wobbly since I had to do it twice and the plug on the detector itself is too short to fit a normal sized wrench. I had to grind to fit it in.
I'm sure that if the detector worked out of the box I would leave a positive review but I'm sorry I just expected better quality for 1200+ I paid for it. Bought it direct from Garrett.
Max Depth: 14 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
No, not really.
Anton from
NJ
315
Just bought a used l/s $600. I am excited
October 15, 2013
I am new to MD and my first machine was a Bounty hunter. I had it for a
couple of years just out looking for change and I got a splash of water on
it last week and well thats all she wrote, after finding lots of trash and
about $600 worth of money and jewelry. Now I have the L/S and I took it to
the beach today after reading the instruction manual.
It worked great. I dig everything because I am in Japan right now, but I found hair pins at 6-8 inches and the machine was screaming. I only went over two beaches that I had checked thoroughly and it found everything I missed before that was deep plus I was able to check the surf line that I wasn't able to do with my old cheapo machine.
I cant wait till the hurricane passes so I can check some new beaches and load up on the booty. Thanks for all your post they were a lot of help in buying this machine. Which was $600 used. I hope I didn't get ripped off but from the sounds of it I made a great buy.
Max Depth: 10 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
I have no clue...
Chris from
Okinawa Japan
164
Trident
October 06, 2012
I've had my infinium 4 months. I too had false signals driving me nuts
til I took the unit off my hip and put it onto my shaft. it seems the
cable swinging around causes false signals. now I just turn it on and go.
Found a few gold rings and some silver rings. I gave it a 4 due to no
covers included for the connectors, rickety shaft, crappy Chinese
headphones.
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Daniel Joe Oconnor from
Santa Monica
207
Garret infinium ls
June 06, 2012
Well my second detector when I brought this metal detector I thought to
myslef what pile of junk MMMM, it was giving off false signal's I was ready
to throw in the bin . OK read read read on how to use it then take the time
WOW what a machine it purrs like a kitten I have found 3. 4 ounce nugget
with it I am so happy now I know how to use it . . . BUT I wish garret
would bring out more coils.
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Davo from
Down under
4019
A shaft for diving
March 05, 2012
I am new to MDing and have just ordered a Garrett Infinium LS. I have been
reading everything I can get my hands on including a lot of research on the
web. I decided to post to this forum because I got a lot of good info here
- but! I think the complaints about the shaft is misguided. The LS is a
diving type machine with a crooked shaft. If you put a straight shaft on
this machine you will be very uncomfortable underwater in a swimming
position near bottom - it will not work well. Thus the crooked shaft. The
crooked shaft works on the bottom of the ocean and can be used on land.
Good work Garrett!
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Ray giroux from
Vermont
3217
Infinium LS
October 02, 2011
The Second Best Investment That I Ever Made!
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The New Messiah from
Malibu
3630
Really Surprised
February 11, 2011
I am a minelab freak and to date my GPX4500 for prospecting in the
goldfields of Western Australia and my Sovereign GT for the beach were and
still are a fantastic combination.I did however have family coming over for a prospecting trip and wanted another machine that really could be used for prospecting without forking out another $5 grand plus for a GPX.
After doing a lot of research I purchased an infinium with the 8" mono additional with a little trepidation as intentionally or not I would compare it with my GPX4500.
Well, I have to say I am more than pleasantly surprised. Firstly this machine simply blows my sovereign away on the beach with the 8" mono both in depth and sensitivity - I am finding really small hooks and even the back shaft of an ear-ring at a good couple of inches. The depth on rings and small coins is ridiculous and when people talk about 15" plus they are not exaggerating.
On gold (using my small test nuggets) without going into too much detail. It will get you 5" + on a 0.5g nugget freshly buried with the 8 inch mono. The 8" mono will detect as small as 0.3g nugget at 2" depending on shape. The stock DD is less sensitive but for 0.6 gram up performs well.
Yes it is not quite up to the GPX4500 on sensitivity less than 0.5g nugget but as you get further above that the margin gets much less much faster. Value for money this is an outstanding machine and if you only prospect occasionally ie a couple of weeks a year, I would recommend it over the GPX for the price.
Further the discrimination using both tones and rev disc really do work and very well...you just need to play.
The really important thing about the infinium is that Garret compressed a lot of features into a housing that has only three selectors. This makes you think it is a simple turn on and go machine...BIG mistake.
This machine has to be frequency adjusted IF the tone is unstable both due to EMI and/or on hot ground to get an absolutely smooth threshold.
The discrimination is exactly that and just keep it at zero unless using the reverse descrim to ID a target that has a LO/HI tone. Drop descrim less than 1 and you start losing sensitivity to small nuggets.
The gain/power is directly linked to the threshold selector. If using a mono in extremely hot ground and the threshold is slightly falsing drop it to 3-4 anything above 5 is a waste as you lose the ability to note threshold change.
Also - very important. PI's in general and the infinium especially need the coil at least one inch above the ground in really hot soil.
I have used the 8"mono on the hottest ground I can find (above 38% iron ore) and got the threshold smooth as a baby but have to lower my swing speed and keep coil level.
All in all if I had to choose one detector for all
occasions it would be my infinium. Change the shaft (minelab shaft works well just trim the coil attachment on the bottom of shaft)and LEARN the machine and you will be more than pleasantly surprised.
This detector is the most underrated you will find.
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Barry David from
Western Australia
29420