"DAB sounds worse than FM" wrote in message
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Keith G wrote:
"DAB sounds worse than FM" wrote


snip good stuff - note taken


Not so good again today - summat's not right with FM hereaboots. It's
been like it for a month or so, so it's nowt to do with the P'bro
mast.
I'm not ruling out DAB at this stage but I don't think I want a
Freeview box if it's going to be a pain to use.


Try the Humax F2FoxT because it has an LED channel number display:

http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/fr...m#humax_f2foxt


Is there any chance
that DAB transmissions will ever improve in the future?? (OK, thought
not.....)


To improve they'll have to increase the bit rates used and, although the
BBC have said they want additional capacity so that they can increase
their bit rates on DAB, all the commercial radio groups are against the
BBC getting *any* more national capacity, and the commercial radio groups
are adamant that they won't increase their own bit rates.

So, it's up to Ofcom whether or not the BBC get any more capacity, but I
can't say I'm optimistic that they will give them any.


OK, thanks for the extensive information and the links - much appreciated. I
have put off responding until I've had the chance to borrow back (was mine)
a Technics DAB/AM/FM tuner and make some comparisons.

I've been flicking between DAB and FM Radio 3 for a while to see if I can
'learn to love DAB' and I ain't sure that I can. My memory of it as bland
and lifeless (recessed and dull) has been confirmed. It's so like the
comparison between CD and vinyl I'm not surprised that I'm not surprised!!

So it's either an aerialling exercise that I seriously don't fancy or go
with the 'perfect digital sound forever' and try to get used to it. If it
weren't for the fact that there's nothing to touch a *decent* FM concert I
would probably just cop for a DAB (I'm ruling out ****ing about with
Freeview receivers), especially as it's getting rarer and rarer that a radio
prog 'hits the spot' when I'm in a position to listen to it.....