And this is why I chose the Yaesu FTdx3000. The 7300 has lots of bells and whistles, but it is what it is: a compromise, ultra-compact radio with the inherent problems ultra-compact systems have. My FTdx3000 was bought for one main reason and it's not the close-in signal handling capability, although that is astounding. Best in class. I bought it for it's 'tube sound'. It truly does sound like a warm, grand old vac tube rig- and this is with the internal speaker. It is truly amazing.
But I connect it to a homemade speaker - and the sound becomes a new experience entirely. Bass that I can feel. Room filling deep warm audio. Not a bit of hiss or anything tiring to listen to. My speaker is the bass driver from a 100w PC gaming speaker system. I just used the bass driver in the wooden box, stuffed it with old tee shirts, etc.. and it's the best sounding audio I've ever heard in my 46 years as a ham. It's truly remarkable. I paid ten bucks for the PC gaming speakers at a thrift store.
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