When I was young an Icom icr9000 was only a dream. Even today about 30 years later they can fetch $1000 on eBay.
They run hot, suffer from bad capacitors, screen burn and general old age related problems. They are probably more sensitive and have better filtering, but apart from that a decent SRD at a fraction of the price has much more capabilities.
In saying all that I still want one... Have to get the SWMBO used to the SDR first. ..