>> We sort of got sidetracked from the original posters remarks. It's about >> low >> headphone level on the K3. If the level were a bit higher there would be >> no >> need to plug the headphones into the speaker jack. Similarly each pair of >> headphones you grab seems to have a different level. I have 3 different >> headphones and don't intend to buy a forth. Naturally the one that is the >> most comfortable is also the one with the lowest level. And I understand >> that most people don't seem to have this problem. It might be better >> hearing >> or better headphones.
A good audio line with lots of volume headroom is everything. I can't imagine spending so much time on everything else in the station and then not spending any time on something used and changed all the time like the audio output lines. I have never liked nor used the headphone jacks in anything from my boatanchors up through my FT1000's of all flavors and the K3. I've never found them suitable or flexible enough for my tastes. I always run the speaker line out to a switching system, and I terminate that line in a load safe for the radio. Then I bridge off that line with either a good big speaker and audio amp, or headphones. I have virtually no problems at all with any headphone bridging across the speaker output lines of any radio, and I can bridge multiple headsets at once. The toughest thing for me is to get guest ops to stop using the headphone jacks on receivers and transceivers, and to use the desk mounted jacks. http://www.w8ji.com/cables_and_wiring.htm I have to finish that page some day. :-) 73 Tom ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
