Review on 🔍 Whistler CR73 High Performance Laser Radar Detector: 360° Protection, Bilingual Voice Alerts - Enhanced SEO, Black by Justin Vasquez

This is a first time review of the Whistler CR85 which I just received yesterday and I am using it side by side with my old Escort 8500 x 50 Black in car and CR85. on the highway. On my first drive I met several local LEOs whose Ka was constantly moving, as they almost always do, approaching from the front and back at different times, and one actually parked and fired across the traffic. So far so good, as I expected after reading countless reviews, tech reviews, YouTube videos, etc. The CR85 (with TFSR enabled and all other default filter settings) produces fewer false alarms, especially on the K band and sometimes and on the X band. The alerts I get on the Escort make no sound on the Whistler CR85. On the Ka band, the escort usually alerts first, but the whistler chirps on the second or third bar on the escorts scale. I attribute this to Whistler initially rejecting it as false until it is strong enough to detect a specific frequency which the old escort does not offer? I think if I was driving at freeway speeds with off-axis radar on ramps etc I'd pack an escort and put up with the fakes, but the reason I went shopping was because I mostly drive around town and the K-band fakes of modern are cars with lane departure warning and emergency braking were driving me crazy. This is where TFSR was really important, it was off by default and I was getting similar false alerts for the Escort, but on my next pass through the same area on my test drive I toggled the feature on and it started. works just as i expected, much quieter than the escort. I will be driving with the dual detector for a few more days before making my final decision as every radar detection is different. Haven't seen a real K-band LEO signal yet, only automatic door openers at the grocery store/pharmacy when driving down the street with an escort alarm and whistle on low. I'm not saying you won't get false positives from the Whistler, especially with the various laser and radar-based features found on newer cars, but you should get fewer from this mid-range detector than you would from an older, high-end IF you've set it up. To the right. If TFSR doesn't calm the CR85 down enough, I can always try City1 or City2 mode, increase the filtering, or turn off the K and/or X ranges with just a few button presses. The build quality and materials are a notch below the Escort but perfect for this price point and don't expect any durability issues. I also liked the fact that both a cigarette lighter cable and a straight wire were included, as well as a non-slip pad on the dashboard. Updated 01/31/19. After another month of use I always have a whistler in the dash and save my old Escort for highway trips where I'm likely to be speeding and need maximum range Ka detection. It's a compromise, long range detection means more perceived false positives where you never see a cop even if they're actually some distance away or off axis.