[Elecraft] SSB transmit audio - Where's the punch?

[Dick, WN3R]

I need some advice in how to get the same punch my fellow contester gets on
his FT-1000MP.  He claims the K-3 audio will never be as good as Yaesu,
Kenwood, or ICOM.

 

Yesterday we spent several hours between ourselves and several European
stations tuning and testing.  I never got a bad audio report, BUT I never
got a report I had the same PUNCH!!!  He reduced power and still overtalked
me.

 

I have tried HC-4, HC-5, and HC-6 using W2IHY eight band EQ with the EQPlus
with some compression from the K-3.

 

I need some ideas before the next contest.

 

73, Dick, WN3R