[Elecraft] Nearfield monitors

[The Smiths]

You're crazy if you don't buy this stuff... I'm telling you, if you want good sound out of your K3, you NEED this:
 
http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AQK2

You'll need this one for your sub woofer.. No need to get 2 pair wire for that:
http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AQNIAG

Or if you're a cheap SOB you can just use this junky stuff:

http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AQCV8

http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AQCOLO 

Also, since you're working on the K3, you may consider hooking up your KUSB with one of these:

http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AQUSBCOF

 
DO THE RIGHT THING!


 
> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:35:42 -0700
> From: jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Nearfield monitors
> 
> On 10/28/2010 2:21 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> > Yes, it is all about Ohm's law, but there *are* some advantages to the
> > "exotic" cables 1) they are usually made with large diameter wires,
> > satisfying the Ohm's law requirement even with higher power amplifiers;
> > and 2) they are quite flexible which makes running them in tight places
> > easier, and they will stand more flexing before the wires break.
> 
> Sure. But those large diameter wires that are part of exotic cables also 
> come with a huge markup, justified only by the marketing gobledegook. 
> These mechanical issues are their only advantage, but sometimes that's 
> important. Good engineers view them as simply another alternative, 
> taking their cost into account. There are, for example, some very wide 
> flat two-conductor cables, sort of like flex circuit packs, that are 
> built so that they can be run under carpet. They would NOT be good from 
> an RFI point of view though, because they're not twisted. :)
> 
> #12 stranded copper is $0.10/ft in 500 ft lengths at your friendly Home 
> Depot. Probably less than double that in 50 ft lengths. Even paired 
> house wire or flexible AC extension cords are a jacket is a good cheap 
> alternative. You can also reduce the resistance by putting the green 
> wire (ground) in parallel with one of the other conductors. Just be sure 
> to cut off the AC connectors -- some rather smoke could be released from 
> speakers or amplifiers if someone plugged that cable into a 120V outlet 
> by mistake. :)
> 
> Funny story, sort of. About 15 years ago, some fool bought a booth at 
> an AES convention to promote a product he called J-Conn or something 
> like that. The product was simply a set of adapters to convert from AC 
> plugs and sockets to speaker connectors. Throughout the convention, 
> many engineers descended upon their booth to tell them how stupid and 
> dangerous that was.
> 
> > Other than for those advantages, any piece of wire of a suitable size
> > for the max power involved will do the job
> 
> The issue is NOT power, but rather damping factor. If the resistance is 
> high, the transient response of the loudspeaker can be degraded, so the 
> low end sounds sloppy.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
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