Been using Escort 9500ix for years, I had 2 of them. 1 still have, the other I sold as I upgraded to the Max360. I couldn't tell you for years how many times the 9500ix has saved my ass. There are and will always be situations where the radar detector just won't be able to save you but 99% of the time it will. I have only gotten pulled over twice in 6 years of running the detector dedicated (used to only use it for road trips).
The main comparison is always escort vs valentine. Both have die hard followers but I have used both the 9500ix and valentine. Arrow are nice, sure but GPS > Arrows. GPS saves locations, if people have a GPS escort, you are all connected via the system just like drones are. So if there is a person ahead of you who has it, you will get their hit as well which adds hell of a lot more of a safety buffer. False alarms are non-existent in both systems really.
But now that the Max360 is out... And has arrows PLUS gps, Valentines are completely outclasses and outgunned. Max360 is 9500ix on crack. I am extremely shocked with it's abilities, it is a bit overkill as well. 9500ix will pick up KA around 1.5 miles where as the Max360 is double sitting at 3 miles on straights of course. But as you can imagine, radar detection capabilities and technology has advanced immensely.
If you want the best bang for your buck, stick with the 9500ix and you will NOT be disappointed. You can get em for 350 instead of 600+ like the max360. But max360 is an extremely well done product, so if you want to spend the money? Go for it. If not, 9500ix is still damn good!
Here are some pictures (towards the bottom) of my max360 setup with blendmount. I did mess around with the blendmount for radar detector placement, it looks much better and flush with the mirror now than it does in those pictures. I took those pics when I first installed it without any altering. I did take some pictures of the final setup but been too busy and lazy to post em up lol.
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