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In my opinion, with Sirius when the digital compression is noticeable, it's a worse listening experience than normal FM analog compression and fidelity, so I'd
by ssharp 10y ago
In my opinion, with Sirius when the digital compression is noticeable, it's a worse listening experience than normal FM analog compression and fidelity, so I'd imagine that's true for other over-the-air digital compression.
- scrumper 10y agoI was surprised to find that out myself. I bought a used car a year ago with satellite radio hardware, but it didn't come with a subscription. Shortly after I got it, Sirius did a promotion where it was free for anyone with a receiver for a few days. I couldn't believe how bad it sounded: substantially worse than FM, and actively fatiguing and unpleasant to listen to. Despite the range of decent stations offered (and my hatred of commercials) it was bad enough to put me off signing up. Interestingly, I thought the always-free "Preview" station was of noticeably higher quality.