Some of the best advice I have seen lately... Listen to him. !!
So many people over spend on a detector looking for that extra depth.When in fact it may not be there with the detector you struggle to pay for.......... everyone gets visions of greater depth with their next purchase... 10% more.........15% more ............ Wow .......that is a lot they think..well ya know what.if your getting 8 inches now 10% more is .......8 tenths of an inch..... just a little over 1/2 inch more.
Now be realistic how much good is.8 tenths of an inch going to gain you. A larger coil for the detector you now have can get you 1 to 1 1/ 2 more inches on a good day....... and even some of that isn't workable depth.
Maybe we would be better off tweaking what we use to get that little bit of difference. Sure we all like new, and the latest and the greatest............ but how many of us down the road go back to that detector we had a few years ago and find it works just fine.. in fact better than ever with the experience we have gained in detecting......
Now I'm not saying keep the same detector forever..........and I'm not saying there isn't better out there sometimes.( Make sure it's better)........I'm saying what you have has more to offer, and I'm saying different coils make a difference. Just because a detector costs $2,000 dollars does not mean your going to start digging 15 inch targets..... Will you do better , Maybe ? .Will you go deeper?.Yep .8 tenths of an inch...
As the commercial says............ It's your money............ use it how you want too...........if you just want a new detector.Go for it !! Like Grumpy says "DON"T MAKE IT A BURDEN"