Thinking of going Yaesu

My mission, locate receiver under $500--must have am fm nbfm wbfm-, looking for reception down into kHz and up as close to 3000 MHz as possible. After a long amount of research, rooting around ICOM, AOR, GRUNDIG, SONY and countless others, the VR5000 looks to have the most bang for my limited buck. I have read much regarding the front end filter problems, I am willing to risk it. If anyone knows of an item that gives as much as the Yaesu, for so little, let me know, I'm listening. Thank You