Re: FM Sounds sometimes worse than DAB

In article <44565095$0$159$edfadb0f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Overmodulated
FM Sounds Worse Than DAB <troemoeikkedette@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes

"DAB sounds worse than FM" <dab.is@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> skrev i en meddelelse
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tony sayer wrote:
In article <4455fead$0$147$edfadb0f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Overmodulated FM Sounds Worse Than DAB <troemoeikkedette@xxxxxxxxxxx>
writes
Have you guys ever experienced overmodulated, compressed FM? I tell
you: it's worse than anything bad you've experienced on DAB. In my
country the small stations turn up the modualtion (i.e. compress the
sound) so as to attain a higher area of coverage, presumably
increasing their revenues, sacrificing their close range audience.

It seems that the technical specs per se are not the issue. It is
man's violation of the technique in both dab and fm.

/Pegasus



They can just as well over process DAB as what they can do with FM.


Absolutely.


Just give them time;!......


They already do.

I don't see why they should. Digital radio reception is either there or not.
You can't achieve anything either in range, signal strength, interference
suppression, signal-to-noise ratio, sound quality or any other parameter by
increased modulation on DAB. I think that my Pure Evoke can be set to either
accept or reject audio compression from the broadcaster.

My main point is, though, that politics win over technology.

/Pegasus



Its done for supposed marketing reasons to make your sound the LOUDEST
on the dial and therefore the most noticed. Its to do with audio
multiband compression, and this lot are responsible for that sort of
thing;)


www.orban.com

I can tell you that if you actually overdeviate on FM its a very big
financial slap on the wrist!....
--
Tony Sayer

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