ORIGINAL: Mitchell-RCU
I have a Futaba 14MZ and a JR 9503. The 14MZ was sentin for service at 4 years and 9 months and was returned no charge covered by warranty. The 9503 was purchased in September of 2010 and as of february 2011 it will cost $75 just to upgrade it to DSMX.
What i'm saying is hands down buy Futaba.
Nothing you have just said would compel anyone to buy one radio over the other.