[ICOM] IC -775DSP vs IC-756ProIII

[Hans Remeeus]

Hello Vlad,

I had both rigs side-by-side for a certain period and did a lot of 
A-B/comparisons.

It is very personal, but finally I sold the ProII and kept my IC-775DSP 
which is my daily used rig now. I also use the IC-7400 (= IC-746Pro), 
FT-1000D and FT-1000MP Mark-V Field.

Important to know is which kind of communication you do most. For SSB I 
still prefer the high quality speech audio of the IC-775DSP, which IMHO 
is the same as the excellent audio from the FT-1000D.

In the IC-775DSP I use the FL-96 in combination with the FL-70 
IF-filters. Both filters are 2800 Hz and give a significantly high audio 
quality for RX as well as for TX! For more selectivity I use the Icom 
FL-223 (1.9 kHz) and the Inrad #314 (2.1 kHz) IF-filters. For extra 
selectivity (e.g. during pile-ups and other heavy band conditions) I use 
the DSP of the IC-775DSP.

I would advise you to do this: save some money the coming months and buy 
yourself a IC-756ProII, but in heaven's name K-E-E-P your IC-775DSP! I 
am very afraid you will regret it when you sell him...

I too ordered the Inrad Roofing Filter for the IC-775DSP and hope to 
receive him end of this month.

Good luck and all the best!


73,
Hans Remeeus (PA1HR)
http://www.remeeus.nl
Communication is about people, the rest is technology.



Vladimir V. Sidorov schreef:
> Gents,
> 
> Let me ask you a question which does not have an (clear) answer, I do 
> realize that, but please try to shed some light on that.
> 
> I am considering an IC-756Pro III. I used to have several Icoms, the 
> last was (and still is) the 775DSP. If I go for the 756 ProIII, will I 
> ever regret after the 775?
> 
> I have rid off an IC-756 because of its too digital sound. I've never 
> listen the ProIII, but the Pro2 sounds quite similar to the original 756 
> for me... Is the ProIII closer to analog sound?
> I asked some IC-7800 owners how it sounds like in respect of the 
> "digital" sound, and they say, it IS still quite digital...
> 
> And what is the ProIII behaviour in the hard contest environment?
> 
> Honestly, I am really hooked on the RTTY instant receive/transmit, the 
> voice recorder, the bandscope (what I really miss with the IC-775), a 
> good SSB signal monitor which is a messy one at the IC-775, etc.
> 
> Any opinion?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Vladimir VE3IAE
> N.B. Waiting for my Inrad IC-775 roofing filter ordered on Jan 1 under 
> the New Year discount...
> 
> 
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