Whites DFX
Street Price $1000 - Coin, relic
Number of Reviews: 60
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First Outing on a beach
Kiddy in New Jersey -This is my first metal detector since the 1980's so I really wanted the best bang for the buck. Nailed one on ebay for $510.00, a steal. First time out on a heavily detected beach and nailed a ring in deep dirt and sand right by the steps. It was under the ground for a long time. Other detectors must have gone over it 100 times or more. I am going back to that area again this week. It is easy to use and the video on line is great. I am buying a garrett probe to go with it. I am thrilled with this unit.
Mar 23, 2010
14 Yes
4 No
The Dfx is one great whites detector!
Jo in La -Hello everyone this probably will be one of the most accurate opinions of the Dfx you'll ever read. I used quite a few detectors in my time and so far the Dfx has been the finest. Ive used Minelabs fishers you name it. The Dfx has one of the best id screen systems ever used. It makes it very easy to identify targets with the signagraph id system the dfx uses. Ive only had it about 3 weeks and so far I've already found my first gold ring! Something I wasn't able to do in a year with other detectors I've used. It has 2 frequencies which are great one for silver and clad and one for Gold. Its by far the most versatile detector I've ever used. Few detectors have the option that this detector has. Yes it does have a bit of a learning curve but once you tweak the machine just a little it rocks. I also found a nice 64 silver dime and plenty of coins and misc charms etc. It also gets pretty good battery life. I had the whites Mxt before but like the Dfx a bit better because of the versatility and better id system and ability to chose 2 frequencies and use it at the beach with better performance than the Mxt in that area. Its also less chattery than the Mxt. If your looking for a all around versatile detector you wont be disapointed.
Jan 17, 2010
49 Yes
5 No
DFX IS GREAT
Tony in Oklahoma -
The DFX is a great machine. The only problem I had was figuring out the disc edit and block edit features. Overall a very good and stable, deep seeking machine. I advise buying the aftermarket books written by detectorists that may explain this unit better than the manual does.
Oct 21, 2009
21 Yes
3 No
WHITES DFX ROCKS
Andy in Northern England UK -First time out trying the DFX with the eclipse DD 5 X 9 coil with factory preset coins and jewelry mode and it finds a hammered coin at 7 inches deep. Easy to use, great detector. Gave it 4 stars due to e.m.interference.Ive 13 years experience detecting and this is top notch.
Sep 18, 2009
21 Yes
3 No
The best so far
Todd in Hillsboro, Wi. USA -I have been buying and selling detectors for a couple years now on ebay. I made a test bed with Pull tabs, silver, pop cans, metal, nails, different coins and so on. From shallow to deep. I have tried too many detectors to list. F75, explorer's, gti 2500 and such. I have stuck with the DFX due to it's stability. Also on 3kHz for coins it will go as deep as my minelab would but more stable. Ended up with a 10x14" DD coil and a sunray probe attached. Run this with DC on and take the time to learn, this machine will not let you down. Super pinpointing and very stable would be my thoughts of this rating very high. Plus the right coil lets it hit dimes in hard clay at 9 inches. Practice makes perfect.
Sep 01, 2009
33 Yes
2 No
Hunted out sites still produce with the DFX
B. Antonio in Winnipeg, Manitoba -This is my third White's detector. I began with a Coinmaster, then a Silver Eagle and now I own a DFX. I've gone to sites that have been heavily hunted for years and was told there would be nothing left at all. It took about three weeks of using the machine and reading thoroughly Jeff Foster's book (Digging Deeper With The DFX) to fully understand the machine and the results have been nothing short of amazing. In these hunted out sites, I've pulled out coins dating back to the late 1800's. Even the tiny five cent silvers (they are the size of U.S. half dimes) were dug at depths of up to nine inches. One large cent was deeper than this. Very few of the signals are clean and pure at these depths and that is part of the learning curve. Knowing what to listen for when hunting deep coins. I've hunted sites along with other detectorists who have "better" (higher priced) machines and still pulled up finds that they missed.
I can say that this is one of the best machines I've ever used and I have no intention of switching to another brand in the near future.
I've installed my own programs to use in different sites and have yet to be disappointed.
Once you understand the relationship between the ground balance and the AC and DC sensitivity settings, there is no reason not to find deep, old targets.
Aug 30, 2009
45 Yes
2 No
xlt to dfx
David in Valrico,Fla -I started out with a xlt and found thousands of coins, rings and artifacts over the last several years. I just purchased a whites dfx and noticed more depth and easier detecting. Luck of the Irish with the dfx (gold escudo and several cobb pieces of eight) cape cod vacation 4-12-09. I will be a buyer of whites for the rest of my days.
Aug 04, 2009
10 Yes
4 No
Don't believe what everyone says!
E H C in Upstate, NY -
I have read the digging deeper with the DFX and have spent hours tuning and adjusting to no avail. This machine will NOT go deeper than 5 inches in my part of the world unless its big and iron in content. I have not given up, but if the coil I purchase next doesn't net me any positive results, then I will throw in the towel and have to be content with the 4 inch finds. I read alot of hype about finding this and that coin at 9 inches and fell for it hook line and sinker thinking that I'd put this to work inside of a few days and be finding coins at great depth......it is really not that complicated although it seems overwhelming the first time you skim through the factory manual at all the variables you can change.
This is not a difficult machine to learn so long as you take the time to comprehend what you are reading and have the patience and persistence to repeat steps and learn the effects of your changes if they are evident, not always the case....and frustrating when you can't tell whether you've had any positive results or not.
Long story shorter........don't believe all the hype about dimes at 11 inches.....don't count on it without either some perfect ground conditions and some serious good fortune.
I'm not putting the DFX down, but rather making someone else that may be contemplating a purchase.... as was I a few months ago..... understand that this machine is NOT as magic or SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS as a lot of people make it sound.
I am overall pleased with it, but very disappointed with a DFX300 that only gets 2 inches deeper than the detector I had in the 70's....
Not for lack of trying, this machine is far from what I expected for depth.
Jun 25, 2009
66 Yes
10 No
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Jerry in Ks -I have used this for the past year now in many places all over the country and found it to be a most impressive detector. I have used 5 different brends of detectors but none are as programable as this one. If simple is your way then this is not the detector for you but if you like electronic gadgets and like to change programs this is the one. I REALLY don't recomend the beginner mess with the the pro options until they do their homework on this unit. Lots of books for this detector out there. I call it the pandora's box of metal detectors. If one gets into the programing without learning what changes can happen then they will have a useless noise maker. I have hunted with a variety of detectorist with different machines and I have outdone even the minelabs. I truly believe any brand of machine is only as good as the operator but if one has the time this is a really good tool. I have found coins past 9 inches with stock coil and caches to 2 feet with the spider coil. The only bugs me is this detector does not like EMI(ATT wireless cell phones are the worst). I have some custom programs I have created for this at www.dfxonly.com as well as others.
Jun 06, 2009
14 Yes
2 No
Whites dfx
troy in ohio -This is a great detector (dfx)... I have used the xlt for many years and moved up to the dfx! The biggest difference is the dfx has two freqs...and its not gonna leave anything behind!
The dfx is like the xlt with high power lines but the dfx is a little more unstable when your near high power lines or a big transformer. Other than that there is a hugh learning curve to the xlt or the dfx but the installed programs work great...so it is turn on and go also! I really enjoy my dfx and wouldnt trade it for nothing...
Jun 05, 2009
11 Yes
2 No