Seems like a perfect, low-impact DIY opportunity to me.
Tang Band (for example) makes a number of excellent full-range drivers
that work well in small, ported cabinets. For those in the US, a trip to
Home Depot for a quarter sheet of MDF, (Medium Density Fiberboard,
listed by them as a "hobby panel") perhaps some rubber feet and a few
inches of Schedule 40 PVC for a port tube could yield a better quality
speaker than you can easily buy on the open market, regardless of price.
If there's (A) a way of reaching consensus on desired size, appearance
and driver characteristics and (B) a few people actually get interested
enough to build one, I'd certainly donate a working acoustic design.
(and/or provide links to freeware design software for those that want to
learn for themselves)
There's still a suitable power amp to deal with, but there are any
number of suitable (kit or assembled) amp modules available as well.
73,
Jim, N7CXI
BILL GUYGER wrote:
I bought a set of the Bose C2's on recommendation from this list and was fairly disappointed. Very
"bassy", no real high end, kind of muddy overall. I can see why they would be lacking for
the high quality communications type audio Flex touts. Bose probably intends you to buy the whole
"system" which includes some HF units. They're also targeted at demographics who've
become use to MP3 rather than real audio.
Bill AD5OL
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From: Lazy Senior <lazysen...@verizon.net>
To: flexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 11:53:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] the bose speakers
I too bought the Bose C2 speakers at Sam's Club. They sounded ok (but not
great) on my Flex 5000a, and I agree they seem immune to RF even when running
Legal Limit. I disconnected The Bose speaker without the volume control and
hooked up my Sound Sweet Speaker instead. WONDERFUL. Now I use the Bose (the
one with volume control) on 2nd rx and the Sound Sweet as my main... Really
good sound now....... No RF problems either.
Stan K9IUQ
Alfred Green wrote:
dan edwards wrote:
FWIW
since i've decided the f3k is a 'keeper' i coughed up the dough forthe
recommended bose companion 2 speakers, to replace the cheapiesI started with.
the hard-core audiophiles on my SUV forum snub bose, typically.'no highs, no
lows, must be bose'...
while i am usually a headphones guy, these things are NICE !! finally 'bin'
sounds GOOD..sam's has em for $69 ish..
I have Bose C2 speakers on both my SDR1K and F3K systems. I think they sound
very good, but for me the most important thing is they seem to be completely
bomb-proof to RFI. I can run a kW on any band with no problem, whereas my
Altec-Lansing computer speakers jump off the bench.
They also have a convenient volume control knob on the front, the only knob I
use with my radios.
73 Alf NU8I
Scottsdale AZ DM43an
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