[Elecraft] Simulated Stereo

[Peter Eijlander (PA0PJE)]

Hi Bob,

>> Yuck!

Indeed that's what I would say also.
I for one can't stand anti-phased headphones. I once discussed that over 
using stereo-headphones being fed at tip and ring and left the common 
open. The comment was: No one hears that. Well I do! Splitting mono into 
high and low pitched sound seems fine at start but fatigues just as much 
as anti-phase. Only the spacial setting on the KX3 is very useful but 
even then I like to switch back to mono at times.

Just my €0,01

73
Peter - PA0PJE

Op 28-12-2021 om 02:18 schreef Bob McGraw:
> Yuck!  As a retired recording studio engineer, CBS Records, having the
> same signal out of phase by 180 degrees to one ear, is much like
> sticking and ice pick in ones ears.
> 
> Most systems will have a variable phase shift depending on frequency,
> usually not to exceed 30 degrees.   In this case, the leading phase
> signal will appear from that direction.   In others, bandpass filtering
> moves the higher frequency to one side and the lower to the other.  From
> an audio perspective, this still sounds like "fake stereo".    It is
> just messed up monaural.  There's lots of that today.
> 
> The K3S has the AFX function that does an excellent job of signal
> spatialization and sounds quite nice on SSB signals.
> 
> 73
 > Bob, K4TAX