I am kind of late to this discussion but I just wanted to add my $0.02 worth.
I don't own an IC-7300 but I recently acquired a lightly used Kenwood TS-590S from the estate of a friend that
became a silent key and was looking for a decent speaker. Unfortunately the reviews of the Kenwood SP-23, which
is designed to match the 590s are very poor. The speaker looks good but by all accounts does not sound good.
That lead me to looking for other options and I finally settled on the Phonema Miranda which I purchased from
DX Engineering. It is appropriately sized to "match" the IC-7300 and TS-590s and other similar sized rigs.
I have nothing but good things to say about the audio from this speaker, it sounds awesome on both CW and SSB and I would highly recommend it.
http://phonemaspeakers.com/speakers/miranda.htmlCheers
Michael VE3WMB
Hi,
I'm purchasing an IC-7300 and would like to get an external speaker with it. I see the Icom SP-38 is paired with it for $170. I know that's a lot to pay for a speaker, but I don't mind spending the money if the speaker is worth it.
I know there are other speakers available that have built-in DSP processing. Is there a well-regarded speaker that many people like to use with the IC-7300? I realize audio is very subjective, but I'm hoping there is a consensus around one or two models that work very well.
Thanks,
John