Whites V3 Vs. XLT worth upgrading
- Thread starter ppratt
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U.K. Brian
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- Oct 11, 2005
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- XLT, Whites D.F., Treasure Baron, Deepstar, Goldquest, Beachscan, T.D.I., Sovereign, 2x Nautilus, various Arado's, Ixcus Diver, Altek Quadtone, T2, Beach Hunter I.D, GS 5 pulse, Searchman 2 ,V3i
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- All Treasure Hunting
Its better than the XLT and the DFX... BUT, and there's always a but, is it improved enough to justify the price.
In my case I've better wet sand detectors, better plough/heavy iron contamination machines and deeper machines for pasture.
This means you having a few machines to cover all the bases but safeguards against breakdown's and you always have a spare machine to loan out if someone wants to come detecting with you. I sold my V3 to someone who was travelling through Europe for six months and it served him well. On returning home he did sell the Whites on and now has a high power P.I. for the wet sand backed up by a Sovereign plus a T2 for land use.
I still have and use my old XLT. No good for wet sand areas and the concentric coil does tend to mask out targets so I do select the sites I use it on with care but its still a great machine. I your case, as your happy with the results your getting, would carry on and in the meantime try out a few other detectors and there's several machines coming on the market soon which should put pressure on for a price reduction on existing models.
In my case I've better wet sand detectors, better plough/heavy iron contamination machines and deeper machines for pasture.
This means you having a few machines to cover all the bases but safeguards against breakdown's and you always have a spare machine to loan out if someone wants to come detecting with you. I sold my V3 to someone who was travelling through Europe for six months and it served him well. On returning home he did sell the Whites on and now has a high power P.I. for the wet sand backed up by a Sovereign plus a T2 for land use.
I still have and use my old XLT. No good for wet sand areas and the concentric coil does tend to mask out targets so I do select the sites I use it on with care but its still a great machine. I your case, as your happy with the results your getting, would carry on and in the meantime try out a few other detectors and there's several machines coming on the market soon which should put pressure on for a price reduction on existing models.
eathabs
Bronze Member
- Jan 11, 2005
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ppratt, we have a respected member here on TNet that recently made the swtch from a DFX to the V3. He is from the northwestern part of our great commonwealth. Send Schrecky a pm for his thoughts.
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minton7
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I would have to say that the learning curve on the V-3 is greater than any of White's machine.. plus the pre-sets are set so "hot" that you have to tone it down fairly far to not go nuts while trying to learn it. It is a VERY good, but also very complicated machine. I say this both as white's dealer and as a loyal White's user of 18 years. I must admit though, I have contemplated retiring my trusty XLT for the V-3 though.... I am curious to take to to places I have "hunted out" and see if it picks up things my LXT couldn't reach...... I have one fairly small church lot that comes to mind...
Having said all this, if you choose to go with the V-3, please let me know and we may be able to work out a deal... I have great prices on all White's machines!
Having said all this, if you choose to go with the V-3, please let me know and we may be able to work out a deal... I have great prices on all White's machines!
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