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k0wa@swbell.net

K3: Stereo Speakers - What are you using?

Ladies and Gents

I have been playing with the AFX mode here and it is very good with head phones. I really like the spatial context. I am now trying a pair of old computer speakers...must be more than 10 years old from Creative Labs. Seem to sound OK, but I am curious as to what you are using for speaker(s) with the K3?

I am not going to plunk down change for a large speaker system, but I would like to know what others are using if anything at all.

Lee - K0WA

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Tom Hammond-2

Re: K3: Stereo Speakers - What are you using?

>Ladies and Gents
>
>I have been playing with the AFX mode here and it is very good with
>head phones. I really like the spatial context. I am now trying a
>pair of old computer speakers...must be more than 10 years old from
>Creative Labs. Seem to sound OK, but I am curious as to what you
>are using for speaker(s) with the K3?
>
>I am not going to plunk down change for a large speaker system, but
>I would like to know what others are using if anything at all.
>
>Lee - K0WA
>
>
>
>In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short
>supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense
>and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from
>somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine?
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Matt Zilmer

Re: K3: Stereo Speakers - What are you using?

A man after my own heart. I did this: 2x Micor / Syntor generation
5" 8-ohm speakers in the plastic clamshell enclosures work great for
this. I've avoided the metal enclosures because of mechanical
resonances....

These speakers are pretty efficient, and have good freq response.

73,
matt, W6NIA

On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:38:21 -0600, you wrote:

>Lee:
>
>Were it me, I'd opt to buy a couple of the UN-amplified Motorola Mobile
>speakers off E-Bay. They're a great match for the K3.
>
>Such as:
>
>This one has a REALLY GREAT pic of what you're looking for...
>http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-MOTOROLA-HSN4021B-EXTERNAL-SPEAKER-FOR-MARATRAC_W0QQitemZ170198971909QQihZ007QQcategoryZ53108QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Motorola-Used-Speakers-models-HSN4000A-HSN4018B_W0QQitemZ260216889650QQihZ016QQcategoryZ66977QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Motorola-Used-Speakers-HSN4021A-HSN4023A-TSN6016B_W0QQitemZ260216891717QQihZ016QQcategoryZ66977QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Each-Motorola-HSN9326-Mobile-Speaker-Used-Guaranteed_W0QQitemZ280205865087QQihZ018QQcategoryZ53108QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/MOTOROLA-HSN4018B-EXTERNAL-SPEAKER_W0QQitemZ220208493224QQihZ012QQcategoryZ53108QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-8-Ohm-Speaker_W0QQitemZ220208850569QQihZ012QQcategoryZ66977QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-Speaker-HSN4018A_W0QQitemZ200204306404QQihZ010QQcategoryZ20383QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-Two-Way-Radio-Speaker_W0QQitemZ290212025233QQihZ019QQcategoryZ48695QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-Spectra-Maxtrac-GM300-CDM1250-CM300-Speaker_W0QQitemZ220209404289QQihZ012QQcategoryZ66975QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>I'm a bit leery of trying to use PC speakers because most of those amps
>are poorly shielded (if at all), and you don't want RF getting back into
>the audio line.
>
>73,
>
>Tom N0SS
>
>
>At 20:08 03/05/2008, you wrote:
>
>>Ladies and Gents
>>
>>I have been playing with the AFX mode here and it is very good with
>>head phones. I really like the spatial context. I am now trying a
>>pair of old computer speakers...must be more than 10 years old from
>>Creative Labs. Seem to sound OK, but I am curious as to what you
>>are using for speaker(s) with the K3?
>>
>>I am not going to plunk down change for a large speaker system, but
>>I would like to know what others are using if anything at all.
>>
>>Lee - K0WA
>>
>>
>>
>>In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short
>>supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense
>>and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from
>>somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine?
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Dave Martin-2

Re: K3: Stereo Speakers - What are you using?

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On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Tom Hammond <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Lee:
>
> Were it me, I'd opt to buy a couple of the UN-amplified Motorola Mobile
> speakers off E-Bay. They're a great match for the K3.
>
That's what I've always used. Their response is more or less shaped
for voice communications and will get rid of the heavy bassy stuff
that the "hi-fi" boys transmit, and also roll off the annoying high
frequency noise. This shouldn't be such a problem with the K3's audio
equalizer, but I have a matched pair of Motorola speakers that I plan
to wire up for my K3. I also have a small sealed full range speaker
that I switch in when I listen to the broadcast stations. It gives a
sound a lot like the old days with the six by nine speaker on the rear
deck of your favorite date-mobile.

Dave W5DHM
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Ken Kopp-3

K3: Stereo Speakers - What are you using?

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Lee, I agree with Tom's suggestion, or ....

I use two CB speakers from the local truck stop's CB
department ... Barjan Model 320-701.

73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: K3: Stereo Speakers - What are you using?

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Lee,

Yes, TRX is nice to listen to.

I cannot use headphones easily with my hearing aids, so I purchased a
set of reasonable quality computer speakers at Staples (priced at about
$25). I use them placed so they fire in the direction of my ears from
close range. The RX EQ can be used to tailor the response to more like
communications quality if desired, but I just leave it wide open most of
the time.

I also have a full stereo system here in the shack with an 8 channel
Behringer mixer to play music sourced by either the computer, FM tuner
and tape player, and I also have a position that I can mix in the K3
audio too, so I can enjoy full fidelity stereo from the K3 should I want
to do some SWLing (but I usually don't do that). The connections
between the K3 EXT SPKR output and the computer speakers or the mixer is
handled by a small homebrew switching box, but it works for me.

If you want comunications quality, use communications type speakers, but
if you want wide range audio, use something that approaches a good
stereo system on the K3 - either of those choices and anything in
between can be easily implemented since the K3 has adequate audio power
reserve to handle all but the low efficiency High Fidelity type speakers.

73,
Don W3FPR

TRX iws definitely nice to hear.

73,
Don W3FPR

Lee Buller wrote:

> Ladies and Gents
>
> I have been playing with the AFX mode here and it is very good with head phones. I really like the spatial context. I am now trying a pair of old computer speakers...must be more than 10 years old from Creative Labs. Seem to sound OK, but I am curious as to what you are using for speaker(s) with the K3?
>
> I am not going to plunk down change for a large speaker system, but I would like to know what others are using if anything at all.
>
> Lee - K0WA
>
>
>
> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine?
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Barry N1EU

Re: K3: Stereo Speakers - What are you using?

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The line out audio from my K3 is fed to my computer's soundcard. This allows me to make off-the-air recordings as well as share the speakers between the computer and K3. I use a pair of high-quality full-range bi-amplified Jamo CS5 multimedia speakers. I don't want my speakers to shape the audio - I can do that on the K3. I want sonic accuracy from my speakers. That being said, I use headphones 90+% of the time.

73,
Barry N1EU

Lee Buller wrote

I have been playing with the AFX mode here and it is very good with head phones. I really like the spatial context. I am now trying a pair of old computer speakers...must be more than 10 years old from Creative Labs. Seem to sound OK, but I am curious as to what you are using for speaker(s) with the K3?

I am not going to plunk down change for a large speaker system, but I would like to know what others are using if anything at all.