Hey, all:

I've been following a thread on the TS590 e-mail list regarding 
recommendations of external speakers for the TS590, and I have to tell you, 
the more I read, the more I get confused.

There are some speakers out there that range in cost from $130 to $170 that 
the owners absolutely swear by, but it seems that for every ringing 
endorsement, someone has an opposite story of failure and other horrible 
things that happened when said speakers were purchased.

So, I'm coming here to where I know there will be differing opinions, but 
maybe a bit  more rationality.

Right now, I'm using one of those  old 4-inch square metal Motorola speakers 
with my TS590, that I picked up at a swap for about $5, ant it is much 
better than the internal rig speaker.  However, It does seem to have a lot 
of highs in it, and, even though it's great for CW listening, it leaves a 
bit to be desired for SSB listening.  Quite simply, the low's just aren't 
there.

I once acquired, ffree of charge, one of those amplified Realistic 20-2040 
amplified speakres, and although the speaker sounded much better, I soon 
learned very quickly why it was just given to me.  Basically, any extra RF 
that my station generated when tramsmitting, was immediately re-transmitted 
in amplified form, leading me to believe that there was no filtering in the 
thing whatsoever.

So, my search for a good external speaker for the TS590 goes on.  However, 
as I'm sure you can understand, I don't want to drop lots of money on a 
speaker without truly knowing whether it will be a significant improvement 
from what I currently have.

I'd be interested in what others are using.  In particular, I'd be 
interested in anyone's experience with some of the speakers that have been 
suggested on the TS590 list.  These include the MFJ Clear Tone, and the 
Stone Mountain Digital Speaker.

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ