hd radio really any good at all?

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Topic: hd radio really any good at all?

Posted By: haemphyst
Subject: hd radio really any good at all?
Date Posted: February 06, 2009 at 8:29 PM

I'm thinking of adding this... Dave, Dan, Rob, Bob, Jack, Jeff... Sound off! DOES "HD radio" sound like 128k (or worse, even...) MP3 as I have heard? Or does it really sound significantly better than analog FM? I ask you guys specifically, because I know you like your tunes as clean as I do. I'll take input from everybody, though! And if it does sound good, are the horror stories regarding this piece just due to technologically challenged ID/10/T's, or do I wait for the next generation?

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

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Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: February 07, 2009 at 7:12 PM

HD radio is ok. its definitely not CD quality but its WAY better than satellite radio as far as sound quality IMO. it sucks to have a good system these days because it brings out the flaws in just about anything thats not a CD or high bit rip. and you might want to check what stations you can pickup first, if you havent already. i know a few people who were highly disappointed by the selection down here after paying $200-300 for theirs when they came out. all we get in New Orleans are rap and jazz. i understand HD jazz but who needs rap in HD especially when lots of people down here like to use bull horns that sound like garbage to blast their tunes so the whole city can hear. sorry for the rant

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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: February 09, 2009 at 1:55 AM

Really...? One opinion?

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: February 09, 2009 at 10:20 AM

and you still have to worry about how far away you are from the station so static can still occur.

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 09, 2009 at 1:47 PM

I have never heard an HD radio to have an opinion. Sorry

Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: February 09, 2009 at 7:42 PM

I have an Alpine 500HD receiver connected to my HU and I like it. Higher quality than standard FM, even if the content remains the same. Makes listening to KFOG more enjoyable. Significantly better than MP3.

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Posted By: boulderbronco
Date Posted: March 20, 2009 at 7:19 PM

No commercials either right? On some stations anyway. I'm pretty sure the local station here, KBPI has two HD radio stations. One is commercial free. I could be wrong but I remember hearing that somewhere.

Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: March 21, 2009 at 12:57 AM

commercial free? i dont think so. anything you dont pay for will have commercials in some way, shape or form.

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