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Too early to cast an opinion on this. Based on what I have read, I believe this will address two key weaknesses of the 9500ix:
- First the way the 9500ix filters falses often results in poor ramp-up on K band (i.e. you hear nothing and then all of a sudden you get a signal for a cop within sight at full signal). This doesn't affect the Bel STIR+ but is a common issue on the 9500ci.
- Second the way the 9500ix, ci and STIR+ auto lock out false alerts blocks out a fixed segment of spectrum in the area of the false. The new detector blocks out the digital signature of the false which means it is more likely to catch a cop in the area with the same frequency where a false is locked out. This will occasionally be useful.
In principal DSP should enable much smarter filtering and result in earlier more linear ramp-up combined with effective false filtering.
One thing that I found very disappointing about the Passport Max specs is that it doesn't have arrows like the V1. Valentines patent on arrows has expired so I don't understand why Escort didn't include this feature. I hope they do on the next 9500ci or STIR+.
I will update you once I have heard some user feedback. I may buy one to test as my travel detector for use in rental cars.
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