[Elecraft] Stereo Speaker for K3

[Mike Reublin NF4L]

I have WMR amplified speakers, and I get really bad sound if the volume is up too far.

73, Mike NF4L


> On Nov 23, 2015, at 11:15 AM, Steve Ellington <steven4lq at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Am I missing something? Why would one want to use an amplified speaker on a
> K3 since the radio already has an amplifier? Doing so would seem to invite
> distortion and RF pickup. The K3's audio output is supposed to have a 4 ohm
> load and computer speakers are probably closer to 1000 ohms. It's almost
> like having no load at all. I don't think that's good for the K3's output
> chip.
> 
> I have the West Mtn. speakers here and they sound rather poor compared to
> almost any comparable computer speaker.
> 
> Steve N4LQ
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