KX1 amplified external speaker $5

[Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU]

Today I was at Walgreen's Drug Store and saw an external amplified iPod
speaker for $5.99 or two for $10.
They had both black and white.

It's a little bigger than that Macally brand I've used before, but the
Macally one required an outboard audio transformer to get enough
volume.  This one worked right off.  It takes two AAA's instead of one
AA, but not having to hack it is worth plenty, and it's a lot cheaper.  
It looks similar to a unit I've seen under the Belkin brand for $20.

The brand is "GoStereo," UPC 8-19003-00888-9, distributed by Price Point
Accessories, LLC.

Pix at http://wa5znu.org/log/2007/05/kx1-speaker.html

Leigh/WA5ZNU



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[Bob Cunnings NW8L]

I picked one up today as well, after reading your post. No go at
first, as is so often the case there is little or no QA on these cheap
things. Out of the box the thing rattled, so I had to take it apart.
Not only was there a piece of solder wire rattling around loose, but
one of the speaker wires was not connected. Also the thing was "always
on", caused by a solder bridge between two leads on the power switch.
Sigh. Out came the soldering iron, and after fixing those faults I
also had to touch up some really miserable workmanship in the
soldering of the other wires. Wires weren't soldered into the
through-holes provided on the board, just tacked onto the annular ring
around the hole. Yuk. Of course mine may not be representative, just
the result of an assembler rushing to meet a quota or whatever.

However once fixed up it works very well indeed with my KX1, plenty of
output, I like it! It's so small and light I can take it hiking.

Bob NW8L

On 5/29/07, Leigh L. Klotz, Jr. <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Today I was at Walgreen's Drug Store and saw an external amplified iPod
> speaker for $5.99 or two for $10.
> They had both black and white.
>
> It's a little bigger than that Macally brand I've used before, but the
> Macally one required an outboard audio transformer to get enough
> volume.  This one worked right off.  It takes two AAA's instead of one
> AA, but not having to hack it is worth plenty, and it's a lot cheaper.
> It looks similar to a unit I've seen under the Belkin brand for $20.
>
> The brand is "GoStereo," UPC 8-19003-00888-9, distributed by Price Point
> Accessories, LLC.
>
> Pix at http://wa5znu.org/log/2007/05/kx1-speaker.html
>
> Leigh/WA5ZNU
>
>
>
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[Weymouth Walker-2]

Good find! ... I got 2 of them ... Pix are here ...

http://weywalker.home.mindspring.com/

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----- Original Message ----- > On 5/29/07, Leigh L. Klotz, Jr.
<[hidden email]> wrote:

>> Today I was at Walgreen's Drug Store and saw an external amplified iPod
>> speaker for $5.99 or two for $10.
>> They had both black and white.
>>
>> It's a little bigger than that Macally brand I've used before, but the
>> Macally one required an outboard audio transformer to get enough
>> volume.  This one worked right off.  It takes two AAA's instead of one
>> AA, but not having to hack it is worth plenty, and it's a lot cheaper.
>> It looks similar to a unit I've seen under the Belkin brand for $20.
>>
>> The brand is "GoStereo," UPC 8-19003-00888-9, distributed by Price Point
>> Accessories, LLC.
>>
>> Pix at http://wa5znu.org/log/2007/05/kx1-speaker.html
>>
>> Leigh/WA5ZNU

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