[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Digital Radio audio quality
lostboy Wrote: > dSw - do you know of a freeview card or adaptor that will feed > slimserver in the same way that DABBAR or Alien BBC can? Sorry mate - no idea of what kind of feeds DABBAR or Alien BBC can take (or Freeview cards can provide, for that matter). It might be worth you taking a look at the AV Forums and DigitalSpy websites for opinions on Freeview cards. -- dSw ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Digital Radio audio quality
dSw - do you know of a freeview card or adaptor that will feed slimserver in the same way that DABBAR or Alien BBC can? -- lostboy ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Digital Radio audio quality
How about connecting a freeview or satellite box? DAB bitrates are pretty poor and Freeview, for example, gives higher bitrates. More info here (bottom of the page) - http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/ -- dSw ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Digital Radio audio quality
Natan, I use both, FWIW my feelings are: DAB (Psion Wavefinder/DABBAR) - slightly better quality than AlienBBC, also more reliable and quicker to play (I listen to BBC R3, R4, R7) Alien BBC - listen again - worth it just for that!, however often have problems getting some programmes to play. Chris -- lostboy ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Digital Radio audio quality
You'd have to check the bitrates used on the various online BBC stations, and compare it to DAB to try and get an idea of a comparison. But bearing in mind the different compression systems (Real Audio vs. Mpeg L2) it will be hard to do. As a country we have the worst DAB quality of anywhere in the world and I predict it will get worse still, as time goes on, since the economics of the service almost guarantee it, so I suspect it's a bit of 6 of one, half a dozen of the other! Neither come remotely close to the FM broadcasts, in terms of quality, I wonder if a way could be found to stream a feed from an FM tuner to the SB for best quality? That all said, the convenience and access of either DAB or the Internet-based stations are a huge bonus to me, and the 'Listen Again' stuff really adds the icing on a great cake! Andy. -- Andrew L. Weekes ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
