I take your point but I want DAB for two reasons.

1. To get some of the stations unavailable on FM
2. I listen to MW stations a lot and surely they are better on DAB?

Thanks for the info though

"DAB sounds worse than FM" wrote in message
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Colin J. Paterson wrote:
I am looking to buy one of the aforementioned car radios. My main
concern however is installation. I would like an external aerial to
recieve the DAB signal but I'm unsure what this entails. Ideally I
would like to be able to remove my current aerial and just screw in a
new one but from what I read this won't work. I would really prefer
not to drill any holes into the bodywork. Any hints would be much
appreciated. I own a 2002 Volkswagen Polo (don't laugh) would there
be any power consumption issues there. I'm new to this so thanks for
any help.


Bear in mind that the audio quality on DAB is far worse than the audio
quality on FM.

If you want decent audio quality then get something like a Blaupunkt
DSP-enhanced FM car stereo, such as:

http://www.bluespot.co.uk/stock/daytona.asp (MP3 CD / tuner £140)

Blaupunkt call their DSP-enhanced FM tuners DigiCeiver:

http://www.bluespot.co.uk/digiceiver.asp

Neither of the DAB 52 or 53 have a DigiCeiver, so you'd be stuck with
lower audio quality DAB.

I'm afraid the hype surrounding DAB is just that; hype.


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Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info

DAB sounds worse than FM, Freeview, digital satellite, cable and
broadband internet radio