I would like to get some opinions on these two detectors. If you were going to buy a new high end detector, which would it be. I have been detecting since I was 13 and I am now 40 so I have some experience. I started out way back when with the Whites 4000 then the XLT, then the DFX, then the Minelab Explorer II....LOL and I now use the Minelab Sovereign GT which may not have the bells and whistles of the higher end model, but has done a very good job for me. I will say that I miss the target ID screen and the other advantages of the high end detectors. Out of all the ones that I have used I must say the Explorer II beat them all in depth. It's just a lot of money to spend and I am scared that the V3 is all smoke and mirrors. Ok, I'll stop rambling now...lol. Thanks in advance for the opinions!