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The sound quality of "HD Radio" sucks. It's like listening to 96 kbps MP3s off Napster back in the day. Also, cheap FM radios still don't support it because 1)
by MrRadar 3y ago
The sound quality of "HD Radio" sucks. It's like listening to 96 kbps MP3s off Napster back in the day. Also, cheap FM radios still don't support it because 1) it's a US-specific technology and 2) iBiquity charges (charged?) obscene licensing fees for it. Doing a quick search on Amazon, the cheapest "HD" radios are around $75 vs $10 for the cheapest analog-only models.
- cf100clunk 3y agoI'm not sure how that relates to the issue of AM radio being dropped by car manufacters, but IMHO the U.S. ''not invented here'' syndrome seemed to give iBiquity too much of a head start over the more open global digital radio formats, so I agree with your points.
- buescher 3y agoA really good analog FM signal can sound very good on a very good receiver but I am a picky listener and I would not characterize HD FM that way. I don’t hear any difference on my car stereo and I hear very little difference on my old Sony XDR-F1HD, sadly long out of production and one of the best FM tuners ever made.