Of course the room in which the speaker is used has a huge effect too. I dread to think we'd require anechoic chambers for Hamshacks!
73 Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Doug Person Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 7:27 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Speakers - Optimal Frequency Range? Wow Phil, right on. My first career was a buyer for an audio chain. I listened to everything they brought in. My assistant and my secretary and I NEVER agreed on what system sounded best. I would think a speaker that is reasonably flat from 200 hz to maybe 5khz with low mechanical distortion and good power handling would provide a decent baseline. After that - your warm tones are my screeching trebles; your full bass is my headache- inducing low range. I use a quality, small bookshelf speaker and then use the K3's equalizer to make the sound fill into the peaks and valleys of my ear's response curve. $50 would probably net you a pair of small Sony, Polk, KLH, JBL or even Pyle. New or used - you can't beat a nice rigid box with a woofer and a tweeter. Other interesting options are line-out to a Bluetooth audio source and then to one of the many Bluetooth wireless speaker systems. Or to a small stereo hifi amplifier. The K3 has stereo line output - a nice pair of bookshelf speakers left and right would definitely give you the best sound the K3/K3s is capable of producing (especially the K3s or an upgraded K3). A good audio setup will amaze you when you talk to another properly adjusted radio with a good microphone. There is a very broad range in the quality of signals on HF SSB. From dreadful to beautiful. I recommend setting up your station for the very best receive quality your radio can produce - which in the case of the K3, is substantial. 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
