Whites Prizm 6T
$699
Number of Reviews: 11
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Whites Prizm 6T
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Brandon Marshall in Baker City, OR -
My dad purchased this machine and I tried it out and found it excellent on nickels. Dug my first buffalo nickel at 7 inches. Good audio and meter bounced. I knew I had a pile of coins. Excellent on coins and has good ground tracking.
Jun 20, 2010
5 Yes
1 No
Tested out thoroughly the 6T
bill h in sf valley, santa monica, riverside city & L.A. ca -
Well my trip to the beaches and parks with the 6T were better than last year. We matched it up on three beach areas first with the seahunter mark2 and the tesoro cibola... colored black-orange & red marking sticks were placed where each detector picked up a signal Red for the garrett seahunter which is a P.I. detect, orange for the cibola and Black for the 6T. Grid was 4 feet wide and 30 foot steps long---the 6T was on the money 60%% of the time, in the dry sand. The cibola, well it did pretty good with a full 80+%%. the mark2 now that is another story as we set the signal on # TWO ( 2 ) one can get a fair idea of what may be going into your sand scoop but hey one cannot be over 50% sure. We placed each detects coil where the marker sticks were at. The 6T 60% the mark2 well it is a P.I> and at setting two it will detect just about everything, which we wanted.
The 6T in Californias black sand oh my it came out in 2nd place. As the sun glare on the digital screen is not a help and slows down ones detect time and finds the cibola did a good job, we used headphones on all 3 detects.. at the beach areas.
NOW at the parks we used Temascal road park and Van Ness L.A. city park, third street park in west L.A. near the LaBrea tar pits plus the Burbank Ca, park on San Fernando road.. and we also hit valley village park, all different parks and of course different heavy traffic & trash areas. We used the 6T, cibola, Garrett GTAx 550 and a Fisher Excel ID Detector, all in all the 6T came in at 65% to 75% depending on what detector it was competing with. So to be fair we have placed 4 stars .. yet feel 3 & 3/4 is correct.. white's at least on the 6T models needs to kick it up a notch or three. Also on the weight issue, your arm gets a workout.
May 18, 2010
2 Yes
3 No
slip N slide Update We are very happy !!!
bill h 78 and still kicking in Santa Monica, Valley, & L.A. -Got the 6T back from white's and they were on the phone with me twice to explain what they have done to make this 6T of mine rock, and YES it now does !! I took this over to Valley village park & tested it within 6 feet of the picnic area, and 20 minutes later I had 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 4 pennies and 1 nickel..and due to this trashy area I can now state that the 6T came in a winner ,, the main problem was from what I gather the P.C. B which I think stands for the P.C.Board, they calibrated the new board and tested it side by side with another 6T, Also included an 8 inch prizm coil, added one more for me as well, will be heading for the beach right after the Labor Day Monday holiday!! Mr Howard and his tech Jerry A. did a bang up job, this I can tell you!! This IS what White's is all about.. yes I had a few false icon signals, however this was mainly due to the junk people throw on the ground by the picnic area.. a neighbor of mine told me that he used to work for the BIG 3 shippers and that a LOT of packages get thrown every which way and that may have been the reason that when i got it back the 1st time from white's ,,they may have tossed it every which way..
All have a Great Holiday and we will update on this 6T after we test it on the beach, we will be right up to the shore this time and give it a hard test.. and will use it only on the wet sand for the first test,,,and per J.A. reduce the Gain as well say 3 or 4 bars max, and NOT alternate between wet and dry sand. So far 4 1/2 stars and I bet a full 5 after the beach test..
Thank you Steve howard and tech J.A. for all your help.
Aug 13, 2009
14 Yes
3 No
Prizm 6T
bill Heyman in L.A., Santa Monica & the Valley, Ca. -
I was able to speak with a White's gentleman this morning and i will be shipping the 6T out to Sweethome Oregon one more time as it may just be a damaged in transit from when they repaired and sent the 6T back to me. Mr.Howard was very understanding of my concerns and will have the 6T checked out.
Now that IS the YES White's Electronics way of doing business. I explained to him my plight, which he understands, SO everybody the 6T will get a thorough test,, I am a very Happy guy today.
I am very POSITIVE all will be corrected, have a Great weekend and Find those lost rings and such. I will update and add a full 5 stars when I test & Know the 6T is working ,,
take care
Bill Heyman
p.o. box 4407
burbank, ca 91503-4407
Jul 10, 2009
12 Yes
2 No
Prizm 6T here in California
bill heyman in Valley, L.A. and santa Monica Ca -
I decided to Test the 6-T one last time.. We headed out to Malibu Surfrider beach and then to Will Rogers beach well we/I followed ALL instructions again, including the very helpful hint from Mr. Wilmer H. Winfield dated 06/24/2009 and thank you sir for your input.
I used the 6-T first and found two clad pennies in like 30 minutes, yet Still had a host of false readings, Vivian also tried out the 6-T and same results, only she found Zero...and agrees with me regards the icons at $0.50 reading most of the time..Gary another partner with us told me in no uncertain words NO thanks I'll use my own detector.
Now I MUST do a RETRACTION of sorts on THIS one 6T, I found out it was originally purchased from the state of PA. I got it from Texas new.. and also found out I should have only paid $8.00 plus to ship to White's in Sweethome Oregon, I called our accountant and YES I was correct, the U.P.S. store charged me $87.00 and change to send it out to white's not 89.00 and change..
As to the sales tax I also had purchased two detects that same day here in California, so my ERROR is in stating I paid sales tax on the 6T
my mistake and one I ADMIT too!! When I am wrong then I will admit I am wrong..
NOW I also got an email from Steve at the Sweethome Oregon office which irritated me to NO end, so I replied to his email and ALSO phoned him, had to leave a voicemail for him to CALL me on my personal CELL phone to once and for all clear the problem this one 6T has and as of this day I have NOT had a return call..My Personal opinion on THIS particular 6T is of course mine, others may disagree.. Have a great upcoming Labor day Holiday as for me and my partners we will keep on beachcombing, etc. take care BILL H.
Jul 09, 2009
10 Yes
7 No
A LITTLE TIP
Wilmer H Winfield in Smithsburg MD. -If anyone of your readers are having problems with the new 6T I have noticed that you better make sure the coil cable is very snug to the stem or with the high sensitivity of this machine it will be unstable and read crazy numbers. This machine is finding coins in places that i have hunted for over thirty years.WHITES IS NOT THE FAULT OF THAT KIND OF PROBLEM SO BE SURE TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.THEY ARE STILL ONE OF THE BEST MACHINES I HAVE USED.
Jun 24, 2009
15 Yes
7 No
Now ZERO stars , save your Money !!!!
a very unhappy Bill H. in Santa Monica, Ca -After sending the 6T back to Sweethome Oregon, I bought a new Garrett Hunter2, Whites was fast in sending the 6T back, as there was something loose inside, they supposedly fixed it. Also they repaired the coil wobble.. 2 little correct washers..SO I took it to the beach NO GOOOOOD NO, NO NO. Then to the parks here in Santa Monica and up to Pacific Palisade on Tamescal Road by the beach, the 6T still HAS the SAME problems as before with the sens and disc .. I do not know how they test up at White's but I can say this much, down here it still does NOT work properly!!! I am NOT a happy guy, $89.00 to send it for repair(s) and still the SAME problem..((((((Now
this time I gave a More than fair test..like 4 full weeks 2 / 3 days each week, )))))first time on the beach and in beach mode.. went over a 15 by 4 foot area, no hits, on 6T, then used the H2 and 3 hits 1 coin 2 bottlecaps all a good 6 + inches deep.
Once again the PP and all metal mode switch is YES still the same problem, and as usual I had to pull out the batt pack... the 0.50 error is still there.. This IS a $599.00 + california sales tax and the UPS $89.00 shipping charge to White's a LOSS of good money.. I am sorry to post this but Whites has LOST me as a customer for good... and yes I have had both new and used White's detects over the years, but as they have grown BIG well the touch is GONE and so is the QUALITY of their products, I wonder if the california lemon law has a clause somewhere on metal detectors Hmmm! Only kidding.. so I will donate this 6T for a church thriftshop sale or to one of the kids clubs. Yes I read the directions, 20 times over, did air and field tests on the beach and parks, always new batteries inside, my fisher 1212 works a 100 times better than this piece of JUNK, wake up Ken jr.. the 6T, well this one IS just that JUNK.. I gave this a MORE than fair test, also with my Tesoro compadre, had it at least 5 years, coming up a simple detector and WAY LOW price for them beat the 6T , me I think this 6T is SICK... save your hard earned ca$h and buy a Quality detector in the same price range from another maker... thats what I will be doing.. Will be hitting the beach, water & sand after the holiday weekend... keep on coinshooting and stay safe in the water. Bill.h
May 22, 2009
34 Yes
3 No
Lightweight and HOT
W.H.Winfield in Smithsburg, MD. -This is a very accurate machine when you get used to using it and it definitely has all the depth you need to find the older coins. It has brought me back to enjoying this great hobby again. I also have a little lightweight ACE 250 Garrett that I have had a lot of success with. Whites has always produced great machines and I have used a lot of them over the past 30 plus years.THANKS
Apr 20, 2009
11 Yes
9 No
This is one awesome detector!!!
Neal in Utah -I purchased this detector from a friend and found that this machine will keep up with my more expensive MXT.
I bought this detector mainly as a back-up and have found it to be an extremely capable machine.
First off, the features of this unit, ease of use, and overall performance is on par with a lot of more expensive machines.
The features on this machine that make it stand out are the Auto Trac, the well designed display, machine balance and weight (especially with the new 4X6 DD coil), pinpointing, and depth. White's hit a home run with this baby.
After taking it out initially, I have found over $8.00 in clad and 1 silver rosie at a depth of about 6". The machine was a little jumpy on the rosie but the audio couldn't have been better.
In my oppinion, you could spend more money but you can't do any better than this machine for the money.
Mar 23, 2009
24 Yes
12 No
The Whites prism 6t is a great machine.
McDougal in Roseburg, Oregon -I researched a few other detectors before deciding that the 6t had all of the features for a beginner to become a novice with only having to purchase one machine. The 6t can visually show you what it thinks the item is on a chart with pictures and a number chart that gives you a range of what it might be by flashing a number.
It also has a tone discrimination that has a low tone for most junk,
and squelches higher for larger coins and the better items.
The sensitivity is great and easily adjusted to help find more stuff or eliminate some bottle caps here and there.
One of the best features of this detector is the ability to manually discriminate the nails and bottle caps and still find
"all the goodies."
I did a test in my yard with my wedding ring, bottle cap, nails, and coins of every size. The 6t showed me what it was, how deep it was and by the pitch of the tone if it was a big item.
I turned the discrimination on for nails, caps and foil and it eliminated those items while still pinpointing my ring and all the coins.
This is my first detector, and feel it is a great detector for beginners because it is easy to use and really finds all kinds of metal.
I have found a lot of coins but nothing too old. I can't wait for my first gold!
Feb 19, 2009
26 Yes
12 No
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