Whites DFX or MXT

[KeystoneKid]

Can anyone tell me if the MXT will work as good along the salt water beaches as the top of the line and more expensive DFX will. I'm getting so many different answers on the above question I'm about ready to give up on Whites and go with the Mine Labs explorer SE. Case in point one White dealer tells me the MXT isn't any good around salt water and the DFX is, but the DFX will not be any good for Gold prospecting. Just today I talk to a lady who has been selling Whites for 40 years and she told me she uses her MXT on the beach all the time and as far as shes concerned the MXT is just as good as the DFX if not better and its easer to use. What really confusing me is the articles I'm reading about all the prospectors in Alaska and California showing the huge Gold Nuggets that they have found with their MXT's which has an Operating Frequency of 14kHz. So can someone please explain to me why the DFX wouldn't be just as good at prospecting and finding Gold Nuggets when it has a Frequency of 15kHz which is 1kHz higher then the MXT is operating at.

 

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[bakergeol]

I can't really help you much as I do not own either machine. However with regards to your last question on why the MXT is highly touted as a gold nugget machine and the DFX is not. The DFX is a multi-frequency machine whereas the MXT is not. Multi frequency machines including the Explorers are not good nugget machines. Single high frequency machines such as the MXT, F75, X-5, Tesoros LST can detect the smallest gold particles.

George

 

[Zincoln Miner]

you might want to consider the minelab sov gt.if I lived near the ocean I would put the
control unit (ditch the meter) in a carry pouch (I think it comes with one) and dig all
positive tones.that,s if my budget was around $700.00 and was not planning on going in
the water.do not dismiss the dfx,it is a very versatile machine.

 

[Sandman]

When people say they use XXX detector at the beach and have no trouble, they may not be talking about using it in the wet sand or in the presents of black sand. Also not all wet sand has the same amount of these two things.

The MXT makes a better gold detector for the reason that was stated. DFX is a more rounded detector with a few more options for it's use. I am not sure if the MXT has a saltwater mode, but the DFX does. This does not mean it is perfect in ALL wet sand. Wet sand is best hunted with a Minelab with more frequencies that ignore salt and minerals together.

 

[NC_Horn]

The DFX being a multi frequency machine will operate better in wet sand. I do not understand why you have been told that the DFX would not make a good nugget machine. It can't be that it is a dual frequency machine because the DFX can operate at 3KHz, 15KHz, or in a dual frequency mode using both 3 and 15 KHz.

 

[Tin Nugget]

Salt water beaches? Go with the DFX. If I lived at the beach I would not have an MXT. It is great in the dry sand, OK in the wet sand but is out performed by many other detectors in the wet sand and surf. I only get to the beach once or twice a year so it doesn't matter much to me. If you go allot I would look at the DFX or one of the other machines that work well at salt water beaches.

 

[DFX-SE Gregg]

The DFX being a multi frequency machine will operate better in wet sand. I do not understand why you have been told that the DFX would not make a good nugget machine. It can't be that it is a dual frequency machine because the DFX can operate at 3KHz, 15KHz, or in a dual frequency mode using both 3 and 15 KHz.

Hey stop making sense...they may not like it!