Will outdoor antenna help if reception is max?

A Chicago downtown location. Meridian 504, Nordost interconnect, Grado headphone amp and phones.

cazzguy08-16-2012 1:28pm

marakanetz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,473 posts 08-16-2012 at 07:36pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yes and substantially.
ghostrider45 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 449 posts 08-16-2012 at 09:09pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Assuming we're talking FM here. Your ideal antenna would be very directional and rotatable to aim at the station. In your location the problem isn't signal strength but reflections from all the buildings around you. The distortion caused by these ghost signals is appropriately named multipath distortion.
metro04 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 222 posts 08-16-2012 at 11:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Concur with Ghostrider45's posting, but mostly because "multipath" reminded me of "multipass" from "The Fifth Element". :D
marakanetz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,473 posts 08-17-2012 at 11:05am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If reception is MAX than multipath or multipass distortion is MIN. The roof antenna has much higher gain than built-in or indoor so signal control is up multi-story. Higher level signals are MUCH easier to filter with great tuner such as Meridian.