A K3 to K2 audio comparison changes a lot when 4.51 firmware is installed. The change in the K3 was instantly noticeable.
So these days one must specify pre- or post-4.51. 73, Guy On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Thomas Horsten <tho...@horsten.com> wrote: > Hi Gary, > > Those observations, are those with headset/built in speaker/external > speakers? And with the new K3 firmware? > > 73, Thomas M0TRN > > On 4 June 2012 22:35, Gary D Krause <n7...@bresnan.net> wrote: > > > Hi Paul, > > > > I own the K2 and K3. Like you, I'm not a contester. I actually prefer > the > > sound of the K2 on CW. To me it sounds warmer and smoother. The tone of > > the > > K3 isn't bad and if I didn't have a K2 to compare it to, I probably > > wouldn't > > notice. The K3 sounds a little rough or raspy to me as compared with my > > K2. > > > > Gary, N7HTS > > > > > > On Fri, 1 Jun 2012 10:17:29 -0700 (PDT) > > Paul Clay <mr_pookie...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Could someone owning both the K2 and K3 comment on the respective tone > > >quality of received CW signals. When using my K2, I often find myself > > >marveling at the high quality of the received signals; the CW has a > > melodious > > >quality that's a please to listen to for hours on end - the signals > sound > > >like someone's sitting at high quality piano tapping out code, very very > > >pleasing to the ear. Does/can the SDR K3 sound as good? I can't tell > > from > > >listening to Youtube videos I've checked out, where people are fixated > on > > >demonstrating the adjacent signal rejection qualities of the K3 (the > > feature > > >most often, and justifiably according to all the articles and posts I've > > >read, touted for the K3). Is the tonal quality I love in my K2 a > > function of > > >it being an analog receiver, something I'll have to forgo to obtain the > > >better selectivity of the K3, or is the difference I appear to notice > > just a > > >function/artifact of the Youtube videos I've been watching? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Paul, N6LQ > > > > > > Not trolling for a flame here; it's just I'm not a contester and am not > > >really interested in giving up any of the listenability and other > features > > >that make my K2 so much fun to use just to get the ability to reject > > strong > > >adjacent signals; I'd like to be able to have all of the superior > > >selectivity and noise reduction features of the K3 without having to > give > > up > > >any of the great qualities of my K2, and need to get a warm and fuzzy on > > this > > >point before making the considerable investment in a K3. Again, thanks > in > > >advance for any helpful observations you can offer! > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
