Hey guys. I have decided to finally get a detector and start exploring this great country of ours! When I was a wee lad, a friend of the family would bring his detector over from time to time. I always went with "Uncle Frenchy" when he'd go out with his machine. Now that I'm older, I'd like to do some exploring of my own. I live in Michigan, and history has always been one of my favorite subjects. I'm trying to find French Indian war sites and local ghost towns through research. I've been pouring over info about which machine would work best for me. I have family that live in Tennessee and Virginia, so a decent relic machine would be nice. My sister lives in Nevada, and my step-dad lives in Prescott Valley, Arizona, so a gold machine would be nice...and my father lives in Connecticut, well, I guess I need a good all-around machine! So, I was looking at a White MXT Pro. What do you guys think? I know its a hard thing to ask...favorite machines are like asking about favorite rock bands. People get passionate about the things that they love. I have a local dealer who owns a Whites DFX and a MXT Pro, and he loves them both. I think the MXT Pro looks like its easy enough and good enough for a newbie to use for a long time. Any Michigan guys here with some tips? I can't wait for Spring!!!