Mike, I have a different opinion and it does not rely on words like "tiring".
In June, 2015, I went as far as sending my K3 (#04841) back to Elecraft with the headphones I use to take a look at the hiss issue I have when the volume control set completely counter clockwise, with *nothing* attached to the rig but a 12 volt car battery and the headphones. This hiss is always present when the A.F. gain is set for normal listening to signals. I have compared my K3 to two of my friends K3's and mine is the only one with noticeable hiss (pre and post service by Elecraft). I had Elecraft perform the "once over" making sure I had the latest fixes (firmware, gold contacts, etc)and install two of the latest and greatest SYN boards. The audio hiss is still present. I have worked around the problem by using the Timewave 599ZX which has no hiss that I can hear. Just as a side note, I used my Kenwood TS-480 rig when the K3 was in the shop, and found the audio was better than the K3 and the noise reduction algorithm was superior for my conditions. This, in itself, can be a complete new thread................................. Jim W6AIM P.S. The Elecraft service level is second to none, going to great lengths in an attempt to sort out the issue. . -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike K2MK Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 11:58 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S In-Depth Review Coming Soon? Hi Paul, I'm pretty sure that the "tiring" issue with the K3 was put to bed with the DSP upgrade with low pass filtering (K3DSPUPGD) in 2010. 73, Mike K2MK Elecraft mailing list wrote > I was wondering if and when a full-on review of the K3S would be > forthcoming. I'm a bit surprised that following its release there > hasn't been a lot of reviews posted (certainly no comparison to the > number of reviews that followed the release of the original K3). A > comprehensive review of the K3S, particularly with reference to the > original K3, would help me to decide whether the main issue that held > me back from pulling the trigger and ordering a K3 some time ago > (specifically, the quality of the original K3's receive audio, and the > anecdotal observations that the K3's receive audio was "tiring" to > listen to) has been resolved in the K3S. > > BTW, if such a review has already been posted or published somewhere > and I just missed it, I'd would really appreciate a referral to it. > (The holidays are approaching and my "wish list" is not yet complete. > <g> > ) > > Thanks! > - Paul -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3S-In-Depth-Review-Coming-Soon-tp76096 15p7609616.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to jbol...@outlook.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
