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"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
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In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:


I doubt it. Other than the cubical radio all my listening has
been and is stereo.

The radio is a perfect square? Or you have it in your cubicle?

Actually rectangular. There is a Tivoli One in my work cubical. Try
and get your reading comprehension up to speed.

I understand quite well. "Cubical" is "cube shaped" while "cubicle"
is a partially separated work area.

My mistake. Sorry about that but you knew what I meant.

Many research companies have done over the last few decades
studies on what kind of radio people use most of the time. It's
the kitchen radio from Bed, Bath and Beyond or WalMart or Target,
picked often more to match the color of the countertops than for
any audio quality concerns. And it's mono. It's the clock radio...
similarly mono, or with two speakers 3 inches apart, which is
still mono. It's the radio in the payment booth at the car park,
or the one in the office or the AC station on the overhead
speakers in the insurance office. It's mostly mono.

The FM radios I use "most of the time" are the car or home receiver
with speaker far enough apart for good stereo. You sure use whacked
surveys to shape your views or maybe you just misconstrue them.

The fact is that most people do not listen on receivers with separate
speakers, and most lower end cars have too much mechanical and road
noise for good stereo... that is why stations process everything, not
just the music.

Baloney. I've rented cheap cars that have low end radios in them and
they are all stereo.

Various studies have shown that around 60% of the average quarter
hour listening is pure mono, meaning almost all in home and at work
listening. In fact, quite a few stations have done the "mono with the
stereo light lit" thing as mono fares better in areas of high
multipath or for class A stations trying to compete with B's or C's.

You are the one with the wax plugged ears. I can tell when the
programming is stereo without looking at the stereo indicator and yes
part of the programming is not stereo even though the indicator
continues to detect the pilot signal. I don't believe the 60% mono
figure. You are not making any sense at all today.

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Telamon
Ventura, California