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I own both the Stock D2 coil & the Eclipse 950. After using the D2 for some time and then trying the Eclipse 950, I found pinpointing a lot easier for me. I also think that the TID numbers are a little more stable. Just wondering what your experience has been with the two coils?
Better? If it means what I use most.....D2 for sure. (Sticking to it blindly would be like insisting on using the "family car" to run in the dunes though.) Like Rob inferred....use what your soil and types of hunting require. All I can say is Whites and others still offer concentics for very real reasons.......would NEVER be without a full compliment of concentric coils myself.
From what I read, the concentrics operate better when the soil mineralization is low (less than 10% as measured with the Ground Probe) and the DD coils work better in medium to high mineralized soils.
I have noticed that concentric and smaller coil more sensitive with low conductivity targets. Although it is a bit hard to work in a ground with high deposits in iron. 9.50 Concentric can do a better work with jewelry and surface targets and it is more stable at the beach.
When relic hunting I usually use the D2. Although I have had success with the 9.5, the 12" and 14" DD. When hunting city vacant lots or home sights either the 4X6 or the 6X10, depending on trash density, will be my choice. They are all good coils and depending on the soil conditions, settings, and hunting goals, each has its place in my "tool box". Best of luck and ...
I spend more time on the Findmall White's Forum and MXT Forum, but get over here occasionally. I don't use the V3i, but I do put some battery run-time on my VX3, its little brother, and I use an assortment of search coils. Like any avid detectorist who puts in ample field time, and hunts a variety of different types of sites, we can all form our personal opinions and settle on our favorite coils choices, based upon the result we get. Thus, I'll share my opinions, based on experience with all the related coils for these models, having used all of them on all of the models that share them.
Since we are talking about these two specific coils and close coil sizes, I am going to add my opinions about the new 9" Spider coil. I know many have asked me and e-mailed me for my thoughts on this new coil, and it has its place in my search coil arsenal. My initial experiences with the 10" D2 coil started when it came out with the Vision, that became the Spectra V3.
I used it on that and on the V3 and V3i, but I also compared it side-by-side with the 950 search coil hunting a few good renovation sites that I had gained permission to hunt. I also used the10" DD on my M6 and MXT Pro, and while it worked, I had better success with the 950, and overall better performance from my favorite search coil, the 6
