[Elecraft] u want nice audio?

Wed Aug 6 14:10:02 EDT 2008

I have a "Sounds Sweet"  speaker also...does a nice job although somewhat 
large.  I think I paid wither $99 or $110 a while back after it was reviewed 
in QST.  I see it is at $160 now..not worth that much $ though, IMHO.
Tom
wb2qdg
k2 1103

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Yarnes" <w7aqk at cox.net>
To: "Charles Harpole" <k4vud at hotmail.com>; "Stewart Baker" 
<stewart at baker.nildram.co.uk>; "Koppendorfer Klaus" <kk at ccf.net>; "Ian 
Maude" <ian at gb7mbc.net>; "elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] u want nice audio?

> Charles and All,
>
> Any audio buff will tell you that you can substantially enhance a radio by 
> putting a better speaker on it!  That holds true with the K3 as well.  I 
> use a Sounds Sweet external speaker at home, and it does wonders for the 
> audio out, just like it does on every other radio I own!  Actually I don't 
> think the audio is all that bad with the K3's internal speaker, but it's 
> only a 3$ or $4 speaker, which you can get from Jameco (that's where 
> Elecraft gets them I think).  It certainly isn't "Hi-Fi" however!  I guess 
> I don't understand your point, or why you are making an apples and oranges 
> comparison.
>
> Dave W7AQK
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Harpole" <k4vud at hotmail.com>
> To: "Stewart Baker" <stewart at baker.nildram.co.uk>; "Koppendorfer Klaus" 
> <kk at ccf.net>; "Ian Maude" <ian at gb7mbc.net>; "elecraft Reflector" 
> <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 1:49 AM
> Subject: [Elecraft] u want nice audio?
>
>
>
> U want to hear nice ham audio?
>
> Listen to an SX-101 with the 12 inch Hallicrafters matching spkr.
>
> Listen to a Collins 75A-4 with its matching speaker.
>
> Otherwise, 3 inch tin is tin and the laws of physics still apply.
>
> 73
>
> Charles Harpole
>
> k4vud at hotmail.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: stewart at baker.nildram.co.uk
>> To: KK at ccf.net; ian at gb7mbc.net; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:28:21 +0100
>> Subject: Re: AW: [Elecraft] Re: K3 Audio
>> CC:
>>
>> Is that really so ?
>>
>> If that's the case, then the design is poor..
>>
>> 73
>> Stewart G3RXQ
>> On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:32:55 +0200, Koppendorfer Klaus wrote:
>>> did you use the line out ?? The Line Output
>>> transformers of the K3, saturate at normal program levels
>>> try Headphone out on Frontplate and you will see no Harmonic´s
>>>
>>> 73
>>> OE6KYG
>>> KX1 244
>>> K2 1331
>>> K3 115
>>>
>>>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>>> Von: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-
>>>> bounces at mailman.qth.net] Im Auftrag von Ian Maude
>>>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 06. August 2008 09:27
>>>> An: elecraft Reflector
>>>> Betreff: Re: [Elecraft] Re: K3 Audio
>>>>
>>>> Bob Cunnings wrote:
>>>>> If you listen to Sherwood's presentation, you'd hear him state
>> that
>>>>> the distortion problem he discusses occurs only when driving a
>> low
>>>>> impedance (speaker) load. If driving a high Z load like, say,
>> powered
>>>>> speakers, or using headphones, there is no problem.
>>>>>
>>>> There is still a bit of a problem on receive audio. This has
>> been there
>>>> for some time and exists in the form of harmonics. The 3rd
>> harmonic is
>>>> quite easy to see and repeatable. I used HRD to show this on
>> the
>>>> waterfall after a conversation with a friend.
>>>> You can clearly see the harmonic at..
>>>>
>>>> http://www.gb7mbc.net/docs/K3Audiotrace.doc
>>>>
>>>> 73 Ian
>>>>> So that might explain your observations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob NW8L
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Geoffrey Downs
>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Would be interesting to know the detail of what Rob Sherwood
>> said, but
>>>> I
>>>>>> agree with you, Dave. The tx and rx audio on my K3 sounds
>> cleaner,
>>>> brighter
>>>>>> and clearer to me than my now obsolescent FT1000MP Field even
>> before
>>>>>> applying any equalisation. I use either a headset or a couple
>> of small
>>>>>> external computer speakers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73 to all
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Geoff
>>>>>> G3UCK
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave G4AON"
>>>>
>>>>>> To:
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:55 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [Elecraft] Re: K3 Audio
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bottom line to me is the K3's audio is fine. And no, I'm not
>> on
>>>> commission
>>>>>>> from Elecraft!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 73 Dave, G4AON
>>>>>>> K3/100 #80
>>>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Ian J Maude, G0VGS
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>>>> Member RSGB, GQRP
>>>> K2 #4044 |K3 #455
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