[Kenwood] TS-950SDX - what made it so great?

[K3AC at aol.com]

What was so great about the TS-950SDX? I never owned one, but it seems that 
 the DSP circuitry had no Noise Reduction or AutoNotch feature? Kenwood  
didn't introduce NR until the TS-870 if memory serves me right. Icom had DSP 
NR  in their IC-775DSP radio well before the 950SDX was released in the 
mid-90s. I  have owned the 775DSP and the NR in that radio works very well - 
almost as good  as their current models. Or am I missing something here?
 
Bob, K3AC