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PG00023016
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 14, 2009 22:50
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Great Value for the $$$
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I shopped around a little before deciding to purchase this one. It does remove that annoying hiss and keeps the audio within the communication range. I figure "high fidelity" isn't the goal here.
I've seen points docked for "slippery feet" under the unit. I had a set of replacement rubber feet in my spare junk drawer. Easy enough...
I also think it isn't unreasonable to hold top of the speaker to plug in a headphone jack.
The bottom line for me: This is a great quality speaker at a great price!!
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N3GNW
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 11, 2008 07:27
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Surprisingly good addition to the station
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I got this years ago as an anniversarry present for use with my TS-850 and after plugging it found the audio from its larger speaker great and filters useful. The box is mostly air but this may help with the speakers performance, I'm not a speaker afecionado. The filters are quite useful in knocking down the background hiss without altering the signal much.
The only thing I found not too useful in my shack is the A/B input. The second radio was a 2m rig and if your listening to HF unless you see the 2m S-meter deflect you don't know there's activity there.
Now that I have an Icom 756 it still works great. (Eight ohm speaker is an 8-ohm speaker.) But after reading the Icom speaker reviews, I don't know if I want to spend the money on their matching speaker.
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PETERONE
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 4, 2007 23:14
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NICE SPEAKER
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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NICE KENWOOD COMMUNICATIONS SPEAKER.
I USE A KENWOOD FOR SSB, CW AND AM AND IT SOUND GREAT IN ALL MODE.
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WA4053SWL
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Rating: 5/5
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May 31, 2007 23:09
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Nice speaker!!!
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Kenwood SP-31 amazing speaker, makes a BIG difference in every mode, AM-CW-SSB or Digital, highly recommended!!!
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N5IVZ
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Rating: 4/5
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Aug 6, 2005 16:39
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Nice Sound
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Nice sound that fills a room but difficult to use with 'phones. Speaker tends to move across my desk like it is on a Ouiji board when trying to plug in my headphones.
Great Looks! Use it with my 850s and my 830s.
Would recommend it highly if you can anchor it to your desk.
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G8KHS
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 6, 2005 13:54
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Kenwood Quality
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've owned this speaker for over six years; I bought it new, and used it with various transceivers. It's now in service with my TS790.
Likes:
1. Good filters.
2. Two radio A/B input switching.
3. Line out phono.
4. Attractive matching finish for TS790 &TS850.
5. Nice frequency response with low listening fatigue.
Dislikes:
1. Speaker wadding is needed for elimination of boxy effect, but most speakers IMO need this.
2. I had to fix thin rubber sheet disks on the feet to stop movement when pressing the buttons.
It's up there with the SP930/940/950 for quality, and its price is not too bad compared to the other companies products.
73, John.
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K9WIT
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 15, 2004 09:07
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OWN THREE OF THEM !
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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That's right I have three of them. Two for my kenwood 790 and one for my 850sat. These are great speakers and match these kenwood rigs.
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G4IRX
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Rating: 4/5
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Jun 7, 2004 15:36
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Good value if you get one pre-owned
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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After seeing a used SP-31 speaker advertised at at sensible price I decided
to splash out and buy it!
I though I'd make a note of my likes/dislikes in case anyone else needs
convincing either way.
Dislikes:
-Very light, it slides around on the table when I try to operate the
pushbuttons! This should be easily resolved by an anti-slip mat.
-No speaker cloth. I was surprised to be able to see straight through the
grille to the speaker cone so I will fit one at some point.
Likes:
-Audio filters are useful, but not needed with the 870's DSP facilities.
I've configured input B so I can use it with my AR-7030 receiver to
remove some of the hiss. They are probably of more use with other
matching kenwood rigs e.g. TS-850, TS-790.
-Ability to select two different receivers (see above).
-Looks good alongside the 870!
-Sounds good compared to the internal speaker (but I'm no hi-fi buff!).
-Rear panel line output socket (phono) comes in handy to connect to the
PC for PSK31 reception or audio recordings.
The guy I bought it from had been (mis)sold it as a matching speaker for
a TS-2000. Quite amusing as the TS-2000 seems tiny compared to the 870!
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