What amazes me is that hams will buy a radio clearly by how the display looks vs how good the RX section is, its almost if its good enough in the rx section but has a pretty display with averaging they will go with that instead of the best RX but just look at the K3 group which clearly is an ugly baby in the crowd but sold a few years back like chocolate chips!
Actually, nothing to be amazed about
. Even Rob Sherwood says there are other factors to take into account when choosing the best radio for your needs, besides *the best* RX statistical numbers. The best numbers can be irrelevant to what the human ear can actually process.
I just looked at his list, and the Kenwood TS-590SG is # 29! Pretty good radio, huh? World-class contester N2IC uses a pair of them (actually, I think the "S" model, not the "SG"), and wins or places high in major contests. Do you really think that using the top-rated Yaesu radios would get him that many more Q's?
Let's get real. The RX performance differences between #1 and #29 (pretty impressive radios in between) to the human ear are marginal at best. Ergonomics, GUI, feature set, and price are most important when determining what radio will best suit your operating style/preferences.
You do have a way of cutting to the chase in these matters don't you? 
Ahhh…I just express my opinion and try to put things in perspective

. Hams get so hung up on “the numbers”, and don’t take into consideration how a radio will work *for them* and their needs in the overall scheme of things. But, it’s a technical hobby, and the *purists* will always break things down to the ridiculous.
For example, James, take that great Mercury IIIs amp you have. It just plain works, and you’re having a lot of fun with it. But there are the folks that say “it should have this and should have that”. And then there are the IMD guys that wax ad nauseum how dirty SS amps are. They just can’t pry their cold dead hands off their old faithful tube amps. Gimme a break.
People should stop complaining, do their due diligence, buy something, get on the air, and have fun on whatever mode that makes them happy.
Opinion from a grumpy 76 year old ham of 63 years

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Bob K7JQ