slingshot said:
Yes! I saw a video where the standard 9" coil passed the nail board test w/flying colors so I postponed getting the 6 1/2" coil and the MX5 is so great for covering larger areas. Love this MX5!
Yes, I really enjoyed the MX-5 and it became my favorite current White's model over the M-6 and MXT Pro / All-Pro models. The new MX-7 is definitely not a re-done MXT Pro, and with the newer circuitry design and added adjustment functions, it is my favorite currently-produced White's detector.
I prefer the open-frame 9" over the solid, donut-hole 950, but they are still very good Concentric designs. I just wish they would make the 9" like on the MX-5 with a connector for the new MX-7 and MX Sport models. These coils, especially the 9", do pretty well in a modest amount of iron trash, and the open 9" coil can handle the
Nail Board Performance Test reasonably well, but not as well as the 6½" Concentric. The 9" does well in the more open areas at providing better coverage and slightly more depth, but the 6½" is lighter, balances better, and hunts in-and-around trash much better. It's the 2-coil complement for the MX-5, or an M6 or MXT Pro as well.
My MX-5 makes a great 'loaner unit' in my detector group because with those two coils it can be used virtually anywhere, tailored for the brushy or trashy conditions, being quite 'functional' and providing ample 'performance', yet it is 'simple' for even a newcomer to learn to use but is definitely
not a beginner-level detector.
Monte