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LAB
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Post by LAB »

Do anyone know if the radio is compatible with DAB+

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Post by santa »

It is
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Post by Gus »

Depends where you are.... it isn't.
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Post by Deleted User 406 »

DAB+ is used on mainland Europe. Considering it was invented by the BBC as usual with British inventions we haven't used it to it's full abilities.
Greenman

Post by Greenman »

What's the difference?
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Post by Deleted User 406 »

Allegedly better sound quality and higher capacity due to codecs used
Greenman

Post by Greenman »

Oh- I thought sound quality was, in part, limited by the speakers...
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Post by Deleted User 406 »

Every component affects sound quality including those two things on the side of your head!

DAB+ uses a different codec/logarithm to be more efficient and utilize the bit-rate more effectively.

Personally I find the sound of the DAB lacking in substance. It's a crying shame DAB wasn't kept to the same spec as it was on launch back in the early 90's.
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Post by Greenman »

Thanks :)
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Post by jtonline »

In the UK. the national stations Magic Chilled, Fun Kids National, Jazz FM National and Union Jack are broadcasting on DAB+

With DAB+ it's possible to fit more stations within the same amount of capacity, and although sound quality could be quite high, it depends what bitrate the broadcasters are offered by the transmitter owners. Fun Kids & Jazz FM, for example, are only broadcasting at 32kbit/s Stereo AAC+ on DAB+

I can't pick up any of the DAB+ stations in my CX-3 in this neck of the woods.
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