I have been using the e-tarc for awhile know, just find it a heard machine to use and understand, so over the last month i have gone back to the old whites analog machines, have been using the 6000 DI Pro sl...I like to keep it simple and enjoyable...I learned to metal detect on the whites 5000d back in the 80,s...I have a MXT ALL Pro on its way, opinions on it and the best coils for it ?, most of my hunting is in parks,schools, sports fields .
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New to this forum, not new to metal detecting..OPINIONS
- Thread starter jhen999
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I've used over a dozen different detectors over the past 10 yrs, from high priced to medium priced, and still none of them have found the amount of stuff that the MXT has. It may not be the deepest detector around, but it sure is simple and consistant. No problem getting the goods from 5 to 7 inches, occassionaly with right soil conditions and moist ground i have retrieved dimes at 9 inches. I've had 3 MXT's, and currently use a X-terra 70 for the past 2 yrs. I'm ready to go back, this time the MXT pro. I still have my 8 inch excellerator coil for the MXT and the 6 inch concentric just waiting for a new Pro. Ther the best i've used.
Joel-Winnipeg
New member
Used the 8x6 sef coil last summer excellent coil. I've picked up the sef 10x12 also
plan to use it this year for bigger areas. Using the MXT E series
New also for this year is the MX5 . Next the MXT Pro
plan to use it this year for bigger areas. Using the MXT E series
New also for this year is the MX5 . Next the MXT Pro
jhen999 said:
I too am brand-new to the MXT and trying to get the coil thing right. My plan, based on input from lots of people, is to eventually have 4: 10x12 SEF, 9" spider (conc.), 8x6 SEF and 5.3 eclipse (conc.). This strategy is to have a choice of DD or concentric (if EMI is high) for both wide open sparse target sites and trashy sites. Monte might not see this thread, but if he did, he would send you out to get the 5.3 eclipse straight-away and tell you its the best one to learn the machine on and best in trashy sites. Also, plenty of people love the 8x6 SEF for the MXT on exactly the kinds of sites you say you want to hunt.
There may be some exceptions, but I think fully analog detectors are mostly (completely?) extinct at this point. Even the MXT uses a mixture of analog and digital circuitry and I'm pretty sure based on a little peak under the hood that the sound is digitally generated - the last component before the headphone jack is a dual D/A converter. Haven't had a chance to hunt with my MXT yet due to deep winter here, but I have played with it on the bench a bit and coming straight from the old 6000 Di-pro blue box, I can already see that I have a very different animal on my hands.
Nevertheless, there are enough experienced MXT users here that we should both be able to get all the help we might need. I can't wait to try mine out!
-pete
Wayfarer
Member
The MXT is a really great detector. I too, learned on a White's 6000D back in the 80's. Graduated to an XLT then XL Pro and just last year to the MXT (after hearing so much how good it is). The MXT is the deepest out of all of them. Better still, it's the easiest to use and most forgiving too. Coming from those old White's analog machines, the transition will be easy.
A couple things you'll notice about the MXT compared to the older analog detectors. First, it is chattier. This is both a function of the SAT speed being faster and the MXT using fewer filters. The chattiness doesn't hurt the performance at al, and in fact probably helps it be a little more sensitive. If the noise bothers you, you can just hunt in normal relic mode which quiets it way back down to be more like the old analog audio you are familiar with.
Second, the sweep speed is much more forgiving on the MXT. On the old 6000D's (and XLT and XL Pro) you had to really whip it to get the best depth. As you slowed down, you'd lose depth but gain separation. It was always a big tradeoff between depth and separation, and when you got too slow, the detector would basically stop working altogether. Not so on the MXT. It tolerates a much wider range of sweep speeds. You can go fast like the old detectors, but you can also slow way down and still get good depth AND get great separation. On top of this, the recovery speed is much faster too. When I transitioned t the MXT, the hardest thing was to learn to slow down when in the trash ... and that you can actually effectively hunt in heavy trash!
For coils, I'd suggest starting with the best all-around coil for the MXT (in my opinion): the White's 6x10 DD. Sure there are other coils that go deeper, and other coils that do better in really heavy trash, but the 6x10 does it all reasonably well and covers the widest range of conditions you're likely to encounter. It separates really well for its size, and when you get into the really heavy stuff, you can turn the sensitivity way down and effectively have a smaller coil.
Good pick on the MXT! I never thought I could ever move away from the older White's analog detectors that I loved, but I have finally found an alterative that really clicks with me .. the MXT. You should really like the MXT too. Good luck and let us know how it's going.
A couple things you'll notice about the MXT compared to the older analog detectors. First, it is chattier. This is both a function of the SAT speed being faster and the MXT using fewer filters. The chattiness doesn't hurt the performance at al, and in fact probably helps it be a little more sensitive. If the noise bothers you, you can just hunt in normal relic mode which quiets it way back down to be more like the old analog audio you are familiar with.
Second, the sweep speed is much more forgiving on the MXT. On the old 6000D's (and XLT and XL Pro) you had to really whip it to get the best depth. As you slowed down, you'd lose depth but gain separation. It was always a big tradeoff between depth and separation, and when you got too slow, the detector would basically stop working altogether. Not so on the MXT. It tolerates a much wider range of sweep speeds. You can go fast like the old detectors, but you can also slow way down and still get good depth AND get great separation. On top of this, the recovery speed is much faster too. When I transitioned t the MXT, the hardest thing was to learn to slow down when in the trash ... and that you can actually effectively hunt in heavy trash!
For coils, I'd suggest starting with the best all-around coil for the MXT (in my opinion): the White's 6x10 DD. Sure there are other coils that go deeper, and other coils that do better in really heavy trash, but the 6x10 does it all reasonably well and covers the widest range of conditions you're likely to encounter. It separates really well for its size, and when you get into the really heavy stuff, you can turn the sensitivity way down and effectively have a smaller coil.
Good pick on the MXT! I never thought I could ever move away from the older White's analog detectors that I loved, but I have finally found an alterative that really clicks with me .. the MXT. You should really like the MXT too. Good luck and let us know how it's going.