Went to a small area (6ft x 6ft) where I've been before with my Xp Deus/9" coil and my White's MX5 with the 9" stock coil sniffed out a 1908 Canadian Large Cent. I've hunted over the same area 2-3x with the Deus and going slow with the MX5 found this beauty coin 4 inches deep. I still can't believe it that a mid grade MX5 metal detector out beat the Deus. Was using the coin program in 2 tones(sure love 2 tones - WOW).
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MX5 Beats XP Deus
- Thread starter Hotdawg
- Start date
Finally- an MX5 user posts! I love the heck outta mine but hardly ever hear from fellow users. I really don't know how it compares to quality detectors like the Deus- I just know it performs really well. The single tone is also super deep, but the 2 tone keeps you from constantly checking the screen on iron targets. For just coin shooting, the 8 tone is my favorite. Thanks for posting.
I keep saying that the MX5 is Whites most underrated machine. In the past I have had the V3i, VX3 and the MXSport. They are all gone but I still have my MX5. I also use 2 tone 99% of the time. It is very simple to use, and just woks really well. I also still have my MXT Pro, but I prefer the MX5. I think it goes a little deeper than the MXT.
I never tried a Deus. My MX5 has a Detech Ultimate 13" on it. I use the 8 tone setting. I love its' fast response and I can swing it pretty fast. I use a Detector Pro harness on all my machines and I can cover a lot of ground. Compared to my excals and sovereign sometimes it's fun to move fast.
I watched as my friend with his Deus walked over a surface "on edge" quarter, my MX5 would get it in any direction. His Deus would only give a double beep in one direction then 90 degrees from that direction......... nothing ! I don't know how his Deus was set up but it left me not impressed with it's performance..LOL
dfmike
Well-known member
It's a great find but I wouldn't use any detector that would pass a large cent at 4 inches and that's for sure. Perhaps it was on edge and you wriggled the coil over it at just the right angle to get a hit where the XP missed it.
Both sides are in very good condition. Nice patina. Usually King George's face gets kind of flat or the date is hard to read.
Both sides are in very good condition. Nice patina. Usually King George's face gets kind of flat or the date is hard to read.
Mark kus
Well-known member
I have an Etrac and a Deus I find coins with both machines the other misses!
I found a quarter under a rock 6" down that I know my Etrac missed on a narrow curb strip no one detector does all
That's why I go over every spot with both and find way more coins than most people!
I would not give up my deus for any other machine it charges quick holds s charge for ever and light enough for hours of use...
I found a quarter under a rock 6" down that I know my Etrac missed on a narrow curb strip no one detector does all
That's why I go over every spot with both and find way more coins than most people!
I would not give up my deus for any other machine it charges quick holds s charge for ever and light enough for hours of use...
slingshot said:
Thx., slingshot, after watching your video of Monte's nail board test, I decided to take my MX5 to that location. When I first was using my MX5(I never really tried the original 9" stock coil that came with it) it also came with the 6x10 dd coil, sold the 6x10 coil and received the 13" Ultimate coil from White's but found it too heavy. Sold the 13" coil and other stuff to buy a second hand Deus. The MX5 9" stock coil was just sitting in a closet and I kept thinking one day I will have to try that coil. Two weeks ago I started finding amazing big ticket items with that stock coil, first was a 1928 Canadian cent followed by a 1883H Canadian nickel followed by a 9.5 grams men's 10K gold school ring all in two weeks or less. Been going over the same spots that my Deus has been and the White's MX5 has been finding better bigger items that the Deus has missed. These items were not deep at all.
Thanx! Made my day to know I helped someone! Sometimes a coil matches up just right on one detector and another coil hinders on another detector. For one example, I was ready to let my Ace 250 go until I got the sniper coil. No, it won't match the MX5, but it WILL find coins, jewelry under benches, next to playground equipment, etc. that I can't get with any other ID machine.Hotdawg said:
I have 13 different machines from the lowly Compadre up to the Deus and CTX3030. All machines will find good stuff behind all machines and certain ones shine in certain scenarios. If I was hunting Canadian coins like that bronze large cent I would not use the Deus, they have to hard of a time on Canadian coins. Mxt, a good Tesoro or some other machines would fare better. Plowed fields, densely packed iron homesteads etc, would opt for the Deus. Hunting old houses, parks for deep silver, ctx3030, a good CZs. It's always good to go over previosly hunted sites with different machines, different khz, depth ability, unmasking ability in trash to find missed items. One machine cannot do it all.