MX5 vs MXT Pro

[DiggerinVA]

Yes brand new. I have been out a half dozen times and really like this machine. I am able to run sensitivity on 9, threshold on 6, just notch out nails and off I go. So far I have pulled 5 coins out over 9" deep with my SEF 10X12. KILLER SETUP

How ya like that new Whites pinpointer? Looks like it could be better than the Garrett....?

 

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[hammer0419]

How ya like that new Whites pinpointer? Looks like it could be better than the Garrett....?

The new TRX pinpointer is absolutely awesome!!! It has been flawless!!!

 

[supertraq]

The mx5 is a fully digital version of the mxt pro .. The mxt pro is part analog and digital. With the detectors all going fully digital these days they wanted to make their most popular machine and make it new. I have used whites machines since the 1970's and the mxt is my favorite. I do really like the mx5. Very good machine. Is it better ?? Well ive tested them side by side and to me they are the same. Same depth. Mx5 may be a tad faster. All of my targets were tested and all was equal. So if you want a lighter more weather resistant mxt pro then the mx5 is the one for you.

Now thats a real answer,,bravo

 

[supertraq]

I don't know sqat about those 2 but Monte has mentioned more than once that he likes the mx5.

 

[picklepete]

Who is Monte? Never heard of him.

 

[Fletch88]

You don't know who Monte is? Geez where you been? Lol

 

[Keppy]

But the MX5 has no ground balance ………….

 

[basstrackerman]

Yes it does..ground balances just like all mxt's only diff is it doesnt have trac lock..but the newer faster processor keeps the ground balance very close if not perfect..

 

[Keppy]

Who is Monte? Never heard of him.

Monty was a member of Tnet for years if they are talking about the same Monty … He Passed away about a year ago …

 

[randyalbin]

Gosh Keppy, ever heard of research?

But the MX5 has no ground balance ………….

The MX5 has an automated ground balance, White's patented AutoTrac to be specific! It tracks the ground as coil is being swept across the ground matrix....AND it does a great job.

 

[Fletch88]

Mont"e" is a member on another forum whose a plethora of md knowledge and wisdom.

 

[luvsdux]

Monte is Monte Berry, a long time detectorist, one time Tesoro dealer, White's enthusiast and a very good source of information and experience regarding metal detecting.
luvsdux

 

[Keppy]

The MX5 has an automated ground balance, White's patented AutoTrac to be specific! It tracks the ground as coil is being swept across the ground matrix....AND it does a great job.

I just never took a close look at the MX5 i never saw a GB button on the face or a ground grab button .. Who would have thought that the pin point button was the GB button .. and since i never saw a balance button on it i just passed it over like it was a 250 or some other low cost detector..

 

[Keppy]

Sorry guys but the only Monty i knew about was Tnet monty that passed on..Now i know..

 

[Keppy]

OK now i see Monte he is on the Whites forum i am there also … But i never really noticed him before ..

 

[randyalbin]

White's Electronics is their website, look at the specs

I just never took a close look at the MX5 i never saw a GB button on the face or a ground grab button .. Who would have thought that the pin point button was the GB button .. and since i never saw a balance button on it i just passed it over like it was a 250 or some other low cost detector..

Well... you still haven't quite got it yet, just turn it on with the power button and start hunting with the same settings you used the last time you hunted with it. The MX5 retains the setting even after it is powered down. The ground balance is automated, just start sweeping the coil. There is nothing cheap about this detector, except it is a bargain priced, mid-level machine that performs like the big boys.