Seeking external speaker recommendations

[Edward R Cole]

I bought the West Mountain COMspkr for my wife's computer to
eliminate RFI when I ran HF.  They are advertised as RFI-proof and
worked for us.  I have not tried it as a radio speaker.

If you can find an old ham receiver speaker from the 1950's they have
a wonderful "sound" that is hard to match with cheap RS speakers.  I
am using a ten-inch diameter National Radio speaker which was given
me by the father of KL7R-sk.  I worked with his son in 1982 and he
thought that his son would want me to get some of his old stuff.  The
National speaker in enclosed in a 12x11x7 inch metal cabinet so a bit
large for modern equipment.

73, Ed - KL7UW

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I used the SP-20 on my K3 for a while, mainly on SSB.  I didn't like it.   I
could never get enough volume out of the speaker without distortion from the
K3 to suit me.  Incidentally, I also used it on a 746 Pro and never
experienced this problem.

I know everyone is going to say get an unpowered speaker, but I purchased
the West Mountain Radio COMspkr for $40 and they work very well and sound
really good to me (use your 8 band RX EQ to tailor the audio) and I've never
experienced RFI problems, even at Kilowatt Plus power levels.  The volume
level issue that bugged me with the SP-20 is also a non-issue, of course.
Powered speakers may not be for everyone, but 40 bucks isn't a lot to spend
after you've plopped down over $3K for a rig, especially you don't want to
hassle with finding the speaker that gives you the volume level that you're
looking for.






73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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