QKLX5M4 X50 Internal Photos Available

[jimbonzzz]

Well, here's the new X50:



Compare that to the M4 RX-65:



Looks almost the same to me, the horn casting appears to be slightly different between the two though:




Jim

[nvr2fast]

Great find / info.

The QKLX5M4 X50 horn/design is VERY different to the regular/original X50's. The horn looks a lot shorter. Would this be better/worse for detection range?

[ES13Raven]

Its kind of funny that they put the new X50 in an 8500 shell for the tests

[brick]

Indeed, it looks like the exact same platform. The controls are obviously re-configured for the respective button/knob/display layouts. I imagine that some of the other junk packed into the RX65 has to do with the voice module.

[happya$$]

I wonder if this is the typical cost cutting move one usually sees in manufacturing :cry: I hope not and IF it is a cost cutting move I hope performance does not suffer. There is only ONE way to find out though and that is GOL's next shootout

[amoney]

I wonder if this is the typical cost cutting move one usually sees in manufacturing :cry: I hope not and IF it is a cost cutting move I hope performance does not suffer. There is only ONE way to find out though and that is GOL's next shootout

Sure it is cost cutting. When a company buys another company, enventually things get stream lines, why make two different things whne you can just use one. Performance should not suffer, but competition will to achieve better range. Features and options are a different story.

[nvr2fast]

I'm not so sure that performance won't be harmed...

I know that to detect those weak photo radar Multanovas, people actually make the horns LONGER and BIGGER to detect the faint signal. In this case, it looks like the new RX65/X50s have SHORTER horns than before! So unless the electrnics inside are somehow much more sensitive, perhaps this is a step backwards?

[ES13Raven]

perhaps this is a step backwards?

I doubt it...

If anything, as the different circuits and chips become more advanced and lower in price, companies can find a more efficient way of getting the results they want.

This is completely new hardware. It is most likely an improvement, if any change in performance at all. :wink:

[ES13Raven]

The QKLX5M4 X50 horn/design is VERY different to the regular/original X50's. The horn looks a lot shorter.

Original X50:


New X50:

[f_399]

ok... i am lost, what just happened?

did escort buy a new company or something? are there other versions of the X50?