Just a quick note 
Skip any expensive dap speaker. Any decent bookshelf speaker will be great. I use a pair of old Bose 201s. Your radio already has better DSP than any external can offer. 

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On Apr 3, 2013, at 10:15 PM, Gerry Learry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I bought a cheap 6 inch speaker from Radio Shack a few years ago, and put it 
> in a card board box and it works well.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 7:04 PM
> Subject: External speaker recommendations for TS590
> 
> 
>> 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