Think that comment applies to all BBC Local Radio stations broadcasting on digital multiplexes up and down the country.
IH
I Hate HTV West
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crabhead on 8:59 pm on Jan. 31, 2002
Think that comment applies to all BBC Local Radio stations broadcasting on digital multiplexes up and down the country.
That'll depend on the local MUX'es being advertised by the Radio Authority - that's totally out of the BBC's hands
IH
I Hate HTV West
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RW on 8:43 pm on Jan. 31, 2002
Maybe I'm not an audiophile, but 128kbps, 160kbps, 192kbps all sound the same to me. It's probably true that DAB sounds no better than FM - if you've using a high quality set-up and an external aerial. But I'm used to listening to FM on a portable radio with a rod aerial; and the slight background hiss that, for me, was ever present on FM stereo is absent from DAB. To get a crystal clear sound on a portable radio is a revelation.
And yes, the choice - I counted 43 stations that I can pick up, but I'm still really looking forward the arrival of BBC Six Music...
(Edited by RW at 8:44 pm on Jan. 31, 2002)
I'd hardly say I'm a audiophile either ...
BUT I can tell the difference between FM and DAB!
All the the AM's sound brilliant on DAB ...
But some of the 128's sound a bit ropey at times. The 160's and 192's are good ... but you can tell it's MPEG by the slightly more compressed stereo. If you switch back to FM, you can tell ...
