This question is only 1/2 the story - any receiver, no matter how good or expensive, is not worth much without a good antenna.
As for reviews, I would check out our receiver reviews wiki which has LOTS of information on this radio. It's a very fine receiver; however I would liken it somewhat to a 396, since both this radio and the 396 are heavily menu driven. Some people don't like having a lot of menus like this
73 Mike