Let me clarify.  I did my listening test under headphones - Nice hi-fi 
headphones.  The same ones I used in the studio when mixing my band's CD a 
couple of years ago.  Your right, you can't trust the sound of many rig 
speakers.  These headphones work well and I know them very well.
 
Tonight, the K2 sounds very, very similar to the 2B.  In fact, it sounds as 
good as the 2B.  Not the same, mind you, but close enough to be a complete 
non-issue.  What's the difference?
 
Well, I've bypassed the KAF2 in the K2.  It seems what I'm hearing may be 
something added by the audio filter.  With it gone, the signal is cleaner.
 
BUT BUT BUT - let me warn you.  This "raspy sound" of the K2 is small enough 
that you only notice it when you strain to listen for it.  In fact when I 
switch the AF in and out I just bearly hear the change.  It changes, but only 
by a small amount.  If you're just operating the rig, you'll never hear it.  
After all, this isn't some cheaply made Asian rig.
 
Clearly I've gone past the realm of "reasonable" into the realm of "splitting 
hairs"
 
73!
 
- Keith KD1E -
- K2 5411 -
 
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