Why, in a poor reception area, does a car radio get a decent enough signal to use, but ordinary hifi tuners just get hissssssssssssss with an indoor aerial ? :?
There's always one. :doh:Hmm, well, the dwelling I am talking about is a wood clad thing - and the car radio works fine when it is parked just a few yards away.
And is probably technically a better audio quality (FM going through 13 bit encoders etc as they always have done - doubt it's changed).Internet the way to go , sound quality is excellent these days ...... can be a distraction at roundabouts though, damn that Guess the album cover..
If switching between off-air and on-line, firstly there may be a level difference, but that apart, the two platforms have completely different processing applied. It's not unlike the difference between differently mastered CDs, there will be differences that have nothing to do with the medium, but the way the processors are set. The closest is probably BBC Radio 3 in the evening as although both feeds are Optimod processed, the processing is just protection limiting, so doesn't alter the sound. In daytime, there may be some light processing applied, depending on the BBC's policy, which seems to change from time to time.You say "only" but FM cuts off 15KHz because of how it is modulated before transmission. And the processing for the transmission is almost always digital at a 13 bit bitrate. So essentially, FM is only 13bit/32KHz max itself.While 320kbps MP3 is still lossy compression, it has other factors going for it like going to 20kHz which brings certain SQ improvements and some people wouldn't reliable hear a difference between 320kbps MP3 and CD anyway. I've never tested myself.
So the whole thing of internet radio (the good quality broadcasts) v FM is probably going to be more effected by your choice of equipment. Maybe I'll have both iplayer and FM running tomorrow night and flick between them..
I agree, hardly use my FM tuner now that I can get iPlayer on the SBT.I've never looked back since moving from FM tuner to SBT and have found a wealth of stations out there on t'internet - certainly many more than on FM and lots without those horrible adverts or even DJ talk.Love the BBC iPlayer too. Paul Smith and Johnny Walker any time I want to listen.