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MD will not be releasing any HD Tuners - right from the horses mouth!
And right in my town one really nice HD jazz station has cropped up! go figure! Please feel free to correct me, if I am misinformed.
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Md announced hd tuners in Q4 last year. Not sure if they're out yet.
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Here is a list of available HD (Hybrid Digital) radios:
http://hdradio.com/get-a-radio The focus of DTS, iBiquity's now owner, appears to be on the automotive market. Tom
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Well, you were right and I was dealing with dated info. I went to the MD site and couldn't find HD tuners, even though they announced last year that they would be released (last year). I inquired of MD today and they said that the entire division of HD was shut down, which killed their project.
Uggghhh, I hope it's not another sign of the waning popularity of FM. I just don't get it - my tuner is by far my favorite source. |
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Wow. Let me know if you decide to part ways with that!! Congratulations.
I love my all analog 108T, but keep on waiting on MD to come out with a media server, hd, Internet radio, Sirius, tidal / combination box. I suspect I'll have to wait a long time. |
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Weirdcuba,
Have you had a chance to critically listen to your Sony HD tuner? Since HD is relatively low bitrate (96 to 144 Kbps) compressed audio using a proprietary codec similar to AAC, it should sound similar to iTunes. Just curious.
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W9TR - yep, I got rid of the Sony tuner a long time ago. It punched way above its weight for the dollars and size and breadth of functions, but it wasn't up to par from a quality perspective to my ears. I bought it to explore signals in my area, get my antenna all worked out and see if HD was worth it (it wasn't, to my ears). So, I sold the Sony for basically what I paid for it and bought the MD108T, and haven't looked back. The Sony is a quite serviceable tuner and great bang for the buck, but I agree with your proposition that it isn't up to critical listening (in my opinion only, others may disagree and they are entirely entitled to do so).
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Wise move. I'm not a fan of HD radio due to the intrinsically poor audio quality and the interference it causes to analog FM. You've got a wonderful setup! Enjoy!
Tom
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