Steve:

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what speaker you are talking about here.  I 
have a little speaker from Radio Shack that's about 1and a half to 2  inches 
square in our current vehicle, and although it's nice and small, I don't 
particularly like the quality of sound that comes out of it.  There's not 
much if any base response as you might expect, which is why I'm looking for 
a replacement for it, and why I want something different in the motor home.

I guess I'm looking for speakers that come closer to those older 4-inch 
square Radio Shack speakers I referred to yesterday.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: recommendations for good external speaker for TS480


> Tom,
>
> This afternoon, I connected one of my Minimus 3 speakers to my TS-480, and 
> I
> have to say it sounded quite good for its size.  It didn't quite have the
> bass or the high end that my 12-inch Hallicrafter speaker has, but it's 
> not
> nearly as big either.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 17:13
> Subject: Re: recommendations for good external speaker for TS480
>
>
>>    Steve:
>>
>> The best possible sound is indeed my goal, but the size of speaker is 
>> also
>> a
>> consideration.  That's why I always liked those 4-inch square speakers
>> from
>> Radio Shack so much.
>>
>> Don't know why they discontinued them, but it's the same way with the
>> HTX202's and 404's.  Why they discontinued such a great product is beyond
>> me.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 3:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: recommendations for good external speaker for TS480
>>
>>
>>> Tom,
>>>
>>> I have a couple of Minimus 3 speakers from Radio Shack that I use here.
>>> They're certainly adequate sonically, and they're quite small (about 4
>>> inches high, 2 inches wide, and 2 inches deep).  They may not be made 
>>> any
>>> more, but I'm sure you can find some reasonable equivalents at the 
>>> shack.
>>> You might consider a slightly larger speaker if good sound is your goal.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 11:56
>>> Subject: recommendations for good external speaker for TS480
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>> I have two questions for the group regarding a possible external 
>>>> speaker
>>>> for
>>>> my TS480.  Remember that I'm eventually going to use this in the motor
>>>> home,
>>>> so compact size and lots of good-sounding audio are the ultimate goals.
>>>>
>>>> 1.  Does anyone know of a good source for those old 4-inch square Radio
>>>> Shack external speakers?  They do not seem to be available any more, at
>>>> least in my area.
>>>>
>>>> 2.  If the Radio Shack speakers cannot be located, what would be a good
>>>> equivalent substitute?  I looked on the AES web site, and the two
>>>> recommended external speakers for the TS480 run either $55 or $89, 
>>>> which
>>>> seems like way too much for such a thing.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any suggestions you can give.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>