In article , Don Pearce
writes
On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 13:32:35 +0000, tony sayer
wrote:

In article .com,
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Opinions please.

First, I should mention that I am a bit of a vinyl junkie: my prefered
music source is my Linn LP12, although I also enjoy CDs played on my
Linn Ikemi.

My options for getting Radio 3:
1. I could have a VHF aerial placed on the roof of my house, and
probably upgrade my tuner;
2. The digi-box that supplies cable TV also gives radio: connecting it
to my amplifier gives music that is at least not unpleasant. At the
moment the signal has a long and indirect route between digi-box and
amplifier, but this could be changed;
3. I could buy a new DAB tuner.

So I would welcome your opinions and experiences about which option is
likely to prove most satisfying for me.


FM hands down. But!!!, get a good aerial, not one of those poxy Halo
things. You can DIY if you are in a good signal area. An Antiference or
Triax multi element both available from www.cpc.co.uk

Tuner?, simplest and best bet is the Denon TU260 MK2 less than 100 notes
from richer sounds. Or look on e-bay for a second-hand REVOX 261 or best
of them all an Audiolab T8000..


Sit back relax.. Enjoy)

No. The problem with FM is that it is more or less heavily processed -
dynamics are squashed - depending on the time of day. It is anything
but a clean feed.

Yes they are processed a bit during the day but backed off for much of
the evening...

For the best quality, satellite and Freeview are the way to go.

Satellite would be if the bitrates were high enough, but as you well
know Don, they aren't

They
both get a clean,non-compressed feed. DAB is not desperately bad on R3
- certainly better than FM.

Beg to differ. Don't you notice the artefacts?. Not that I've anything
at all against digital transmission but if they do use an outdated codec
and chuck away information then what do you expect?.

Ever heard German or French radio via sat?...

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

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Tony Sayer