Came in to state my opinion...
Valentine 1. Yes the 9500ix is a sexy and sleek radar that has awesome features to keep it quite but it's not the same as having a valentine 1. I had the Beltronics vector 965, the escort 8500 x50, and the 9500ix but all of them combined are not as great as the valentine. The valentine is a very sensitive radar so you are sacrificing the comfort of "no noise" for performance. The arrows DO MATTER. I can't begin to explain how much those arrows help!
I think of it like this. The 9500ix is like a G37. It does perform well and has the luxuries. But the v1 is like the Z, raw performance.
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