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Fisher f5 vs Minelab x-terra 50
- Thread starter pescadore
- Start date
Mike Hillis
Well-known member
I personally can't stand the Xterra series of detectors. I've ran three diffeent Xterra 70's, two different Xterra 50's and one Xterra 305.
I'll focus on the Xterra 50.
What I disliked
1. the audio of the Xterra's sound like a child's digital toy.
2. zinc cents share the same tone as dimes.
3. The highest tone only kicks in at quarter and higher (last two segments), the same tone that iron will false at.
4. The ground balance range is very narrow. In my ground I'm nearly right on the edge.
5. Iron falses a lot, got to really watch the sweep speed.
6. Slow recovery speed. You have to buy a smaller coil.
What I liked
1. Multiple notch segments.
2. Weight and balance.
3. Detachable control pod
4. Multiple frequency options - gets expensive though when each freq option costs you a hundred bucks for a new coil.
Now, regards the F5.....yea baby, I like everything about the F5, except for maybe the control box size.
I'll need another post to talk about the F5.
HH
Mike
I'll focus on the Xterra 50.
What I disliked
1. the audio of the Xterra's sound like a child's digital toy.
2. zinc cents share the same tone as dimes.
3. The highest tone only kicks in at quarter and higher (last two segments), the same tone that iron will false at.
4. The ground balance range is very narrow. In my ground I'm nearly right on the edge.
5. Iron falses a lot, got to really watch the sweep speed.
6. Slow recovery speed. You have to buy a smaller coil.
What I liked
1. Multiple notch segments.
2. Weight and balance.
3. Detachable control pod
4. Multiple frequency options - gets expensive though when each freq option costs you a hundred bucks for a new coil.
Now, regards the F5.....yea baby, I like everything about the F5, except for maybe the control box size.
I'll need another post to talk about the F5.
HH
Mike
BuckeyeBrad
New member
and it's sorta scary but I have had the same number of the same units minus the 305 and if I would have answered this post, it would have said the exact same thing plus noting not liking the narrow ferrous resolution on the XT's.
BarnacleBill
New member
n/t
BuckeyeBrad
New member
and I'm not the dimmest candle in the holder but you do flat bring it!