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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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AC5DF
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 17, 2005 07:27
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Today's SP-8
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I had one 5 years ago and it looked nice but really did'nt sound that great. I sold that one later. I baught a brand new one a few months ago and there is a big differance. It sounds great. Use it with my 920. Tried it on my vr-5000 reciever. Sounded fantastic. So.... I ordered another one. Sounds great. I would not buy a used one. Thanks Yaesu. (AC5DF)
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KC2CT
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 17, 2005 01:58
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Works and sounds fine
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Hello,
I'm not sure why some of the negative posters rated the speaker as they did but I just bought one to complement my recently acquired FT-920 and I find the acoustics of the speaker as well as the filtering effective. Perhaps I have sharper hearing or haven't lost most of it at Rock Concerts. I was never a head-banger.
I like the ability to mute audio from the front panel as well as the 2 headphone jacks that don't drag down the output if both are being used.
I give the looks a 5 and performance a 5, price a 4. Well, we all know that the bread and butter of the equipment manufacturers is in the accessories.
I suggest that those who are unsure of the speaker give it a listen and a chance. It is not entirely inconceivable that Yaesu changed the speaker driver somewhere down the manufacturing chain.
73 - Jan KC2CT
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PA7TWO
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Rating: 4/5
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Oct 22, 2005 13:19
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Good quality speaker after adding some stuffing material
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Bought the unit today and added some speaker stuffing material inside the unit.
Did some comparison against the Kenwood SP-23 and SP-31 speakers I own while qso-ing with N3KS using USB mode on 14MHz.
Sound is OK to me, filters are working great and no tinny sound at all.
A 4/5 rating because price is at a high level but so is the FT-1000MP MK V.
Vy 73, de Kees - pa7two - m5two
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G8JNF
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Rating: 1/5
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Oct 7, 2005 02:59
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Rubbish!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I now use my old SP-901 which is far better for SSB/CW audio. The SP 8 has too much bass. It looks nice in the line up but is not worth the money, I'm very disappointed, expected much better performance for the price.
73's
Duncan G8JNF
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W3DBB
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Rating: 1/5
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Oct 4, 2005 05:20
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n.g. for casual operating
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought one of these to complement my FT-920. I am a casual operator of CW and AM, rarely operating SSB or FM. I find the audio from this speaker to be appallingly bad.
I went to Radio Shack and bought a 'RCA' 2-way bookshelf speaker (cat. no. 40-5022) and can report the sound from this set-up is nice.
Maybe the dx'ers or contesters can find value in the SP-8; I sure can't and have to recommend prospective purchasers look elsewhere.
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OZ1GCT
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 4, 2005 00:21
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Great Speaker
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I bought one for my FT-897d and I really think it improved the sound a lot. I don't have problems with "tinny" sound and the filters works great.
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G4OJD
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Rating: 4/5
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Jul 6, 2005 07:47
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Needs Damping!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Didn't sound like the best speaker in the world when I first plugged it in. Read other reports here on Eham and followed the advice given. I cut a four inch thick piece of foam to fit in the unit directly behind the speaker and it is now a different piece of kit. Great sound quality and now a good partner for my Mark V. The filters now make a contribution to the sound quality. With the damping fitted I would recommend the SP 8, without it - forget it!!
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