MXT PRO or maybe the TDI SL 12 Pros & Cons

[Astro Nut]

Looking at buying either the MXT PRO or the TDI SL 12. I will be doing mostly coin and jewelry and gold in old streams and dry river beds. I have had several detectors
several years ago. I know there is a pretty good price difference between the two. I do not mind spending more for a quality unit. I am not interested in the all computer models ( V3i series or the VX3 ). I have known several that were not happy with them and wished they would have got the models where they could make there own adjustments manually and less confusing. I have seen the MXT series in operation and very straight forward and easy to use. I have never seen the TDI SL 12 model and am looking for feedback on that detector pros and cons. Appreciate any info you have. Thanks
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Bill

 

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[Irishgoldhound]

Have you looked at the AT Gold? Great versatility and descent depth.

 

[Irishgoldhound]

TDI is real deep and sensitive to small targets. Not good if you get caught out in the rain though or run into a water hole you'd like to get into. Same thing with the MXT. Great for prospecting as well and has a VDI screen, not as deep as the TDI.

 

[Zip Zip]

On the TDI sl, invest I a small "Folded" elliptical coil for nugget shooting tight area's and small nuggets. The TDI sl will see much deeper than the MXT. Beach hunting, plan on digging deep for targets and handles mineralization better than the VLF detectors. Both are Excellent detectors,,, save and get both. each one helps the other depending on location, ground mineralization & EMI

 

[Saving Tennessee History]

I've never had a TDI SL, but if you are hunting streams and river beds I would definitely start out with a VLF rather than a PI machine for the discrimination alone. I have had a wide range of White's Machines all that were good. I find the MXT to be the most solid buy out of all of their machines. It's a very good detector at a very reasonable price. Since White's is now offering the MXSport at $799, you might check that out also.

 

[Astro Nut]

I am getting the Whites MXT ALL PRO detector with several other coils. I did a lot of research on many other detectors and found that the MXT ALL PRO is the best of the ones I considered buying. I know it will be fun to have and learn about all it can do. Thanks
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Bill

 

[wingmaster]

The MXT is great on coins and jewelry with great depth, never nugget hunted where I'm at but I'm guessing one could do that pretty good as well with practice. I wouldn't feel outgunned against the V3i at all in the depth department with my MXT. HH

 

[Saving Tennessee History]

I have a hanover brass CS buckle buried in my test garden at roughly 18 inches since that's what the DIV guys always talk about 18" this 18" that. Anyways, I can hear it with the V3 and the MXT, but all you are going to hear is a pause in the threshold. That's why it's so important to have your machine properly balanced and the threshold solid. With the V3 and the Detech 13" coil I can get it to ring up in the high tone intermittently. but I dig those all day long.

Anywhere you go you will have to dig everything until you see get the hang of it. Everyone has different hearing so it's hard to tell you what to you look for. You'll just have to play it trial and error until you catch on.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

 

[Astro Nut]

Yes it will be a learning curve but being retired I have plenty of time to play and have fun learning. I bought the book THE MXT EDGE and it has excellent info on the operation of the detector.
I also have the Detech 13" Ultimate coil coming saw so many good reports on this coil. Thanks for the feedback appreciated
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Bill

 

[Saving Tennessee History]

If you are in a wide open place I let the coil slide right across the grass and leaves. You will get great depth with the Detech 13". Let us know what you find with it. I have been digging more dimes and buttons than ever before.