[Elecraft] Chasing the numbers

[David Walker]

Hi Gary,

I agree with your comments.  I seem to like radios that have better audio resolution and sound good rather than have good specs.  That's why I like using my K2 - it sounds great with headphones.  It has a great tone. All other radios have been moved on and the K2 is my main rig.  
 

I don't care about the specs so much but it is a bonus. 

Here in VK we don't suffer from strong close-in signals like OPs in EU so these things matter less.  One of the reasons I've ordered a K3 is because guys were raving about how good they sound, not because of the dynamic range etc.  

I don't know if elecraft have gone to great lengths to engineering the K2 audio or whether it was a technological accident.  But if it sounded like fuzzy tin box I would have sold it years ago regardless of it's specs.

Dave
VK2NA

> Message: 33
> Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:47:08 -0700
> From: "Gary D Krause" <n7hts at bresnan.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Chasing the numbers
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> Since the K3 is at the top of the list now and the K2 isn't far behind, I've 
> been wondering how the numbers really affect what we hear.  If a ham were to 
> sit down in front of all the top rigs, blind folded and not allowed to touch 
> them, would he or she be able to pick out the one with the best receiver by 
> just using his or her ears?  Lets assume that this ham has good hearing and 
> that every rig is set the same.  I realize that people have different reasons 
> for picking a rig and that it isn't always based on lab tests otherwise we 
> would all own the same rig assuming money is not a factor  :-)   But is there 
> really a difference in the lab numbers as close as they are or are we just 
> chasing numbers?
>
> Gary,
> N7HTS