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Traded my V3i in for a MXT All Pro

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JEF

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I bought a V3i two years ago. It is a great machine, but I am not very technologically inclined, and I never could get the hang of all the different settings and adjustments. I took it back to the dealer where I bought it, and traded it for a MXT All Pro. So far, I really like it. Just turn it on, adjust a couple of knobs, and you are ready to go. And I find just as much with it as I did with my V3i. I took the D2 coil off and put the 5.3 eclipse on.It is a good combination. By the way, Cliff Winston (Cliff's Metal Detectors) in Salem, OR is a great Whites dealer.
 
Congrats on your new MXT All Pro. I think you'll like the MXT A.P. so much better. HH, Nancy
 
I took it out today. I found $2.75 in clad coins, an old GM car key, and a Air Force pin. And lots of misc. trash. I think this one is a keeper. Simple to operate, yet it finds just as much as I did with the V3i.
 
Way to go. Sounds like a great first outing with it. HH, Nancy
 
I took my new MXT Pro out today, and found a 14K gold ring. It looks like it might be white gold. I am going to post a sign at the park where I found it, and put a found ad in the paper, to see if I can locate the owner. I really like this machine. I am using the sef 6x8 coil on it, and it is a really good combination.
 
Think you did it right to trade. And as you can see, the goodies are comeing.:detecting:
 
Yeah that small sef coil is a super fit with the MXT it is hard to beat. I like tech for the most part but when I am out detecting I want to be able to see at a glance where I am set. I had a DFX at one time and changing one setting could effect other setting and it was hard to tell that that had happened for that reason a menu driven detector bothers me to a greater degree. They seem to have a higher set up time. My MXT can be just turned on check settings and I am away instantly.
 
And I couldn't agree more. Now, I do have three custom programs for the White's XLT, but 95% of the time I used my Bushwhack program and knew easily what my settings were. I like 'simple' and that means getting into action quickly, knowing what my settings are, and being able to make an easy, quick adjustment, if the need arises. That's one reason I liked the original MXT and all that followed, and my MXT All-Pro is still my #1 'all purpose' detector. 'Simple.' Match the coil I feel best suited for the task at a site and away-I-go!

Monte
 
So far, I am very happy with my MXT Pro. I don't regret trading my V3i for the MXT at all. The V3i was just to complicated for me. The only thing I really miss is a built in volume control, and I did like the color screen. But I like how simple the MXT is to operate.
 
After buying and using an MXT over the last couple weeks, I finally decided to sell my VX3, the VX3 that I had AFTER downgrading from two different (and new) V3i's. I did a lot of side by side testing and the MXT was just as deep and had a slightly better VDI accuracy at depth ... and my VX3 was better than either of the V3i's that I had. The V-series have the great 3-frequency pinpoint which is a big advantage in picking through the trash, but that wasn't worth the added complexity, expense, and huge battery usage. The final straw for me was the sweet analog audio on the MXT compared to the very digital on-off bleeping of the V-series. The analog audio conveys a lot of information that is missing in the over-processed digital audio of the V-series. If White's could only combine the best of the two models! But for me, the MXT is just an overall more pleasant detecting experience. The disclaimer of course is that my results are in MY soil, your results may vary. But the MXT surprised the heck out of me how good it is!
 
It's hard to explain, but I think with the V3i i was over-analyzing the targets, and passed on some good targets that I probably would have dug with my MXT pro. The V3i gives a lot of information, but sometimes it is too much. Since I traded the v3i for the MXT, I have found a lot of good things that I might have passed on with the V3i. I am digging more, and I am finding more good things with the MXT, than I did with the V3i.
 
JEF said:
It's hard to explain, but I think with the V3i i was over-analyzing the targets, and passed on some good targets that I probably would have dug with my MXT pro. The V3i gives a lot of information, but sometimes it is too much. Since I traded the v3i for the MXT, I have found a lot of good things that I might have passed on with the V3i. I am digging more, and I am finding more good things with the MXT, than I did with the V3i.
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Nice posts JEF. I can understand your position as I have had a few high end detectors and still ended up with my trusty mxt pro.
 
JEF said:
It's hard to explain, but I think with the V3i i was over-analyzing the targets, and passed on some good targets that I probably would have dug with my MXT pro. The V3i gives a lot of information, but sometimes it is too much. Since I traded the v3i for the MXT, I have found a lot of good things that I might have passed on with the V3i. I am digging more, and I am finding more good things with the MXT, than I did with the V3i.
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I know exactly what you mean, JEF, and you put it very well. I'd rather get the honest audio of the MXT and let my own brain do the analyzing, than rely on the V3i computer chip that stays totally quiet until it "decides" it hears a good target. I too have been digging better stuff with the MXT just by listening for those repeatable "whispers." The V3i/VX3 won't even let you properly hear those whispers. It's a great detector with some very impressive features and abilities, but they ought to tone down the over-processing and allow for more human interpretation.
 
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