Prospectors Cache Tom Ashworth's Recommended Settings
XP

XP Icon X

MSRP $1,199

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XP Icon X metal detector

Premium Icon — adds 28 kHz, reactivity 0–6, 49 custom slots

The XP Icon X is the premium Icon with added 28 kHz, wider reactivity control, and deep program storage for hunters who tune aggressively. It keeps the ultra-light wireless build while opening more separation and gold-range options. XP designed it for advanced wireless hunters and gold-minded diggers who want Icon portability with more control. Brushy gold districts, trashy relic lines, and technical park hunts reward the extra frequency and reactivity headroom.

XP • XP Icon X

XP Icon X — Gold Prospecting

Recommended XP Icon X FMF starting points for small gold in mineralized ground.

🥇 Gold Prospecting
Recommended coil: 22 cm elliptic

Adjustments

Program
Factory Program
GOLD FIELD
XP Icon X wireless program — up to 49 custom slots.
Frequency
Frequency
28 kHz emphasis
Icon X adds 28 kHz to the FMF stack.
Sensitivity
Sensitivity
19–23
Icon X scale 1–25; stable beats maxed.
Ground
Ground Balance
Manual
Tracking follows changing mineralization.
Recovery
Reactivity
1–2
Reactivity 0–6; 0 = all-metal style.
Discrimination
Discrimination
Minimal
Keep low conductors open for gold.
Iron
Iron Volume
1–2
Hear iron without overload.
Audio
Audio Response
Speed 3–4, Pitch ON
Pitch helps with thin chains.
Coil
Coil & Swing
22 cm elliptic
28 kHz shines on tiny gold.