[Hallicrafters] Observations on Speakers

[W3HKK at aol.com]

I dug my R-46 out of the basement, blew off the dust, and wiped the lint from 
the grill cloth covering, then found it worked really well  on my Yaesu 
FT-901DM.  I like the   lower tone which seems to match the  Yaesu sound  
quite well.

But, one of my favorite passtimes is  switching between 3 different speakers 
on several rigs...typically hi fi bookcase speakers- for the best sound.  
Sometimes the bass is boomy,   but the better bookcase speakers nicely 
enhance strong audio  when the  QRM and QRN isnt a problem.  Especially on 2M 
rigs, and for AM listening.

Usually the smaller the speaker the worse the  audio. but once you get up 
around 
9"x14"x6"d the nice  fuller sound is apparent.  I even have an old  
22"x14"x14" speaker that makes a  wonderful improvement  on an old tube 
typeZenith  FM receiver.  Cheap but effective.  I prefer wood cabinets to 
plastic...better bass, less boominess.

73s
Bob