In the end it comes down to what you want and need. If you are going to wail away on AM with the echo set in trucker mode then the Galaxy is your radio hands down. If you want a processor controlled radio that sounds superb on SSB and can hold it's own on AM then the Stryker is the logical choice. When you consider the other features like scan, memory, offset freqs, and USB programable it's game set and match for the Stryker.