I'll just have to agree to disagree with you Don. The only amp that I'm using
is the K3 amplifier chip. I'm not talking about hooking my K3 to a stereo
system, or through a neve or SSL audio mixing board into a QSC amplifier here..
This is Ham Radio.. It's communications audio, and when you put a cheap speaker
on it it tends to accentuate the freq. that the radio was made to deliver...
100Hz through 4KHz (if that).
My point was plain and simple, the NS10's which are probably one of the worlds
foremost nearfield monitors used in the studio environment don't sound good
using only the K3 to drive them, neither do the Tanoy's (yet another VERY
popular nearfield monitor used in professional studios). This person didn't
say anything about hooking outboard equipment, amps, mixers etc.. he asked if
anyone tried using nearfield monitors with the K3.
> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:15:32 -0400
> From: w3...@embarqmail.com
> To: notforc...@hotmail.com
> CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Nearfield monitors
>
> I beg to differ, Any radio will show its true audio traits if it is
> fed into a good wide-range speaker (or amplifiers and speakers).
>
> The best sound I get from my K3 is when I connect it to the input of my
> shack/office sound system mixer which has a wide range amplifier and
> good high fidelity speakers following it. The amplifier and speakers
> are flat from 60 Hz to about 15,000 Hz, and the speakers are AR-3s.
> Should I want a better and smoother sound, I would bring in either my
> set of Spectrum speakers or my Vandersteens No, I do not normally use
> it that way - I just did it for a test!
>
> The goal of speakers and amplifiers is to produce a true reproduction of
> the input signal. If the speakers make SSB "a bit flat" or make CW "too
> crisp", you can blame it on distortion in the amplifier/speaker combination.
>
> Yes, I believe there is a place for high fidelity sound reproduction in
> ham radio - speakers that have ragged response curves will not
> faithfully reproduce the input signal. I will admit that for certain
> purposes, like using a speaker resonance point to amplify your chosen CW
> pitch may be an enhancement, that same speaker will make SSB "sound funny".'
>
> As you might conclude, I enjoy faithfully reproduced sound (I compare
> music to what I hear in a live concert), and I abhor distortion -
> speaker/amplifier combinations that produce response peaks drive me to
> distraction. Give me a flat amplifier/speaker response that is free
> from distortions any day of the week - that is why I have invested in
> good audio gear - peaked (or muddied) speaker responses drive me nuts,
> even on my K3.
>
> Try your K3 driving into a good audio system and it may surprise you -
> the K3 is capable of "Hi-Fi" sound.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 10/27/2010 6:42 PM, The Smiths wrote:
> > I have some NS10 Yamaha's and some Tanoy monitors that I've used with my
> > K3, the NS10's drive a little better but are a bit flat for SSB, and a
> > little to crisp for CW. The Tanoy's are too muffly with everything.. I find
> > that the cheaper the speakers are the better they sound with HAM equipment.
> > Don't get fancy with your nearfields.
> >
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