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"ve3..." wrote:

Telamon wrote:


Why listen to low bit rate audio on the Internet anyway. --
Telamon Ventura, California
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'''''''' '''''''''''''''''''' Why? Let me count the ways: 1. The
bbc streams at about 20k and sounds very good 2. It is free from
fading, static, interference, and hiss. 3. The bbc web site offers
a wide variety of programs. 4. It is free. 5. It is available 24/7

But it sure as hell ain't shortwave!

No, it's better than shortwave!

Everybody with a computer and Internet connection knows about radio
stations that stream. This technology just like radio has its drawbacks
ranging from sound quality to availability so no way in hell are you
going to convince a NORMAL THINKING INDIVIDUAL that Internet streaming
technology is BETTER.

Look, I'm a long time shortwave listener. Been listening since the
60s, when America was referred too as "running dog capitalists" by
Radio Moscow - and Radio Moscow didn't have commercials! I have
dozens of radios here. Grundigs, Tecsuns, Drake, Scott and Zenith
antique tube radios, Panasonics, Hallicrafters, Sears, etc.

The OP was interested in BBC. I took this to mean he was *only*
interested in BBC. If that is indeed the case, he does not need a
$500 radio. His computer will work fine.

BTW, BBC is not a "low bitrate" stream. 20K for voice is plenty.
It sounds better than *any* shortwave radio, and is available 24/7,
static, hiss and drift free.

I have listen to it and it sounds like crap. I do not think I am alone
in thinking that listening to low bit rate audio is tiring on the ears.
You must like all your pictures in low resolution too.

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Telamon
Ventura, California