[size=large]first came the eagle.then in 93' the xlt came out. in 2000 the dfx was born. the big differance is the dfx has two frequencys. the others have only one. not familier with the eagle. it was before my detecting interest started. my reasings, mostly these forums, tells me the gurus feel too many abilities were put into the dfx and the xlt for most peoples needs and only adds to problems. some feel these two could have been made with fewer bells and whistles and still be the great machines they are. the dfx seems to have a much wider selection of coils to use and with the bigger coils comes more depth. that counts when you have wide open spaces with less trash. otherwise your stuck using the small coils both machines have that are the same size. the dfx should be a better all around machine what with the duel freq. the xlt was discontinued in 2010. i bought mine that year. it has found me a good amount of goodies. it is once again my main machine. it boils down to learning the machine. all machines will find treasure. whether it picks up on a given target depends so much on soil, weather shapes , depth and finally your knowledge of your machine and it's bells and whistles. if you don't know what the adjustment will do to your machine you won't find much. with the xlt and the dfx you can dial your way out of treasures. you can't do better if your willing to learn the machine. these are both very solid machines. very well made and very balanced. makes for longer less tiresome hunts.one indicator of quality i use is, how easy is it to find one for sale.? the junk is always changing hands.the ones with quality are harder to find.
i notice you're from charleston. my understanding of the soil conditions in the southern states may limit your selection to the dfx as it has a good supply of DD coils to draw from unlike the xlt that has only one small one.
just my opinion.
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