Don't need one , computer will do just fine . Stations are online .
FM alive and well here...curious question
SoCal listener here.
Last night, the Classical station finished their listeners top 100 with Ludwig B's 9th.
I got sucked in listening to the end of the 4th movement. I can't remember what conductor/orchestra, but fantastic performance.
My Mac 71 with a $20 indoor antennae is able to get a signal strength reading just over "8" with dead center tuning according the meter.
Ludwig B was sounding clear,quite and simply fabulous.
Im aware a "real" roof antennae is the way to go. Wondering if the effort to get a "10" reading on the tuning meter will actually be heard as even better sonics?
Just for kicks, I spun a few minutes of a minty 59' Living Stereo to compare.
WOW! The record naturally wins, but my beloved Mac isn't far off. Considering the broadcast was a CD, it was reasonably convincing. It certainly was just as good as my generic CD deck(no fancy outboard DAC)
My 71 is stock, tuned with NOS glass. I'd love to hand over $ 1K for the RM mod, but ain't gonna happen.
LONG LIVE FM! Hopefully?
Last night, the Classical station finished their listeners top 100 with Ludwig B's 9th.
I got sucked in listening to the end of the 4th movement. I can't remember what conductor/orchestra, but fantastic performance.
My Mac 71 with a $20 indoor antennae is able to get a signal strength reading just over "8" with dead center tuning according the meter.
Ludwig B was sounding clear,quite and simply fabulous.
Im aware a "real" roof antennae is the way to go. Wondering if the effort to get a "10" reading on the tuning meter will actually be heard as even better sonics?
Just for kicks, I spun a few minutes of a minty 59' Living Stereo to compare.
WOW! The record naturally wins, but my beloved Mac isn't far off. Considering the broadcast was a CD, it was reasonably convincing. It certainly was just as good as my generic CD deck(no fancy outboard DAC)
My 71 is stock, tuned with NOS glass. I'd love to hand over $ 1K for the RM mod, but ain't gonna happen.
LONG LIVE FM! Hopefully?
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"Don't need one , computer will do just fine." schubert- is the sound quality of playing an online statin equal to a nice tuner? I have zero knowledge how this method works. Are you using a digital out from thePC/laptop soundcard plugged into DAC? The availability of stations would be nice, but seems dependant on the outboard gear for sound quality? Plugging from computer via analog audio outs to an amp seems lofi. |
tablejockey is the sound quality of playing an online statin equal to a nice tuner? In a word: No. It's not even close. |
schubert Seems OK to me, WI public radio puts out an uncompressed signalThere’s no such thing as a real radio station that transmits an uncompressed signal. They all have signal processors in the audio chain, either before the STL, or before the transmitter, or both. They have to; they’re not allowed to overmodulate. Of course, if you're happy with listening to the digitized signal online, that's fine. But typically, it's hardly the audio equivalent of a good FM signal ... even when the source is digital. |
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