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ibiquity AM hybrid digital radio provides little consumer benefits
The Ibiquity AM hybrid digital radio scheme provides little consumer benefits. In fact, it destroys the character, versatility, variety and utility that has been associated with AM Broadcasting since its inception 100 years ago Wrong. It increases the fidelity dramatically for AM broadcasts.... Comparing what passes for a consumer-level analog AM radio to an HD radio, yeah. But even the hot new Sony dumbs down analog in comparison. Better fidelity is a plus. And listeners complain about (what they perceive as) fidelity issues. HD makes it better. No, any better tuner/receiver makes it better. No, HD offers better fidelity capability than analog. (The radio is a seperate story.) and brings back AM stereo in a standardize format. That's nice, but not many people care.. Now that cell phones have stereo speakers.....and internet streams are in stereo....the public expects nothing less. How much of the public at this moment cares or even knows that HD AM offers stereo (from those stations that broadcast it)? I dont think they care about stereo, by name...but they care that it's a lesser quality than FM...and the stero helps it sound better. How many that do broadcast stereo actually need it to 'improve' the sound (for talk radio? religious programming?)? It can make AM talk and news sound like NPR on FM. Thats an improvement. Why is NPR on FM stations mostly? ANd why are most NPR talk stations broadcasting in stereo? (because people expect it....) Well, they can upgrade their analog tuner/receiver... Sure, but they will not recieve any of the added "stations between the stations" that HD radio provides on FM if they simply upgrade their AM radio to a better analog one. A few NPR stations offer somewhat unique content on side channels, but most I've heard are just jukeboxes at present. Maybe, but people like jukeboxes, if the jukeboxes are playing songs they like. XM/Sirius has channels that are virtually jukeboxes. Again, if it's a jukebox that's playing a format you love....then it's OK. It may not matter to the majority of people, but the sound really isn't 'better' on HD. Of course it is....and it also contains much less processing that AM stations feel they need to do to modulate their analog signals. Are you talking to station engineers? HD AM does not sound better than decent analog equipment in my experience. "In your experience" is the key word....In my experience, in demonstration, listener tests, and technical parameters, it sounds better. |
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