Future mxt user??

[scoper]

Hi,just a few questions about the mxt.I've read that the mxt can be quite noisy.....is this only in the +1+2+3 area on the sensitivity........does it stabilise at lower settings.Sometimes i do not need high sensitivity settings as a lot of my targets are small and shallow in amongst iron.In this situation i would need the machine to be stable with no chatter.Also the pro version comes with the 12" coil......please give me an HONEST opinion on the depth of the machine with this coil as depth is another prime consideration on some of my sites.....in this situation i do not mind a little chatter to get the extra depth.Basically i want the machine to be quiet at low sensitivity settings but also deep even if a little noisy.....will the mxt do both??Thanks for looking.

 

[Larry (IL)]

The MXT will do both but not with the same coil, at least not very well. If you are hunting in trash and iron, I would suggest a small coil like the 5.3 or even the 4X6 in extreme trashy grounds. The 12" is great for depth in fairly clean ground.

 

[BarberBill]

The proper setting on the MXT is a slight threshold hum. This is considered (and can be) noisy by many who usually hunt with a silent search discrimination detector. Additionally the threshold may seem too noisy or chattery at the higher sensitivity settings especially if the threshold itself is set a bit too high, depending a bit on the ground etc. HOWEVER, the threshold can be run just into the silent zone if desired (with a slight depth loss possible) and should only be set to be a minimal hum in the first place. Once I got used to the hum in the back ground, I miss it when using detectors that are dead silent when not over a target. Hope this is helpful.
BB

 

[JohninNC]

Larry and BarberBill said it exactly like it is. Great machine with great flexibility.

 

[scoper]

I took a chance and purchased an mxt pro.......i used it for the first time today on a club rally.I had been thinking about getting an mxt for a number of years but had always been put off by some people saying how noisy it was.After using it today i wish i had tried one ages ago.I used the machine in relic mode with iron i.d,no discrim(we dig everything above iron in the u.k) with the sensitivity set at ten and the threshold just in silent.There was a little background noise at these settings but nothing to get to bothered about and all good targets were easily identifiable....even the small deeper targets.I tried the machine in the +1+2+3 segment and even at these settings the background noise was less than i believed it would be.....although i did run the machine mainly on the lower settings so that i could get used to the target responses a little easier.I will leave it on the lower settings for a while and increase them when i feel that i am starting to learn the machine a little more.I was using the coil that came with the pro which was the super 12.....even this coil was doing a fair job in the iron infested parts of the field although i had to work quite hard to lock on to the good targets.....i will purchase the 10x6 elliptical soon as i have heard this does a good job in the more trashy areas.The 12" is certainly quite deep and still very sensitive to tiny objects,i am looking forward to going over some of my more worked out fields with this coil as i'm sure it will find some more of the deeper targets i have previously missed with my other detectors.The word that sums up my first experience with the mxt is IMPRESSIVE.....i can certainly see the potential in the machine once i have put in the effort to learn it and i now know why they have such a loyal following.This is the first machine in a long time that has put a smile on my face after using it.....i really enjoyed it that much.After trying loads of different machines over the years the mxt may be the machine i have always looked for....it's certainly off to a good start......i just wish i had tried it sooner.
Regards,Neil.

 

[BarberBill]

I started learning my MXT by running with the presets at first then increasing the sensitivity as I became more familiar with the machine. Try moving the threshold just out of the silent range. You don't want it very loud at all, just enough to hear a slight bump in the sound. Also, if you're not aware, when you pass over a target that is discriminated out, the threshold will null out as the coil passes over the target. This tells you something is there which you may (or not) decide to investigate. I've found my MXT to run a bit quieter with the 6X10 coil, probably due to the fact that it's a DD coil. Also, I'm using the regular MXT and I've found that sometimes if it's becoming a bit more noisy it pays to ground balance again. The ground grab feature on the Pro is one thing I'd make good use of if it were on the standard.
BB

 

[scoper]

Thanks for the info BB.I will start using the threshold as i do like a machine with a constant threshold tone.I did use the ground grab feature a couple of times when the machine started to get a little noisy in certain parts of the field....the site was contaminated with more iron than i expected which was'nt the ideal way to start learning a machine.I could have done with the 10x6 on this site although i was quite surprised that the super 12 gave quite a good account of itself.....i found a few targets that were quite close to iron objects.Thanks again for the info i really appeciate it.
Regards,Neil.

 

[srf2112]

The MXT Pro in relic mode w/iron I.D. (and the proper coil) is unbeatable for finding tiny, non-ferrous targets . . .you're gonna love it . .!