[Icom] Icom 756 Pro II Speaker Options

Thu, 8 Aug 2002 16:26:18 -0700

Ok, my thanks to everyone who responded.  There were a lot of responses but
I think I can boil them down to the following:

1-A Yaesu SP-8 works great
2-Radio Shack has some good choices (Minimus, Optimus, Omage, etc.)  Or, buy
an RS speaker and 'roll your own' enclosure.  One reply observed that RS no
longer has a private label but sells only RCA speakers.
3-Heil Headphones are great.
4-Get an SP-21 for looks and then replace the actual speaker with a 'top of
the line' one.
5-SP-21 and SP-20 are both good choices (ignoring price).
6-The true quality of the 756PROII sound is best obtained by using an
outboard HiFi amplifier and related speaker.

I have verified that the local RS now only sells 'RCA' speakers.  They were
having a half price sale on their bookshelf model 40-05022.  So, with
assurances I could return it if not satisfied, I bought it ($19.99) and will
be trying it out for the next few days.  So, far, I am quite pleased with
the improvement.

However, not yet having yet tried the 'outboard HiFi' approach, I suspect I
may not be maximizing my enjoyment.  But, for now, I will just have to live
with that suspicion!

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to educate me on the options.

73 de Jim [email protected]

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of Jim Gerke
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 8:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Icom] Icom 756 Pro II Speaker Options

Jim,

I highly recommend the Yaesu SP-8. It's their equivalent to Icom's SP-20
but, IMHO, is much better. It has the most flexible audio tailoring I've
ever seen in an accessory speaker and it costs a lost less than the
SP-20. Unlike the SP-20, the SP-8 is really black in color and matches
the newer Icoms much more nicely.

I bought my SP-8 about 5 or 6 years ago to match an FT-920 that I
purchased at the same time. I disposed of the 920 long ago but have hung
on to the speaker and used it with a TS-850, IC-775DSP, and IC-756Pro.
It's the best speaker with audio filtering I've ever had.

73, Jim, K5QL

Jim Shaw wrote:
>
> I have decided to add an outboard speaker to my 756PROII.  Of course, ICOM
> offers the SP-20 ($249 list) and the SP-21 ($119) list.  Hard to believe
the
> small amount of audio filtering the SP-20 provides is useful given the
notch
> feature on the PROII but was wondering what others think?
>
> Or, what other products besides the ICOM speakers should I consider?
Other
> thoughts also appreciated.
>
> 73 de Jim [email protected]
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