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Author: Koo Young Chung
Date: 2009-06-28 01:54
This is not a strictly clarinet related question,but I'd appreciate if anyone give me info about a HD FM tuner.(i.e.,which tuner do you like best?)
(I live in Chicago area,WFMT(classical) broadcast now in digital.
Koo Young Chung
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Author: Joseph Brenner, Jr.
Date: 2009-06-28 16:57
I cannot say which digital tuner I like best because I bought only one tuner, about a year ago (based on a brief search of what was avaiable then). I have a Sangean HDT 1X; I like it. The signal is clear. I found that I must use a flexible antenna with it, which I did not have to do with my non-digital tuner. I bought the tuner because of the FCC's inducement to stations to make broadcasting band widths divisible--allowing more than one broadcast per station. The result (in Nashville) is that I can switch from WPLN 1 to WPLN 2 or 3 FM if I do not wish to listen to programming on the main station. This helps me on the weekend, when I can switch from What D'ya Know to music and from reruns of A Prairie Home Companion.
You may need to play with positioning of the arms of the antenna (e.g. left leg horizontal, right leg vertical, or placement close to a window and away from the tuner itself).
Best wishes with your search. jbjr
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Author: Michael E. Shultz
Date: 2009-06-30 15:59
I purchased 3 Sony XDR-F1HD tuners, 1 for home and 1 for each workplace. These are tuners, not receivers, so they need an amplifier. I use the PylePro PTA2 for 2 of them. The third is plugged into an receiver. Sony also makes a table radio, with built-in speakers.
I went with Sony because Wayne County, Ohio has poor radio and television reception. Reviews indicate that no other tuner has better selectivity and sensitivity. One of the tuners replaced a GE SuperRadio, which is legendary for its DX abilities. The Sony is definitely better.
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
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Author: Koo Young Chung
Date: 2009-06-30 23:26
Joseph, Michael
Thank you for your replies.I borrowed a Sony (same model) from one of friend and listened to.It is definitely clearer and had better reception.
I would be very interested in how Sony is compared to Sangean.
I guess not many people own HD yet.
Also I'm a little surprised not many models are available,specially high end units.
I contacted Magnum Dynalab and got a reply saying HD is not very good technology and there was no consensus about formats,even though obviously some stations broadcast in digital.
One would think radio would change to all digital before TV because radio(FM) is simpler but somehow TV switched to all digital but it'll be years before we're getting all benefits from digital signals.
Post Edited (2009-07-01 01:30)
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Author: mrn
Date: 2009-07-01 00:26
Hi Koo Young. One possible reason HD Radio has not caught on with manufacturers is that it's a proprietary standard owned by one company. Both the manufacturers of the radios and the broadcasters have to license the technology from the owner to use it.
This is in contrast to the DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) standard used in Europe or the DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) used for international shortwave broadcasting, which are open standards. This is also different from digital TV in the U.S., which uses the ATSC open standard.
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Author: Joseph Brenner, Jr.
Date: 2009-07-01 01:17
Dear Koo Young (again),
While you ponder what's available and what you learn about each, you might just call the Chicago public radio station to inquire...when I was experiencing drifting or reversion from the alternate "sub-station" to the main station program, I called the station and spoke to the engineer. Carl Pedersen was very helpful, advising me about antenna placement and other things. He mentioned that the station had a number of HD tuners. I'd bet that the station(s) in Chicago would have an equal or greater array than our station has here. jbjr
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Author: Bennett ★2017
Date: 2009-07-03 04:18
I've purchased a tabletop HD radio from radiosophy.com for ~$100 and play it through my stereo using its headphone jack. Very pleased. Only strong weakness is the low-contrast, low-brightness display.
I can't compare it to a tuner costing considerably more as I've no experience with them.
see http://www.radiosophy.com/products/hd100.html
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