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Looking for more MX Sport feedback
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Rick N. MI
Member
White's is really getting the MXSport right now. I'm impressed especially with prospect mode and iron audio on. It is running so smooth. I need to use relic mode more. From what Daniel has said its the first vlf detector he has had that can work in his highly mineralized ground. Mine is easily hitting my 9" test dime with the 10" and 6x10 coils. Separation is great. I had to sent mine in though to get an update. Very easy to use. A little heavy but it is waterproof and I can hunt a few hours with it. I would say it is one of the nicest detector I have had. It really boosts your confidence. Not sure how well it works in salt water. Now I just need it back.
Rick
Rick
Rich (Utah) said:
"If the screen gets scratched it's permanent because it's a hard plastic and would be similar to your windshield getting scratched from old wiper blades etc.
But from what I saw when I had my test job it might be hard to really scratch it but you could be unlucky and have an accident like hitting it as it lays next to you or brushing a branch or barbed wire as you thread yourself thru a gap in the brush, cellar hole etc?"
Also sent you a PM
Sneakyweasel
New member
I'd think that a trimmed to fit screen protector from a cellphone would do a bang-up job of protecting the screen. I'm also contemplating adding a rubber lip around the outside, since it's kind of tippy.
Rick N. MI
Member
It weighs 4 lbs.
steve herschbach
New member
The MX Sport weighs 4.23 lbs with batteries installed. Weighed it myself on postal scales.
I always install a screen protector first thing on any new detector with a screen.
I always install a screen protector first thing on any new detector with a screen.
Old California
New member
Hello Rich,
Until I find a better Meter cover, we will continue to use a quick makeup cover from another detector. It's sealed so no dust slips inside underneath the clear vinyl cover, not the perfect cover but it's ok until I get a proper one.
Also, Made a detector stand a while back. Much needed as it keeps the unit from rolling over, hardly any weight to the stand.
Really like the MX Sport, both Prospecting and Relic mode. Someone posted ID is stronger with a slower SAT, as a Relic detectorist a faster SAT is needed in areas with iron or trashy areas. This shortens the tone, and in areas with iron or mineralization ID gets tossed out the window and one needs a faster recovery.
But in areas with no little trash, low amounts of iron and one needing stronger ID with depth then I would recommend a lower SAT.
MX Sport is a strong performer especially in mineralization, I've been saying this from the beginning but got tired of the negative feedback especially from those never laying hands on an MX Sport.
Guess that's why I've been silent, even banded myself from a couple of forums to get away from the drama.
All the best,
Paul
Until I find a better Meter cover, we will continue to use a quick makeup cover from another detector. It's sealed so no dust slips inside underneath the clear vinyl cover, not the perfect cover but it's ok until I get a proper one.
Also, Made a detector stand a while back. Much needed as it keeps the unit from rolling over, hardly any weight to the stand.
Really like the MX Sport, both Prospecting and Relic mode. Someone posted ID is stronger with a slower SAT, as a Relic detectorist a faster SAT is needed in areas with iron or trashy areas. This shortens the tone, and in areas with iron or mineralization ID gets tossed out the window and one needs a faster recovery.
But in areas with no little trash, low amounts of iron and one needing stronger ID with depth then I would recommend a lower SAT.
MX Sport is a strong performer especially in mineralization, I've been saying this from the beginning but got tired of the negative feedback especially from those never laying hands on an MX Sport.
Guess that's why I've been silent, even banded myself from a couple of forums to get away from the drama.
All the best,
Paul
woodchiphustler
New member
What has hurt many detectors is when problems are discovered after the release. I have used every model White's has produced and field tested prior to release. Most OEM pick the You tube crowd or a reality show with bad actors to promote their products. Shame though. This current problem will kill off some sales for sure even though you can send it in to fix. Mine is on the way. Why did I not dump it? Simple. It's one of their best offerings. I will wait to see what happens when pigtail problems arise. Keeping mine for now. A little heavy for my arms now. I did not care for the needed accessories not being ready at the time of release.
Hard nosed people are being extremely critical of this machine for some reason and not even giving it a chance. I don't understand how some can blindly jump onto the "still wet behind the ears" Turk machines train and be so condescending towards Whites, the MX Sport, etc. Some jump at every chance they get to throw in a jab about this machine. But that is neither here nor there. It's their loss as far as I'm concerned.
The Sport is a heftier machine. It has to be in order to function in water without being too buoyant.
It likes round things quite a bit. If anybody has followed any of my posts and videos, you will note I've got some pretty tough ground to contend with here. It may not be as bad as Culpeper, VA ground but it is pretty doggone close and has the same effect on metal detectors. In places here, you can bury a coin 5 to 6 inches deep and most VLFs will only report or ID it as iron. Very very few VLF machines can get a somewhat decent ID on targets in soil like that. The MX Sport is one of those detectors. This machine is no depth demon; it only air tests coin sized objects out to around the 11-12 inch mark with the stock coil, and about 10 inches with the 6x10 coil that I have. BUT it retains a good chunk of that depth in bad ground, which is something new to me in a VLF machine. I'm used to having to run pulse machines for that kind of soil, and there are only so many places you can take a pulse machine.
It may not be the fastest machine out there...mine is the 2nd generation firmware, so I don't have the latest version. My SAT level only goes to 6; the updated version goes to 8. On settings 5 and 6 on my machine, it is quite a bit faster than the settings of 1 or 2 and you can see and hear the difference in the iron. So I imagine that having the ability to go to 8 would enhance this further, which should make it better in iron. I'm still not expecting it to be super fast though. It holds its own in iron. I hunted with it for about a month along side of the Turk machine with the Relic sticker on the side. In one site, I got into a crap load of flat buttons of various sizes. Signal checking between the two machines, I quickly found that the Sport was the favored machine for cherry picking stuff like that. Out of approx 44 flat buttons I found, the Turk machine would found approx 15 of them with a signal I would have dug. The rest, I would have left in the ground. The same goes for 2 CS tin back I buttons, and a 1790 Reale.
A little birdy told me that Whites was in the developing and testing stages of a 5 inch round coil for the MX Sport. That would make this one very well rounded machine, capable of handling most situations that a coin, relic, and jewelry hunter would encounter. It is no site specific niche machine...it is a well rounded machine with a lot of muscle. It is just as much at home coin hunting in parks/school yards as it is in the relic fields and woods, and homesites.
The Sport is a heftier machine. It has to be in order to function in water without being too buoyant.
It likes round things quite a bit. If anybody has followed any of my posts and videos, you will note I've got some pretty tough ground to contend with here. It may not be as bad as Culpeper, VA ground but it is pretty doggone close and has the same effect on metal detectors. In places here, you can bury a coin 5 to 6 inches deep and most VLFs will only report or ID it as iron. Very very few VLF machines can get a somewhat decent ID on targets in soil like that. The MX Sport is one of those detectors. This machine is no depth demon; it only air tests coin sized objects out to around the 11-12 inch mark with the stock coil, and about 10 inches with the 6x10 coil that I have. BUT it retains a good chunk of that depth in bad ground, which is something new to me in a VLF machine. I'm used to having to run pulse machines for that kind of soil, and there are only so many places you can take a pulse machine.
It may not be the fastest machine out there...mine is the 2nd generation firmware, so I don't have the latest version. My SAT level only goes to 6; the updated version goes to 8. On settings 5 and 6 on my machine, it is quite a bit faster than the settings of 1 or 2 and you can see and hear the difference in the iron. So I imagine that having the ability to go to 8 would enhance this further, which should make it better in iron. I'm still not expecting it to be super fast though. It holds its own in iron. I hunted with it for about a month along side of the Turk machine with the Relic sticker on the side. In one site, I got into a crap load of flat buttons of various sizes. Signal checking between the two machines, I quickly found that the Sport was the favored machine for cherry picking stuff like that. Out of approx 44 flat buttons I found, the Turk machine would found approx 15 of them with a signal I would have dug. The rest, I would have left in the ground. The same goes for 2 CS tin back I buttons, and a 1790 Reale.
A little birdy told me that Whites was in the developing and testing stages of a 5 inch round coil for the MX Sport. That would make this one very well rounded machine, capable of handling most situations that a coin, relic, and jewelry hunter would encounter. It is no site specific niche machine...it is a well rounded machine with a lot of muscle. It is just as much at home coin hunting in parks/school yards as it is in the relic fields and woods, and homesites.
woodchiphustler
New member
Well I still have a few spots in and around Culpeper. I will get out that way soon to test it. I should have it back in a few weeks. Detecting can be tough on your arm. So I use a swing what every. The weather will dry up the red dirt to be on fire. 
Also I have a chunk of bedrock from there. Place a good target on it in the disc. mode and it reports it as iron.
Also I have a chunk of bedrock from there. Place a good target on it in the disc. mode and it reports it as iron.I am just going to show off a bit but check out Google earth like get up in the sky and spin the globe and look for the redest dirt on the planet 
but really nothing out there but mad people and gold chunks
and one day I am there hope sooner than latter, guess I will have a new detector list then
AJ
but really nothing out there but mad people and gold chunks
and one day I am there hope sooner than latter, guess I will have a new detector list then
AJ
steve herschbach
New member
Daniel, there is so much you don't know about the situation. Between you and Paul I think I get the hint however so will leave you all to it.
"Hard nosed people are being extremely critical of this machine for some reason and not even giving it a chance. I don't understand how some can blindly jump onto the "still wet behind the ears" Turk machines train and be so condescending towards Whites, the MX Sport, etc. Some jump at every chance they get to throw in a jab about this machine. But that is neither here nor there. It's their loss as far as I'm concerned."
I am waiting until I'm sure all problems are taken care of, same with the Turk. Who wants to buy something only to have to send it back twice for updates knowing in advance that they will have to.? I appreciate people telling us of the negative aspects along with positive, saving us some grief.
I am waiting until I'm sure all problems are taken care of, same with the Turk. Who wants to buy something only to have to send it back twice for updates knowing in advance that they will have to.? I appreciate people telling us of the negative aspects along with positive, saving us some grief.
As the title says...I'm not sure what you are referring to with your post.
I am referring to comments I see on the other forum I frequent that has a mostly Turkish machine following. Ever since the MX Sport was announced, some have complained about something or bashed Whites. Whether it be the videos Whites did before releasing the Sport right up to present time.
There are certain elements of which I care not about when it comes to things. I don't care who the engineers are that designed it or if they are having trouble with staffing. It's like a vehicle. I don't care who designed it or how it came to be, or how many worked on it. All I care about is that when I go to start it, that it starts and runs, and gets me from point A to B and back home. Same with a metal detector. I don't care or wanna know the inside info. All I want is a product I can turn on and trust to find stuff.
I am referring to comments I see on the other forum I frequent that has a mostly Turkish machine following. Ever since the MX Sport was announced, some have complained about something or bashed Whites. Whether it be the videos Whites did before releasing the Sport right up to present time.
There are certain elements of which I care not about when it comes to things. I don't care who the engineers are that designed it or if they are having trouble with staffing. It's like a vehicle. I don't care who designed it or how it came to be, or how many worked on it. All I care about is that when I go to start it, that it starts and runs, and gets me from point A to B and back home. Same with a metal detector. I don't care or wanna know the inside info. All I want is a product I can turn on and trust to find stuff.
The updates aren't a necessity to make the machine functional. It's not like a factory recall where it might catch on fire if not updated. Mine doesn't have the latest and I'm pretty happy with it. Had it not been for the internet, I would wager $100 that most people would have never knew where to look or what to look for to see if their machine had the newest firmware or not and it never would have been a "problem". In my honest opinion, people are making a mountain out of an ant hill with the whole bit about needing the latest update.
I was talking to a metal detector dealer friend of mine and he had sold his first batch of Sports when they first came out before anybody had found "the bug". Thus they had the first firmware version. One of the customers came in the store a few weeks later bragging on the machine. Best machine he had ever used, extremely happy with it, finding all kind of stuff with it and was showing pics on his phone of some great relics he had found with it. Then sometime after that he read on one of the forums that it had an update to fix an audio lag problem. Something he had never personally noticed or experienced...but the detector went from being the best he'd ever had to something that he was treating like it wouldn't find anything else until it had the update.
I was talking to a metal detector dealer friend of mine and he had sold his first batch of Sports when they first came out before anybody had found "the bug". Thus they had the first firmware version. One of the customers came in the store a few weeks later bragging on the machine. Best machine he had ever used, extremely happy with it, finding all kind of stuff with it and was showing pics on his phone of some great relics he had found with it. Then sometime after that he read on one of the forums that it had an update to fix an audio lag problem. Something he had never personally noticed or experienced...but the detector went from being the best he'd ever had to something that he was treating like it wouldn't find anything else until it had the update.