I have the ts-870s and it in my opinion has the best receiver audio of all Kenwoods. I have owned the ts-940, ts-950sdx, ts-450sat, ts-440sat ts-2000 and a couple of Icoms. The ts-870 sounds great on a old Jensen stereo speaker and needs no filtering. Brian, k5in ----- Original Message ----- From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3:08 AM Subject: Re: ts2000 > I've heard good things about the 870. Isn't that supposed to have very > good audio and a good receiver? Also, haven't they stopped making the > ts-870? > 73s > Butch Bussen > wa0vjr