I think one could carefully amputate the whizzer with an exacto knife. 73, Jack WA9NQW On Apr 17, 2013, at 12:38 PM, KR4HV <[email protected]> wrote:
> Evan is correct. I have tried many different speakers, most speakers > designed for high power are not very efficient and while they will handle > more watts, the SPL/1w is low. > The "Collins" replacement speaker from the link is rated at only 7W. On the > surface that sounds good, maybe means "more efficient", maybe not. One > concern is the "whizzer" cone. The original Collins speakers did not have > one. My hope is that the whizzer cone won't be very effective since I don't > want high frequencies above 4-6kc, they just provide more noise and QRM. > > I ordered one to see how it will perform. > > We'll see. > > Walt > KR4HV > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 12:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Drakelist Digest, Vol 58, Issue 18 > > Send Drakelist mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > "Re: Contents of Drakelist digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Drakelist Digest, Vol 58, Issue 16 (Charles Ring) > 2. Re: MS-4 Speaker (Charles Ring) > 3. Re: MS-4 Speaker (K9sqg) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:17:06 -0400 > From: Charles Ring <[email protected]> > To: Bob Loving <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Drakelist Digest, Vol 58, Issue 16 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > Parts Express has or had another better-than-original speaker that fits the > MS-4 cabinet. Unfortunately I can't find details of the one I bought a few > years ago after it was recommended on one of these lists. The price was > lower than this one, maybe half. > > > > On 4/16/2013 1049, Bob Loving wrote: >> Brian: >> >> Surplus Sales of Nevraska has a Collins replacement speaker that fits >> the MS-4 cabinet. I have replaced one of my MS-4 speakers with the >> unit. To me, it sounds more "mellow" than the original speaker used by >> Drake. It has a massive magnet. >> >> The speaker is listed at the bottom of the window in this link: >> http://www.surplussales.com/Microphones-Audio/MicroAudio-8.html >> >> 73, >> Bob K9JU >> > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://mailman.zerobeat.net/pipermail/drakelist/attachments/20130416/d12955 > f1/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:33:34 -0400 > From: Charles Ring <[email protected]> > To: Bob Loving <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Drakelist] MS-4 Speaker > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > Parts Express has or had another better-than-original speaker that fits the > MS-4 cabinet. Unfortunately I can't find details of the one I bought a few > years ago after it was recommended on one of these lists. The price was > lower than this one, maybe half. > > > > On 4/16/2013 1049, Bob Loving wrote: >> Brian: >> >> Surplus Sales of Nevraska has a Collins replacement speaker that fits >> the MS-4 cabinet. I have replaced one of my MS-4 speakers with the >> unit. To me, it sounds more "mellow" than the original speaker used by >> Drake. It has a massive magnet. >> >> The speaker is listed at the bottom of the window in this link: >> http://www.surplussales.com/Microphones-Audio/MicroAudio-8.html >> >> 73, >> Bob K9JU >> > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://mailman.zerobeat.net/pipermail/drakelist/attachments/20130416/18d9f5 > 59/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:16:29 -0400 (EDT) > From: K9sqg <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Drakelist] MS-4 Speaker > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Fellow enthusiasts, > > > I've been very please with the MS-4 speakers that I own, and putting > acoustical foam inside the cabinet makes them sound even better. If one > were to select an alternate speaker for mounting inside the MS-4 cabinet, it > won't necessarily have better fidelity and less distortion. Why? Some of > the speakers I've tried have had maximum power rating of 20-50 watts. When > used with a TR-7, I found that I had to run the audio gain quite high, in > some instances at the 3 o'clock position, since the speakers were not > necessarily efficient. As one approaches the maximum output of an audio > amp, sometimes the distortion level becomes annoying. Your results might > vary. > > > Enjoy those Drakes. > > > 73, > > > Evan, K9SQG > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Ring <[email protected]> > To: Bob Loving <[email protected]> > Cc: drakelist <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Apr 16, 2013 1:35 pm > Subject: Re: [Drakelist] MS-4 Speaker > > > Parts Express has or had another better-than-original speaker > that fits the MS-4 cabinet. Unfortunately I can't find details of the one > I bought a few years ago after it was recommended on one of these lists. > The price was lower than this one, maybe half. > > > > > On 4/16/2013 1049, Bob Loving wrote: > > > > > > > Brian: > > Surplus Sales of Nevraska has a Collins replacement > speaker that fits the MS-4 cabinet. I have replaced one of my > MS-4 speakers with the unit. To me, it sounds more "mellow" > than the original speaker used by Drake. It has a massive > magnet. > > The speaker is listed at the bottom of the window in this > link: http://www.surplussales.com/Microphones-Audio/MicroAudio-8.html > > 73, > Bob K9JU > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://mailman.zerobeat.net/pipermail/drakelist/attachments/20130416/05c323 > be/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist > > > End of Drakelist Digest, Vol 58, Issue 18 > ***************************************** > > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
