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Waldo Pepper · 04-12-2012, 17:27

DAB in principle is a good idea. We were sold it as being far superior quality to FM which it has the potential to be.

However many operators have tried to cram as many stations as possible into a given bandwidth and therefore reducing the bit rate to do so.

You only have to tune into BBC Radio Solent on DAB to realise how bad a radio station can sound. This sticks in mind after a holiday on the IOW.

Planet Rock is another one pushing a bit rate of 128Kb/s and sounds awful.

I'd rather listen to "Stairway to Heaven" on AM or SSB for those who remember what that is.

04-12-2012, 17:27	#20
Waldo Pepper Inactive Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In the thick of East Anglia Posts: 573	Re: The death of analogue radio DAB in principle is a good idea. We were sold it as being far superior quality to FM which it has the potential to be. However many operators have tried to cram as many stations as possible into a given bandwidth and therefore reducing the bit rate to do so. You only have to tune into BBC Radio Solent on DAB to realise how bad a radio station can sound. This sticks in mind after a holiday on the IOW. Planet Rock is another one pushing a bit rate of 128Kb/s and sounds awful. I'd rather listen to "Stairway to Heaven" on AM or SSB for those who remember what that is.