Best of the best
Well I shelled out and bought a new Grant II.. A very nice radio, nice bells and whistles, looks good,
It sounds great on air and receives excellent with good recovered audio..... But !
I don't think it was as good as my older sets. I mean I know its a different style of radio and a sign of things to come as far as modern radios go. But I still think that my D858 based units had the edge over it.
Even my Cobra 142GTL seemed to hear just that bit better than the Grant II.
Still warming to the radio, and I must admit to being a bit bias.... I love the style, look, and feel of the older radios.
Good luck with your quest.