They far outshine the two SX709r 40ch handhelds I still have in the audio quality department.
Great range of accessories for them too
Only complaint is they don't have a 'call centre' style headset (boom mic + earpiece). They have the earbud phone, throat mic, a switch for either PTT or VOX (and the PTT button on the same assembly) then the 2.5mm plug.
Great little radios if you want to upgrade to 80ch but don't want the full 5w (or just something for use in shopping centres etc.
Also the speaker mics are fantastic. They have a different pin-out to the two speaker mics that go with the SX709r handhelds though, so RX works but not TX if I plug a different mic in. The clip is nice and solid and it beats havin a spring on the old mics (which tends to go missing). Also the straight plug is a nice feature. I find right angle plugs especially 2.5mm get damaged easily.
For what they're worth I would have bought 2.
EDIT: Have noticed the roger beep when wearing radio + speaker mic is often distorted or non existent. Thought I'd let you know that's due to the speaker mic port being close to the antenna (and pumping out 2w. Dropping transmit power to 'LO' or mid strength will stop this happening).