TREASUREpro Review

TREASUREpro REVIEW

My name is Gary Livingstone from Inverness in Scotland. I've been metal detecting for two years.I started with the Garrett Ace 250 and the Garrett Pinpointer. After a lot of reading I decided to go to whites metal detectors in Inverness where I stay and ask the lovely people who work there to help me with a new detector. The staff came up with the new TREASUREpro, Coming in at £319.00 I decided to buy the detector. The staff there gave me all the help with what it could do and showed me the ropes . With all their help and buying the new Bullseye TRX pinpointer I was all set to go.

Well I can only say one thing! It's the best detector out there for the money! So happy I bought this one. It's has everything I need to find my treasure. And more with the D-coil and the fantastic clear screen the treasure pro has it all. The automatic ground balance is amazing the eight different tones the lightness of the detector the detector is so easy to use . My first hit of the year produced a silver coin and the Bullseye TRX located it with no problems.

I would recommend this TREASUREpro to anyone and everyone looking for a great detector for the price it should be twice the price.  Here are a few of my finding. The only thing with me is that I could do with a bit more length in the shaft as I'm 6-1 in height but it's fine I can cope with that, so to round this of if your looking to buy or upgrade your detector go and see the professional at whites in Inverness.They will go overboard to help you .thank you to all the staff at White’s metal detectors in Inverness for all the help.  

Love the new TREASUREpro it’s a 10 out of 10 from me.

A Great buy, well worth the money.

Gary Livingstone

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White’s UltraLite Headphone Review

Review by David Brown

I was lucky enough to win a set of the new Whites Ultralite headphones in one of their Facebook competitions. I am no stranger to Whites headphones as in the late 1970’s I owned a Whites Beachcomber BC4 detector and the headphones that came with it only gave up the ghost a few years ago, so the pedigree is for headphones that last!
First impressions were that they looked a quality product.

Ultralite Headphones In Retail Packaging

The packaging looked high quality and professional and above the low price point of £37.50. The headphones look a quality product with some nice features. I think they will prove to be durable. It comes as standard with a ¼” jack, enclosed in a tough plastic outer, which means it plugs straight into most detectors without the need for an adaptor.

The lead that comes off at a 90 degree angle, which I prefer as it looks neater and is less prone to tangles and you can “direct” the lead into the best direction, it also protects this potential weak spot where constant flapping of wires can damage leads. The lead has a section of the curly “telephone” type lead that extends and contracts when needed.
There is an inline volume control that controls the volume in both ears (you cannot control volume in each ear individually)
The headphones I currently use are budget ones from Ebay. The main problem I had with them was the lead was too long, and on the previous set was too short. As mentioned the Ultralite headphones come with a section of the curly “telephone” type lead. I was concerned as I did not think that this was long enough, however in use I could put my detector on the ground and stand upright without them being pulled off my head. The design of the lead meant that I always had enough to move around but never got tangled up, something that had become a regular occurrence.

Ultralite with Coiled cable with In-line Volume control

I have tried them on two detectors, one with the headphone jack at the top of the detector and another with the jack underneath the control box. There were no issues with the length or design of the cable with either.
I have a big head! Hats never fit, baseball caps are a big no-no and over the head headphones usually never quite sit right. The Ultralite's have a wide range of adjustment and even with my odd shaped head sit correctly over my ears. Each side can be adjusted independently to get the fit just right. Comfort is a subjective thing, but I found them very comfortable. The headband is slightly padded and the ear-cups are nicely cushioned, and the unconventional square shape seems to work well. I have worn them over my beanie hat with no problems.

View Of Ultralite Ear Cushions

Sound quality again is a subjective thing but I was pleasantly surprised. I had gotten used to my budget headphones and was surprised at the clarity, depth and quality of the tone that these produce. The sounds are purer and fuller. There is no echo or tininess often found on lower priced sets. One feature of these headphones is that although the sound can be clearly heard, they do not drown out all background noise, although they reduce it. So you will not get any nasty surprises of farm animals etc. creeping up behind you!
I would highly recommend the Whites Ultralite headphones to anyone looking for a set of good quality headphones, which do a great job at a budget price. There is no comparison between these and cheap imported headphones – these are far superior.

ULTRAlite Headphones Specifications

Driver: 40mm
Frequency response: 20 to 20kHz
Impedance: 32 + 32 ohms
Max input power: 1W
Rating power: 200mW
Sound pressure level: 115 dB
Price: £37.50

Objects Reveal North Links With Roman Empire

Original Story by: Leah Williamson
First Appeared: Inverness Courier, Friday 16th October 2015

Objects Reveal North Links With Roman Empire

ANCIENT communities living around the Beauly and Moray firths were at the heart of the north's sophisticated relationship with the Roman Empire, a new collection of artefacts at Inverness Museum reveals.

Research into the objects, many of which have not been seen in public before, suggests that far from being disinterested in the north of Scotland the Romans knew the region intimately and were keen to forge peace between the two civilisations.

The Moving Beyond the Frontier exhibition, which will run throughout the year, features a range of high status objects including Roman jewellery and banquet tableware suggesting that high-ranking officials and diplomats met with north tribal leaders, held luxurious feats and offered expensive gifts as bribes to negotiate peace between them.

Cait McCullagh, curator of Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, said "It has long been the idea that because there is no evidence of Roman settlement in the Highlands that the Romans had no interest in the community of people who lived here and the resources that they held.

"But in facet many of the objects that we are finding, and much of the research that is being done into those objects, is telling us a different story and that there was a very sophisticated relationship between the north of Scotland and the people living here and the people in the Roman Empire.
"What we are finding is Rome was very interested in brokering peace with people in the north.  The objects we are finding are very high status, they are real treasures.  Many of them have exotic origin in the Roman Empire.
"We have got a wine dipper which is a ladle used for dipping wine and that was found in Auldearn.  The idea that people were drinking wine from the Roman Empire in Auldearn 2000 years ago is pretty special and shows that the kinds of relations were between very high-status tribal leaders here in the north with generals, emissaries and diplomats from Rome.

Example of some of the finds
Credit Inverness Courier

"The key thing is Rome wanted to be in relationship with these high-status tribal leaders because they wanted the peace they could buy beyond the frontier."

Ms McCullagh added that the Celtic objects made locally were also high-quality pieces and suggested the north communities were also sophisticated: "We don't mind having a relationship to Rome,but we are still the people of the north of Scotland and we have our own identity as well."
"They are very strong statements of a non-Roman identity.  This is a society that is extremely sophisticated, that understand the power of art and the use of art to express an identity that;s strong and powerful in the face of a strong and powerful empire.
"They are also using materials that's come through international trade and the art shows that."

The most recent find is the Belladrum coin horde of Roman silver coins from the first and second century, which were found by metal detecting between 2009 and 2014 as part of the clear up after the music festical.  It is believed it was a one-off payment made by Roman diplomats to local tribal leaders.

Eric Soane
Credit: Inverness Courier & Gary Anthony

Tornagrain detectorist Eric Soane discovered the coins and was delighted to see them feature in the collection.
He said: "It is great to see that things you have dug up have really counted to the knowledge of the history of the area and they are on show for everybody to see."

Next May Inverness Museum will be welcoming objects form the National Museum of Scotland and form the British Museum's Celts exhibition for use in its own collection.

You can read more about Eric's finds
by clicking here Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

The Original Story First Appeared In the Inverness Courier 16th Ocotber 2015
Credit Inverness Courier, Leah Williamson, Gary Anthony

The Ring Cycle - Ewan McDougall

The Ring Cycle - Ewan McDougall

An amateur treasure hunter has become an overnight hero after coming to the rescue of a woman who had lost her wedding and engagement rings on Kerrera.

Metal Detectorist Ewan McDougall
with his White's Classic ID.

Metal detectorist Ewan McDougall (above), a shellfish sampling officer for Argyll and Bute council, was the last chance for a distraught Pauline Evans who lost her rings while taking part in Kerrera's recent Craggy Island Triathlon,  A two-week search for the rings involving her family and friends and island residents and visitors had proved fruitless.

After hearing of Ewan through a mutual friend, Pauline called on his 45 years' experience and in just two hours the Taynuilt man had unearthed the priceless prossessions.

Pauline, a youth worker at Stirling council, said: "Ewan phoned me at work to say he was standing on Kerrera holding two platinum rings and I just started jumping around the office."

Original Newspaper Article

She thanked everyone involved in the search but especially Ewan, who she has never met.  The modest metal detectorist added: "I'm no hero, anyone involved in this hobby would have done the same thing."

Roman ring story found with Whites DFX

Story by: anon

A GOLD ring which was found in a field near Sandbach and dates back almost 2,000 years has been officially declared as treasure.

An inquest in Macclesfield declared the ring, which is made of solid gold with a blue nicolo glass setting, probably dates back to the Roman period between AD200 and AD400 and was therefore treasure.

The ring was found by a keen metal detectorist in early May 2013 when searching fields in the Sandbach area with the farmers permission.  After entering the field, he switched his detector on and almost immediately got a good clear signal.

The detectorist, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: “I dug down just a few inches and when I sifted the soil, a glint of gold was seen. In my palm was a beautiful gold ring with a blue stone. Through 20 years of metal detecting I knew it was of some antiquity , but wasnt sure exactly what period it was from”

  

“I immediately took it for the farmer to see, who was amazed such an artefact had been found on his land. I did check the area where I found the ring, but located nothing else.”

The ring was soon submitted to Manchester Museum, where it was recorded and submitted to the British Museum under the Treasure act 1996. An examination of the ring determined that the gem is of a blue glass, possibly nicolo glass, with chamfered sides and a flat, light-blue upper surface. The gem is plain and not engraved. The gold band of the ring is wide but thin at the shoulders, and thickens and narrows at the back of the hoop. The shoulders are decorated with two engraved swirls on either side.

This was not the first item of gold treasure the finder had found. He said:" In the late 1990’s I found a gold posy ring circa AD1600 in Cheshire and was blown away by its beauty. I feel incredibly lucky to find yet another item of treasure. Its made even better when, according to the Portable Antiquities database, its only the third such gold Roman ring found in Cheshire. That makes me very proud to have made such a contribution to Cheshire's history. This is not the first time I have found gold treasure and I am very impressed with my Whites DFX metal detector which continues to locate great finds and wouldnt change it for the world”

http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/561272

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