Now they are even selling high end FUSES for your audio gear ! PT Barnum was right ...
Brian K3USC On Jul 23, 2013, at 5:47 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire <r...@cobi.biz> wrote: > And there are those who spend hundreds of dollars on a-c power cords for > their audio systems that have been cryogenically treated to "align the > copper crystals to avoid turbulence in the a-c power flowing through the > cord from the wall outlet". > > The problem is that human perception determines satisfaction, and perception > is not always based on objective data. > > 73, Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Doug Person > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 2:25 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Audio circuit distortion > > I once wired a guy's $20K audio system with RG8. He claimed it made all the > difference. He also claimed that vinyl was vastly superior to CD's. I told > him he had a wonderful imagination. The very best and cleanest vinyl with a > radial tracking arm turntable and a top of the line cartridge could just > barely make a 40db s/n. Digital audio can do 100db anytime. Many years of > selling audio gear taught me about the psychology of hearing. It takes an > experienced ear to appreciate a truly flat response. Most people prefer a > very unbalanced equalization. > I got lots of chuckles switching between a $300 system and a $3000 system > and having most people prefer the cheap setup. > > Having designed loud speakers professionally (of which 1,000s were sold), I > am equipped with very refined and experienced hearing. Unless you were > listening to FM broadcast, how could you possibly appreciate a .3% THD? I > always assumed anything less than 1% was more than adequate for our kind of > communications. If we get down to this level of performance, we'll need to > work on the 50% or so of stations that only concern themselves with output > power - not audio quality. There is a lot of dreadfully distorted signals > on 20 meter SSB. Nothing beats working a station that is s9+20 and barely > understandable because he has compression and mic gain pushed up so he sees > 1500 watts on his output meter all the time. > > So, IMHO, the K3 has absolutely splendid audio when I have a chance to work > another station whose audio is actually adjusted correctly. It amazes me > that most rigs today have a monitor function. Must be the most unused > feature of all time. > > 73, Doug -- K0DXV > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
