matt weber wrote:

The HF125 doesn't really have a front end as I recal (you had to buy

^^^^^^^^^^^
You're thinking of the HF150 here. I believe that the HF125 was pretty
similar to its successor the HF225.

it as an option) l, the 225 is a very good receiver (and the 225 even
better), and far better than either RS 394 or 2001D/2010.