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You'll see less of the soil matrix with the 5" so you stand a better chance of mineralized ground or black sand bothering the Sov. Trouble is most detectors are geared for general purpose and if you're going to be gold hunting almost full time, you need a specialized detector for that purpose such as the Fisher Gold Bug, White's GMT or Tesoro Lobo Super Traq. But give the Sov a good try first before you decide you need another one. Like others, I've tried quite a few and setted on the Sov as my daily hunter.