tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post3373170855188533267..comments2024-03-12T17:53:27.753+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Shcherbachenko lights the way - againDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-1669117038625255942009-06-23T16:37:21.492+01:002009-06-23T16:37:21.492+01:00Clarifications coming thick and fast from more kno...Clarifications coming thick and fast from more knowledgeable folk than me on this issue.<br /><br />I reckon we have to worry more about the licence fee issue. I can't see Radios 3 and 4 going under, but a battle lies ahead, and soon.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-87550443121266306802009-06-23T16:33:58.470+01:002009-06-23T16:33:58.470+01:00Well, that's fairly definitive. Thanks, Andrew...Well, that's fairly definitive. Thanks, Andrew. I can only repeat that some of the digital broadcasts from the Proms over the past few years sounded distressingly shallow. But it's very variable. I should add that we only have a very plain digital radio in the bathroom, for the purposes mostly of listening to the World Service.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-64053875413616494302009-06-23T16:30:57.014+01:002009-06-23T16:30:57.014+01:00from Ian Donaldson
re Mr Pendrous
I also like Mr P...from Ian Donaldson<br />re Mr Pendrous<br />I also like Mr Pendrous listen to analogue radio through an Italian valve amp, which is brand new, by the brilliant Milanfirm Unison Research, with a lovely Murrano glass fascade. I got it as ex-demo and cost £4,OOO. The analogue tuner which I use for it is the British Rega Radio 3 and set me back just under £400. It is definitely better than the digital tuners which I tried, some of which were pricier, none of which were much good in comparison with the Rega tuner/Unison Research combined. I personally doubt that the Government will get the BBC to do this(at the moment it is still only a government review or proposal, not a BBC one). Anyway, a change of government might bring the thing to a stop anyway<br />Best<br />Ian DonaldsonIan Donaldsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-445426474514878832009-06-23T16:08:18.034+01:002009-06-23T16:08:18.034+01:00From Andrew Schering
May I add my farthingsworth? ...From Andrew Schering<br />May I add my farthingsworth? I do have a digital radio, and there is only one room in my house where the reception is adequate. In our kitchen I have to stand on a chair with it to get any decent sound at all - hardly practical. In a recent double-blind test of audio critics for high-end equipment(double-blind is when BOTH researchers& critics dont knowwhich sound source is which, to avoid the researchers unfairly altering aural conditions), seven out of ten critics preferred analogue to digital. I rest my case<br />Andrew ScheringAndrew Scheringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-8692892464871432592009-06-22T20:11:42.253+01:002009-06-22T20:11:42.253+01:00Thanks for filling me in on that - I'm a littl...Thanks for filling me in on that - I'm a little hazy on the practicalities of such things. It does surprise me to learn that the majority of Radio 3 and 4 listeners are (is?) still listening through analogue. The statistics do seem to indicate that.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-73135756115455017532009-06-22T16:38:24.164+01:002009-06-22T16:38:24.164+01:00Dear Mr Nice
the reason you cannot have both analo...Dear Mr Nice<br />the reason you cannot have both analogue AND digital is because analogue wavebands take up too much radio space(I am not a scientist but this is what I was emailed by a BBC press officer). I have tried digital at my daughter's house and found it clear if lacking presence, especially on Radio 3. My main stereo has a state of the art Quad tuner(analogue), which goes through an Italian valve amp and Tannoy Westminster speakers, and that is definitely better than any digital programme I have encountered. There are according to BBC estimates 35 Million analogue radios in Britain - the cost, financial and environmental of disposing of such a vast number will be high<br />sincerely<br />Philip PendrousPhilip Pendrousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-16243945290357097572009-06-20T23:12:11.176+01:002009-06-20T23:12:11.176+01:00I can understand the dismay of all those with anal...I can understand the dismay of all those with analogue, but if it's any consolation the change is some time ahead. Personally I don't know why we can't have both, but I must admit I haven't looked in detail at the pros and cons.<br /><br />For me, digital radio has been a blessing for one thing in particular - the BBC World Service, which was very difficult to pick up where I live in analogue. And I must say it's a pleasure to hear R3 concerts without background interference - though sometimes the digital broadcast could/maybe still can be rather constricted by comparison. I don't know whether you have any experience of comparing the two?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-85745984134933779762009-06-19T15:54:50.565+01:002009-06-19T15:54:50.565+01:00from Philip Pendrous
Dear mr Nice
As a Radio 3 bro...from Philip Pendrous<br />Dear mr Nice<br />As a Radio 3 broadcaster what do you think of the BBC's decision to switch off all analogue(ie.non-digital)radio broadcasting in 2015? The vast majority of radio 3 and 4 listeners do so through analogue radios, which will be quite useless if the analogue signals are closed down. I have an analogue radio in each room of my largeish house-it would cost a fortune to replace these with digital radios. I do respectfully hope that radio 3 and 4 broadcasters both staff and freelance complain loudly and clearly about this decision<br />Sincerely<br />Philip PendrousPhilip Pendrousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-16619175836583483312009-06-15T11:16:41.921+01:002009-06-15T11:16:41.921+01:00Happy birthday!Happy birthday!Johnnoreply@blogger.com