wrote:

Interesting thing happened tonight. For some time I've been using a
speaker that's received plenty of criticism: the Drake MS8. Earlier
tonight I heard VOIRI (Voice of the Islamic Rep. of Iran) on 6120 khz
and the signal was incredibly strong and clear. I decided to sit back
and listen, but the announcer's voice was just so bassy and 'muffled'
sounding that it wasn't always easy to understand her.

So, I decided to get an amplified Sony speaker out of my closet and
hook it up to my R8B. The Sony speaker definitely produced a sound that
was somehow 'smaller'. Even so, the announcer's speech was perfectly
intelligible on the Sony, while it wasn't on the MS8. From now on, I
think I'm just going to use the Sony speaker. I think there are still
better speakers out there and when I find one I'll 'trade up'; but for
now the Sony will do.

I guess the lesson here is: Don't overlook the significance of your
speaker!

Steve


Good speakers do make a difference. I like Bose center channel speakers
for use on radios that come with ones that aren't very good.

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Interesting thing happened tonight. For some time I've been using a
speaker that's received plenty of criticism: the Drake MS8. Earlier
tonight I heard VOIRI (Voice of the Islamic Rep. of Iran) on 6120 khz
and the signal was incredibly strong and clear. I decided to sit back
and listen, but the announcer's voice was just so bassy and 'muffled'
sounding that it wasn't always easy to understand her.

So, I decided to get an amplified Sony speaker out of my closet and
hook it up to my R8B. The Sony speaker definitely produced a sound that
was somehow 'smaller'. Even so, the announcer's speech was perfectly
intelligible on the Sony, while it wasn't on the MS8. From now on, I
think I'm just going to use the Sony speaker. I think there are still
better speakers out there and when I find one I'll 'trade up'; but for
now the Sony will do.

I guess the lesson here is: Don't overlook the significance of your
speaker!

Steve

Good quality non amplified bookshelf speakers are good option for most
tabletop radios.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

wrote:

Interesting thing happened tonight. For some time I've been using a
speaker that's received plenty of criticism: the Drake MS8. Earlier
tonight I heard VOIRI (Voice of the Islamic Rep. of Iran) on 6120 khz
and the signal was incredibly strong and clear. I decided to sit back
and listen, but the announcer's voice was just so bassy and 'muffled'
sounding that it wasn't always easy to understand her.

So, I decided to get an amplified Sony speaker out of my closet and
hook it up to my R8B. The Sony speaker definitely produced a sound that
was somehow 'smaller'. Even so, the announcer's speech was perfectly
intelligible on the Sony, while it wasn't on the MS8. From now on, I
think I'm just going to use the Sony speaker. I think there are still
better speakers out there and when I find one I'll 'trade up'; but for
now the Sony will do.

I guess the lesson here is: Don't overlook the significance of your
speaker!

Steve

Good advice. You could replace the speaker inside the MS8 (box) with one
that has a tweeter (coaxial) and probably achieve the same result. Then
you would have an MS8 that sounds like a better speaker but still
matches the R8B.

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And then get one of those Buttkicker rigs and hook it up to your
couch.
www.thebuttkicker.com
cuhulin

Sure wouldn't want to use this thing when listening to Radio Bulgaria.
That would probably result in back injury.

Steve

About three years ago,a guy and a lady from a Ukraine radio music
station were guest on the JT and Dave radio talk show,
www.supertalkms.com and they had some pre recorded music they had
brought from Ukraine.One of the songs was Highway To Hell in Ukrainan
language.It is much better than the American version of Highway To
hell.I wish I could remember the name of that Ukrainian radio station.
cuhulin

wrote:

About three years ago,a guy and a lady from a Ukraine radio music
station were guest on the JT and Dave radio talk show,
www.supertalkms.com and they had some pre recorded music they had
brought from Ukraine.One of the songs was Highway To Hell in Ukrainan
language.It is much better than the American version of Highway To
hell.I wish I could remember the name of that Ukrainian radio station.

You probably are more occupied with looking for that bottle of Scotch than you
are with trying to remember the name of some obscure Ukrainian radio station.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

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