Drake R-8 Speaker
 

Do any of you have any recomendations on an appropriate speaker for my R-8?
I've heard from some the the new inexpensive computer speakers are a good
alternate to an expensive ICOM or Yeasu communication receiver speaker. Any
opinions?

Charlie

Yep! I'm sitting here listening to a Drake right now with an Optimus
powered speaker from Radio Shack.

Works great. Most any powered speaker should work fine, not just RS.
I went to their site to give you page info and had to click whether to
allow or deny cookie setting about - well too many - times! If you have
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CA wrote:
Do any of you have any recomendations on an appropriate speaker for my R-8?
I've heard from some the the new inexpensive computer speakers are a good
alternate to an expensive ICOM or Yeasu communication receiver speaker. Any
opinions?

Charlie

CA wrote:

Do any of you have any recomendations on an appropriate speaker for my R-8?
I've heard from some the the new inexpensive computer speakers are a good
alternate to an expensive ICOM or Yeasu communication receiver speaker. Any
opinions?

Charlie


When I had an R8 I used a bose VS-100 center channel speaker with it. I
used to get them on ebay for about $50 with shipping.

"Al Patrick" wrote in message
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Yep! I'm sitting here listening to a Drake right now with an Optimus
powered speaker from Radio Shack.

Works great. Most any powered speaker should work fine, not just RS.
I went to their site to give you page info and had to click whether to
allow or deny cookie setting about - well too many - times! If you have
your security settings very high you may want to find another site!

Yep, the Optimus speakers sound great, I use them myself but the unpowered
version. Be advised that Radio Shack is now carrying RCA brand, though I'm
told they are the same and that RCA manufactured the Optimius brand also.

Get one of those shelf systems (Aiwa, Panasonic, whatever) at a garage
sale and throw away the electronics and just keep the speakers. A 4"
speaker in a closed back plastic box sounds very pleasant. Avoid
2-way speakers has they just make the noise louder.

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 03:05:16 -0500, "CA"
wrote:

Do any of you have any recomendations on an appropriate speaker for my R-8?
I've heard from some the the new inexpensive computer speakers are a good
alternate to an expensive ICOM or Yeasu communication receiver speaker. Any
opinions?

Charlie

"DesignGuy" ) writes:
"Al Patrick" wrote in message
...
Yep! I'm sitting here listening to a Drake right now with an Optimus
powered speaker from Radio Shack.

Works great. Most any powered speaker should work fine, not just RS.
I went to their site to give you page info and had to click whether to
allow or deny cookie setting about - well too many - times! If you have
your security settings very high you may want to find another site!

Yep, the Optimus speakers sound great, I use them myself but the unpowered
version. Be advised that Radio Shack is now carrying RCA brand, though I'm
told they are the same and that RCA manufactured the Optimius brand also.

I don't really see a purpose in using a powered speaker. One has to assume
that either the receiver puts out enough power, or at the very least the
powered speaker won't add much in amplification.

Radio Shack merely seems to be rebranding their stuff. So years ago, they
came up with the design for those small speakers, and put their "Optimus"
name on it. But then they put "RCA" on it because they could buy the use
of the name, and they must have assumed "RCA" would have more drawing
power. Given that RCA is a name that can be rented at this point, it
looks tawdry nowadays. Here in Canada, the same speakers are being sold
under the "Centrios" name at Radio Shack. So while the speakers have
gone through some changes since they first came on the market as "Minimus-7"
a quarter century ago, it's more or less the same speaker and
basically still from Radio Shack.

Michael

David ) writes:
Get one of those shelf systems (Aiwa, Panasonic, whatever) at a garage
sale and throw away the electronics and just keep the speakers. A 4"
speaker in a closed back plastic box sounds very pleasant. Avoid
2-way speakers has they just make the noise louder.

I think it depends. I have a pair of Radio Shack Minimus-7's that I
picked up here and there at a garage sales, and I'd use them over a lot
of the speakers that come with cheaper all in one stereos. They are my
"computer speakers" and I use them with an amplifier from a small bookshelf
system that I paid five dollars for. But I left the speakers there, since
they most definitely were not better than the Minimus-7s.

Michael

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 03:05:16 -0500, "CA"
wrote:

Do any of you have any recomendations on an appropriate speaker for my R-8?
I've heard from some the the new inexpensive computer speakers are a good
alternate to an expensive ICOM or Yeasu communication receiver speaker. Any
opinions?

Charlie

Many years ago when I worked a short stint at
Rat Shack, whenever the Minimus-7's went on
sale, hams and SWLs came out of the woodwork
to get them.

--Mike L.


"DesignGuy" wrote in message
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"Al Patrick" wrote in message
...
Yep! I'm sitting here listening to a Drake right now with an
Optimus
powered speaker from Radio Shack.

Works great. Most any powered speaker should work fine, not just
RS.
I went to their site to give you page info and had to click
whether to
allow or deny cookie setting about - well too many - times! If
you have
your security settings very high you may want to find another
site!

Yep, the Optimus speakers sound great, I use them myself but the
unpowered
version. Be advised that Radio Shack is now carrying RCA brand,
though I'm
told they are the same and that RCA manufactured the Optimius brand
also.

"Michael Black" wrote in message
...


they first came on the market as "Minimus-7" a quarter century ago,

I have collected 6 of the Minimus 7's, use DSP-40's in front of two of them.
I also have one of the smaller Optimus (also cast aluminum cabinet) that I
use with a scanner. I purchased two of the 7's new, the rest came from
garage and estate sales for nickels and dimes. RM~

Rob Mills wrote:

"Michael Black" wrote in message
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they first came on the market as "Minimus-7" a quarter century ago,

I have collected 6 of the Minimus 7's, use DSP-40's in front of two of them.
I also have one of the smaller Optimus (also cast aluminum cabinet) that I
use with a scanner. I purchased two of the 7's new, the rest came from
garage and estate sales for nickels and dimes. RM~

I still prefer the MS4 speakers myself.

dxAce
Michigan
USA