Invite to V3i Owners

ringking76 · Nov 4, 2014

I didn't care for the CTX,its balanced and feels great in the hand.
There wasn't enough coin separation for me,I dug 11 brownies that were reading qrtrs in one day.
Some ppl love it though,do the research b4 you spend the $

supertraq · Nov 5, 2014

RobRieman said:
I love my v3i Higgy and do well with it but I would love to try a Dues and a 3030. They are all great detectors and each have their own niche. I hope to own all 3 one day. You can change everything on the V to suit your hunting style but be prepared to swing it for a while to learn all the features.

No i don't know the name of the video i watched on youtube but the v3i trumped the ctx3030,by a small margin on every target.I don't own either one but if i were to buy one it would be the v3i after watching the video,you should be able to find it,very good vid..s.t
Found it:

Brooklynhunter · Nov 5, 2014

I have viewed that video too. The host seems sincere. My only advice would be that in my experience, there is no replacing experience when doing anything that requires technique and technical knowledge. Such is the case with our hobby. It takes years of dedicated time and focus to get good results consistantly and this holds ever true when using a high end machine. They are complicated and very challenging to master. I have 4 years swinging the V3i and just bought the CTX. I know it will take 40 to 50 hours before I can even begin to make reliable comparisons between the two no less offer opinions as to which I think is the better performer. That said if at all possible anyone thinking of making the plunge into a high end machine should try to meet up with guys who own them and get some time swinging it and pick the owners brain . Get as much info first hand (real time field use of of the machiene) and second hand (videos , blogs). It's worth your while to research heavily before you buy given the high cost of these detectors, V3i with witless head phones $1700 and CTX is $2400. Good luck.

Brooklynhunter · Nov 9, 2014

As promised, I hit a local park today. Very heavily littered with trash. The ctx

Brooklynhunter · Nov 9, 2014

As promised, I hit a local park today. Very heavily littered with trash. The ctx was able to hit all these targets with good seperstion. With the target trace on the CTX

Brooklynhunter · Nov 9, 2014

As promised, I hit a local park today. Very heavily littered with trash. The ctx was able to hit all these targets with good seperstion. With the target trace on the CTX can illustrate visually and with audio where each of the different target are in relation to one another. This is something the v3i can not do. However given my very limited knowledge of the CTX VDI

Brooklynhunter · Nov 9, 2014

As promised, I hit a local park today. Very heavily littered with trash. The ctx was able to hit all these targets with good seperstion. With the target trace on the CTX can illustrate visually and with audio where each of the different target are in relation to one another. This is something the v3i can not do. However given my very limited knowledge of the CTX VII scale is dug all the trash . Had I used the V3i I would have had several ways to analyse the targets before digging and can by using such cut the amount of trash is dig which comes up as a good VDI considerably. This is where I feel the CTX can not compare. With the ctx I hit numerous target that were in the silver range which turned out to be pull tabs, without the use of alternative analysis tools I had no way to pull more data as I would have with the V3i. So far 8 say the CTX and V3i have equal debth. Ctx as better seperstion and ability to visually illustrate location of separate targets as well as their individual make up . But the V3i has more options to the user to test the targets so to verify vdi readings before digging. As to pin pointing both are about equal but the V3i offers a better visual display making PP more accurate. I'm going to spend this week memorizing the CTX VDI scale for silver, clad, and trash targets. Next weekend I'm hitting a less trashy park and will work on pilng out good targets vs bad and seeing how accurate i am at making the xall before I dig it. I sounds and reads as a quarter and it actually turns out to be a quarter. Have a great week all.

DAN

o2findit · Nov 11, 2014

Hi Guys,
From down under in OZ. Aussie land. I have been using the v3 since it was released and i have used a lot of detectors in 37 years of detecting and beleive me the v3 and the v3i are that far ahead of the opposition its a joke. Whites really through everthing in to the v3i and its amazing when you try some many combinatioins and think out side the square when setting it up for the type of detecting you want to use it for.

For example here in OZ our biggest problem with our currency is brass keys, aluminium screw caps, lead sinkers, brass tent eyelets, the end of a zipper these all fall right on our $1 and $2 coins.

Now by using different frequencies and non normalised in seperate programs for the $1 and another program for the $2 you can seperate these targets and get the $1 and$2 coins. Another way of seperation is to swing over your target at a little bit faster speed than a normal search from right to left only. You will find the coins the 3 bars are in a straight line directly on top of each other where as the other targets you will get the two bottom bars on top of each other with the top bar to the right.

Also if you have 2 targets close to gether you will get to humps side by side and you might say aah you can here them as you pass over them but if you have been a detecting a long day say 8 hours as i do many days you do lose a bit of concentration so if you keep the old peepers on the screen you wont miss them.

The ctx can not seperate these targets it just does not have the capabilities. Its all in the set up the v3i has more moves than a chess board. I just recently sent my v3 back to the states to have it converted to a v3i and what a difference and the quality of Whites service is just unbeleavable. I will be staying with the v3i till the technology steps up in to a new faze like been able to get rid of aluminium pull tabs and get gold rings. It can be done in some cases with the v3i where the rings dont fall on the pulltabs.

Regards O2findit down under in Australia.

scott9050 · Nov 11, 2014

Brooklynhunter said:
I have viewed that video too. The host seems sincere. My only advice would be that in my experience, there is no replacing experience when doing anything that requires technique and technical knowledge. Such is the case with our hobby. It takes years of dedicated time and focus to get good results consistantly and this holds ever true when using a high end machine. They are complicated and very challenging to master. I have 4 years swinging the V3i and just bought the CTX. I know it will take 40 to 50 hours before I can even begin to make reliable comparisons between the two no less offer opinions as to which I think is the better performer. That said if at all possible anyone thinking of making the plunge into a high end machine should try to meet up with guys who own them and get some time swinging it and pick the owners brain . Get as much info first hand (real time field use of of the machiene) and second hand (videos , blogs). It's worth your while to research heavily before you buy given the high cost of these detectors, V3i with witless head phones $1700 and CTX is $2400. Good luck.

My V3i with wireless headphones new was $1250.

Brooklynhunter · Nov 11, 2014

New? In the box?. If so that's a great deal. I bought my V3i with wireless in 2010 From metal detector distributors in Brooklyn and I think it was $1700 back then . I hope I didn't over pay.

undrpar59golf · Nov 11, 2014

$1250 with wireless is a steal..i payed $1200 new for just the machine ..

scott9050 · Nov 16, 2014

Brooklynhunter said:
New? In the box?. If so that's a great deal. I bought my V3i with wireless in 2010 From metal detector distributors in Brooklyn and I think it was $1700 back then . I hope I didn't over pay.

Yes, new in the box from the White's east coast repair shop/dealer in Manassas Virginia. I got the headphones with the $200 in bonus bucks that were available at the time.

kermit · Nov 16, 2014

I started detecting with a Ace 250 many years ago....great detector....it paid for itself many times over. It was cheap, light, and easy to use. Once I learned that gold rings hit in the pull tab range and most people set their detectors to reject pull tabs, I started digging every target in the old swimming holes I was detecting. The Ace was easy to use and strong I could locate a target fast, have it dug and pinpointed, fill the hole and be on to the next hole before most people could even decide if they wanted to dig or not. Most long days would yield a near full gallon bag of pull tabs, bottle tops, gum rappers, and can slaw. In my front pocket would be earrings, broken necklace parts, toe rings, wedding bands, silver, and watches, etc. It takes a lot of hard works but for real I think its a numbers game, no matter what detector you are using....The more targets you find and dig......The more stuff you find, be it trash or treasure.....A full basket is always a full basket. After years with the Ace I decided that I wanted (MORE POWER) so I ended up with the Whites (DFX).....after a much longer learning curve then the Ace I also learned to love her. I like whites detectors because of the service you get when you call, I like how the detectors are built strong and last. It's very easy to find parts and upgrades in almost every state. After years with DFX it slowly became my new right hand......The Ace was still my go to machine for easy digging and swimming hole hunting but the Ace could not keep up out in the woods or in large plowed fields relic hunting civil war, or historic school sites. I could find deep silver targets with my DFX that my Ace couldn't even smell. After years with my DFX I decided I needed (MORE POWER) The choice was easy for me to pick the Whites V3I. Everything was the same as my DFX just better...Most of my old DD coils work just the same...most.....and the set up is same........I feel like my V3I comes really close to telling me what is in the ground...However, close is also what makes pull tabs and gold rings smell so much alike. My V3I is really nice it has all the bells and Whistles but to tell the truth when I am hunting a historic school site deep in the woods and I get a faint hit that sounds questionable I don't flip through six different screens to see how it reads on one of my many graphs I close my eyes swing over spot a few times to get the sound to repeat and then I default back to my old ACE 250 days......I dig....that's the only real way to determine what the detector is telling you.....I would say buying a high end metal detector is no different then buying a high end hunting rifle....find the one that feels good in your hand , that is easy for you to use, make sure the caliber is close to game you are hunting, buy it and get to know it. When it comes down to it all the money and brands in the world is not going to put rounds on target......That is up to the user. I love my V3i because I know it....I'm sure a guy just like me with the same amount of time in the field would give my V3I a run for its money with a Dues, Mine Lab, 3030 or ACE 250. Depends on the operator and the location.
Hope that helps.