umax said:
Misses Clause has given me an early Christmas present, blank check to spend on a MXT or M6...The only criteria I look for in a detector, " Single Tone " and 90% of my hunting would be minimum discrimination. I have used the M6 and have yet the MXT...I live in southern Virginia where the soil conditions are ideal, Neutral to lukewarm. I have ample property to detect, of course with owner permission.
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?[/size] What detectors, makes and models, are you using now?
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?[/size] Why do you want 'Single Tone' only? Why not a 2-Tone, or 3-Tone or other multi-tone configuration?
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minimum Discrimination" do you mean zero, to accept ALL targets both ferrous and non-ferrous, or what level of rejection would you typically use?
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?[/size] I'm curious why you indicate an MXT and M-6? The MXT was originally introduced about eighteen years ago, and was 'up-scaled' by the MXT Pro, renamed MXT All-Pro that offers more functional features and search modes, such as a Threshold-based All Metal mode. To me it is notably more versatile than the discontinued original MXT.
The M-6, a very good Coin & Jewelry Hunting detector that can also serve for Relic Hunting, was introduced shortly after the original MXT and marketed or intended mainly for an average Coin Hunter, but it does lack a Threshold audio ability and also doesn't have a conventional All Metal search mode. The M-6 was discontinued at one point and they kept the MX-5 in the line, which I happened to prefer most of the time over the M-6 or MXT All-Pro I also had at the time. Now with the 2018 Catalog they have dropped the MX-5, which I felt was wrong, and reintroduced the M-6, but it is in the 'Industrial' section and is promoted as a Police/Law Enforcement device for use as a crime scene search unit.
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?[/size] You didn't indicate the MXT Pro or All-Pro 'improved' model, not the MX-5 which is really a very good detector for most applications, and I am curious why you haven't considered these White's offerings?
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?[/size] Finally, why haven't you also considered the newly released MX-7? It is not just a reconfigured MXT series models but a different circuitry design with more adjustment features, yet very 'Simple' to access or change 'on-the-fly' to adapt to the type of hunting you are doing.
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ample property to detect" so I wonder are you mainly a Relic Hunter, or do you also engage in Coin & Jewelry Hunting in typical urban environments?
If this was more of an open question as to which White's detector to get, my reply, in the order
I would select them for me and my preferred uses, would be as follows:
MX-7
MX-5
MXT All-Pro
M-6
MXT
Also, I would have a 6½" Concentric coil for most search needs, either the 9" spider or 950 Concentric for more open areas with less trash, and with the MX-7 you might also consider the aftermarket made Detech 7" DD coil for some sites.
Monte