Tesoro Lobo ST or Whites MXT?

[jlw]

Can't decide between these two can I have some of your opinions?

 

[Elton]

You ask which detector...That would depend on who made the response..their level of experience and so on..

You do not say what your going to hunt..Coins, Gold nuggets, beaches, etc.etc.........So I can't give a good opinion..

Coins..Lobo works well....Gold Lobo works real well..beaches Fairly well ............

Mxt Coins excellent, Gold does pretty good I am told, Beaches..it's ok.....Relic..good machine I am told....
Now the best part MXT is like three machines in one.. Lobo is really only a Gold hunter with a discrimination dial...it's deep..but not wonderfully deep on coins. Mxt is fairly deep on coins and is capable of hitting nuggets.also can and does do well on relics......Just my opinion The MXT is the better all around choice..15 other people will tell you the Lobo.........Read, read, read all about each.....You can never go wrong with a Whites Metal Detector..they all work well..some better than others....The MXT has a meter..The Lobo does not..The MXt has a coin depth gauge The Lobo does not..See what I mean..opinion the MXt has what I like, but maybe not what you like...Listen to all of us..and then don't buy a detector because of what we said...buy your choice because it's what you want..get one you didn't really want and it's an up hill battle from the minute you use it..Figure out what you like..Beep and dig, meter for coin Id, depth gauge, Pinpoint meter....icons etc. etc.. but please..you make the choice...

 

[Elton]

Get the one you like best..

 

[Cherokeefan68]

n/t

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[silversmith]

The Lobo probably has multi tone tagging for target I.D. I donno if the MXT does. I don't use either detector, but I wouldn't have a detector without multi-tone I.D. Without it you spend too much time looking at a meter or digital display. There's another opinion. Good luck.

 

[BarberBill]

I don't have an LST, but do have 5 other Tesoros and an MXT. If you are only going to have one detector I'd suggest the MXT with several optional coils. If you are looking for a nugget machine to add to another or several other detectors, the LST would probably be fine, especially if you can find a decent deal on a used one. My two bits.
BB

 

[willy]

Nope.. no multi-tone on the LST. Have used both the LST and MXT for coins/rings and prospecting, and found the MXT to be the overall winner. ..Willy.

 

[RedRockNv]

Get the MXT in C&J the ID is very good. I just got a new MXT (new to me) using the ID system I only dug one piece of trash crumpled aluminum. I was testing it and was exceedingly pleased. I have had a number of MXT's &DFX's Explorers II and SE I preffer the MXT for simple operation good depth great ID system. Down side is at most two tones and no lighted display.