Phil, That would be Ginny, N6RER, XYL of Bill, K6KM. I'm copying her with this message, so maybe she can explain her set up to you. She's a naturally warm-sounding person, so maybe that's part of it, hi. 73, andy, ae6y ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Townsend" <phi...@mac.com> To: <tpcj1...@crocker.com> Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Use of external speakers/amp
> Ah yes the endless quest for great "tone". Yesterday there was a YL in the > Calif QSO party. She was W6RER In Butt county. Her voice was clean very > clear but what got me was the quality and tone of her voice. It was very > easy to listen to. Good tone. Warm sounding with out being mushy. But as I > said, clear but not edgy at all. > It seemed she had the perfect mike / eq / radio combo. > Wonder what she was using? > I have my K3 and K2 outputs driving a pair of Fostex alnico full range > speakers. The cabs are of a modest size but built with 3/4" plywood. It is > my belief that the alnico magnet is one of the reasons the "tone" in my > system is as good as it is. Today it is fairly rare to find alnico in > speakers. (expensive) it also helps to have speakers that are fairly > efficient... Over 90db per watt. With 96 db or better being a good target. > The more efficient the speaker the less work the amp has to do and > therefore lower distortion. I use simple pencil tube stereo homebuilt amp > to drive the Fostex speakers or headphones. Headphone are the AKG 701. > Sometimes the ssb transmissions sound like good or even great AM > broadcast. Good tone for me is what it's all about. > > Phil > Santa Fe, NM > > > Build your own gear... > Grow your own food. > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 4, 2010, at 8:28 AM, John Ragle <tpcj1...@crocker.com> wrote: > >> This is a loaded question, like "when did you stop beating your wife?" >> It implies that there is something wrong with the K3 audio. >> >> I have used both the K2 and K3 for some time, and as far as I can tell, >> there is nothing wrong in this department. There is more than enough >> gain to blast one out of the room or to fry one's ears using headphones, >> and the range depends in the normal way on the bandpass used in the >> receiver. >> >> Voice spectrum is scarce, and there is little excuse for using more of >> this resource than is necessary for effective communication. I think >> that almost all SSB operators realize the need and even the >> effectiveness and utility of band-limiting their TX. A quick look on the >> P3 or some other spectrum display will convince one of this. We should >> be thankful that people don't insist on transmitting the full range of >> audio frequencies that make up the human voice. >> >> Since what goes in dictates what comes out, it is unrealistic to hope >> for broadcast quality reception. Perhaps more careful attention to >> tuning SSB signals is needed...it does not take much offset to replace >> the human with Donald Duck. >> >> John Ragle -- W1ZI >> >> ===== >>> On 10/4/2010 13:16, Rick Stealey wrote: >>> >>>> In connection with the second topic, I wonder what other K3 owners >>>> might have done. >>>> Have you gained any improvement by using external speakers, PC-type >>>> speakers with audio >>>> amps built in, or even something like a stereo amp with hi fi speakers? >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
