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Re:Analogue radio in the UK given 10-year stay of execution by puzzlingcaptcha on Sunday July 05, 2020 @08:26AM (#23738181)
>I really disagree there. The difference in quality between FM and DAB (not even DAB+) is very significant, and I’m not even an audiophile.

It might be appreciable at home, does it still apply in a moving vehicle? I personally can't tell the difference.

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Re:Analogue radio in the UK given 10-year stay of execution by giobox on Sunday July 05, 2020 @09:22AM (#23738456)
I imagine for quite a few readers, car may be fanciest sound system they own and one of the only places they listen to FM radio in the first place.

The extremely low bit rate used to broadcast some DAB stations is absolutely noticeable even on “cheap” equipment. The low bitrate issue is compounded further by DAB being mpeg 2 based, which is a hugely inefficient codec by modern audio standards. A 64 Kbps mono mpeg 2 audio stream is not great frankly, and common in DAB.

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