TexHunter
Elite Member
Etrac, if I could still swing one, XP Deus since I can't...
Now that is much more specific information than your first post ="at this time" and "for all areas and terrain types".
I respect Monte a lot and the others on this forum who will disagree.....however, the Equinox 600 or 800 would be my choice under those conditions. It might not be the best at any specific site compared to another detector but it will find most of the targets in any terrain type or mineralization from my experience with over 5,000 hours on the Equinox (and I do keep a log.)
I never thought you had ill intentions. I just needed you to be more clear about your conditions.
Although I'm presently exclusively hunting with a Nox 600 if by some ridiculous set of circumstances I was forced to only have one detector It would be my White's M6 .It's built tough , works extremely well and I don't have to buy replacement battery packs from the factory .With a smaller coil it is still light and balanced enough for my deteriorating body to handle . Also if dementia should set in It would probably take me awhile longer to forget how to use it .
good point! whitey's m6 given up for dead when the mx-5 came out. mx-5 didn't sell well,so whitey reinstates the m6 because they knew how good a coin sniper
it is and always was. detector was always in the shadow of the mxt,and one of the "classic" sleepers of all time
(h.h.!)
j.t.
'Thank You' for the comment, and I also admire your replies and look for them when I check out various posts, but I do not disagree with your selections.jmaclen: said:I respect Monte a lot and the others on this forum who will disagree.....however, the Equinox 600 or 800 would be my choice under those conditions. It might not be the best at any specific site compared to another detector but it will find most of the targets in any terrain type or mineralization from my experience with over 5,000 hours on the Equinox (and I do keep a log.)
First I have to agree that it would take a "ridiculous set of circumstances" for me to every trim my Detector Outfit down to just a Detector alone. Oh, it's doable, but I just don't want to.Soil Surgeon: said:Although I'm presently exclusively hunting with a Nox 600 if by some ridiculous set of circumstances I was forced to only have one detector It would be my White's M6 .It's built tough , works extremely well and I don't have to buy replacement battery packs from the factory .With a smaller coil it is still light and balanced enough for my deteriorating body to handle . Also if dementia should set in It would probably take me awhile longer to forget how to use it .
I like 'Simple!'Silver Strike: said:I have only one detector. The trusty m6. It just gets it and simple to use. - - - -. I will never sell the M6.
Ctx 3030
The 3030 looks pretty nice, could you give a couple of reasons why you choose that one? I notice you have a nice assortment of detectors you swing, and I would love your opinion on your reason for this selection.
Thanks in advance!
I like 'Simple!'
No need for complexity in a hobby that's supposed to be 'fun.' Just keep it 'simple and use what works and enjoy life.
Monte
Target trace, gps feature, and ID. Machine is built like a tank and basically does it all.
You've got my wheels turning on this machine, is it easy to learn?
First I have to agree that it would take a "ridiculous set of circumstances" for me to every trim my Detector Outfit down to just a Detector alone. Oh, it's doable, but I just don't want to.
Second, since your resurrected the defunct White's models, I'll kind of agree with you, In the latter years they sure made some errors in detector design as well as marketing. I was asked to handle a prototype that evolve into the original MXT, and I was given one of thise first offerings. I liked it, but down the road I preferred the MXT Pro. The fnihsed product was better than the prototype I worked with, and credit for that goes to the engineer at the time, Carl Moreland.
But between the MXT and MXT Pro they brought out the simplified MXT version, the M6, that was an easy-to-operate and very efficient Coin Hunting detector. They eliminated the Relic Hunting and Prospecting functions and, when released, I quickly added an M6 w/6½" Concentric coil to my Detector Outfit. It was one of three detectors I kept in my vehicle all the time for daily travel and was a quick-grab set-up for most of my urban Coin Hunting.
That was replaced, however, by White's MX-5, using the same 6½" Concentric coil, because it gave me some Tone ID features, GB read-out, an All Metal mode, and slightly improved depth-of-detection over the M6. My friend OregonGregg still has his M6 and he found a lot of keepers when he got it, preferring it to his MXT Pro .... and that was for Relic Hunting some ghost towns. He's never been into urban Coin Hunting.
Sadly White's dropped the M6, then brought it back but, in the end, they were marketing the M6 as a 'CSI' model in their catalog. Again, dumb marketing.
I'm well outfitted now and don't need another detector, but if I come across a creampuff M6, or especially an MX-5, I just might add one back in my team of detectors. Enjoy your Equinox 600, it's a good detector ... but give it a break now and then and take that M6 out for a little fun and relaxation.
Monte
I think some are trying to make the OP's question too difficult. If you were asked what car would you pick if you could only pick one, would your answer be it depends on where I live? or it depends on what I'm going to use it for?
I think the original OP is just asking a simple question and can have a simple answer.
Odd that you posted about the M6. They really are solid, fun and mostly easy detectors. I own two and am proud of each. I had one in my home yard today to just have fun. They are so easy.