Looks like a doorbell transformer to me, but I agree. It's bloody lazy sticking the speaker next to the panel too!

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It's bloody lazy sticking the speaker next to the panel too!</p></blockquote>

Could be worse... Sound bomb in the panel with no battery, is not unknown.

I do agree best to install away from the panel if possible. Would normally disconnect the built-in one in this case.

speaker looks like a videx one for an intercom ?

what about when panels had the speakers inside them..

 Disconnect and put one remotley.   But I do see your point.

 

 

speaker looks like a videx one for an intercom ?

Actually you can see some mains dropping in from the FCU, so you are probably correct.

However my stance stays the same and speakers well away from the panel.

 

Makes it a bad choice for the Visonic and HKC now ehh    Or does the HKC use the Ext Speaker for voice commands?

Makes it a bad choice for the Visonic and HKC now ehh    Or does the HKC use the Ext Speaker for voice commands?

The keypads do the speech on the 1070 hybrid, but the quantum is like the visonic / enforcer etc in that regard as its built into the panel. You could disable it and put a wireless keypad in instead for the speech mind.