On 24 Jan 2006 07:36:04 -0800, wrote:

I have a nice die-cast Radio Shack bookshelf speaker I bought probably
15 years ago that I use on my SW/Ham radios. It's not a perfect speaker
but it's fairly mellow, not at all tinny, and extremely durable.

I think Radio Shack sold them as outdoor/patio type speakers when I
bought them and I seem to recall the name "Minimus-7".

I go to look at Radio Shack and they don't have anything like this
anymore. They've got some really crappy plastic-tinny sounding speakers
that I don't like at all, and would probably break the first time I
looked at it funny.

What speakers are available in durable die-cast housings these days?
And I hate tinny sound (like comes out of a PC-clone speaker). I
refuse (just out of abhorrence of the sound) to look at any PC or
PC-with-amplified-subwoofer crap speakers.

Did I mention that I don't want any PC speakers, and they all sound
awful? (Hint, hint, DO NOT SUGGEST THIS OPTION!)

Tim.

Buy a system like this at the thrift shop. Throw away the
electronics, keep the speakers.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RCA-RS1282-3-DIS...ayphotohosting

I think Radio Shack sold them as outdoor/patio type speakers when I
bought them and I seem to recall the name "Minimus-7".

Tim, you might also search for the name "Optimus" Same cast Al case and
speakers with internal crossover networks. Same speakers as the Minimus,
different timeframe. IMHO, neither sound near as good as a good set of
stereo phones, but agree that it's easier to demonstrate to visitors using
the speakers.

Regards
W4ZCB

Why not check out the auto junkyards for some good quality speakers
(look for the most expensive junk cars in the junkyards) and mount them
in an appropiate size wood box cabinet?
cuhulin