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MXT Pro and stability

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Squirmingcoil77

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Hello all. Having just sold my DFX I'm looking to try a new detector. I've always wanted to try out an MXT Pro and have been doing a lot of reading. I did find a page online that described the detector as rather chatty if the gain is not set minimally, as in +1 or +2. I know my DFX would go nuts if I had the gain at 4 and sometimes 3 if the AC/DC was not trimmed down a bit. But the author of the MXT article say the CONS were that is was chatty.

Has anyone found this to be the case? I do not like chatty unstable detectors. I was just wondering if the settings always have to be set lower just to make it run smooth. Thanks.
 
Can't say too much about the PRO, but I can run the gain on my MXT at full throttle with no issues.
 
Squirmingcoil77 said:
The Pro and regular MXT are pretty much the same, right? Just the Pro has the extra features?
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yes.

As far as the gain, +1 or +2 is actually pretty high on average. I try to run mine around +1 but 8-10 is sometimes more productive in trashy, highly mineralized areas, hotrocks, ect. It would seem that higher gain would be better but there are many factors that make too much gain a bad thing. How much gain is achievable also depends on the coil size, usually smaller coils are more stable thus they can handle higher gain. You've probably read about the comparison of gain to headlights of a car in heavy fog. The fog represents all the minerals in the ground and the detector has the difficult job of seeing through it.

As far as being noisy, it is known to be noisier than most detectors but almost everyone that owns the MXT or PRO would say it is a worthwhile tradeoff. Also, it's going to be a lot noisier if you just grab and go with too much gain. This is likely why it has that reputation since it is known to be a turn on and go detector. There are several discussions online about how to deal with and avoid the noise and gain is only one of many things that affect stability. Maybe you could find someone local that has an MXT Pro that you can try out and see if you like it. Alternatively, if you get a good deal on a used one it will hold its value while you learn to use it. Worse case scenario you could get all or most of your money back if you decide to sell it. Just watch to see what the average used one sells for and don't over pay. Your used detector should still be worth what you paid if you don't like it.
 
You've probably read about the comparison of gain to headlights of a car in heavy fog. The fog represents all the minerals in the ground and the detector has the difficult job of seeing through it.

That is a great analogy and sums up the situation perfectly.
 
Had the pro and the back light was good but if u want to grn bal on a hotrock and lock it u cant do that on a pro all u can do is grn grab. on a mxt If u grn bal to a real hot rock and lock it there u can turn down the threshold clear down and turn up the sens all the way and u have a good detector to look and cherry pick and have the see-thru feature as can lay a dime etc next to a big rusty nail and STILL see the coin (see thru). cherry pick till u drop. Get those rings and coins next to all the trash. nice secret I learned some time back as have had all the mxt's and m6 and m5,have a mxt 300 right now and gonna keep it in case they ever quit the mxt's. Didn't really care for the pro that much jmho. shortribs.
 
The MXT Pro doesn't remove any feature of the ground balance. It adds a button for instant ground grab but you can ignore that feature and still ground balance the same way without using it. I detect for a few swings with the TRAC switch on GRUOND, then after a few swings I switch it to LOCK. Regardless of how you ground balance, the MXT Pro doesn't remove any GB feature or ability from the MXT.
 
you stated "but if u want to grn bal on a hotrock and lock it u cant do that on a pro all u can do is grn grab"

I was under the impression you can ground balance the 'old fashioned' way on the Pro just like on the original MXT. I thought the ground grab feature is an additional feature, not the only way to ground balance.

Unless I am way off on that.
 
You're right I'm wrong was thinking of the m5. Yes just grn bal on hot rock item and u get a see thru effect. sorry Really liked the back light on the pro,wish they would have done that way back when.
 
squirm ,I had a dfx and I thought it was better at getting jewelry than my mxt due to the 2 freq. Don't remember the depth but in my ground it was hot for coins etc. I'm just a knob guy and do not like tac tile pads so I'm addicted to the mxt forever. Have a TDI sl I also like.
 
Thanks for the replies and the insights and info. I really did like my DFX, but really didn't know if I had the settings right for optimum performance. I think the simplicity of the MXT Pro is what I need. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't an unusually chatty machine. I was thinking of maybe picking up an 8x6 SEF. I heard they're good coils.
 
Gonna try ground balancing out some 'headache type targets' I have and experiment with that set up you suggested ( low to no threshold, high sensitivity) and see what transpires.
 
ROVER YOURE GONNA HAVE TO GRN BAL THAT MACHINE OVER SOME HOT ROCKS SO U CAN GET THE SEE THRU AFFECT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. The hotter the hot rock the better and then lock it so it will stay with your settings. If u don't then u wont get a good see thru situation shortribs
 
I have a mxt pro. the 10"DD2 coil I haven't been out with it yet how does it do in creeks ,and in the woods
 
Your machine will do great in both. Another thing to think about is your detector will be as good as the person running it. Learn the machine and it will do you proud. HH, Nancy
 
I know this might sound odd or opposite but here goes. Taking in to account that I have tinnitus so my hearing is questionable. I used to leave my headphones (Black Widows) volume full on and adjust my threshold to the point I can just hear it. I used it that way for many years. Then I thought to try the opposite. I set the volume to the lowest setting and adjust the threshold to barely audible. The machine seems much less "chatty" and depth hasn't seemed to suffer at all. Might be deeper.
Maybe the later is how other people typically use their machine I don't know. I am just relating my experience.
 
Don't know about the rest of everyone but I can only run my gain to 8-9 with out it getting eratic, the only way I can turn mine up is to turn down the threshold and turn up the gain and that's not the best setting for every situation. shortribs
 
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