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Discontinued item - KES-3S
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While I'm a fan of Kenwood products, Motorola makes some decent external speakers. they've got one that looks just like the KES-3S and one of my long term favs, the HSN-4018 (at least that's the number they use now) Their 4" remote speaker has been around for years and has been a solid performer.
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I was never impressed with the KES-3.
I've got a large Motorola speaker in my work truck hooked up to an NX-900 and the KES-3 connected to an NX-700.
On the other hand, the KES-5 is a great speaker, rivals the Motorola.
The KES-3 always looked like a cheap Chinese speaker you'd buy at a truck stop in the CB radio section. Hopefully they replace it with something a bit more impressive.
I've got a large Motorola speaker in my work truck hooked up to an NX-900 and the KES-3 connected to an NX-700.
On the other hand, the KES-5 is a great speaker, rivals the Motorola.
The KES-3 always looked like a cheap Chinese speaker you'd buy at a truck stop in the CB radio section. Hopefully they replace it with something a bit more impressive.
I've seen the KES-3 copies and even have one in my truck. It gets the job done but it's a little "tinny" sounding and it breaks up pretty fast if the volume gets too loud. The "tinny" sound is a bit of a benefit nowadays as I've got a little high frequency hearing loss. That being said, I think the Motorolas I mentioned earlier are far superior. I haven't tried the KES-5 speakers though. I've got a bunch of extra Motorolas to wear out before I go shopping for another speaker.
KES-3 is identical to the HSN8145 (except 4ohm instead of 8ohm like the Motorolas).
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