Sorry, but I don't think this person is a troll and that was a real grown up reply. BS = Band segmetation RDR = Radar detector rejection filtering. Search.
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I don't think the magnum would have save me anymore than my V1 as I don't push the outer limits. I did test the V1 and the Magnum against a K band sign. The Magnum won, but by a slim margin. I was more concerned about Ka band but I didn't have a controlled encounter but my gut tells me the Magnum has more range. The Magnum is a lot quieter in town unless you program the V1 not to sound off for three bars. But I do miss the arrows.
I run the V1 and Magnum together. V1 set to A mode with Savvy. Magnum has all bands except Ka off.
C/O Ka - neither detector has been better than the other. Both have given much more than enough time to react. Have not encountered I/O Ka with the Magnum yet. Hope to tomorrow driving back to NJ from Maryland on 95.
After what I've recently found out after doing my homework, I will be getting a Redline instead of the Magnum, and I won't even bother with the V1 anymore. From what I've been told by a radar professional (djrams80), the Redline has received more Ka Q/T and I/O that the V1 has missed... and that's not even with the new upcoming update putting the Redline up to par with the STi-R.
So in conclusion, I'm only getting 1 detector: the Redline.
Let me know how your trip goes and if you get any Ka encounters with any revenue collectors, I mean police, I mean for-profit business personnel, I mean police, I mean contract enforcers, I mean peace officers... I mean POLICE OFFICERS!
According to what I've been told, in REAL WORLD encounters, the Redline is better at Q/T and I/O than the Valentine 1.
I ran the V1 and the 9500ci(basically the same performance as a RedLine) together for over three years. In that time, the V1 missed around twice as many I/O shots than the 9500ci did, against real world LEOs. Basically, it's obvious that the V1 performs better against Q/T. Anyone with a radar gun can easily test this. But, in the real world, my experience is that the Belscort M3's better sensitivity, trumps the V1's better reactivity against I/O.