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W0LD
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 20, 2012 12:37
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Full rich audio.
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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The speaker does all it is asked to do. The filters are good for SSB and give full fidelity. It is not a "high accentuated" receiver like a lot of communications speakers tend to be. I can't figure out why people are down on this speaker.
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K9TWO
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 19, 2012 20:46
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Great
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have lots of speakers and this one along with my Ten-Tec speaker sound the best. I have mine
connected to my Icom 7600 and Jupiter. Don't know
why the bad reviews. I think the Yaesu and Ten-Tec is a toss up.
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W9ZO
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Rating: 4/5
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Jun 4, 2011 08:56
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Good overall
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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The price is high, but the speaker does what I wanted.
I think some users are confused about the use of this speaker.
The controls let you select :
MANUAL - There are adjustments for LOW or HIGH cut.This is for AM operation.
SSB - Factory -preset audio tailoring for SSB
CW - Factory - preset audio tailoring for CW
A/B switch allowing connection to 2 Receivers
I would have given a 5 except for the price.
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N3TX
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 3, 2011 11:50
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Very nice Speaker
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This has been an excellent speaker for me. I have many speaker before, like sp-23 and few from kenwood and I think this Yaesu Speaker is one of the best
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F4FYJ
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 28, 2010 06:56
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Very good
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Hi,
The Yaesu SP8 is better than my Icom SP23 matched with an Icom IC-7400.
Filters work really
Happy new year
Eric
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EI4GMB
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Rating: 3/5
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Nov 18, 2010 07:50
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Just OK
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought the Yaesu SP 8 as a companion speaker for my FT-920 transceiver. It cost £89 second-hand from a dealer in the U.K. I have it 3 years now and have never found it more than just OK. In fact it offers no great improvement on my rig's internal speaker. The CW filters are good and it certainly looks great beside my radio. But that's it as far as I'm concerned. Nothing to write home about.
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K4JC
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Rating: 4/5
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Feb 11, 2010 13:33
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Good but pricey!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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A couple of years ago I used a Yaesu SP-8 with my FT-1000MP and it did a fine job. But it was rather expensive! Now I have an FT-920 and use a $20 center channel speaker from a surround sound system (it's designed for vocal frequencies), and it sounds just as good as the $150 SP-8! It looks good, too. If you can get a bargain on an SP-8 and want a speaker that matches the design of your rig, go for it! But I sure wouldn't pay retail for one.
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F4EPP
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Rating: 4/5
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Jul 23, 2009 05:58
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Very good HP
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have tried this HP for the first time at a local Radio Club. I wouldn't have never spent so much money for an HP without that experience. And I did it because there's a big difference compared to the internal radio speakers.
I can't use my yaesu internal speakers anymore since I purchased this SP-8. It works great with all type of transceivers and filters works great with a lot of diferent settings.
I work in an underground train station, a very noisy environment and my ears are sometimes very sentive. The HF SSB background noise usually hurt my ears and that HP greatly makes that noise much more pleasant.
I also always use the earphone jacks of this HP, they allow more volume in the earphones and enhance the audio quality.
It's incredible how empty this HP box is ! But It works great and I love the design. Looks great in a clean shack...
I give it a 4 because of the price.
73's
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WA2QIC
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Rating: 3/5
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Jul 22, 2009 21:35
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Grossly overpriced avg speaker at best
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Aesthetically, I wanted the matching external speaker for my FT-1000MP. So I got what I wanted. The retail price new was ridiculous, but I was more ridiculous for paying it.
Most of the time I find the filters entirely useless with no discernible change in audio from one setting to the next (I operate mostly CW).
Haven't tried the foam stuffing suggestion, but I will.
So I blew a nice chunk of change on a speaker box that matches my rig, looks good in the shack, and sounds just OK. Would I do it again? Probably not.
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W3LZK
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 22, 2009 20:53
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Great Communications Speaker
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Greetings to all, first off let me say that I am in no way shape or form a speaker guru. I know what I like and what I don't. Now then, to me the Yaesu SP-8 speaker sounds great! This speaker is even better sounding than the Icom SP-23 speaker I bought when I bought my 756 ProIII and accessories.
This speaker ain't no HiFi speaker, its not meant to be, was never designed to be. I've not had any of the tinny sounds that so many of the nay sayers of this speaker report. I've found too that this speaker is less fatiguing than a lot of the other speakers that have passed through the shack. My external speakers for my 2 HF rigs are the Icom SP-3, a really great speaker in its own rite, and the SP-8. Its really a great communications speaker, My rig is on from around 7:00AM until I go to bed around midnight, so this speaker does get its use on a daily basis. Its even wife approved, that is worth it, my wife(non ham) is very approving of my hobby, she has helped me when I haven't been able to get any one over to help me when needed. My wife also thinks that this is a very good looking speaker. So there you go a great speaker thats wife approved.
73 de Mark
W3LZK
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