dirtmaster
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No its got automatic ground balancing just as in the M6. Makes me wonder whether to cut loose of my M6 to spring for the MX5 too!! Wow thanks Whites lol
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whites MX5 - coinmaster GT
- Thread starter yowow#1
- Start date
Ah. Gotcha. Thanks Dirtmaster.
Im definitely intrigued.
MX5 or M6? Im thinking. . .
I DO like the knobs on the M6.
I DO like the price of the MX5.
There only seems to be a couple ounce difference in weight so Im leaning towards the metal cased M6.
Mind you, this isn't a NEED issue, as I have other detectors of other brands, and this would be my first Whites, because I just WANT one.
Thanks Monte for your post, by the way. I cant say it made the decision any easier for me though! LOL. Explained things great though.
Still deciding. . .
Im definitely intrigued.
MX5 or M6? Im thinking. . .
I DO like the knobs on the M6.
I DO like the price of the MX5.
There only seems to be a couple ounce difference in weight so Im leaning towards the metal cased M6.
Mind you, this isn't a NEED issue, as I have other detectors of other brands, and this would be my first Whites, because I just WANT one.
Thanks Monte for your post, by the way. I cant say it made the decision any easier for me though! LOL. Explained things great though.
Still deciding. . .
dirtmaster
New member
Well I can tell you with my experience with the M6, it is a great detector. I got the 950 coil, the D2 coil, the 5.3 and the 4x6 coil so I am all set for either detector. The only reason I would switch would probably be because its the new kid on the block and that is probably asinine. So I will probably hold on to the M6 as it is a great detector and I see no need to really change. The M6 does feel solid in the metal case and is built like a tank. The knobs do have an edge over the pushbutton notching in my opinion so good luck with your choice. Either one would be a great choice
dirtmaster
New member
One more thought.....I need to stick with my golden rule, when you find a detector you really like, stick with it and master it and you will be the king of the fields with it.
Great advice! Thank you DM!
Im in no rush so ill probably wait until my dealer has the MX5 in stock and try both machine out. I mentioned I'm partial to knobs and the metal case, (two things that attracted me to Whites in the first place) so absent any major gains in performance I'm leaning towards the M6.
Thanks again. I'll keep you posted.
Bik
Im in no rush so ill probably wait until my dealer has the MX5 in stock and try both machine out. I mentioned I'm partial to knobs and the metal case, (two things that attracted me to Whites in the first place) so absent any major gains in performance I'm leaning towards the M6.
Thanks again. I'll keep you posted.
Bik
Many new detectors hit the market and can "look interesting," but when I get a hold of one to evaluate it I am sometimes satisfied, sometimes saddened, and sometimes I just plain wonder what the heck were they thinking. Then there are the other times when I am more than just 'satisfied,' and the MX5 is one of them.bik-il said:
Not preset, just the same type of very quick automated Ground Balance with Auto-Tracbik-il said:
Cheers Monte!
Thanks much. I appreciate your help.
the backlight and two-tone option on the new model sure look nice.
Am I understanding you correctly that the M6 is one OR seven tone optioned? I hunt frequently in two -tone with my other brands of detectors so I am curious.
thanks again
Thanks much. I appreciate your help.
the backlight and two-tone option on the new model sure look nice.
Am I understanding you correctly that the M6 is one OR seven tone optioned? I hunt frequently in two -tone with my other brands of detectors so I am curious.
thanks again
dirtmaster
New member
Yes you can hunt in one tone or 7 tones on the M6. Trigger forward allows 7 tones. The cool thing I have found is discrimination also works on the 7 tone mode.
The first two are handy and useful at times, but a lot of the other stuff we see added to various makes and models in the industry and can be interesting, but not always very functional. By functional I don't mean whether the feature works or not, but whether it is really a valuable or practical asset to the cause of looking and finding.
A Backlight feature is pretty simple to figure out an apply its useful function. Can't see the display? Turn on the light!
Tone ID, on the other hand calls for more time in use to really learn how well it works, and when to and when not-to use the multi-tone function. All too often the less experienced hobbyists think of it more as a magic potion or something and believe it works .... perfectly .... and also works well .... all the time .... and it might take a long time before reality really hits them. Tone ID can sometimes be useful, but it can also be detrimental, be fooled by odd objects, mixed alloys, crazy target positions, and less accurate on mid-depth to deeper targets.
As dirtmaster mentioned in a response to your post, yes, the M6 has both a single tone response (with the trigger-toggle in the center position) or a 7-Tone audio ID (accessed by flipping the trigger-toggle forward).
They incorporated the same 7-Tone ID on the MXT Pro in the Coin &Jewelry program, as well, and with both the MXT Pro and M6, it is a personal choice to use, or not use, the Tone ID feature. I only use Tone ID on limited occasions, mainly when just coin hunting in newer-use areas with a lower level of trash.
I very, very seldom use Tone ID in any older site or a densely littered place, with the exception of sometimes using a 2-Tone option to just identify low-tone ferrous targets and high-ton non-ferrous targets. Even that's not perfect, but it can be functional at times. I have visual TID on all my current use detectors, but I don't always look a the display, especially when hunting older sites. I just rely on the audio response and most often it is a single-tone audio I am hearing. A single tone and any subtle information I might also hear in the audio.
It definitely can be a very individual or personal set of features we each look for in a detector.
Monte
A Backlight feature is pretty simple to figure out an apply its useful function. Can't see the display? Turn on the light!
Tone ID, on the other hand calls for more time in use to really learn how well it works, and when to and when not-to use the multi-tone function. All too often the less experienced hobbyists think of it more as a magic potion or something and believe it works .... perfectly .... and also works well .... all the time .... and it might take a long time before reality really hits them. Tone ID can sometimes be useful, but it can also be detrimental, be fooled by odd objects, mixed alloys, crazy target positions, and less accurate on mid-depth to deeper targets.
As dirtmaster mentioned in a response to your post, yes, the M6 has both a single tone response (with the trigger-toggle in the center position) or a 7-Tone audio ID (accessed by flipping the trigger-toggle forward).
They incorporated the same 7-Tone ID on the MXT Pro in the Coin &Jewelry program, as well, and with both the MXT Pro and M6, it is a personal choice to use, or not use, the Tone ID feature. I only use Tone ID on limited occasions, mainly when just coin hunting in newer-use areas with a lower level of trash.
I very, very seldom use Tone ID in any older site or a densely littered place, with the exception of sometimes using a 2-Tone option to just identify low-tone ferrous targets and high-ton non-ferrous targets. Even that's not perfect, but it can be functional at times. I have visual TID on all my current use detectors, but I don't always look a the display, especially when hunting older sites. I just rely on the audio response and most often it is a single-tone audio I am hearing. A single tone and any subtle information I might also hear in the audio.
It definitely can be a very individual or personal set of features we each look for in a detector.
Monte
Rob in (Ca)
Active member
Is the mx 5 a silent search or threshold detector ?
Rob in (Ca)
Active member
found a vid on the MX5
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkZHKZK2ZA8[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkZHKZK2ZA8[/video]
Phillip_in_NM
Member
I don't know about depth, but it should be better on gold.
dirt doctor
Well-known member
Nice finds . I'm a little confused though as to which of the 3 detectors listed you found the goodies with ?