Whites DFX
Price:
$1000
Avg. Score:
4.53
Based on
97 reviews
Avg. Durability:
4.28
Avg. Ease of use:
3.78
Virginia DFX review made me laugh
October 30, 2005
Can't find anything past three inches is hillarious.I was out earlier today
with a DFX and dug two very small bullets at 10" that sounded like they
were at 3 or 4".The guy who wrote that review is most likely taping his
Minelab back together.The DFX will pick up a large copper at 12-15",a dime
or penny up to 10" with the stock coil.On Saltwater beaches,add another 5"
to those totals.It does need to be programmed properly however.The factory
presets will only go to 5 or 6" on a coin.
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Dave Z from
NY
6317
A versatile machine
October 10, 2005
This machine works on the beach really well, also on land equally well. the
programs are easy even for a novice, and little modification is required,
my third Whites and the best.
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Peter Watson from
Wales. U.k.
179
Excellent machine! Having a great time with it!!
September 30, 2005
My wife and I decided to try our hand at the detecting hobby. We got a
Whites DFX, a Bigfoot and a 6x10DD coil and some other odds and ends. At
first we thought we had bit off more than we could chew. We are new to
detecting and our first few attempts were a little disappointing although
we would always find coins (all new). I finally found a quarter at about
6-7" (new too ... must have been plowed under) and so I then knew that I
could find deeper items. It was just a matter of learing what we were to
listen and look for.
We then decided to go to the beach and try. We camped a couple days at
Tybee Island and found several coins (again all new but still fun) and some
deeper then about 10". But the exciting thing was when we found a pair of
earings ... they were about 4 feet apart and we had picked some trash and a
couple pennys between them but we actually found both! They were studs
with about a carat sized stone so we were excited. They turned out to be
QZ's set in silver so they are not real valuable but they are pretty and my
wife likes them. What I like is that finding them proves to me that we
can find good stuff even as newbee's ;)
With this machine I can turn on and go with the pre-set programs and start
having a good time right off the bat and at the same time, as we go, we can
learn all the advanced features that will allow us to be able to use this
detector in just about every detecting environment we come across.
Also there is a great and very helpful and active users forum at
http://www.dfxonly.com (not affiliated with Whites ... just DFX users
sharing experiences and tips) If you are thinking of buying one check out
this forum, every one is real friendly and can probably answer any
questions you might have from a users perspective.
Hope this helps. My wife and I are having a good time with this hobby.
The DFX allows us to turn on and go and also allows me, being the tinkerer
that I tend to be, to learn and fidget with all the different adjustment
that makes this machine so flexable. Hope you have a good time with it
too!
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Danny & Maris from
GA
709
White's DFX - Seasoned But Not An Expert User
September 22, 2005
I've had a DFX for 2 years now and must say I've enjoyed it. 4 years ago I
purchased a 6000Di Coinmaster and enjoyed it's performance but wanted
something that would go deeper and screen trash better. The DFX will tell
you what's in the ground and the depth. I am very pleased. But... I do dig
a lot of trash with the sensitivity turned up which gives the depth. Maybe
I'm doing something wrong? Out of the box, I'd say 6 inches maximum for
reliable coins, 3-4 in junk. I hunted with a guy who had a Minelab and he
found a coin at about 10" that showed as trash for me BUT - I could cover
100 times the area he could in the same time frame (really!). I've seen the
video from White's describing electromagnetic induction into metal objects
with 2 frequencies and it is impression, trouble is, the DFX uses 2
frequencies and the Minelab uses over 10? This can make it incredibly slow
as it is processor intensive. Just my opinion and they're like...
Best of Luck!
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Dwayne Newman from
Columbus,OH
2011
NO TO DFX
August 10, 2005
Whites DFX, very easy to get started and acceptable performance if you are
hunting for items less than three inches deep. I have a minnie burried six
inches in my yard, and the DFX made not even a hum as it passed over the
spot. No matter what program I used. Maybe it's the greatest thing, just
not for me.
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NO TO DFX from
Virginia
3052
A great detector with learning curve, that is easy to learn
June 13, 2005
I read a review that compared this machine to a radio shack detector. That
alone was enough to make me realize that this guy has an agenda on what I
don't know. But this kind of review has little or no believable or
trustworhy value. To give a fair and un-biased review on a piece of
equipment is, one would think,not to compare a good proven product, to one
of a extremely lower quality (and I'm not in any way knocking radio shack
detectors), but it is of no value to the reader of the review what so
ever. I just purchased the whites DFX and I have to say I'm really
impressed with it. The very first find was a quarter about 6 inches deep,
it read quarter on the mach. and that's what it was, and has done the same
for many other finds also. As far as depth, I found a old wheat at 12 plus
inches.
I am really satisfied with all that this machine has done so
far. I will admit some of the settings can get confusing, but the radio
shack guy , like everyone else, needs to simply read and learn to
understand the settings. I have, and it has become second nature to make
quick changes for certain readings or ground changes
I find this to be
one great detector. There are a lot of high dollar detectors on the market
that are probably good quality machines. I decided on a White's DFX by all
the reviews and field tests I read, and I had a Whites coinmaster that was
a great machine, so that had a influence on my decision as well.
The
bottom line is this no matter what machine you purchase, you must learn it
all. Detectors today have got screen displays and preloaded programs and
customs programs, so all i can say is "learn your machine" even though it
sounds like the learning curve is way over your head. This machine makes
detecting fun and more interesting and more challenging than ever. You will
love it.
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Wayne from
Illinois
929
DFX user
May 16, 2005
I have used alot of different brands of detectors over the years. From
about $350 all the way up to the high Dollar units, $1400. The DFX is a
great unit, But it is NOT for a person that is just starting out, Or has
not had alot of experence with detectors. It has so many settings, That a
guy can set it up to hunt anywhere and a new user would get confused for
sure. It does like rings for some reson. The first time out with mine, I
found 3 rings with it. 2 junkers and 1 good one, But still it picked them
up with no problem. I found several coins at a scool that I had hit with
several other units, That the DFX found with no problem. One was a 1934
quarter on edge, A 1914 wheat penny at about 9 inchs, That ID'ed on the
screen as a dollar, Thats the only reason I dug it. Also several other Clad
coins. So I was pretty impressed with the performance of the DFX. If a guy
just bumps up the AC Sensitivity a little so it still runs stable and the
Gain for sure some, Also I slowed the sweep speed down to 1 and I usd it
just about all the time like this and it seemed to get real good deapth and
ran real smooth. So for the people that get worried about all the
adjustments it has, You don't have to move them all the time to get the
deapth a guy wants out of it. Just try a few different settings like I did
and see how you like it and it works for you. It has so MANY different
settings, So it can be set up to hunt anywhere. Even over in England. But a
guy does not have to mess with all these to use it. If you want it even has
preset settings. Just turn on and go. Sometimes this is the best way to
start out with this unit, Untill you get a little time behind it and feel a
little more comfortable with it, Then you can start playing around with the
settings if you want. But it pinpoints great and it is light enough to hunt
with all day. All in all I think its one of the best units out there if a
guy only wants to own one detector.I am sure I missed alot about this unit,
But Just can't think of anymore to say about it.
Good Luck if you decide to buy one.
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Maynard from
North Dakota
608
Paid for itself in 3 months
April 22, 2005
Having never detected before and researching different detectors, I choose
the DFX, still learning the setttings but the first 3 months of just
hitting the beaches in Southern Cal. found over $2500 in coins and jewelry.
I use the detector with the Bigfoot coil now and the finds are even faster.
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Vern2sjc from
Orange County Calif
2612
DFX (Incredible)
February 24, 2005
The DFX is the 4th detector that I have owned. My finds inreased by at
least 50% immediately. I found my first gold ring the first week that I got
it. I went back to the parks and places that I had hunted and hunted with
my other detectors and it was like starting over. I started picking up
coins everywhere, totally awsome! Definitly has a learning curve but well
worth learning! Evertime I go out I learn more things that this amazing
machine will do. The preprogrammed programs are all that most people will
ever need but nice to know that you can make any changes to suit your own
conditions and locations. All I can say is WOW!
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Mark Tims from
NE Texas
378
Complicated, But Effective
January 05, 2005
I am an experienced detectorist
who has owned just about all of the mid to high priced detectors made. The
DFX was the last high end
detector that I had not tried, so one month ago, I traded another high end
detector for a new DFX. There
doesn't seem to be many used dfxs out there. I had an Explorer xs that I
used for over 500 hours
and made many outstanding finds with, so the computer menu was not going to
intimidate me. I was
wrong, making field adjustments with the dfx was timely, way too many
adjustments, some I hadn't ever
heard of. But, I turned the rig on and within two minutes of starting, I
had a 44 year old 10k class ring.
How did I do it? I really don't know. I was in the factory coin and
jewelery program with the ac gain
bumped up. 6 to 7 inches deep with a nail over it.
Second time out, I go
to my neighbors 165 year old
house that I have hunted up down and every which way. I tried the factory
hi pro eeprom program and
within five or ten minutes, I get an 80 vdi at 7 to eight inches. First
target out of the ground is a square nail
at 4 inches. I rescan the hole and targer is still there. I dig with my
hand and out pops an Indian
Head(1872 and the best dug IH ever) worth 200 to 300 dollars.
Third
time out at a large park that I
have hunted hard. Too much trash to hunt, so I hunt in the eeprom hi trash
mode. I found 18 or 20 coins
including a couple of wheaties and I am about ready to quit when I get a
nickle reading at 6 inches on the
side of a steep hill. A bent, beat up three legged Buffalo.
Three hunts,
three outstanding finds. I just
don't feel comfortable with this detector. I have not dug so many pull tabs
that ID as coins since my early
days of detecting. It gets you so frustrated and then it will reward you
with a nice find. Maybe, it's me, but
this detector is like a beautiful woman, it's hard to give up on. I do wish
the adjustments could be made
quicker and some of the adjustments that most people will never use or
understand would be
eliminated.
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R.L. Johnson from
NE Ohio
5520
