[Elecraft] Speakers - Optimal Frequency Range?

Wes Stewart wes_n7ws at triconet.org
Sun Oct 16 18:30:05 EDT 2016


That's why we use a CM500

On 10/16/2016 3:18 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> What matters is smooth (flat) response from about 200 Hz to about 3 kHz as 
> heard at the ear of the operator. The laws of physics dictate that uniformity 
> of high frequency response is limited by diaphragm size -- the larger the 
> speaker, the worse it sounds off axis. The speaker built into the K3 is a nice 
> small one, so it has pretty good off axis response, but it faces straight up. 
> In most shacks, the highs bounce off of nearby surfaces to get to the 
> listener. A front-facing loudspeaker will have flatter response, but takes up 
> more space on the operating desk.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC 



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