Questions for White's users

[ramairnut]

Hello all. I am looking to get back into the "game" and most recently sold a Minelab X-terra 70. The feature I liked most about it was the noise cancel feature. I am looking at a couple different models of White's MDs but my budget is a little limited.
Do the White's MDs have EMI issues? I am looking at older XLTs and M6s. I found a nice M6 for $325 and before I spend any money, I thought I would go right to the source for advice. I also found a Coinmaster GT for $200. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

 

[cosmic]

I would go for the M6 and no EMI problems with any of the Whites machine I have had..

 

[dirt doctor]

I would go for the M6 and no EMI problems with any of the Whites machine I have had..

Same here . As long as there's nothing wrong with it $325 is a good deal on an M6 . I have an M6 and I really like it a lot .

 

[Tom Slick]

You can't go wrong with the M6 and $325 is a great price!

 

[Larry (IL)]

Jump on the M6, that is a great price.

 

[OregonGregg]

yes I would jump on the M6 at that price, provided its in good shape. I have one and is a great machine.

 

[a4wdguy]

Any detector is subject to EMI. The question is "How sensitive to EMI is it?"
White's detectors are built for stability. If you operate any White's detector at the default settings you will get good results with minimum interference. However, this stability comes at the cost of depth. To achieve greater depth and/or sensitivity, the detector is going to be more susceptible to EMI. Also, the larger the coil, the more sensitive to EMI the detector will be.
Having said all that, White's detectors are very good, very versatile detectors. The M6 is a coin magnet, though it is not as versatile as the XLT.

 

[OregonGregg]

"The M6 is a coin magnet, though it is not as versatile as the XLT" <------ The XLT is a great machine, prob one of the best whites has made, I have one. But to say it is more versatile....... I would have to disagree with that statement. There isn't a perfect detector ( to quote Monte) So if you would like to join me in my really iron infested ghost towns that I visit, come on over and bring that 4 filter fast sweep XLT with you and i'll bring my M6 with a Eclipse 5.3 or 5" round DD Excel. coil and at the end of the day lets see who finds the old coins and trade tokens mixed in with the iron. On the other hand if ya want to hunt a old park, coins are deeper then usual, then I would say the XLT would have the advantage. Versatile is having more then one machine, a specific machine for the circumstances.

 

[zamora]

M6 garenteed finds

 

[eagle52]

You can adjust your XLT to be as good as M6 but you can not adjust M6 to be as good as XLT.

 

[OregonGregg]

Guess I'm a little confused. In the first half of your sentence you say that you can adjust the XLT to be as good as the M6........so i take it the M6 is a great machine. But in the second half of your sentence you say the M6 cannot be adjusted to be as good as the XLT, so the XLT must be the great machine ??

I guess we could break it down to 3 basic arguments and that being:

1. Whats the best machine to hunt an area with moderate trash, XLT or M6 ___________________ <------- fill in the blank

2. Whats the best machine to hunt an area with lots of trash, XLT or M6 _______________________ <------- fill in the blank

3. I can have one machine and one machine only, What machine will cover me in moderate trash, lots of trash, so back to the original argument, what one machine would be the most versatile ____________ <--- fill in the blank.

So my answers would be :
1. XLT
2. M6
3. Neither the XLT or M6 but the MXT (Pro) (All Pro)

So please , others chime in and what would be your answers . Its all fun and i'm sure we will see lots of different answers

 

[godigit1]

Hold out for a Mxt if you can. Ive been seeing allot of them around the $400 dollar range used. Just say a brand new all pro go for $799. But of the machines you mentioned i would go for the M6 due to the 14 Khz its going to be more versitile both in the iron and for sensativity to small Jewelry. Get rid of the 950 loop and go for a 6x8 SEF its a good combo keep the 950 for the open parks where you want little more depth.

 

[WILL_PENNY]

#1...IDX Pro, with or without Mr Bills Mods and one other, older "Green Machine".Neither the above 2.

#2...Because of its lighting recovery speed, "The Brown Machine And The IDX Pro". Neither the above 2.

#3...M6 Hands Down.With Single Tone Only.

 

[Nauti]

The M6 is a great machine,one of the best all rounders ever made.It is good inland in most situations due to the large range of coils it accepts and it will also do a great job on the beach,even in the wet sand.Legendary.

 

[johnedoe]

Coil Size has more to do with the success of hunting in a trashy area......
Small coil in heavy trash..... larger coil in areas of less trash.....
M6 and XLT.... Both excellent machines.

 

[ronhob]

You can get an xterra 305 reasonably also, if you you want to have a noise cancel and stick with minelab. You probably wouldn't appreciate it as much though, after having the options of the 70.

 

[purplesage]

I've got an M6 and I love it! $325 seems like a very good buy!

 

[Steve missouri]

The M-6 is one of the best coin and jewlery detectors I have ever used, over the last 20 yrs and I have owned many detectors over that period of time.

 

[dirtmaster]

I agree. The M6 is one of the best detectors I have ever used for my style of hunting. I have owned Garretts, Teknetics Omega 8000, Tesoro DeLeon, Fishers CZ70, CZ3d and CZ7a, and although they were great detectors in their own right, none of them came close to the M6 except maybe the Fisher CZs. BUT the Fisher CZs loved iron nails and it was a pain digging 14 inches to pull up rusty nails lol. With the M6 I have never had that problem. It is built like a tank and I am very comfortable using it. It is a very simple but powerful detector. Its really a turn on and go detector but dont let that fool you in to thinking since it dont have a lot of knobs it cant be as good as the ones with lots of knobs. Buddy Rich with a 4 piece drumset could play circles around most guys with 10 piece drumsets. Its how well you learn the machine and what it is telling you and how proficient you get with it. It wont take long to become a pro using the M6. It is truley one of the most under rated detector ever made. I like the MX5 and am going to get one because its waterproof and I like some of its bells and whistles but it will never replace my M6. Some of the things I like about the M6 that the MX5 doesnt have is the confidence bars, the graphic icons of what the machine thinks the target is, the fine tuning discrimination knob instead of the notch system. Yes the M6 is the best detector for me!!

 

[Monte]

I know I started a reply when you first posted, but my move to Eastern Oregon came with terrible Internet access. So, since it's brought new signs of life I'll add my comments, if you don't mind. Yes, my comments might 'salted' a bit due to personal preferences, but these opinions are based on personal experience with countless detectors over quite a stretch of enjoying this great sport. Biases, yes, but supported by experiences afield.

Hello all. I am looking to get back into the "game" and most recently sold a Minelab X-terra 70.

I owned one of the first X-Terra 70's and I liked some of what I offered. I compared it afield with m Whit's MXT [size=small](original)[/size] and other makes and models. Like you, I sold it. I put in an ample amount of time and admitted there was a certain level of performance that was functional, but the overall goods-and-bads were weighed and I haven't missed it. I think you made a good decision, ad now need to make another on in order to get back into the "game," and do so with a decent detector to fit the types of site conditions you choose to hunt.

The feature I liked most about it was the noise cancel feature.

Why? Are you sure you know what it did and didn't do? What types of detecting did you do that made a Noise Cancel feature something you liked best? I can guarantee you there were a few features that provided more functionality to it that that.

I am looking at a couple different models of White's MDs but my budget is a little limited.

W and how limited? If you sold the X-Terra 70 you should have sufficient money from it, plus I would expect anyone considering and 'upgrade' would allow for a little budgeting to be prepared to have a little more on hand than a model they planned to part with. You didn't mention the types of sites you plan to hunt, the intended targets you will search for, or comment on the various features you would like of a detector, and that information would help readers with our decision making. However, looking back over 13 days since you posted this, you haven't replied to anyone's comments. Perhaps all of our thoughts and comments are wasted.

Do the White's MDs have EMI issues?

Not especially. Any detector with sufficient gain/sensitivity might experience EMI issues depending upon the nature of the nearby RF sources. Personally, I use a discontinued IDX Pro with Mr. Bill's modifications at maximum Sensitivity and almost never have an EMI problem. My #1 all-purpose detector is my MXT All-Pro [size=small](the same as the MXT Pro except for the stock coil)[/size] and I most often use the +3 Gain setting and very seldom have problem with EMI. If so, I simply reduce the Gain [size=small](Sensitivity)[/size] to restore stability. I have the VX3 that took the place of the XLT I use for 'cruising' purposes at times, and while I had an M6, and have enjoyed them since their release, I went with the MX5 2