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XLT vs DFX ?
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Larry (IL)
Well-known member
Nothing could be further from the truth. I'm not going to get into all of the differences here because there are so many, but just read the manuals of the two.
http://whiteselectronics.com/info/manuals.html
http://whiteselectronics.com/info/manuals.html
Southwind
Well-known member
First off the XLT, while a great detector in it's own right, is single frequency and the DFX is multiple. That alone should tell you the DFX is not "just a repackaged" XLT. For me, and yes I owned an XLT, the DFX was far superior in almost every aspect of detecting. Deeper, more sensitive to gold, faster recovery, when set properly, more accurate target ID and more/better coil options.
Some like the DFX, for them and their area and hunting needs, and can get good performance out of it.
On the other hand, I personally prefer the XLT, for ME and MY NEEDS, and have found that when I had both and worked them side-by-side in the field, and included three other White's models to get extra input, the DFX just didn't cut it. Yes, there were a couple of times I got slightly better dept in an audio response, but overall, the XLT's I used, with my three custom programs, gave smoother and cleaner hits on the same located targets, gave me a more accurate and better lock-on TID/VDI on most coins in the 4" plus range to the DFX, and so I have formed my own personal bias.
The DFX is an okay detector. I just prefer the XLT. Both have some adjustment functions that can mess up the performance if you get too carried away, so learn which ever you have, adjust it with care, then work it in the field with faith. I do, and so have several White's dealers and hunting friends I know who have used the XLT, gone to the DFX, and later returned to 'old faithful.'
Monte
On the other hand, I personally prefer the XLT, for ME and MY NEEDS, and have found that when I had both and worked them side-by-side in the field, and included three other White's models to get extra input, the DFX just didn't cut it. Yes, there were a couple of times I got slightly better dept in an audio response, but overall, the XLT's I used, with my three custom programs, gave smoother and cleaner hits on the same located targets, gave me a more accurate and better lock-on TID/VDI on most coins in the 4" plus range to the DFX, and so I have formed my own personal bias.
The DFX is an okay detector. I just prefer the XLT. Both have some adjustment functions that can mess up the performance if you get too carried away, so learn which ever you have, adjust it with care, then work it in the field with faith. I do, and so have several White's dealers and hunting friends I know who have used the XLT, gone to the DFX, and later returned to 'old faithful.'
Monte
It all depends on what you have an easier relationship with. For the first few months, I was going back to my XLT rather than learning the DFX. Once I began truly learning the DFX....not in a million years would I have gone back. The response time was way faster, depth way way better (Not out of the box though and had me worried at first only.) and just ran tighter.
Monte, You could "become one" with a stick glued to a shoe box on one end,paper plate on the other and have a felling you'd out hunt most! (You do have your preferences down for good reasons.)
Monte, You could "become one" with a stick glued to a shoe box on one end,paper plate on the other and have a felling you'd out hunt most! (You do have your preferences down for good reasons.)
Larry (IL)
Well-known member
The feature that was worth every cent of the DFX was the correlate mode.
My biggest misgiving was moving on to the V3i before learning the DFX more. (Not at all that I'm not glad I did....just that I could have had more performance while I had the DFX.) I did use Correlate, but only for iron situations. I should have been using it for other situations too.