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Boston Acoustics Lowers Price Of HD Radio Model
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Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 Boston Acoustics Lowers Price Of HD Radio Model The high cost of an HD Radio has been a thorn in the side of those in the industry that want HD2 multicast offerings as an available option for the FM radio listener. Boston Acoustics has now decided to help out a bit by lowering the manufacturer's suggested retail price on its Recepter Radio HD from $499 to $299, effective today. "We're very excited about the level of interest our Recepter Radio HD has had from both consumers and the media," Boston Acoustics VP/Sales Phil Cohn said. "We were the first to offer a table radio featuring digital HD Radio technology and we are the first to be able to make this technology accessible to a broader audience of radio listeners." Cohn added that his company continues to work closely with the broadcasting industry on the rollout of additional HD Radio-capable receivers. More than 3,000 stations are in the process of upgrading to HD Radio broadcasting, with more than 700 on the air and several hundred also launching new multicast channels this spring. |
Boston Acoustics Lowers Price Of HD Radio Model
Yawn.
David wrote: http://www.radioandrecords.com/Newsr...nacoustics.asp Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 Boston Acoustics Lowers Price Of HD Radio Model The high cost of an HD Radio has been a thorn in the side of those in the industry that want HD2 multicast offerings as an available option for the FM radio listener. Boston Acoustics has now decided to help out a bit by lowering the manufacturer's suggested retail price on its Recepter Radio HD from $499 to $299, effective today. "We're very excited about the level of interest our Recepter Radio HD has had from both consumers and the media," Boston Acoustics VP/Sales Phil Cohn said. "We were the first to offer a table radio featuring digital HD Radio technology and we are the first to be able to make this technology accessible to a broader audience of radio listeners." Cohn added that his company continues to work closely with the broadcasting industry on the rollout of additional HD Radio-capable receivers. More than 3,000 stations are in the process of upgrading to HD Radio broadcasting, with more than 700 on the air and several hundred also launching new multicast channels this spring. |
Boston Acoustics Lowers Price Of HD Radio Model
David wrote: http://www.radioandrecords.com/Newsr...nacoustics.asp Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 Boston Acoustics Lowers Price Of HD Radio Model The high cost of an HD Radio has been a thorn in the side of those in the industry that want HD2 multicast offerings as an available option for the FM radio listener. Boston Acoustics has now decided to help out a bit by lowering the manufacturer's suggested retail price on its Recepter Radio HD from $499 to $299, effective today. "We're very excited about the level of interest our Recepter Radio HD has had from both consumers and the media," Boston Acoustics VP/Sales Phil Cohn said. "We were the first to offer a table radio featuring digital HD Radio technology and we are the first to be able to make this technology accessible to a broader audience of radio listeners." Cohn added that his company continues to work closely with the broadcasting industry on the rollout of additional HD Radio-capable receivers. More than 3,000 stations are in the process of upgrading to HD Radio broadcasting, with more than 700 on the air and several hundred also launching new multicast channels this spring. Read just a bit into that announcement and it says people are not lining up to buy an expensive recepter when the basic recepter works just fine. I suspect that HD radio has a part to play in the way in which radio broadcasts will be delivered to listeners in the future. But as with other technologies the price will have to come down considerably before great numbers of consumers will buy in. |
Boston Acoustics Lowers Price Of HD Radio Model
On 1 Feb 2006 07:20:01 -0800, "John S." wrote:
David wrote: http://www.radioandrecords.com/Newsr...nacoustics.asp Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 Boston Acoustics Lowers Price Of HD Radio Model The high cost of an HD Radio has been a thorn in the side of those in the industry that want HD2 multicast offerings as an available option for the FM radio listener. Boston Acoustics has now decided to help out a bit by lowering the manufacturer's suggested retail price on its Recepter Radio HD from $499 to $299, effective today. "We're very excited about the level of interest our Recepter Radio HD has had from both consumers and the media," Boston Acoustics VP/Sales Phil Cohn said. "We were the first to offer a table radio featuring digital HD Radio technology and we are the first to be able to make this technology accessible to a broader audience of radio listeners." Cohn added that his company continues to work closely with the broadcasting industry on the rollout of additional HD Radio-capable receivers. More than 3,000 stations are in the process of upgrading to HD Radio broadcasting, with more than 700 on the air and several hundred also launching new multicast channels this spring. Read just a bit into that announcement and it says people are not lining up to buy an expensive recepter when the basic recepter works just fine. I suspect that HD radio has a part to play in the way in which radio broadcasts will be delivered to listeners in the future. But as with other technologies the price will have to come down considerably before great numbers of consumers will buy in. It just came down $200 (40%). The regular Recepter doesn't pick up all the channels the digital model gets, and is monaural. |
Boston Acoustics Lowers Price Of HD Radio Model
David wrote: On 1 Feb 2006 07:20:01 -0800, "John S." wrote: David wrote: http://www.radioandrecords.com/Newsr...nacoustics.asp Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 Boston Acoustics Lowers Price Of HD Radio Model The high cost of an HD Radio has been a thorn in the side of those in the industry that want HD2 multicast offerings as an available option for the FM radio listener. Boston Acoustics has now decided to help out a bit by lowering the manufacturer's suggested retail price on its Recepter Radio HD from $499 to $299, effective today. "We're very excited about the level of interest our Recepter Radio HD has had from both consumers and the media," Boston Acoustics VP/Sales Phil Cohn said. "We were the first to offer a table radio featuring digital HD Radio technology and we are the first to be able to make this technology accessible to a broader audience of radio listeners." Cohn added that his company continues to work closely with the broadcasting industry on the rollout of additional HD Radio-capable receivers. More than 3,000 stations are in the process of upgrading to HD Radio broadcasting, with more than 700 on the air and several hundred also launching new multicast channels this spring. Read just a bit into that announcement and it says people are not lining up to buy an expensive recepter when the basic recepter works just fine. I suspect that HD radio has a part to play in the way in which radio broadcasts will be delivered to listeners in the future. But as with other technologies the price will have to come down considerably before great numbers of consumers will buy in. It just came down $200 (40%). The regular Recepter doesn't pick up all the channels the digital model gets, and is monaural. Yes, but most buyers of high-end tabletop radios apparently view the regular model as being sufficient for their needs - or said another way they hear more than enough on the standard broadcast signals. The added bells and whistles of the HD radio were apparently not worth 3x the price to most consumers. At the new price BA may attract some additional listeners. We've seen it happen with each new technology, whether it is FM radio, vhs tapes, CD, DVD, memory based storage, plasma screens or lcd screens. The early adopters pave the way for the rest of us by purchasing enough of the new technology at very high prices to encourage manufacturers to find more efficient ways of manufacturing the item and produce greater numbers that take advantage of economies of scale. That way the majority can just sit back and wait for the inevitable cheaper prices. |
Boston Acoustics Lowers Price Of HD Radio Model
David wrote: On 1 Feb 2006 06:21:14 -0800, wrote: Your indifference will not stop the advance. My indifference won't, but everyone else's indifference will. |
Boston Acoustics Lowers Price Of HD Radio Model
As podcasting and other cheaper, more efficient, more reliable and
generally superior online technologies mature, HD radio will disappear faster than a fart in a windstorm. Don't let the voices in DaviD's head fool you. |
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