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Neil Bell wrote in message . ..
Is an external speaker really needed? The reviews I read before purchase did not sing any praises for the IC-R75s speaker so I had mine shipped directly to Kiwa for the following mods: --synchronous detector upgrade --audio upgrade --high fidelity audio filter --R75 filter module The sound is just fine, though for obvious reasons I can't compare it now to what is would have sounded like. __________________ IC-R75 / CW 40LP Yokosuka, Japan |
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I've removed the MW attenuator from my R75, and now the unit has flat
response across the whole tuning range. It is not the easiest mod, but it is worth the effort. Pete D. Kim wrote in message m... Neil Bell wrote in message . .. Is an external speaker really needed? The reviews I read before purchase did not sing any praises for the IC-R75s speaker so I had mine shipped directly to Kiwa for the following mods: --synchronous detector upgrade --audio upgrade --high fidelity audio filter --R75 filter module The sound is just fine, though for obvious reasons I can't compare it now to what is would have sounded like. __________________ IC-R75 / CW 40LP Yokosuka, Japan |
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The tiny speaker the R75 has can't sound very good. If you are going to
spend the money for those modifications then spend a little more and buy an external speaker. I'll agree with this point. I am a mostly-nighttime (bedroom) SWL and as such, I use headphones exclusively, regardless of which radio(s) I'm playing with on any given night. But, the few times I have used my R75 without phones, I immediately set up external speakers with some EQ to get it to sound full enough to seem 'real'... and this even after I had all modifications and enhancements done (mostly by me, including installing Kiwa's synch upgrade, which I simply bought from them and installed myself)... the R75's a fine radio with phones, or with decent outboard speakers. But the tiny, front-firing stock speaker isn't full enough to do the rest of the radio justice. Linus |
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The reviews I read before purchase did not sing any praises for the
IC-R75s speaker so I had mine shipped directly to Kiwa for the following mods: --synchronous detector upgrade --audio upgrade --high fidelity audio filter --R75 filter module The sound is just fine, though for obvious reasons I can't compare it now to what is would have sounded like. The tiny speaker the R75 has can't sound very good. If you are going to spend the money for those modifications then spend a little more and buy an external speaker. That was my intent all along before I actually got it and listened to it with the mods. Now I'm not really in a hurry as the sounds if fine. When dx'ng I plug in my Grado SR80 headphones. I find it more useful to read opinons from ppl who have actually used a product. Kiwa's synch upgrade is top notch and I second the positive comments for this mod. Had no qualms with sending my unit directly to Kiwa as after several e-mails back and forth between Kiwa and iCOM they pretty much said that the warranty would still be good as long as the mods were done "cleanly". ymmv. |
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How sure are you about the warranty still being in force? How would Icom
be expected to fix a radio that is modified in some way? This would not be a safe assumption to make. I don't like to ass_u_me either! Had no qualms with sending my unit directly to Kiwa as after several e-mails back and forth between Kiwa and iCOM they pretty much said that the warranty would still be good as long as the mods were done "cleanly". ymmv. |
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