The in-built SS9900 speaker is OK but when on the bench, its a little muffled, especially with all the noise from fans cooling different equipment, so I've been using an old in-car phone extension speaker, which has got quite a good sound to it. I started looking for another speaker, at a reasonable price (not a HAM one which usually cost £150 upwards) and I found this one on Ebay, namely the CRT MS120, only 5watts but with a sound filter and -8dB mute switch, which just cuts the volume down, all delivered for £13. The look and feel seems OK and comes with about a metre of cable, mounting bracket and fixing kit.
On plugging in, the speaker is a little tinny, which is fine sometimes on a weak contact, but once the filter is switched on, it smooths out quite nicely making it a bit easier on the ears. The mute switch just cut the volume down, could be handy.
Just need a good days DX now to test it out fully, but talking locally on FM is nice with no rattles or distortion. Time will tell.
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