Phanerothyme Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 That's strange because the quality of my 10 year old DAB wipes the floor with every analogue radio I own. That might be down to your analogue radios. The BBC recommends recording the UHF signal if quality is your thing, and not the DAB signal, which frequently uses joint stereo and even mono, and bit rates as low as 64kbps using MP2 compression. Listeners to R3 DAB complained loudly when their quality took a nosedive when the BBC dropped the bitrate. The government have been sold a lemon. Analogue signals have much better "marginal reception" - you can hear the shipping forecast even if your reception is *really* poor. The signal degrades gracefully, and is useful right up until it disappears completely. DAB radio signals are fine when strong, but the moment signal strength dips below "moderate" the stream burbles like boiling mud or cuts out altogether. in areas of low propagation it will be totally unlistenable. Battery operated DAB radios consume power up to 10 times faster than analogue counterparts. In fact you can listen to analogue radio broadcasts without any power supply - something you cannot do with DAB. And try watching the cricket with Test Match Special on DAB.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshy83 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Hi all! Please could those with experience of DAB radios in the S6 area help me out. I'm thinking of getting a DAB radio, but when we've previously tried one in S6 we've got barely anything. Do you need a super aerial to be able to get anything? Or was it just the radio that we tried? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S6 D.I.Y Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 i have one in lower walkly we get 100s of stations paid about £80 for it.i belive the cheaper ones £20-£30 pound arnt as good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotPhil Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I'm right down in the nook of Malin Bridge and I get a DAB signal just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moke Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 my cheap one picks up as much in s6 as it has anywhere else in the country, but indeed, you get what you pay for..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 No problems in Wadsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Walkley Bank OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverknight Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Wadsley Bridge area for DAB is good with a Pure Evoke Radio. DAB signals come from Crosspool and Emley Moor. For information DAB Radio is best having a mains power - reports i have read battery only operation seem to go flat after only a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobyjug Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Mine works fine up in Stannington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshy83 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Thanks everyone! Good to know that others get signal ok. It's a Pure Evoke or Tempus that I'm thinking of getting so hopefully would be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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