In article , Graham Holloway
writes
I have been listening to the freeview radio stations for some time and have
not been impressed by the sound quality. Should it be reasonable? Any
thoughts on MPEG2?

While checking an amplifier output with a freeview input I just happened to
listen to the differential output (L-R) with the balance control centred. A
burbling(?) noise was quite apparent, but disappeared when the balance was
turned away from the centre. Does anyone know if this is a characteristic of
the signal or a poor decoding process? The receiver is a Pace.


Graham Holloway


Well MPEG2 or whatever variety it comes in, isn't linear CD grade PCM!.
Its most probably some MPEG artefacts your hearing. It may also be that
your signal is marginal like the boiling mud sometimes heard on DAB.

However they won't have spent a lot of money on the DA converter in the
PACE so if its got a SPDIF output and you have a DAC then this may well
yield better results......
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Tony Sayer