[Elecraft] Audio K3 not as good as K2

[Ed Muns]

> I read in the previous postings that the CW sounded better on 
> the K2 than the K3. That is a bit of a worry to me.
> Icom has the same problem, and quite often this seems to be a 
> DSP rig problem.

I haven't seen any post claiming "CW sounded better on the K2 than the K3"
else I would have challenged it.  The only people who could make such a
claim are the few Elecraft employees and field testers who are actually
using K3s on a daily basis.  None of us would say this.  Just the opposite,
we'd all vouch that the K3 sounds even better than the already great K2.
Moreover, several of us have said that despite the K3 being a largely
software-defined radio with much of its performance derived from superlative
DSP design, it sounds more like the best analog radio, e.g., classic Collins
and Drake radios, than a digital radio.  The most striking first impression
of the K3 when you first put the headphones over your ears, is it's
exceptionally fine sound.

> How is the SSB souding from the K3 in particular with weak 
> signals deep , deep in the noise?

Fantastic.  I can't imagine anyone being less than impressed, let alone
critical about it.

73,
Ed - W0YK