Asmitty0010 said:
mod. motorola external speakers for use w/ a scanner...also if anybody knows of a good, deep sounding, external speaker other than motorola and has a 1/8 jack please let me know. I have a radio shack external speaker and it is JUNK! It sounds like a tin can.
Thanks,
Alex
Mancow's pretty much right-on. What I've done in the past is get a 1/8" plug molded to audio wire from a patch cable or something, open up the speaker, and make the connections inside. This does a number of things for me:
1. It's easier to solder pieces of wire together than it is to solder a 1/8" plug to the end of wires.
2. It's easier to protect soldered connections that are inside of the durable, Motorola plastic speaker housing.
3. The molded 1/8" plug is much more durable IMO than a soldered-on plug.
4. I can adjust the length of the wire to my taste without it looking like some kludge.
5. I have an opportunity to check on the interior parts of the speaker.
You're right... for me there is no speaker that sounds as good as a Motorola...