[Icom] Decision time and request for advice (long)

[Steve Jones]

Might be the Pro's but not the Pro II. I listen through an SP5 Yaesu speaker
and I don't know what more you would want unless you invest in all the stuff
George has that would make any audio source sound better...not just the Pro.
No offense George but it doesn't need all that stuff to sound good. 73,
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "George, W5YR" <w5yr@att.net>
To: <icom@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Decision time and request for advice (long)


> Tony, the PRO receive audio is its Achilles Heel. The internal analog
audio
> system is way below par.
>
> I bring out the receive audio from the ACC1 connector, run it through a
> Behringer 802A mixer/eq into a power amp and large stereo speaker system.
> The audio response of that setup is good down to 40 Hz where I can shake
> the shack walls and furniture!
>
> The point is that once you get the PRO audio out away from all the noise
> and distortion, it loses all that "digital DSP" sound that everyone seems
> to mention. I fail to see how any radio could sound better on high-fi
SSB -
> a la 14178 - than my PRO as it is set up.
>
> BTW, I do the transmit audio the same way with a few extras along the way
> to enhance things. The PRO mic audio circuitry is on a par with the audio
> output circuitry - avoid it.
>
> 73/72/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas
> Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe
> Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 56th year and it just keeps getting better!
> QRP-L 1373 NETXQRP 6 SOC 262 COG 8 FPQRP 404 TEN-X 11771 I-LINK 11735
> Icom IC-756PRO #02121  Kachina 505 DSP  #91900556  Icom IC-765 #02437
>
>
> anthony costa wrote:
> >
> > If you compare both radio's closely you will see the proII has the mk5
beat
> > in almost every category.The pro is the better radio hand's down,and
that's
> > in all aspects.the original 1000mp has better selectivity and recieve
audio
> > than the V ,let get back to icom.After all they are king of the hill.
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