[Elecraft] TS870

[Don Wilhelm]

Roelof,

Your experience substantiates my idea that everyone's ears and 
perceptions are a bit different.  I did say the K2 is adequate, and that 
small speaker is good and very efficient, but not really to my liking.

IMHO, as a society, we may declining rapidly in audio perception when I 
hear advertising statements which hint that MP3 recordings are better 
quality than CD recordings!  We have finally achieved good quality 
digital preservation of sound waves, and now the iPod crowd and its 
popularity may be diminishing the easy availability of high quality 
recordings for the consumer - that trend concerns me.

73,
Don W3FPR

Roelof Bakker wrote:
> Hello Don,
>
> I have finished my K2 a couple of weeks ago and did not expect much 
> from the speaker.
> One can be wrong. The audio from the speaker is really excellent, at 
> least on CW.
> I can't follow the remarks on low audio volume, because my unit has 
> ample of it.
> Over the years I have used a LM380 in all my home made projects and 
> been very pleased with the results.
>
> On an other note, I have also found that for weak signal work my brain 
> seems to work best with a low audio volume. Thus a quiet room has 
> proved to be more important than strong audio. When the going gets 
> tough I even switch off my quiet PC.
>
> 73,
> Roelof, pa0rdt
>