Re: Digital radio news site?

text.news.ntlworld.com wrote:
> "DAB sounds worse than FM" <dab.is@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:h8MCf.20675$0N1.17210@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> text.news.ntlworld.com wrote:
>>> "Brian Gregory [UK]" <ng@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:jf-dnS_ywasZAEfeRVnyrA@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Have you never compared the sound of, say, Radio 2 on DAB with that
>>>> on FM. The DAB does sound very flat compared to FM.
>>>
>>> I would hope for a flat sound. I should be able to choose whether I
>>> want the sound flat or to add any "EQ". It should not be up to the
>>> radio station. Radio 2 has this right by the sounds of things.
>>
>> Oh dear. You really didn't understand that point, did you?
>
> I understand what 'flat' means in the context of audio reproduction.
> Perhaps "Brian Gregory [UK]" is using the terminology incorrectly or,
> at the least, has a different interpretation of "flat".
>
> To me, and most other people who know deal with sound reproduction on
> a professional basis, 'flat' indicates the system does not place undue
> amplitude (or otherwise) on particular frequencies. An example of a
> system that is obviously not flat would be one with "Bass Boost"
> enabled, or similar. Fortunatley, we are now in an age of advanced
> DSP, where even a modestly priced (under £1000) 1/3-octave EQ can be
> performed without knock-on harm or phase destruction. But it is
> always better to start out with a flat source, flat amplifier, and
> loudspeakers that are as flat as possible.


"Flat" has a large number of definitions:

http://www.onelook.com/?w=flat&ls=a

You happened to pick the wrong one.

What Brian almost certainly meant was that Radio 2 sounds dull, flat,
lacking dynamism, boring, etc. To sum up you can simply say that it just
sounds bloody awful, or it just sounds really nasty.

Also, if you are involved in professional audio then why on earth do you
support DAB?????


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