Lucky wrote:
Hi gentlemen

It looks like I've narrowed my next radio down to these two. I did
bid on a Harris RF-550 last week but my $606 bid got taken out.

I'll be using the receiver for AM BC during the day, and local Hams
and DX'ing at night into the wee hours. I know the R8a has selectable
sideband and AM sync if I'm correct.

But the R75 is supposed to be extremely well built and I can get free
DSP and a rebate for $50 coming out to a $475 final price. I think I
can pick up a R8A for about $500 to $600. So the price difference may
not be that huge at all.

The only thing is that the R75 will be brand new and the R8a used.

So what do you guys think? What bothers me about the R75 is I hear
the AM audio is just not too great and you need to work around it.
Some people say the AM sound is not that bad at all, but most others
say it needs help.

I need your experience and opinions please?

Thank you
Lucky

The R8A is the better receiver. You can get a DSP unit for it. There are
several available

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html

Have you owned both Brian??

Lucky

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Lucky wrote:
Hi gentlemen

It looks like I've narrowed my next radio down to these two. I did
bid on a Harris RF-550 last week but my $606 bid got taken out.

I'll be using the receiver for AM BC during the day, and local Hams
and DX'ing at night into the wee hours. I know the R8a has selectable
sideband and AM sync if I'm correct.

But the R75 is supposed to be extremely well built and I can get free
DSP and a rebate for $50 coming out to a $475 final price. I think I
can pick up a R8A for about $500 to $600. So the price difference may
not be that huge at all.

The only thing is that the R75 will be brand new and the R8a used.

So what do you guys think? What bothers me about the R75 is I hear
the AM audio is just not too great and you need to work around it.
Some people say the AM sound is not that bad at all, but most others
say it needs help.

I need your experience and opinions please?

Thank you
Lucky

The R8A is the better receiver. You can get a DSP unit for it. There are
several available

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html