I'm using a subjective term because that is what it SOUNDS like, both in my monitor and over the air. I don't have a scope, so all I can go by is PERCEPTION, which is really the bottom line. I'm just trying to figure out why and how to fix it.
I'd be happy to try it on the air with you, or anyone else willing. 73, Barry W2UP On 3/26/2011 10:07 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: > I think a part of the problem is the use of a very indistinct term, > "lackluster", which could refer to low volume, frequency response, > desired artifacts of compression, etc. Can you be terribly specific > and technical about what you mean by lackluster? > > It has been a measured fact since the middle 20th century, that people > do not hear either highs or lows as well as midrange when the volume > is low. This lead to the addition of a "loudness" setting in stereo > amplifiers which artificially raised the level of lows and highs to > have the same PERCEPTION of full frequency range at quieter listening > levels. Not surprisingly some found the sound harsh at higher volumes > when the "loudness" was engaged. > > If you have your monitor level set low for DVR playback, and you have > normal human hearing, you WILL hear LESS highs and lows. Comparison > of two results for sound "spread" and "brightness" must be done at > equal volume levels, or your ears will deceive you. > > 73, Guy. > > On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Barry <w...@comcast.net > <mailto:w...@comcast.net>> wrote: > > I started a thread a week or two ago about lackluster audio from > the K3, > with the MH2 mic, as heard on GW4BLE's recording of the ARRL SSB test. > After several responses I am now satisfied with my live audio. > > However, as I monitor my audio, the playback via the DVR still sounds > lackluster as compared with live audio. > > Questions: > 1. Does the DVR playback audio really pass through TX EQ and audio > compression before being transmitted? > 2. If so, why does it sound so different from live audio, as I > hear it > my headphones in TX Test mode? > 3. Is there a separate audio gain setting for the DVR output that I'm > missing? > > Tnx, > Barry W2UP > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > <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 > > -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Lakewood, CO ______________________________________________________________ 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
