The radio seems really nice, I like Icom's control and display setup.
But two things rule it out for me, everyone has different priorities and uses...
1:No filter display on the scope, its really nice to see where the signal you want is, where what you don't want is, and move the filter to just get what you want by looking.
2: does not pass audio below 200 Hz on RX and limited bandwidth on TX.
Its mostly the RX that makes the radio sound thin, 100 Hz would be ok, 50 would be better.
The antenna tuners seem very limited, but that seems par for the course.
Otherwise, it might be my top pick.
No way I am paying twice that price for any radio!