Re: FAO Doug MacD - Europe is richer than US

On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:13:36 +0100
"DAB sounds worse than FM" <dab.is@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
but it's like banging your head against a brick wall, because you
don't accept that making systems far more efficient inevitably
increases the likelihood that higher quailty will be delivered.

Current DAB has greater spectral efficiency than FM. Which has
better
audio quality? Answers on a postcard...


What a ridiculously lame excuse for a post. If you can't make any
legitimate points, don't bother posting.

It was a legitimate point, you just got caught out because it proves that
improved tech doesn't necessarily give rise to improved quality.

B2003


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