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Reviews For: Yaesu SP-9000 Speaker

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Review Summary For : Yaesu SP-9000 Speaker
Reviews: 11MSRP: 400
Description:
The Yaesu SP-9000 is designed to match the FT-9000 series. The SP-9000 features two 4 inch (100 mm) speakers, affording independent audio paths for the Main and Sub VFO output; the left speaker puts out Main VFO audio, while the right speaker yields Sub VFO audio, and a front panel switch also allows you to combine the audio signals from both receivers for mixed distribution from the two combined speakers. This produces an effective aperture of 8 inch (200mm), for outstanding tonal quality. The audio filters provide three steps of high-cut (2400/1000/700 Hz) and two steps of low-cut filtering (500/300 Hz), and each audio path (Main/Sub) may be filtered independently, allowing you to experiment with optimum settings in a diversity dual reception filtering mode. And you also get individual mute switches, useful for dual receive operation.
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N4ZZK Rating: 2006-10-20
The matching speaker for the FTDX9000 Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
As you might expect, the SP-9000 works well with the FTDX9000 rig. I've used 3 different speakers with the FTDX9000 over the last 18 months. Here are my impressions of each one. First, please note this is from a CW perspective only.

1) Yaesu SP-8, would rate this one as a 3. Audio is a bit tinny, volume level is lowest of the 3 but acceptable. Price is good.

2) Sounds Sweet Speaker, excellent volume, very good value for price, good quality sound. Rate this one as a 4 for use with the FTDX9000. This is not due to any fault of the speaker. The FTDX9000 does not have audio DSP or audio filtering on the radio and neither does the Sounds Sweet speaker. There isn't a good way to limit the audio response to the 500-1,000 Hz range that I prefer for CW.

3) SP-9000 rates a 5. It has the audio filtering controls that are needed to limit the range for the best CW reception. The volume is good, not quite as loud as the Sounds Sweet but it's just a matter of turning up the AF gain on the rig a bit. It is a nice compliment to the rig. The price is higher than you might expect to pay but given the cost of the FTDX9000 rig, it probably just comes with the territory.

...Al