DetectorBase.com, a new metal detecting resource/community focused on article based content, has announced that the official launch date will be January 15, 2007. If you're interested in taking a look before the 15th, please visit http://tmp.detectorbase.com and request a username/password. They are giving them out for the next few days to flush out any immediate bugs with the site, etc. I personally think it's a great site with massive potential!

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So, I've finally decided on what I'm going to do. I currently have a White's XLT Spectrum that has been an absolutely a great detector for me. But after 10 years, I'm deciding to get a new unit. This doesn't mean the XLT is going to be boxed up or given away. I would like to add another piece to my arsenal. I think it will be real fun to split my hunts up between detectors, and go over my 'hunted-out' areas with a new machine to see if I missed anything (and everyone knows.. no one can get all the signals).

So... what am I going to get??? The decision has been made, and I'm going to pick up the new Minelab Explorer SE. It was between that and the White's DFX. After talking to a White's representative on the phone today, me said that DFX wouldn't be that much of a jump from the XLT. He said that if I was surf/beach hunting it would be great, but standard relic/coin hunting, it was very comparable to the XLT. He talked about the DC phase switch, that sounded interesting, but it wasn't enough to make me bite on the DFX. I would have been sorely disappointed if it was just like swinging my XLT.

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So, I've been itchin' to buy a new metal detector. I currently own a White's XLT Spectrum, which I've been swinging for nearly 10 years now. First off, I have no complaints with this machine. It's simply awesome. So, why do I want a new machine? Well, I simply think that technology has changed and detectors have to be better... right? Plus, it's fun to try something new, and after 10 years I think it would be good to change things up a little.

Now, the obvious "upgrade" choice would be to get the White's DFX. I like the sound of dual frequency and "deeper" targets, but I started asking around the forum circles for opinions. Surprisingly, I get a lot of "XLT is better than the DFX" or "I would stick with the XLT, if I was you" stuff. That's getting me worried. I was expecting to hear "The DFX smokes the XLT" or something to that affect. Now the sliver of doubt has been planted. Do I want a DFX?

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