New detector suggestions?

[allsilentearth]

Hello im looking to upgrade to a new better detector does anybody have any suggestions for me. I have a whites prizm 2 now and its just not really giving me enough for what i put in. thanks alot
cory

 

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[treasuredog]

I would get on losttreasure.com and do some field tests. Also,of course,ask people on Tnet. There are so many detectors out,I would definitely do my homework. I have a whites xlt,which is good and I got a minelab xterra 70 coming. Good luck in your choosing. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!

 

[Eu_citzen]

What kind of detecting will you be doing?
How much is your budget?
How do you like manuals etc? (long/short learning curve)

 

[johnnycat]

You are asking a question that has been asked many times before and a question that is very hard to answer. Read, read and read some more. Then maybe you will have an idea of what you need. Good Luck. I myself am partial to the X-70

 

[allsilentearth]

What kind of detecting will you be doing?
How much is your budget?
How do you like manuals etc? (long/short learning curve)

I would really like to do coin shooting like hitting up farms. i have about a 800 dollar budget and im sorry i dont really understand what you eman by manuals.

 

[treasuredog]

Manuals are instruction books.

 

[allsilentearth]

Oh yea i would like to get something that is going to take me awhile to fully understand. I was looking at somehitng like the whites DFX but it might take me some time to save up that much cash.

 

[DPBOB]

Oh yea i would like to get something that is going to take me awhile to fully understand. I was looking at somehitng like the whites DFX but it might take me some time to save up that much cash.

GET THE XLT instead,save the couple hundred. It is a great coin hunting machine, easy to use. Myself I prefer the xlt over the dfx.
At this stage I have a Minelab SE and the XLT and I will find more coins with the xlt I'm happy with it's 7-9 inch depth it gets too.
Just my opinion

 

[Lowbatts]

800 bucks is an awesome budget these days. Good luck with your choice.

Always used Fishers myself but like them much less because of their current owners. I'd love to go try out an F5 and you could afford one. Bob is right on with the White's XLT, it's a tried and true machine within your budget. Seen those bring home the bacon in the past.

Tesoro and Minelab would be the next two names I'd keep in mind. Would love to get the ETrac as my next primary machine but the kitchen funding committee will not authorize the expense. (waiting to see how much extra Uncle Sam gets for this year's toil)

 

[allsilentearth]

Thanks alot this really helps me out alot you have no idea.

 

[extractor]

MXT

 

[treasuredog]

Excellent buys on Kellyco.com(They have a sale,right now!) and ebay. More bang for your buck!

 

[lastleg]

How does the Tesoro Silver U-max measure up with the more expensive
target display units available? lastleg

 

[treasuredog]

You can get on kellyco.com and look at there detectors and do a comparison on them.

 

[Kellyco]

You can get on kellyco.com and look at there detectors and do a comparison on them.

http://www.kellycodetectors.com/compare/ <---- Pick whichever three you want to look at! Their features and specs are listed side by side. It rocks!

 

[lastleg]

Maybe it would ROCK better if the Texoro's were listed. lastleg

 

[xdanthemanx]

I would take the xlt over the dfx any day, the only thing i can see where the dfx is any better
is that you can take all the claims in thier fancy advertisement and break it down to this
"IT HAs IMPROVED GUESSING CAPABILITY" they just switch the work guess to correlate ,lol....and i would say its only more right than the xlt about 5 % of the time, and it all still depends on the ground conditions of the site your on, so differetn people get slightly different results as with any machine, its still more in what you hear than what you see.
fisher f75 would be my next choice cost a bit more than the xlt though, and has a few minor manuf issues.
the tesoro's work real nice too ive been playing with a silver umax which is pretty basic but it does get good excellent depth also and it pretty damn affordable.
you can pick up a nice xlt used for 4-5 bones
youll shell out 6 or better for f75 used
im not sure what the tesoro's are going for.

Dont buy into all the posts claiming one brand is better than the rest, they all work some work better for some things and some work better for others.

Ill use the fisher the whites or the tesoro depending on what im looking for...
DTM

 

[Eu_citzen]

What kind of detecting will you be doing?
How much is your budget?
How do you like manuals etc? (long/short learning curve)

I would really like to do coin shooting like hitting up farms. i have about a 800 dollar budget and im sorry i dont really understand what you eman by manuals.

I'd look for a used Explorer or a XLT, DFX. All great machines I hear, the Explorer and DFX I have hands on experience and I tell you they are good.

Good luck with what ever your choice is.