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Reviews For: Phonema acoustic upgrade for Kenwood SP-890

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Review Summary For : Phonema acoustic upgrade for Kenwood SP-890
	Reviews: 1	MSRP: Around $60
	Description: Acoustic upgrade for Kenwood SP-890 speaker
	Product is in production
More Info: http://phonemaspeakers.com/phits.html
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N4UE	Rating:	2019-12-17
Made a HUGE improvement to the SP-890			Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
To start, I have a large collection of radios, mostly newer and have the OEM matching speakers. To MY ears, they are mostly empty metal boxes. IMHO, they all needed help. I have used Phonema Acoustic packing and speakers with mixed results, as have others. I really, REALLY enjoy my TS-890. I had been using it with a Kenwood KES-5 (mobile speaker) which has LOTS of volume and treble. I also can switch to a Palstar SP-30B which has the opposite response. Muted volume and lots of bass. I have seen positive comments about the Kenwood SP-890 on the 890-Groups.io Site, so I though I'd get one, despite the price. My initial results were VERY disappointing for a $200+ speaker. I gave it a '3' rating here. The speaker had a rattle at higher volumes. I purchased the Phonema Acoustic kit for the SP-890. I was surprised by the size (and weight!) of the box. When I opened the SP-890 it was exactly as expected, a big, empty, metal box. The Phonema kit consists of 6 pieces. 4 of these are a firm foam attached to a thick, rubber shield. The fit was perfect. Getting the cover back on was a bit of a chore, since you are compressing some of the material. It made the 'improved' speaker quite heavy. The improvement was very noticeable. No more rattle. Doing A=B tests with the Palstar, produced virtually the same results. Why can't I still give the SP-890 a '5'? Just because the Palstar was NIB, $70 and free shipping. To have it 'almost' as good as the now almost $300 Kenwood is pretty troubling. ron N4UE

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Phonema acoustic upgrade for Kenwood SP-890

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