[Elecraft] Ten Tec never sounded so good!

[Don Wilhelm]

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! 
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