[Elecraft] K3S audio board for K3 upgrade?

[Doug Turnbull]

Friends,
     Perhaps it is because I largely operate CW but for me the original K3
audio is just lovely.    I am 71, my hearing is not so great but I use the
lowest pitch possible around 360 Hz and have RX EQ set for good performance
at low frequencies.   It is just a sweet sound to me and so restful.   Maybe
if I was a phone man the story would be different though I do monitor SSB
and work it for rare DX and it also sounds good.    

     Could it be that the great flexibility in setting up the audio results
in some people being put off as they have not found the sweet spot for their
ears.    I seem to remember a few years ago many people had troubles with
the FT2000 because it was complex to set up.   There were also people who
did not like the Orion II again because setting the radio up initially was
problematic for them.   

     Now I may be completely wrong in my analysis of this situation and
please God no one feels their toes have been trampled.   This is not my
purpose but for me the radio has a wonderful warm sound.   We are all
different.   Some people like a Sicilian Pizza while others like a
Neapolitan Pizza.

                        73 Doug EI2CN

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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
lstavenhagen
Sent: 21 March 2016 16:00
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S audio board for K3 upgrade?

Well I don't want to complain _real_ loud either lol. The audio on the K3S
really is better. But only slightly - not better enough to spend money on an
upgrade for the K3, imo, which is kind of what I was responding to.
Basically, save the money for filters, etc....

A good set of hi-fi headphones helps too, but I definitely still tire of my
K3S in a fairly short time even with headphones, especially if the band is
noisy. I find myself engaging the DSP and monkeying around with it rather
than concentrating on QSOs to try to relieve my poor ears on a noisy band.
Course it's even worse with my K3 lol. I've not found the equalizer to help
that much either with either rig.

Might just be my aging ears too, so take my comments with a grain of salt.
And when I'm /p, I'm usually at around 10,000 feet above sea level out in
the woods miles away from industrial noise sources. My K2, K3 and K3S are
all quiet as mice in those conditions, but by far my K2 is the preferred rig
to run there, even without the creature comforts of the K3/K3S....

73,
W5QD



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