This to me is much the same as the Sovereign XS2a Pro except it has a few extras. Sometimes I think I may be getting a tad more depth with the Sovereign Elite. I haven't used this as much as the Sovereign XS-2, which I traded in on the Elite but it's doing extremely well. I detected 2 different swimming pools for a total of $560 dollars. 3 race tracks for $223 and 2 spots on the same ground as the XS-2a Pro for $94. In Whim Creek I found $20 on the pub lawn and 9 pre-decimal coins from 1880 to 1920. I've stopped counting the coins now. I just love the hobby/ lifestyle. I know I can go travelling, fishing, detecting and it's not going to cost me a red cent. It doesn't get any better than that but then again who knows what riches you will find. There are bucket loads out there. The reason I was sceptical about giving up my experience was the concern of people who follow not doing the right thing. I do not dig holes on grassed areas. I use a screwdriver and prod for the coin. Once pin-pointed there's no need to dig holes and if you do, you'll stuff it up for me and everybody else. I could rabbit on for hours about the things I learnt about these machines the amount of coins still amazes me. There are bucket loads of them out there old and new. Research in local libraries led me to a lot of old coins and finding coins over 100 years old is the biggest buzz of detecting for me. Paul H. - Australia