Well Burt - this persons budget is not 3300 + dollars, it is $1800 or less - or he would not be asking about which type of radio is best!
Come on now - he could buy both transceivers for less money then the TEN TECH ORION OR A ELECRAFT K3 - WHICH IS TWO OF THE TRANSCEIVERS THAT COMES TO MIND WHICH ARE RATED HIGHER THEN THE KENWOOD TS 590S AND EVEN THEN - ONLY BECAUSE OF THE OPTIONS WHICH CAN BE ADDED TO EITHER TRANSCEIVER WHICH MAKES THEM MORE EXPENSIVE THEN THE BASE PRICE AND TWICE TO THREE TIMES AS EXPENSIVE AS THE KENWOOD.

We got to compare apples to apples here.
Why not buy a Drake Line?
They were only made 40 years ago - and people are still comparing their transceivers to them today?