X-70 and Sovereign GT; Displays/Meters

[Weasel_Loader]

I'm just getting back into the hobby, previously having a Tesoro Sidewinder. With the help of others here on the forum, I've pretty much narrowed my choice for a new detector down to a X-70. Living in the So.Cal desert has me really close to gold prospecting, but I'd also like to do an occasional park and beach trip. I'd like to use it mostly for old home sites as that is my favorite thing. I know the X-70 would excel at these really well. I'd like to also consider the Sovereign GT. This looks like a great detector and would like to know if it can do gold nuggets. I like the idea of being able to hip mount when needed.

I'd also like to know what people think about displays and meters. I've never owned a detector with a display. I understand they are not always reliable information, but I see a lot of videos with people describing the numbers that their targets register. My question for the experience folks out there is, "once you get the hang of your detectors noises, do you really need a display to tell you what numbers it thinks the target is"?

I've done some searches but can't find info on the accessory meter that Minelab sells for the Sovereign GT. Things like what the meter tells you and how helpful it is.

Thanks for any help.

 

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[Sandman]

I have a meter on my GT and it will give you numbers than can ID most targets correctly most of the time. It's the other ones that might be the better target. I am going to take my meter off this spring I think and just us the S-1 inline probe on it.

I would think the X-70 would be the better nugget detector too, but I've never used the GT on nuggets.

 

[UncleVinnys]

MMmm! THat is exactly the question I'm pondering too - in fact I posted a message
of X-70 versus Sov.

I do mostly coin shooting, but with gold fields in the area, I want to be able to
go there too.
The target ID is no longer necessary for me, and I can tell a coin much better
by the solid sound than by the numeric reading. I also like that the Sov has multiple
frequencies, and the higher ones are better for gold.
I know that at times I'm hunting for coins in areas that might also have gold,
and though I like the X-70, it may be too much trouble to have to switch
coils just to be able to pick up the occasional nugget. So, I'm leaning toward the
one-machine-does-all Sov. The only unknown for me is what advantage the
multiple frequencies really have, and if in fact they can be notched out to
focus on the nuggets.