However, these radios do offer a whole lot more bang for the buck in the long run than the motorolas, and if you have any interest in radio, you'll soon graduate from a motorola to a ham-type radio anyway. ANd the signal to noise will be much higher off of the FRS frequencies. I don't have a good clear answer. Perhaps Rusty's price list will be illustrative. In any case, the ft-50 covers most everything, although it is significantly more expensive.
Voice sounds ok, but music sounds terrible.
Have a nice day.