Re: BBC FM networks borked

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article <Xns9984B06AE97EFPeterWpublic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
PeterW <peterw1_no+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
DAB is permanently broken up and distorted thanks to the stupid
compression levels and the useless MP2 codec.

R4 DAB sounds fine here.


R4 is just one radio station. Try tuning to a station that plays music,
which is far harder to compress than speech, and therefore sounds far worse
at the same bit rate.


I'd suggest you get your receiver fixed.


I'd suggest you get your ears checked out.



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Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info


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