Here is Tony's write up from Facebook.
Everyone keeps asking for my thoughts on the new Foxpro X360, as I've been loading sounds on them for my customers. So, here they are... Grab a water and get comfy...this could be a long read.
Now bare in mind...I didn't test ALL the features that one comes with. I focused on what is important to me as a diehard hunter, guide, and sound producer.
This caller is built well. Very strong and feels like quality. It is bulky, but as to be expected with 3 horn speakers and a subwoofer. It is heavy...very heavy. It comes with a shoulder strap and you'll need it. The power switch is a good metal one and protected from accidentally turning on. The caller legs are super handy to get it off the ground and I found them very stable. This thing will not tip over.
The TX2000 remote is user friendly with a bunch of screen customization for the user. I found it very responsive with my 20 to 65 yard testing. Note: I couldn't find a place to attach a lanyard clip to the remote, unless I clipped it to the scale leg strap. I never tested the scale, as unless we killed a 50+ lb coyote, I really care less about the weight of one. I noticed a couple stock sounds were listed in italics. I'm guessing they were 32 bit sounds. I played them but really couldn't tell the difference.
Sound clarity and volume is very good with this caller. No buzz or distortion. Having 3 horn speakers is, in my opinion, the best feature. The wide distribution of sound can only add more coyotes, as it'll reach more ears. With the subwoofer, I heard things in Den Raid that I only hear with my editing headphones on with my computer. The growls in fights will raise your hair. That in mind...if the sounds you use have echo or background noise...youll definitely hear it now. Same goes with the high pitches in Cottonteen. The crisp clear pitches that made me a fan. Note: My sounds are way different on the computer with headphones, than when hearing on any horn speaker caller. This caller comes alot closer and produces a very rich sound. I was highly impressed.
The new sound utility software has been well improved. On one caller, I used the software to load. The other caller, I dragged and dropped from my computer. Both worked good. Similar to the prior sound utility, you have to put sounds separately into Categories. The addition of Subcategories was very handy for organizing. Note: I spent a bunch of time organizing things like Tony Tebbe Sounds > Howls > Female, etc. But...when I downloaded the sound list to the remote, zero showed up and all Categories were gone. All work was lost in the programmer too. That happened with both callers. I chose to use a feature they have called Rebuild Categories and stuck with that. The Categories on the remote are now laid out to the folder structure that I loaded on the caller. Luckily I laid out folders that help categorize sounds, like I do on most callers. Don't know if it a bug or something I did. I'm more proficient on a computer than most coyote hunters, so I can see my customers having this problem on their own, when they add more sounds.
I took it calling on a couple evenings for a handful of stands. It had the coyotes howling on every stand, but I had no takers. I did have a group of 5 charging in across a pasture, but it turned out to be a litter of pups that scrambled into an apparent den before they got to me. They didn't care for the disturbance. It was the evenings I chose and didn't matter what caller I would have used.
Before boxing the callers up and sending to my customers, wanted to do a side by side test with my personal ICOtec Nightstalker that I use everyday. I run mine on a tripod, but took it off and used 2x4 wood pieces to prop it up to the same height as the X360's legs. Note: Sounds that I know like the back of my hand. Though both can play 24 and 32 bit, I had my 16 bit WAV files loaded. I don't get wrapped up in 24 and 32 bit, as I believe they are great for editing and really aren't worth the squeeze, download times, and disk space for playing.
I put both callers at 65 yards. I played distress, howls, fights, etc... I ran the Nightstalker on level 9 of 10 and the X360 on 36 to 38 of 40. I felt that's a good 90% volume....something I find myself running often in my big country.
I honestly couldn't tell the difference between the 2 callers. I'd play-pause on each through a sound. Sounded the same to me....volume, clarity, etc... Horn speakers are extremely efficient at throwing sound a long distance, and at 65 yards, that's all you could hear. No tweaters, no subwoofer, etc... I will submit a video and in the video, I couldn't remember which one was playing first or second.
I then walked out and turned the callers 90 degrees and played again. Not every coyote is straight in front of you and I wanted to test side-sound reach. As expected, the x360 shined through. With a side speaker still facing towards me, it was just as loud and clear as when the caller faced me. That goes back to what I originally said about the 3 horn speakers being the best and most useful feature.
My final thoughts on the X360....
Would I personally buy one? Probably. It's well made, loud and clear, has a super wide sound distribution, and sounds super rich when you are close to it. It feels like quality in your hand. It's rock steady on it's legs and won't tip over like an X24. It's designed, built, and backed by the undeniable leader in the industry. If you have the budget and don't travel far from your truck, it's a really good choice.
Will it call more coyotes? Probably. The 3 horn speakers put out a very wide sound net and can only mean landing on more ears in big, open country.
Would I use one everyday, guiding? Probably not. It's heavy and a bit bulky for the run and gun style of hunting that I do. Thermal calling is alot easier with less walking and I'd consider it for that, but after my side by side comparison, I can't justify an additional caller.
Would I have done something different? Well...you know, opinions are like assholes...everyone has one.
The X360 is like the Swiss Army knife of callers. I'd personally like to see a caller like it that has 1/2 the features, 1/2 the weight, and 1/2 the price. Even if that means losing the subwoofer, losing the scale, losing the dual decoys, the sound movement, etc... The wide 3 horn speaker sound cast with crisp clarity...in a run-n-gun weight class, and affordable to most the guys I know....would be the ultimate...in my opinion, of course.
