Hi guys, right now I own a Whites Classic ID metal detector and it has been a good metal detector but I am looking to upgrade. Does anyone own the Prizm V. How does it work for you. I looked on the whites website and looked at all the different features. How is the pinpointing, depth readout, and tone id's. Thanks for the help. HH
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Whites Prizm V Metal Detector
- Thread starter Mike(PA)
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Mike, The Prizm V is a good machine... As with any machine, it has a short learning curve.....You might want to consider a IDX Pro...or and XL Pro, too Both excellent machines...... Thanks RichardnTn
and send that Classic ID to Mr Bill and get the mods. I have a modified ID and modified idx pro and the Classic ID is greatly enhanced with manual GB and threshold adjustability and greater detection depth from factory parameters by about 2" with the added boost cirquit.Monte has more than expressed his favor of the modified classics and i can't mention anyone with more knowlege on Whites and many other detectors than him.If you get the Mr Bill Mods it's almost like getting a different detector in return for the one you sent him.If nothing else you have a very capable backup to whatever you buy. Just my opinion. HH Bill
Right now you have a very good detector. One that has provided you with some good success afield, and one which you should have learned fairly well by now. If you do feel like you have avanced enough up the learning curve and have developed a new sense of of desire to hunt different places or just different types of hunting then you might well feel the urge to 'upgrade' or 'move up' to a more expensive and better-featured model. That doesn't mean, however, that you will outclass the Classic ID.
Let me remind you that there is no single 'best' detector for all hunting applications. One of the most important tools you can ever have in your arsenal of equipment is a 'back-up' detector. For some, having two models provides them with a 'back-up' in case of field failure with their primary unit.
For others, however, having two models, or three models or four models, goes beyond just having a 'back-up' detector. It really accomplishes having one or more detectors that might use different types and/or sizes of coils and are tailored for a specific assignment. They are at the ready for handling specific challenges.
In your case, I think it would be wise to hang onto a proven performer. This is especially true when you factor in the fact that some of the newer and more featured makes and models lack some ability to hunt in dense iron trash as well as the Classic series.
Your Classic ID has an easily accessable trimmer to adjust the GB that affects BOTH operating modes. The Prizm's trimmer is smaller, more delicate, and doesn't help both mode in the same was as the Classic series.
If hunting a trashy site, the Classic ID allows you to sweep slowly where you can benefit from the quick response and recovery time. Not so with the Prizm's which have a delayed response. The Classic ID is also a little more forgiving so far as sweep speed used.
To top it off, a good, slow-motion discriminator should provide a variable discriminate control to 'fine tune' the rejection of iron nails and such (the Prizm's don't) and you should also be able to use a smaller size coil to work in and among trash. With you Classic ID you have a 4", 6
Let me remind you that there is no single 'best' detector for all hunting applications. One of the most important tools you can ever have in your arsenal of equipment is a 'back-up' detector. For some, having two models provides them with a 'back-up' in case of field failure with their primary unit.
For others, however, having two models, or three models or four models, goes beyond just having a 'back-up' detector. It really accomplishes having one or more detectors that might use different types and/or sizes of coils and are tailored for a specific assignment. They are at the ready for handling specific challenges.
In your case, I think it would be wise to hang onto a proven performer. This is especially true when you factor in the fact that some of the newer and more featured makes and models lack some ability to hunt in dense iron trash as well as the Classic series.
Your Classic ID has an easily accessable trimmer to adjust the GB that affects BOTH operating modes. The Prizm's trimmer is smaller, more delicate, and doesn't help both mode in the same was as the Classic series.
If hunting a trashy site, the Classic ID allows you to sweep slowly where you can benefit from the quick response and recovery time. Not so with the Prizm's which have a delayed response. The Classic ID is also a little more forgiving so far as sweep speed used.
To top it off, a good, slow-motion discriminator should provide a variable discriminate control to 'fine tune' the rejection of iron nails and such (the Prizm's don't) and you should also be able to use a smaller size coil to work in and among trash. With you Classic ID you have a 4", 6
...like them both and don't want to part with either one.
You've been given some great advice in the previous replies, but since you asked, I'll throw in my penny and a half (nothing I say is worth 2 cents). I keep a Blue Max 600 coil on the Classic for trashy areas and bought the Prizm V for less trashy open areas. I like the Prizm V's pinpointing, depth readout (accurate as any) and love the tones. I had a Prizm II and there was a lag to the beep, but it seems much less noticeable on the Prizm V. I also like the looks and feel of the Prizm V. I know I'm in the minority, but I think the Prizm V is an excellent detector for the shallow to medium depth coin and jewelry hunting I do. Both of my Whites detectors have seen little use lately, but only because I keep buying other new detector toys. As Dan in Pennsylvania says, "So many detectors, so little time."
You've been given some great advice in the previous replies, but since you asked, I'll throw in my penny and a half (nothing I say is worth 2 cents). I keep a Blue Max 600 coil on the Classic for trashy areas and bought the Prizm V for less trashy open areas. I like the Prizm V's pinpointing, depth readout (accurate as any) and love the tones. I had a Prizm II and there was a lag to the beep, but it seems much less noticeable on the Prizm V. I also like the looks and feel of the Prizm V. I know I'm in the minority, but I think the Prizm V is an excellent detector for the shallow to medium depth coin and jewelry hunting I do. Both of my Whites detectors have seen little use lately, but only because I keep buying other new detector toys. As Dan in Pennsylvania says, "So many detectors, so little time."
I dusted off my Prizm V (with an 8" coil) and took it out for a couple hours yesterday. It's been idle a lot since I got an Ace 250 and more recently an X-Terra 50. Our ocean beaches aren't producing much right now, so I chose a less popular section of a bay beach. I see detectorists there during the summer months and I hunted some of the general area a few years ago too. I've been having good luck finding leftovers with the 250 and X50 in places I thought were barren and wanted to see how the Prizm V would do in such an area.
I think it performed quite well - in this moderately trashy area I found no need for a 'better' detector. In the dry sand I hunted with sensitivity at 7 bars and no discrimination, but disc'd nails when there were many. When in the wet sand I dropped the sensitivity to 5 bars and disc'd nails. As with the other two detectors, I found more than I thought was there, especially quarters (12). Most of the goodies were found between 3" and 6" with a few near the surface and some about 7" deep. I was able to find 2 quarters within 6" of an aluminum boat, a few coins and the silver ring in wet (black) sand and some coins within a few inches of the steel mesh of a concrete sidewalk.
How much did the Prizm V leave behind? Just one very corroded zinc penny about 8" deep. I was curious, so I spent a half hour going over most of the area again using my Sovereign / S-12 coil and that penny was the only good target found. Sure, there are undoubtedly a few that I missed with both detectors, but the Prizm V impressed me - it was all the detector I needed for the area hunted. I know I'm practically the only one who likes the Prizm series, but I can't argue with results.
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I think it performed quite well - in this moderately trashy area I found no need for a 'better' detector. In the dry sand I hunted with sensitivity at 7 bars and no discrimination, but disc'd nails when there were many. When in the wet sand I dropped the sensitivity to 5 bars and disc'd nails. As with the other two detectors, I found more than I thought was there, especially quarters (12). Most of the goodies were found between 3" and 6" with a few near the surface and some about 7" deep. I was able to find 2 quarters within 6" of an aluminum boat, a few coins and the silver ring in wet (black) sand and some coins within a few inches of the steel mesh of a concrete sidewalk.
How much did the Prizm V leave behind? Just one very corroded zinc penny about 8" deep. I was curious, so I spent a half hour going over most of the area again using my Sovereign / S-12 coil and that penny was the only good target found. Sure, there are undoubtedly a few that I missed with both detectors, but the Prizm V impressed me - it was all the detector I needed for the area hunted. I know I'm practically the only one who likes the Prizm series, but I can't argue with results.
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clockdryve
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It's not the bat you take to the ball game............but how well you swing it........or how often 
nice finds dude 
nice finds dude only one who like's Prizm V's....It is an excellent machine and vastly underrated... Best to you, Richardntn
...and another detector. Of course, the 'gold' is only a gold plated ring. 
On Sunday I drove up to find two detectorists on the beach I planned to detect. One was using an MXT and his friend was using a detector I didn't recognize. Well that was okay, it made for a good Prizm V test. By the time I finished my coffee and got to the sand they were gone, but I saw their tracks and a few holes with tabs and pieces of aluminum along side. Right away I started finding coins where they had detected, so I believe they weren't as experienced as they looked. I guess the open holes and visible trash should have been clues. Anyway, the Prizm did well again and in the middle of the area where they had detected it found a 1946 S Walking Liberty half at 8", maybe 9" deep with a solid 50
On Sunday I drove up to find two detectorists on the beach I planned to detect. One was using an MXT and his friend was using a detector I didn't recognize. Well that was okay, it made for a good Prizm V test. By the time I finished my coffee and got to the sand they were gone, but I saw their tracks and a few holes with tabs and pieces of aluminum along side. Right away I started finding coins where they had detected, so I believe they weren't as experienced as they looked. I guess the open holes and visible trash should have been clues. Anyway, the Prizm did well again and in the middle of the area where they had detected it found a 1946 S Walking Liberty half at 8", maybe 9" deep with a solid 50