Squeezebox radio quality ?

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#1 Squeezebox radio quality ?

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Just a general question for those who listen to radio via their Squeezebox.

What do you think of the quality verses a decent FM tuner ?

This question is for those who do, not those who do not. :wink:

Another question, is streamed radio meant to be high quality ? :?:
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Depends entirely on the bit rate and encoding of the station you are listening to.
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No longer have my squeezeboxes but when I did I found the radio was OK for background listening while doing my chores but didn't really do it for me when I wanted to 'listen' and quality was quite variable as per Nick's points.. We now have a very convenient Pure DAB portable for the chores and I no longer bother with Internet radio on my music server.

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It would be nice to hear what others think about Squeezebox radio compared to a quality FM production. Phil already knows my take on this, but what others think would be very interesting.
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What Nick says... I have heard some extraordinarily fab stations and some interestingly substandard ones.

But I very rarely listen to music on radio, so it is a function on my SBs which is nearly redundant.
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I've been listening to Smooth 95.3 (Sydney Australia) all day and evening.

Even the adverts are interesting. :lol:

TBH it's been mainly background music, but the quality is fairly good.

Try picking that up on an FM tuner with roof aerial. :lol: :lol:
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As Nick says, bit rate and encoding are all important, some stations are cr*p other very good, like Radio Paradise especially at 320Kb....
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