Been using Futaba and Hitec for so long I wouldn't know what to do with anything else. I got into Hitec because they have a lot of stuff that is perfectly compatible with the Futabas I already had. I have at least 5 Hitecs and a half dozen Futabas, some even AM that work very well in my sailplanes. My surface radios, for sailboats, are all Hitec. That being said I don't believe there are any bad RC units available in this day and age. A lot depends on what you are used to. Do you like Fords or Chevy's? Same type of question.