[Icom] Seeking better audio from my IC-746

[Roy Sakabu]

Since you're already inside the speaker Rick, try filling it with some house
insulation.  You can probably pick it up for free at any construction site
by just asking for scraps.  You may notice a nice increase in fidelity.

I guess the bad news is that the $20 speaker didn't make much difference
compared to the SP-21,
and worse news is that the $20 speaker didn't make much difference compared
to the SP-21  <g>. 
Oh well, at least the SP-21 matches your 746.  But so did the black
Pro-X33A's.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Clifford, Rick [SMTP:rick.clifford@eds.com]
> Sent:	Monday, December 09, 2002 8:59 AM
> To:	icom@mailman.qth.net
> Subject:	RE: [Icom] Seeking better audio from my IC-746
> 
> Just to close out this topic, I went to Lowe's and Radio Shack over the
> weekend. I didn't find any KLM speakers at Lowe's, but did find a range of
> RCA speakers at Radio Shack. I picked up an RCA model on closeout for $20
> (based on its size, the original price should have been around $80; I
> think
> it was on closeout because it was painted white - all of the others were
> black.)
> 
> I'd say the audio is a little better - but I couldn't describe the
> improvement over the SP-21 (the ICOM external speaker I purchased with the
> the IC-746) as major.
> 
> I did disassemble the SP-21 just to see what was inside the enclosure. For
> the 10-11" of depth, the actual speaker component took up maybe 1.5" - the
> rest of the box was just air. I'm afraid to check the invoice to see how
> much I paid for it :)
> 
> Thanks to all for your suggestions.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Rick
> KF6UEB
> 
> 


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