Make no mistake, the 7030+ is a fine radio, and there are members of
this
group who will defend it until death. However it is not for everyone
due to
it's lack of knobs and buttons and it's quirky menu driven system and
tiny
display. It has a remote that is also very tiny and cramped and
requires you
to line it up carefully to operate as it is optically driven and not
wireless driven. I would strongly advise a hands on demo of it before
purchasing or a two week return policy. See my review of the 7030 at:
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/aor_...r8a_plimmer.dx

I have owned an Icom 756 PRO III for the last three years and can
assure you
that you will be extremely pleased with this beautifully engineered
radio.
It is superb on utilities and you will get the lowest power stations
anywhere in the world with ease. As for MW DXing, that is my
speciality and
it's performance over the difficult 9/10 Khz splits is nothing more
than
awesome. I recently got CFUN Vancouver BC 10,000 miles from here on
1410
Khz. It doesn't get better than that. You will be another extremely
happy
owner if you spend the extra money on the 756Pro3 and will later
consider it
one of the best purchases of your life. See my review of this radio
at:
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/icom_ic756_plimmer.dx


John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
Drake SW8 & ERGO software
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
BW XCR 30, Sangean 803A.
GE circa 50's radiogram
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop, PAORDT Roelof mini-whip
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx


On Nov 12, 9:44 pm, wrote:
I'm in the market for a receiver after being out of the hobby for 15
years. After much research, I've narrowed my choice down to two rigs:
AOR-7030+ and Icom 756Pro-III.

I've never owned a IF DSP receiver before. I've owned an R4C, an
FRG-7, and a NRD-525 over the years, but never a DSP rig. Have DSP
receivers reached the point yet where they're a viable alternative to
the best analog rigs? I've heard that first generation DSP rigs, such
as the NRD-545 and the RX-340, have limited dynamic range (relative to
the best analog rigs) due to limited A/D chips. I consider good
dynamic range to be one of the most critical aspects of receiver
performance--do the newer DSP rigs address this issue?

My primary interests are utilities and DXing the MW and SW bands. I
don't do much, if any, program listening, so audio quality isn't an
overriding concern--I just listen long enough the ID the station.