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upgrade from XLT,and Fisher F4

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I have a Spectrum Xlt in good shape and a F4.got a little money coming back was wondering should upgrade the Xlt to a DFX or F75, F70.

I like the Xlt maybe even love it, but all I hear is Dfx this Dfx that plus it seems it and the MXT are the only one that whites is making new coils for.

I bought the F4 more for compition hunts and the fact that it breaks down further and can fit in a smaller space than the Xlt.

Anyway thought about selling the Xlt and going with the Dfx or F75 would take other suggestions.
 
It's more a can do it all, or mostly, all detecting areas with decent results...Not as deep as the XLT in my opinion.
And for certain not as stable operation.....
 
Good question Pulltab, I also use a F4, and my friend has let me use his XLT which I enjoyed and think I could get used to.

I was leaning towards the XLT as my next detector come tax time.

I am now kinda looking at the F75 or the new F70.

I have been back and forth back and forth on the whites machines (mxt/m6,xlt,dfx) but have kinda passed over the F75.

I know I like my F4, even though I bought it before I really knew what I wanted, it will continue to be used by my wife or by me as an alt.

I dont want to even imagine what my wife would say if i bought, say an M6, and then 3 months down the road wanted a XLT/DFX or F75 regardless of the resale value.

I am just trying to decide what detector would be best for me based on my limited experience and others opinions. Not that it is a bad thing, but brand loyalty seems to run pretty deep once you spend money on one and have some success with it.

I love hearing from the guys who have bought lots of diff brands in diff price ranges and love posts like these. Thanks and HH
 
The DFX is a very complicated piece of equipment. When fully understood and properly set for your local conditions, it IS one of the top of the line machines available today. Sure there are a lot people raving about the Explorer and F-75, they too are top of the line machines. But they have their flaw also. Check the other forums, see how many people have had to send their F-75 to the factory for repairs and new coils "out of the box". When it works, it works great. The Explorer is a sophisticated top of the line machine, too. It's biggest draw back is the fact it to very noisey. If you can't stand the hear a constant chorus in your ears, then you just spent $1200 for a machine you will never use. Is the extra inch or two worth it? maybe. But start checking prices of "extra coils" and the price doubles. Again, you might like the noise, and and performance, but if you don't know what the machine is telling you, how will you know what a good target sounds like. Heck you might get the same depth with the DFX in mixed-mode audio as the Explorer, but most don't like all the noise that comes with that level of performance.

Don't rule out the DFX, just consider what you want, what you can learn and which machine feels and sounds the best through the headphones to you. I still think White's is going to come out with another top of the line machine this spring, so maybe waiting a couple of months would be best. Plus with the new release of the F-70, there maybe something there, let others "test them out" and wait to see if they hit the secondary market very fast. Plus White's and Minelab's seem to hold more value when it's time to change detectors. They may not be a concern to you, but I bet you get a better percentage of your investment back out of your XLT than you do out of the F4. -and I say this looking to trade a White's Eagle Spectrum for an F4. I have not had one, but want to try one out, and have a decent light weight detector to keep in the car for those emergency MD fixes.

Good luch with our ulitmate decision, but make sure you buy what you want, not what others tell you their machine is capable of.
 
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Remember, there is a reason White's makes an XLT, DFX, M6, MXT and so on. They are designed for different uses and different types of hunting. If I were a pure relic hunter, I would not own the DFX. But since I like a mix of coins and relics, dry land and beach, good ground bad ground the DFX works for me. This does not mean it will work for you. There are many people that swear by the Minelab Soveriegn, I swore at mine. I just didn't like it, other than beach hunting. That doesn't mean it is not a good machine, it just wasn't a good machine for what I like.

I have also owned a Garrett Ace 250, good machine for the money, but I was wanting more machine just a few months after buying it. I own a Bounty Hunter, it was good enough to get me started and hooked on this hobby in the first place. I also have a White's Eagle Spectrum. It has servered me and my needs very well, but now that I have the DFX, it's not really a practicle back up machine, it's heavy and to large to carry around everywhere in the trunk of my car. So I am looking at maybe a used F4 to keep in the car. I have not tried the fisher/teknetics machines yet. They seem to have a good following, but I am a little concerned with the quality control issues I have heard about. I am sure I will give them a try, worst that can happen is I don't like it and find something else.
 
Are you sure that is what you really mean Joe? Which machine do you like? :rofl:

Really, ...............great advise. It boils down to picking any of the top of the line detectors and learning it well. No machine is any better than the person operating it.
 
I guess part of it is that whites almost seems like they're abandoning the Xlt, Meaning no new coils last year they released that super 12 for the DFX.
and MXT, and nothing for the Xlt

Just makes mr wonder what the future holds for it. Idon't want to get left ng the bag.
 
Yeah me too. After I learned my DFX I wouldn't trade it for the world it is awesome. I had a White's coinmaster 4000/D and I had it for over 20 years before it took a dump. I tried to get it fixed and a technician laughed at me for that and said it was cheaper to just trash it, it was a sad day. So I guess I am a little spoiled over using a White's, so I went whole hog this time since I only paid $129.00 for the 4000/D. Sorry I'll just stick to my DFX.
 
I didn't want to trade my XLT for an F4. I have both and thought I could sell one or both to help move up to a DFX or a F75.


all you hear is DFX this and DFX that just wondering, is it that good or hype.
I know the F4 isn't on par with the xlt like i said, I wanted it for competition hunts for the lite weight. I thought if I went with the F75 maybe I could get the best of both worlds .
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