I think that it was a little of both. I really like the 9” X35 coil. It is my favorite. I have the 5x9 hf coil that I use mainly for playgrounds, because it can get up really close to the metal structures. The 9” X35 coil is my main everyday general use coil. I had the 9” hf coil but I sold it because I liked the X35 coil better and it wasn’t getting much use.

Corvallis, OR
Detectors:
Tesoro Bandido II Umax (2)
Tesoro Outlaw
Whites MXT Pro
Minelab Equinox 800
XP Deus ll
XP Deus
Whites XLT