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

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.

You are so linear and literal I'll bet you have never laughed at a pun or a
joke.

I said that the ambient noise from the car itself as well as road noise are
such that most stereo information is lost or imperceptible in vehicles and,
thus, not appreciated. In addition, the processing on nearly all stations
reduces the dynamic range, so the stereo effect of different levels from
left and right is eliminated... and that applies to any listening location.

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 said that there were stations that got the stereo light to shine without
actually being in stereo. The objective was deceiptful, as what they wanted
was to make people think that the station was stereo when it wasn't. Most
people never figured that out as they couldn't tell the difference.

I don't believe the 60% mono
figure. You are not making any sense at all today.

I really don't care what you believe as you have no data to the contrary
while the radio industry has countless valid surveys.