FWIW the 9C is probably the best deal for the money out there right now. I usually tell the new guys that I meet that are asking questions to get one because you actually save money since you won't have a 6-7 channel sitting in the box after you finally give in and buy the 9. So far I have not found a set up that I could not get working the way I wanted it to with the 9C. I would like a bit more capability at times but the 9C has been so flexible that there is usually a way to get everything working.

IF I had it to do over, knowing what I know now, I would get a JR 9303. The 9303 is very similar to the 9C but has all of those little extras I wish the 9C had. Those extras in my case are programmable 9 point mixes. Once you start using them and seeing the power they offer to fine tune your models they really become a necessary thing to have. The 9C has 5 linear and 2 5-point mixes (3 if you consider the throttle-needle mix) and that is enough for most set ups.

Unfortunately the 9303 is about $150-200 more than the 9C so it's not in my game plan right now.