HD RADIO / INTERNET TABLE TOP MODELS

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - HD RADIO / INTERNET TABLE TOP MODELS

Posted: 12/2/2007 12:24:24 PM EDT

What ya got ? I have looked at the Polk .........to much $$
The Radiosophy.....seems OK
Cambridge ...seems ok a little more $$

etc................what ya got

Posted: 12/2/2007 12:52:12 PM EDT

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Posted: 12/2/2007 1:46:13 PM EDT

[#2]

No one yet makes what I want: a modern, digital, stereo component HD Radio tuner. I already have far better amps and speakers, I just need the damn radio. Oh, and the stupid thing should NOT cost more than $100.

-Troy

Posted: 12/2/2007 1:48:10 PM EDT

[#3]

Is HD radio any better?

Posted: 12/2/2007 1:54:02 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
No one yet makes what I want: a modern, digital, stereo component HD Radio tuner. I already have far better amps and speakers, I just need the damn radio. Oh, and the stupid thing should NOT cost more than $100.

-Troy

Yea I know they are expensive for even the small table models .............Radio only also

I think Sangea sp? has one I am not sure of the quality though............. Thanks Troy

Posted: 12/2/2007 1:58:29 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Is HD radio any better?

I do know that the clarity should be CD quality but I am looking just for a small radio for the kitchen I aint payin no subscription

I actually have never heard one but they seem a little $$$$

Posted: 12/2/2007 2:02:19 PM EDT

[#6]

I am thinking about getting a head unit for my jeep to replace the stock one. Possibly looking into the JVC-HDR1

Posted: 12/2/2007 2:04:28 PM EDT

[#7]

Isn't putting HD in a table top radio (i.e., relatively small speaker, small enclosure, weak amplifier, lack of anything more than rudimentary tone controls, etc.) kind of like putting lipstick on a pig?

Anybody else remember "Stereo AM" or "Dolby FM"? I'm smelling the same kind of hype all over again!

Posted: 12/2/2007 2:15:17 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Isn't putting HD in a table top radio (i.e., relatively small speaker, small enclosure, weak amplifier, lack of anything more than rudimentary tone controls, etc.) kind of like putting lipstick on a pig?

Anybody else remember "Stereo AM" or "Dolby FM"? I'm smelling the same kind of hype all over again!

Yea but its got "HD" attached to its name. As we all know if its got HD on it, it must be good

Posted: 12/2/2007 2:22:53 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Isn't putting HD in a table top radio (i.e., relatively small speaker, small enclosure, weak amplifier, lack of anything more than rudimentary tone controls, etc.) kind of like putting lipstick on a pig?

Anybody else remember "Stereo AM" or "Dolby FM"? I'm smelling the same kind of hype all over again!

Yea but its got "HD" attached to its name. As we all know if its got HD on it, it must be good

Yea what he said......................Hey Ski. lets leave the common sense stuff out of this........... ok

What I am looking for is a small radio with a variety of stations ........its for the Kitchen just while makin dinner pix ...........any other ideas???

Posted: 12/2/2007 2:51:51 PM EDT

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Posted: 12/2/2007 2:54:22 PM EDT

[#11]

To be honest, when I first heard a commercial for "HD Radio", I thought it was a joke...

I don't listen enough to the radio to want either HD or satellite radio.

Posted: 12/2/2007 3:04:53 PM EDT

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It would seem a number of people don't even know what the OP is talking about.

www.engadget.com/2006/09/19/sangean-announces-hdt-1-hdr-1-hd-radios

www.ccrane.com/radios/hd-radio/sangean-hdt-1-hd-radio-component-tuner.aspx

ETA: Before buying, you should see if your local stations are broadcasting digital signals
www.hdradio.com/find_an_hd_digital_radio_station.php
Otherwise it would be a waste right now.

The extra stations, commercial free, are very nice. As is digital FM, much nicer than satellite sounds, and it's free. I have 24 HD Radio channels in my area, with 2 more coming soon. Only one on AM so far, but I look forward to possibly more talk radio in the future.

Posted: 12/2/2007 3:56:33 PM EDT

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Thanks Gonzo

Posted: 12/2/2007 4:56:28 PM EDT

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Posted: 12/3/2007 5:51:59 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
No one yet makes what I want: a modern, digital, stereo component HD Radio tuner. I already have far better amps and speakers, I just need the damn radio. Oh, and the stupid thing should NOT cost more than $100.

-Troy

Couldn't you get something like one of those Wifi streaming thingamajigs and hook it up to your stereo?

Posted: 12/3/2007 6:06:10 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:
No one yet makes what I want: a modern, digital, stereo component HD Radio tuner. I already have far better amps and speakers, I just need the damn radio. Oh, and the stupid thing should NOT cost more than $100.

-Troy

Couldn't you get something like one of those Wifi streaming thingamajigs and hook it up to your stereo?

Already have a Media Center PC connected to my stereo.

Anyway, I did some research on HD Radio, and it's a big mess, which explains why it's been so slow in coming (it's technically been around since 2002). The FedGov gave one company, iBiquity, exclusive rights to make the digital chipset for the radios, and the chipset alone costs $50, uses tons of power (making portable devices impractical right now), and all of the current radios have horrible tuners.

By all accounts, WHEN you get a good enough signal to lock into the HD carrier, the radio sounds great, but there are just too many problems with the way it's being rolled out and, in particular, how the dumbasses who own all the radio stations are using it. Of course, it's these same idiots that have put themselves nearly out of business by making their stations irrelevant. Who'da thunk that you needed your station to have some LOCAL air talent and LOCAL programming, instead of doing everything from San Antonio?

I used to really like radio...

-Troy