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Phonema speaker upgrade. From DXE
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VK3JOC Rating: 2025-01-02
Yep! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Yes. Buy these if you have spare coin!

I have Phonema GAMMA PHITS Speaker Modification Kits GPH-X90 in my Yaesu SP-9000 and the audio quality is very noticeable for the better. A bit more bass'y or depth I think.

Certainly elevated audio pitch in my situation. A pleasure to listen to. But I also have Phonema PHITS Acoustic Modification Kits Y9K fitted as well and I did not or have not operated them separately.

Old ones felt sounded tiny and felt tiny when I pulled them out. So I threw them out.
VA2DV Rating: 2024-10-28
Worthy investment Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have been upgrading my matching speakers since many years. Usually with a better driver and some padding in the cabinet. This time a was a little bit lazy so I went directly with the Phonema kit (Icom SP-41 speaker).
Wow ! The difference is astonishing. Plenty of bass with a very soft rolloff on the highs. No more case resonnance.
I was think about getting a pair of powered Bose speakers but this kit changed my mind. I took me about 15 minutes to complete the installation. Now my 7610 sound like a broadcast monitor.
DV7GDL Rating: 2023-12-01
Didn't do much for my Yaesu SP-30 Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I installed Phonema's PHITS kit in my SP-30 speaker a week ago to try to improve my receive audio quality and make it easier to hear people. Now, instead of sounding tinny and hollow it just sounds bland. I think this isn't Phonema's fault. The SP-30 has a small 3 inch speaker in the cabinet and that's just not enough speaker to produce outstanding audio in my opinion.

I was going to give it a 3 star OK rating but i bumped it up to 4 as the foam's doing what it's supposed to do and absorbing most of the sound from the inside of the cabinet leaving only what's coming out of the speaker in front. That sound's just not all that great. Even Phonema can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
WA6QGH Rating: 2023-08-25
Review of GAMMA PHITS I34 Speaker Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
The speaker was very easy to install. There are quite a few screws that need to be removed to get to existing speaker and then replace it with replacement I34 Speaker. The sound quality seems to be a significant improvement over original speaker in SP-20. There seems to be better sound clarity on SSB signals that carefully listened too. Note I also installed acoustic material kit PHITS I34 so I cannot comment how the audio would sound with just speaker replaced and no acoustic material installed.


W1NFG Rating: 2022-07-03
Fits like a glove Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Installed speaker upgrade and acoustic upgrade in the Icom SP-34 and the installation couldn't have been any easier, it fit like a glove. very happy with product.
KA4ICK Rating: 2021-01-28
PHITS TT07 for TenTec SP-307 speaker Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I operate mostly CW. As I tune across the cw band, I was getting internal vibrations/distortion through my Ten Tec SP-307 speaker, varying with the CW tones. This was mostly with the strongest CW signals. I ended up turning the volume down to correct it. I started looking for other speakers, like a sound sweet (not made anymore). However, I like my matching speaker with my Ten Tec radio. I ran across the PHITS "kits" by Phonema that are cut to specific speakers. After installing, I was surprised at the weight; very hefty. The panals fit perfect inside my speaker. Taking my time, it took about 30 mins to install. Once I had everything hooked back up, I was shocked at the difference this upgrade made!! The audio is smooth and jumps out more now. No further vibration even turning the volume very high. I can tell the sound is much more forward now. I tuned into the audiophile frequencies with the same results of beautiful sounding audio now coming from my radio! AM broadcasts are so smooth. The speaker itself is much heavier. The only downside to the Phoneme upgrade is the price. But the results make it less painful. The bottom line is my speaker search is now over.
KF6KXG Rating: 2020-05-27
Yaesu sp 2000 Upgrade Kit Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
While pricey for what it is, it is very well made and goes together as instructed. Using a putty knife when inserting the foam pieces next to each other helps slide them in place. Take your time when taking the cabinet apart so you don't scratch it and cover the top of the workbench with a towel. Be careful lining up screw holes during reassembly of the front panel.
The speaker sound is now solid sounding and has lost the hollow sound it had before. I am glad I purchased it.






K1VI Rating: 2019-07-10
Definitely worthwhile Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Had given up on the original IC23 as inferior to the transceiver internal speaker. Then added the Phonema replacement speaker, and separately, the acoustic upgrade. Presto! See my review under the IC23 category.
AB1WT Rating: 2019-01-27
Speaker GPH-I34 for Icom sp20 Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have owned the icom sp20 speaker for many years now and I have never really enjoyed the audio sound. I finally decided to purchased the replacement speaker for it and when I put it in the audio was a much nicer quality sound. The audio sounds fuller from the low end to the high end. I can understand the voices better. This speaker is not going to get rid of noise on your receive signals, it is going to give you a better audio response. I do have the approximately 2/3's of foam rubber inside the speaker case but left an open space behind the speaker. I am now thinking of purchasing the foam kit to replace the foam rubber I have inside the case. I have to say I am not sorry I purchased this replacement speaker for the icom sp20.
KE0GXN Rating: 2018-11-20
Phits Phonema Y2K Modification Kit Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Bought this kit to use with my Yaesu SP-2000 speaker. Well worth the money and made the speaker sound so much better. It significantly enriched the front panel filters on the speaker as well.

Other than getting the speaker case apart, which required a lot of patience and fanagling, the installation of the foam itself is pretty straightforward.

I was lucky in that I did not need to use any tools to pry apart the speaker case and damage my speaker, however I highly suggest you be prepared to spend some time carefully taking the speaker case apart.

However, once you make the installation, it will be well worth the effort.