I personally would choose a stock R75 over an 800 in a heartbeat, not
because I'm an R75 fan but because I'm not so impressed with the 800
(for reasons that can obviously be subjective and idiosyncratic). While
I can't assign exact percentages to overall performance, I'm surprised
by your comparison of the 800's performance with that of the R8B's. I
think there's a big, immediately noticeable difference in their
performance. I've sold a couple of 800s simply because I didn't like
them. I'd never sell my Drake or even my Sony SW77.

But maybe I just have unusual preferences. There are lots of folks
whose opinions I respect who love the 800. Variety is the spice of
life, I guess.

Steve

wrote:

I personally would choose a stock R75 over an 800 in a heartbeat, not
because I'm an R75 fan but because I'm not so impressed with the 800
(for reasons that can obviously be subjective and idiosyncratic). While
I can't assign exact percentages to overall performance, I'm surprised
by your comparison of the 800's performance with that of the R8B's. I
think there's a big, immediately noticeable difference in their
performance. I've sold a couple of 800s simply because I didn't like
them. I'd never sell my Drake or even my Sony SW77.

But maybe I just have unusual preferences. There are lots of folks
whose opinions I respect who love the 800. Variety is the spice of
life, I guess.

If I had the hard choice of an '800 and an R75 I too would choose the R75.

:-)

dxAce
Michigan
USA

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wrote:

I personally would choose a stock R75 over an 800 in a heartbeat,
not
because I'm an R75 fan but because I'm not so impressed with the
800
(for reasons that can obviously be subjective and idiosyncratic).
While
I can't assign exact percentages to overall performance, I'm
surprised
by your comparison of the 800's performance with that of the
R8B's. I
think there's a big, immediately noticeable difference in their
performance. I've sold a couple of 800s simply because I didn't
like
them. I'd never sell my Drake or even my Sony SW77.

But maybe I just have unusual preferences. There are lots of folks
whose opinions I respect who love the 800. Variety is the spice of
life, I guess.

If I had the hard choice of an '800 and an R75 I too would choose
the R75.

Not I. Oh, wait. I did just that (choose an 800 over an
R75) 4 years ago. Considering that my inclinations
currently run toward program listening rather than
DXing, that's not a great surprise.

For me, the next thing to think about in the next year
or two is: R75 vs. R8 vs. R8B vs. HQ-180. Okay, I
really would like a boat anchor regardless, so maybe
it's just: R75 vs. R71A vs. R8 vs. R8B.

--Mike L.