We need an M6 forum

[clondike clad]

I'm with you on that.
As for me I use the M6 for coins and gold etc.
I like it over the MXT for the way I hunt.
I usr the XL PRO for deeep silver abd relics.
One thing I am finding out is this M6 will go deeeep.(grin)
But the M6 and MXT are very nice detectors.

 

[Monte]

If I recall correctly (and correct me if I am in error) you last owned an earlier White's Coinmaster of some sort.

In March I wrapped up my 41st year in this great hobby and started on #42. I have been fortunate in that I have NEVER lost interest (obsession???) with this great hobby, nor have I had to get out of touch with it for any reason.

For over forty-one years I have been an avid detectorist, a dealer, a distributor, and a manufacturer's marketing rep & dealer coordinator. I have had the privilege of evaluating well over a dozen prototypes for several manufacturers through the years, and have a good working knowledge about the various popular types of equipment we have had for use in this hobby.

There are so many newcomers to the hobby today, and have been over the last 25 years, who got their start using a somewhat modern design that employs some form of motion discrimination. The bulk of this group never have owned, or even used, an earlier type of detector that was a simple VLF/TR-Disc. design, or an even simpler TR-Discriminator, or heaven forbid a very basic, non-discriminating TR or BFO type of unit.

Those who have been active in the hobby through all these decades of improvements and advancement have a much better understanding of the strengths, and WEAKNESSES, of most of today's modern, motion discriminate circuitry designs.

Think back to your earlier adventure into this hobby and the detector(s) you had and/or used. Compare them with the performance and features found on your new Matrix M6. Do YOU know what this new unit provides you with that's maybe better than your earlier unit(s)? How about understanding what it might NOT do or do as well?

From your experiences afield, you should be able to come up with a handful of questions to ask to better understand why your unit does what it does, doesn't do what you think it ought to, or how to improve the performance or your understanding of the M6.

As for the decision making required to dig or not, I have a few very basic suggestions and one overriding way to be 100% right in your decision:

 

[ghzcss]

I understand where you are coming from Monte. But, if you take a look here just on the first page of this forum. You remove all the SUCK stuff that is still up here. You will see. That over half of just the first page here is M6 listings. Not to mention. Right now the vote looks to be about 13 to 3 for the M6 forum. I read all the White's forums anyway. Because, I have an XLT, MXT and M6. I don't see the Matrix M6 to really be anything like the MXT other than they share a similar processor and frequency. But, they are designed for two totally different realms of hunting. I just think an M6 forum would be nice. I read all of your posts. Value your opinion and your experience. But, does not mean I always agree with you. As you said, if an M6 forum is started. That would be great but, if it is not. I an not going to stop reading all the forums. I enjoy them all.

In the end. I did not mean to start up any controversy here. Hope there is no feud started either. Just was stating that an M6 forum would be a nice addition. And, if an addition of another forum or two causes someone to lose interest in the hobby. Then they have neither the drive nor the patience this hobby demands anyway. So, it is inevitable, they are going to lose interest anyway.