Just so happens I’m in the market for a 75S3B if anyone has a clean operational unit for sale
W5SUM Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 4, 2018, at 2:03 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <li...@subich.com> wrote: > >> On 2018-06-04 10:43 AM, Joseph Trombino, Jr wrote: >> I gotta admit that the tube audio was much more pleasant to listen >> to as compared to the solid state rigs. > > The tube receivers had audio output stages capable of several (> 10) > watts output - typically run in class A or AB. Modern solid state > receivers are generally more limited in output (the K3 output amp > is rated for 3.1 Watts into a 4 Ohm load). > > When the solid state amp is run anywhere near the power output of the > tube amplifier the THD+N rises dramatically. For example, the K3 > audio amplifier is already 1% TND+N at just 1 Watt into an 8 Ohm > load! > > Put a quality 25 W (per channel) amplifier and pair of 8" diameter > speakers on the K3 and I suspect one would be hard put to distinguish > between the S-line receiver and K3 receiver in terms of tonal quality > and distortion. The K3 would certainly have fewer RF/IF distortion > products. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 w5...@comcast.net ______________________________________________________________ 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
