I also have the 9500ix but in blue that I got a few years back. transferring it over to my BRZ and now I wish I got red so it matches
but yeah, no matter what radar detector you get, if the cops (mainly CHP) use laser then you're screwed unless you have a laser jammer. and a laser jammer is illegal plus easy to tell from the cop's side.
however, I have only encountered a few CHP who use laser and most of them still use a radar gun. not to mention, my detector goes off whenever one of those new CHP SUV's roll by. I guess they have a radar gun that's always on or something.