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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 your security settings very high you may want to find another site! ========== 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 ... 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 news:A_Hod.75705$V41.1847@attbi_s52... "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 ... 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 |
DesignGuy wrote:
"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. Radio Shack is phasing out the RCA line. I use an older 'Minimus-2.5' (wood box) with my R8B. Since the audio of the R8's favor the low end (bass), it's important that the external speaker not reproduce too much bass. Otherwise the clarity (high end) will suffer. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
at this time i am using an AOR AR5000A+3 the extension speaker i am using is
an AIWA centre speaker of a surround sound speaker system the sound is crystal clear.....look on ebay you can pic centre speakers up for a really cheap amount. and there are all kinds of makes. if you have a surround sound system in your home try the centre speaker if your happy with the results then buy one to use on your receiver. and replace your own one back with your hifi.. "Michael Black" wrote in message ... 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 |
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