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Review on πŸ”Š VECTORCOM TRD550 - High-Performance Rectangular 3.5mm Plug 5W External Speaker/CB Speaker Ideal for Ham Radio, CB and Scanners by Tommy Rao

Revainrating 5 out of 5

All one star reviews are wrong

I read the reviews and a lot of people said it was quiet, sounds awful etc. I had to laugh when a guy plugged in his TV and said the sound quality was lousy . PEOPLE: This is a speaker designed for amplified two-way radio output such as amateur radio. You cannot input a microphone level signal from a TV or computer audio output without outputting at low volume. The frequency response is designed for a specific set of frequencies used in FM speech modulation. For what it was designed for, it works BEAUTIFULLY. I hooked up my Kenwood TM-D710GA and it sounds as good or better than Kenwood's $70 OEM speaker, which looks and works exactly the same. If you screenprint "Kenwood" onto a speaker, you won't be able to tell the difference between the two. I cranked it up to full volume, and while it was too loud for my comfort, it didn't distort or clip. Very happy with the quality and the cost.

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Long delivery time