Truth about the MXT

[Nickledigger]

Is the MXT reall a good detector,worth the money?

 

[usafaviator]

Yes!

 

[JohninNC]

Ditto!

 

[ramblingwillie]

ive had the mxt for about a month now and i love it!! found over 15.00 clad , 3 wheaties, gold ring , silver earring, hundreds of pull tabs lol,

 

[Nancy-IL]

Yes, There's lots of good reading in the past posts on this forum. Yes, it's as good as we say it is!

 

[JOE in MD]

One word.. YES my opinion!!

 

[Bearharold]

Yes it is a very good all around machine and works really well . I won't say you won't find any complaints but the pro's are way more than the con's .
The pro has a few better features like the back light and the tones and the ground grab but the operation is the same as far as using it .
If you watch you can find a good used one about half price . I had mine for sale for $425 cause I wanted to up grade to a MXT pro , but I never did get it sold so still using it. I like the tones myself I have a M6 that has them so use it a lot will sell it if I ever get a MXT pro that has the tones . All the Whites detectors in that area work real well and haven't heard of anyone having any mechanical problems with them just a tune up once ever few years .



Harold

 

[Monte]

Nickeldigger, (sorry, just using the proper spelling of Nickel) is seems that you're quite interested in both the MXT series and the M6. I note that you only registered a month ago and, to this point, have only offered up 21 posts. I didn't look back to see which make or model detector you are using now, if any, or the type of detecting you like to do or want to do. That makes the rather bland posts a bit closed for comment from many people.

I see, however, that in this past week you've asked three questions on this forum so I'll try to help, but I still haven't clue as to what you use to compare them to, or what applications you have for it.

If you had your choice which one would you buy the MXT or the M6 I like the fact the M6 is kinda turn on and go,but is the MXT as easy to use?

If you want to hunt Coins & Jewelry and have Coin hint target ID, then once you select the Coin & Jewelry 'mode' of the MXT's then the M6 and MXT are both close to "turn-on-and-go." Turn-on-and-Go is a term that has generally been applied to models that have a factory preset Ground Balance so once you turn them on and set the Sensitivity and Discrimination levels, you can just go hunt. So, the M6 and MXT's only have fixed GB if you 'Lock' the GB toggle and then turn them on. They will have a preset GB of '83' and you can just hunt. So, in that way, they are Turn-on-and-Go.

With both models you can leave the toggle in the tracking position and turn them on, bob the coil and get an automated GB setting and the 'Lock' the toggle to hold that setting (which is what I prefer to do), or you can leave it in the tracking setting and hope all goes well. That is, that the ground isn't too challenging, there aren't a lot of hot and cold rocks, and that a site is pretty free of iron-based trash.

So, the only difference in set-up between the MXT's and the M6 would be setting the Threshold level of the MXT. Once done you shouldn't have to tinker with it because it usually doesn't get bumped or moved.

So, my choice would really be based on what I am using the detector for. If it is just everyday routine Coin Hunting, I like the M6 and MXT Pro. Why? because in some (a few) applications I might want to use the 7-Tone audio ID feature these models have. Most of the time I do not use Tone ID, especially if searching for non-coin targets, such as where there might be old toy cars and other items around an old homestead or similar site.

I know the M6 has & tones does thr MXT have tones?

The M6 has the 7-Tone audio Tone ID, and that was incorporated in the newer MXT Pro. The MXT, MXT 300 and MXT Pro also have a dual-tone function in the Relic mode using the mixed-mode audio.

Is the MXT reall a good detector,worth the money?

No, it is not a good detector. It's not a really good detector, either. In my opinion, as well as many avid detectorists who have used them, the MXT and MXT Pro are great detectors for a wide range of applications. The M6 is also, and really only lacks the All Metal Prospecting mode and Threshold adjustment of the MXT's.

In the end it all depends on what features a person wants in a detector, as well as what their main search activities are.

Monte

 

[Old Katz]

Its a GREAT detector. I had a used one for a long long time and finally let it go.
I'm branching out to maybe the Infinium. You can't go wrong with the MXT.
It is almost a turn and go machine. Very easy to operate.

What do you want to hunt? relics, coin, Gold Nugget? It will do it all.

Katz

 

[Dustyroundup]

Yep,
i agree , its a GREAT machine.

I have had mine for a year now.
And It was turn on a and go, easy for me at the beginning.
It still is "easy", but I am learning more of its capabilities , as I read the EDGE book.

So for me, its like I keep upgrading to a better machine, as time goes on .


Get one !


Good Luck
Dusty

 

[jamesinwesttexas]

To me the advantage the MXT has over some others is the ground tracking abilities and the versatility of also being able to use it for prospecting. Other than that, in most places, any good detector that can discriminate iron and go fairly deep will be just as good because, as most experienced detectorists will tell you, you have to dig every non-ferrous signal or you will be passing up good targets. In fact, to get all good targets, you have to dig the iron too because it will be masking the good targets. Someone correct me if I'm wrong [keep hoping I am], I'm far from being an expert. James

 

[Cajuncoinhunter]

Is the MXT reall a good detector,worth the money?

Y
E
S
!!

 

[Old Katz]

For ground tracking abilities you might take a look at Garretts AT PRO if its ok for
me to mention it here.
Katz

 

[Larry (IL)]

It is OK to mention, but why would he want to do that? The VSAT ground tracking system of the MXT is unsurpassed.

 

[HuntinDog]

Got to agree...
The MXT/MXT300/MXT PRO is the best..
Turn on and GO and tweek as you learn.

HH

 

[Monte]

and the AT Pro also has manual Ground Balance, which the MXT doesn't. However, the MXT and M6 have auto-tracking which the AT Pro does not have. Also, the AT Pro works similar to the White's M6 in that you can get a good GB and hunt in the motion Discriminate mode, and even accept all targets, but the AT Pro does not have the All Metal mode (Prospecting) like the MXT, or Threshold adjustment.

I've been using an AT Pro along with my Teknetics and my M6 and an MXT Pro since the AT Pro came out. Fortunately, after replacing the defective coil right out of the box at the dealer's shop, there haven't been any of the many other problems with it as mentioned on many forums. It is a good entry from Garrett, and will be better when they clean up the glitches and release it in a better land-based package with a longer upper rod. Still, it isn't on par with the M6 or MXT overall.

Monte

 

[leebowhunts68]

I have a V3i and I ben wanting another detector. I used the MXT Pro this afternoon and it was awesome. it didnt take ten minutes of playing with it to start finding things and knowing what the detector was telling me. Loved it and will buy one soon. Lee

 

[comcat]

cool,,i totally agree,,but not with that last statement about eyes,, because,, i cant knock out iron with mine,, ,they must be broke,??
Nickeldigger, (sorry, just using the proper spelling of Nickel) is seems that you're quite interested in both the MXT series and the M6. I note that you only registered a month ago and, to this point, have only offered up 21 posts. I didn't look back to see which make or model detector you are using now, if any, or the type of detecting you like to do or want to do. That makes the rather bland posts a bit closed for comment from many people.

I see, however, that in this past week you've asked three questions on this forum so I'll try to help, but I still haven't clue as to what you use to compare them to, or what applications you have for it.

If you had your choice which one would you buy the MXT or the M6 I like the fact the M6 is kinda turn on and go,but is the MXT as easy to use?

If you want to hunt Coins & Jewelry and have Coin hint target ID, then once you select the Coin & Jewelry 'mode' of the MXT's then the M6 and MXT are both close to "turn-on-and-go." Turn-on-and-Go is a term that has generally been applied to models that have a factory preset Ground Balance so once you turn them on and set the Sensitivity and Discrimination levels, you can just go hunt. So, the M6 and MXT's only have fixed GB if you 'Lock' the GB toggle and then turn them on. They will have a preset GB of '83' and you can just hunt. So, in that way, they are Turn-on-and-Go.

With both models you can leave the toggle in the tracking position and turn them on, bob the coil and get an automated GB setting and the 'Lock' the toggle to hold that setting (which is what I prefer to do), or you can leave it in the tracking setting and hope all goes well. That is, that the ground isn't too challenging, there aren't a lot of hot and cold rocks, and that a site is pretty free of iron-based trash.

So, the only difference in set-up between the MXT's and the M6 would be setting the Threshold level of the MXT. Once done you shouldn't have to tinker with it because it usually doesn't get bumped or moved.

So, my choice would really be based on what I am using the detector for. If it is just everyday routine Coin Hunting, I like the M6 and MXT Pro. Why? because in some (a few) applications I might want to use the 7-Tone audio ID feature these models have. Most of the time I do not use Tone ID, especially if searching for non-coin targets, such as where there might be old toy cars and other items around an old homestead or similar site.

I know the M6 has & tones does thr MXT have tones?

The M6 has the 7-Tone audio Tone ID, and that was incorporated in the newer MXT Pro. The MXT, MXT 300 and MXT Pro also have a dual-tone function in the Relic mode using the mixed-mode audio.

Is the MXT reall a good detector,worth the money?

No, it is not a good detector. It's not a really good detector, either. In my opinion, as well as many avid detectorists who have used them, the MXT and MXT Pro are great detectors for a wide range of applications. The M6 is also, and really only lacks the All Metal Prospecting mode and Threshold adjustment of the MXT's.

In the end it all depends on what features a person wants in a detector, as well as what their main search activities are.

Monte

 

[01 medicated]

Ive had mine for 6 yrs now ,never had a problem with it and i use it several times a month year round. From the desert to the beach and shallow water to the local ballfield,it covers them all

 

[John]

Just my opinion, but I have not found a detector under $1000 that comes close to the MXT in performance and reliability. It's only downfall is deep silver, but you need to spend a lot more to get this out of a detector like a V3i or Explorer.