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My use is exclusively for mobile with a polished interior install.
I have fashioned a dual speaker mount to the headrest of my automobile seat. I’m using the DX Engineering DXE281 for both left and right - one is fed from IC-4100 and the other from the SDS100.
Looks quite professional - used 3-4” aluminum angle iron, black satin paint, proper grommets to accommodate headrest posts for snug fit, and end caps.
What I’ve noticed is muffled voices though very good volume (it’s 6 inches slightly behind and next to my ear) with the SDS100 in particular. The DXE281 speakers do very well with all other receivers and transceivers I’ve tested, so I began looking for amplified and DSP options for the SDS100 to replace the DXE281 on my right side of headrest mount.
Tried the Boom Cloud Boom Stick in-line with terrible results... amplified and contoured the sound but put in a lot of “static”. Tested with other receivers and this did not happen btw. Something with the DSP and the SDS100 does not play well.
The West Mountain Clear Speech DSP is an expensive but available option to me.... going to try that next. A bit larger than I want though.
Thinking about the West Mountain ClearSpeech DSP Processor in-line with the DXE281 to see if that overcomes whatever is going in with the muffling from the SDS100 output on the DXE281. It amplifies, too.
Next, if that fails... Might try that bhi Ltd NES10-2MK3
Ideally, I’d like a USB powered amplified / DSP option with auto shut-off. The automobile is kitted with secondary Optima battery and PowerPole distribution, so the West Mountain and bhi may be best bets and 12v feed not a problem.
Comparatively, the quality of the Unication G5 speaker is amazing for its size and better than the sound quality of the native SDS100 speaker... IMHO.
Keep up the info share! Having trouble finding small, high quality audio with amplified speaker options. Also, looking for dash mountable, small mono mixer to feed alternate audio sources to both!
Regards,
cognetic