Welcome to the dark side, indeed.
Those of us who live in the "middle" and especially those of us who live
in suburban neighborhoods would never see the ever-so slight sensitivity
advantage of an AOR 7030+. The AOR 7030+ and the Drake R8B have another
intangible in their favor, they just sound "amazing"--and are easy to
listen to for hours.
But I think price has to also be considered in the equation. You can
purchase a brand new Elad FDM-S2 for $539, while the AOR 7030+ is
selling for $1,500 on ebay. Buy the Elad, a decent sound card and
speakers for your computer--and enjoy the fact that you've made a smart
decision--and your DXing will never suffer.
And no conventional receiver will ever be able to record raw I/Q of the
entire AM band overnight, effectively allowing you to "preserve" an
opening for years to come. I recorded a lot of the recent auroral
conditions, and happily spent hours during the middle of the day
reviewing them already. Try that with an AOR 7030+.
http://shop.elad-usa.com/
--
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
Maylene, AL
EM63
Member NRC, IRCA, & Medium Wave DX Circle
Former CPC Chairman for NRC/IRCA
Elad FDM-S2 SDR, SDR-IQ,Funcube Pro, Wellbrooke ALA-1530+ loop, LF
Engineering Active Whips,
Quantum Phaser, Kiwa Loop, Palstar MW Pre-Selector
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