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PA1FJ
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Rating: 4/5
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Mar 18, 2009 15:36
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Good!!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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The sound will be good afther I put a pice of foam on the inside of the back of the cabinet.
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KB3LAZ
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Rating: 2/5
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Jun 13, 2008 00:26
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Not for me
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This speaker has horrible audio!!
Its as if its hollow(and it is).
Also its all treble.
As for the filters they are less than functional.
Its a good speaker if its on fm and your listening to your local radio station. However for SSB its terrible. My 12$ uniden Bear Cat scanner speaker out performs it by far. Which is very sad for the price difference. A .99c speaker is still a .99c speaker even if its an a 100$ box!
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W2JLB
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Rating: 5/5
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May 30, 2008 09:08
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Really Good Speaker
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have the SP-8 connected to my FT-1000MP Mark V. It is not cheap but neither is the Mark V. I've had it for 5 years. I'm 68 years old and it sounds great to me. Not tinny at all. I have made no modifications. I mostly run it in the SSB mode. Of course we all know that sound, very much like colors, cars etc. are very subjective. This speaker by no means deserve some of the very negative comments I've read here.
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W5FZ
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Rating: 5/5
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May 2, 2008 17:20
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Generally Great
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This has been an excellent speaker with the filters, switch, and two output jacks. However, this last two to three weeks the small 1/8 headphone jack has become faulty. Fine for the headset, but remove the headset plug and no audio out of the speaker unless tapped on physically. Could change the Phone Jack Unit, but cannot unplug the black/white two wire pair from the circuit board at JP3001. Not even sure if I can get the part. More later....
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KD8OK
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 27, 2007 10:49
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NO ISSUES HERE
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I was able to purchase a new one just after Christmas 2007 and am very happy with it. I really like the audio filtering, expecially on cw.
Yes it is pricy, but just about everything has gone through the roof in this hobby.
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W2JVP
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 4, 2007 13:33
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Why The Bad Reviews??? I Think It's Great!!!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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After reading the reviews on the SP-8 I was apprehesive to buy it. I'm glad I gambled and puchased the speaker. I use it with my Mark V, and my FT-897D. Tailoring the audio manually to my taste and using the SSB and CW modes improves the quality over the rigs internal speakers. I do not hear any tinny sound at all. Modification was not necessary at all. It even sounds great on FM. Maybe my ears are burned out from hearing my teen daughters modern music. hi hi. The only complaint I have is that it is quite pricey for an external speaker. It does match my HF rig quite well though.
73, Frank, W2JVP
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AA2SM
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 7, 2007 20:25
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Can't trust other reviews
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I have owned my SP-8 Speaker for approx. 5 months now. I read both negative and positive reviews before I made my purchase. I use it alongside my Yaesu FT 920. As far as looks are concerned it sure is a beauty. The audio sounds fantastic without the tinny sound other people have experienced. The filters work great and I am more than happy with the speaker. I guess if I was a self proclaimed tech, I probably would be experimenting by changing internal speakers and adding all types of stuffing. I sure am glad I did not listen to the negative reviews from the mad scientists. Its a great product and would suggest it to any serious operator
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NL7FK
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 26, 2007 19:41
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Give this one a chance
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I've had this speaker about a year now and I am totally satisfied. Unlike other Yeasu speakers I did not find the need to add material to the speaker. The highs and lows are right on the mark. No tinny sounding speaker here. The built in filters actually work. It is not a cheap speaker but you get what you pay for. I use the speaker with the Mark-V and would not trade it anything. Way to go Yaesu!!
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IW0HOU
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Rating: 3/5
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Dec 27, 2005 02:38
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Not so bad...
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Bought my Sp-8 used at a recent ham fair, to match the new 1000MP Mark V on my shack.
I was prepared to a less-than-perfect sound (as G4TRA said, all external matching speakers are never good value for money) ad placed suddenly some foam inside close behind the speaker.
With this simple mod, the Sp-8 is just good and the analog filters are effective, even if I use it most of the time in the SSB position.
Yes, we know, it's an expensive metal box with a 3$ speaker inside (and some cheap audio filters) but it looks very good close to any FT-1000MP, and you can find it used at about half the price.
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W5KG
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Rating: 4/5
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Dec 22, 2005 06:43
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Good but not Great
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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This is the best sounding speaker I have had. I would not have paid $150-175 for a new one but it came with the FT1000mp mrk v field. Filters not much but if you can find one for $100 or so I think you will like it.
Don, W5KG
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