[Elecraft] headphones for k3 / kx1
Paul Christensen
w9ac at arrl.net
Sun Aug 23 22:23:16 EDT 2009
> However being that you mention the K3 you'll want to either ensure you
> use higher impedance headphones or ensure that you change the series
> caps in the headphone circuit from 10uF to 100uF.
Not too many high-end headphones will be available with an average Z of more
than 100 ohms across the audio spectrum. With the stock 10uF caps in the
K3, one would need to find a set in the area of 200-ohms or so to extract
decent low-end response. When you get up in that Z range, the available
headphone options quickly diminish.
Several SMD replacement caps exist for the K3's headphone coupling caps at
C9, and C13, but Mouser P/N 647-UUD1A101MCL (made by Nichicon) is a good
choice at only 65-cents each.
Paul, W9AC
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