Another source of good communications-quality speakers is surplus land-mobile gear. They tend to have robust construction - no rattles - high power handling and tailored audio. The GE Delta speaker was particularly good, in my opinion, and it's black ;) The old Mastr II speakers sounded good too. There are probably good speakers from Moto; I have limited experience with them. Look under the tables at hamfests and you'll usually find a box of them, kinda' dirty, but cheap.
73, geo - n4ua Don Wilhelm wrote: > Ron, > > If you think those TenTec speakers sound good, you will be in for an > even better 'listening experience' if you put a pair of low to medium > grade stereo speakers on the K3. I found a pair of RS Optimus XTS-40 > speakers in a used 'everything' store for $5 each, but since everything > in the store was 50% off, I got a bargain. Yes, they have only 4 inch > drivers, but the voice coil is relatively large with a long throw and > the edge of the speakers is that flexible stuff. I would not use them > as main speakers and call it a good stereo system, but they sound great > on the K3 and are black simulated wood which blends with the K3 cabinet > quite well. > > What am I saying (you might ask)? - Look around the secondhand stores or > pawn shops in your area for some small consumer grade "Hi-Fi" bookshelf > speakers at a good price and try them on the K3 - you will like them. > Unless of course, you enjoy the sound of a speaker rattling a metal box > - like most of the "rig matching" loudspeakers do. One *could* buy new, > but we hams are 'prudent spenders' and always looking for a bargain when > it comes to ham radio. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > Ron Gould wrote: >> I have connected two Ten Tec 307B speakers to my K3 and am running it in >> stereo and with AFX on. Wow a Ten Tec never sounded so good. They cost a >> bit but they sure do sound good! >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
